Book Bite: Of Swine And Man Pyg: The Memoirs of Toby, The Learned Pig finally gives a member of Sus scrofa domesticus the respect he deserves. The memoir, “edited” [...] John Bear \ Nov 22, 2012 Read More
Culture Shock: El Kookooee [photo][sub]Corporeal Art[/sub]The human body is a magnificent machine, and fortunately much of its operation is not dependent on knowing how it works. Just [...] Clifford Grindstaff \ Oct 25, 2012 Read More
Book Review: Man Up Poet Ruminates On Modern-Day Masculinity In 1990, Robert Bly’s Iron John: A Book About Men spent 62 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. Spurring a “men’s [...] Don McIver \ Sep 27, 2012 Read More
Book Review: Finding Casey Tale Of Family Ties Is Fraught With New Mexican Clichés New Mexico has made the perfect setting for plenty of great film and TV— The Hills Have Eyes , Fat Man and Little [...] John Bear \ Aug 23, 2012 Read More
Book Review: Rob Reid’s Year Zero Aliens Dig Earth Music In Rob Reid’s Year Zero Rob Reid is the guy who invented Rhapsody, the music streaming service thing you may have heard about. Yeah, I don’t recall it [...] John Bear \ Aug 09, 2012 Read More
Book Review: The Dog Stars Peter Heller Navigates A Grim Future In The Dog Stars The future is miserable in the pages of post-apocalyptic fiction. The Dog Stars, author Peter Heller's scenario of what nightmares may come, is [...] John Bear \ Jul 26, 2012 Read More
Book Review: Tracey Garvis Graves’ Carnally Delightful On The Island Carnal Island Tale Gives New Meaning To “Coming Of Age” Yep, I just spent my weekend reading a soft-core novel about a 30-year-old school teacher and a 16-year-old recovering cancer patient who get [...] Sam Adams \ Jul 19, 2012 Read More
Book Review: Carsten Stroud’s Niceville Carsten Stroud’s Grimly Satisfying Tale Awakens Devilish Mystery In A Sleepy Southern Town Carsten Stroud's Niceville is damn-good poolside reading. And, to be fair, it even makes a go at tackling that whole literary merit thing.Falling [...] Sam Adams \ Jul 12, 2012 Read More
Book Review: Manuel Muñoz’ What You See In The Dark Mystery Based On Hitchcock And Heavy Petting Needs A Cold Shower What You See in the Dark by Manuel Muñoz relies strongly on the outward appearance of being about an Alfred Hitchcock film. So [...] John Bear \ Jul 05, 2012 Read More
Book Review: The Girl’s Guide To Depravity: How To Get Laid Without Getting Screwed Heather Rutman’s Anti-Climactic Guide To Sex Without Love Many among us remain convinced that unbridled desire should be stuffed down, prayed out or confined to the procreative marital bed. Plenty of [...] Margaret Wright \ May 31, 2012 Read More
