Book Review, Drama, Fiction, Paranormal, Romance, Women's Fiction

Book Review: ‘Imaginary Things’ by Andrea Lochen

Remember that one thing that fascinated you when you were a child? Dinosaurs, fairies, angels, princesses? How awesome would it be to seen something like that? Twenty-two year old single mother Anna Jennings didn’t have a fascination with dinosaurs, but her four year-old son David does. But his powerful imagination envelops his mother in a… Read More Book Review: ‘Imaginary Things’ by Andrea Lochen

Music Review, Review

Music Review: Paul Doffing – ‘Songs from the (quaking) Heart’

In Songs from the (quaking) Heart, environmental activist Paul Doffing—who recently toured the United States on bicycle—seems to have put together a story in three acts and topped it off with a grand finale. All aspects of this folk album have been stripped down to their most simple form; all the tracks feature vocals (manipulated… Read More Music Review: Paul Doffing – ‘Songs from the (quaking) Heart’

Review, The X-Files, The X-files, TV, TV Review, X-files

TV Review: The X-Files, Season 10, Episode 3: ‘Mulder & Scully Meet the Were-Monster’

The hurried and packed nature of first episode of The X-Files revival left me feeling both incredibly happy and a little harried; the second episode left me happy and intrigued; the third episode left me laughing and elated. A brilliant Darin Morgan script was brought to life through great acting from our usual dynamic duo,… Read More TV Review: The X-Files, Season 10, Episode 3: ‘Mulder & Scully Meet the Were-Monster’

Blog Review, Blogging, Review, Travel

Blog Review: ‘A Wanderlust Dossier’ by Nathalie Grogan

Name: Nathalie Grogan Blog Reviewed: A Wanderlust Dossier: A Chronicle of Our Beautiful World Her favourite post: https://wanderlustdossier.wordpress.com/2014/01/03/christmas-markets-of-france-and-germany-and-austria/ Some people have the great opportunity of working abroad and thankfully, a small part of these people take the time to share their experiences through a blog. This is what Nathalie Grogan does with her blog, “A… Read More Blog Review: ‘A Wanderlust Dossier’ by Nathalie Grogan

Book Review, Non Fiction, Review, Self-Help

Book Review: ‘Right or Almost Right’, by John Haremza

About the author After he graduated high school, John got a job as a machine operator at the potato chip plant. When he was promoted to maintenance manager he thought that this $22,000 a year job was the best job he could ever hope for. Then he was introduced to Network Marketing and his life… Read More Book Review: ‘Right or Almost Right’, by John Haremza

Music Review, Review, World

Music Review: Nature Ganganbaigal – ‘To Where Tengger Leads Me’

I have been meaning to write this review for quite some time now. Unfortunately, each time I press play, I get caught in the music and completely forget about writing. This in itself should tell you how engaging and engrossing To Where Tengger Leads Me is. Film composer and songwriter for the Mongolian folk metal… Read More Music Review: Nature Ganganbaigal – ‘To Where Tengger Leads Me’

Adult Contemporary, Music Review, Review

Music Review: bitter’s kiss – ‘bitter’s kiss’ EP

bitter’s kiss is the self-titled new EP by New Jersey’s Chloe Baker (vocals, guitar, and piano), with help from her father Michael Baker (guitar, piano, bass, and drums). Released at the end of March of this year, the EP is a pleasant find, the kind of which keeps music lovers combing the Internet for more.… Read More Music Review: bitter’s kiss – ‘bitter’s kiss’ EP

Book Review, Books, Comedy, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Paranormal, Review, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult

Winter Reading: Book Review Round-Up

Each Saturday of the month, this space is given to someone else whose content overlaps mine, be it Borna’s Monthly Book Review, Maeve’s Monthly Movie Review, or a X-Files review courtesy of The M0vie Blog or Apt. 42. But once in awhile a month comes by featuring a fifth Saturday, leaving me wondering what in… Read More Winter Reading: Book Review Round-Up

Gender Studies, The X-Files, The X-files, TV, X-files

The X-Files Revival Cheat Sheet Number 6: Why Scully is a Feminist Icon

Amongst others, FBI agent Dana Scully from The X-Files seems to have had quite an effect on how viewers perceive strong women in general. The “Scully Effect” for example is said to have influenced hundreds if not thousands of medical school and law enforcement training applications. The six posts that made if on this, the… Read More The X-Files Revival Cheat Sheet Number 6: Why Scully is a Feminist Icon

Review, The X-files, The X-Files, TV, TV Review, X-files

TV Review: The X-Files, Season 10, Episode 2: ‘Founder’s Mutation’

It was so nice seeing a new episode of The X-Files with the season opener, “My Struggle”. But while it revived something I had feared long dead (do you know the number of petitions I signed?) it was also an episode so crammed and cramped it left me feeling dissatisfied—kind of like when you overeat… Read More TV Review: The X-Files, Season 10, Episode 2: ‘Founder’s Mutation’