2/3/2012
J. M. Clements' novel is a complement to the first season of the gladiatorial drama on Starz. Titan Books sent me this copy for review.
1/10/2012
'One Model Nation' is a graphic novel by Courtney Taylor-Taylor, of the rock band The Dandy Warhols, and illustrated by Jim Rugg. Titan Books offered me a copy for review.
The story is set in West Berlin during the late 70s, which was a time of political volatility. The Baader-Meinhoff gang, a part...
12/16/2011
Chyna rocked the wrestling scene as "The Ninth Wonder of the World" and the only woman to participate in the men's division and hold the WWF's Intercontinental Championship title. After her falling out with WWE and an appearance with TNA Wrestling, Chyna retired from wrestling and made her adult...
10/10/2011
Crime writer Lawrence Block created Matthew Scudder in the 1970s. Scudder is an ex-cop, an alcoholic and an unlicensed private investigator. It was pretty typical stuff until 8 Million Ways to Die, Block's award-winning novel that took Scudder and readers alike to the very edge.
Scudder has since...
10/8/2011
The long-awaited sequel to Spillane's "The Delta Factor"
Mike Hammer was not Mickey Spillane's only creation, though it was his most enduring one. In 1967, Spillane published The Delta Factor; a part-spy, part-heist story featuring Morgan the Raider. The intent was to build a new series around this government agent-turned-master thief. Complications with...
9/24/2011
Lawrence Block is an acclaimed American crime writer best known for two long-running New York–set series about the recovering alcoholic P.I. Matthew Scudder and gentleman burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr, respectively. He was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 1993 and is a...
9/10/2011
Katherine is young and beautiful with a voracious appetite for sex. She learned what men like from an early age and uses her skills of seduction to lure them to bed. But a vigorous romp under the covers isn't enough for her anymore. The only high for Katherine these days to commit murder.
5/7/2011
The Beastie Boys stormed onto the music scene with a mix of raunchy, rowdy rap and punk in the mid-80s. In the 90s they refined their music with a mix of electro-funk and old school hip hop, and experienced their hey day with albums like Ill Communication and Hello Nasty.
Finished two years ago,...
4/13/2011
Jane Velez-Mitchell is the host of CNN's ISSUES with Jane Velez-Mitchell and a best-selling author. Her latest book, Addict Nation: An Intervention for America, discusses various addictions suffered in America, including one with celebrities.
TheCelebrityCafe.com: I've always considered an extreme...
4/11/2011
April 12 marks the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flight into space aboard Vostok I. To commemorate the flight, space documentary maker Chris Riley presents First Orbit, a stunning recreation of Gagarin's flight.
TheCelebrityCafe.com: It's already been 50 years since the first orbit. That was...
