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Category Archives: Blogcritics

Copies of Blogcritics posts can be read here, and also at http://blogcritics.org - my author name there is Snarkattack too.

Book review: The Truth Will Out: Unmasking the Real Shakespeare by Brenda James & William D. Rubinstein

09-Apr-07

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doesn’t generally associate the great hallmarks of English literature with hot, juicy gossip or tales of intrigue, deception and rebellion. It sounds more like the plot of a Shakespearian play. To my mind, one could view the Shakespearian authorship question in precisely these terms. In order for the non-academic world to understand [...]

CD Review: We Are Glitter by Goldfrapp

21-Dec-06

Goldfrapp will beat you into submission with some help from various music producers with their first full-length remix album.

the bathroom: microcosm for fascism, communism and capitalism

14-Nov-06

If a political ideology doesn’t work inside the bathroom, chances are it’s not going to work outside either. Case study: me, brother, and a shared bathroom. Frustration and hilarity ensue.

PC Game review: Glow Worm

10-Nov-06

It’s just a simple, family-friendly puzzle game, and yet so enjoyably addictive! Besides, who can resist glow worms?

Book review: Beginning PHP and MySQL: From Novice to Professional (Second Edition) by W. Jason Gilmore

31-Oct-06

Computer technical books - boring, dry and impossible to follow, right? This one, however, isn’t too bad, especially if you’re technologically challenged like myself.

Book review: Mi Revalueshanary Fren by Linton Kwesi Johnson

16-Oct-06

Reggae isn’t just about cool music, dreadlocks, and hypnotic, near-musical accents. Scrape beneath that surface and take a glimpse into West Indian postcolonialism - ‘LKJ’-style.

CD Review: Richard Dorfmeister vs. Madrid de Los Austrias, Grand Slam

08-Oct-06

What do you get when you mix three Austrian DJs who like tennis and collaborating with one another? This recording, of course.

CD Review: Renaissance 3D - Faithless

02-Oct-06

Ah, good ol’ Faithless - I sure can hear London calling. It might not be for all, but this compilation is close to my heart.

Book review: Frank Beddor, The Looking Glass Wars

29-Sep-06

Thought you knew everything there was to know about Wonderland and a famous little girl called Alice? Guess again.

Beauty and sadness

19-Sep-06

The constant pursuit of beauty is a constant source of sadness. No, really. Well, perhaps not for cosmetic surgeons, eh?