Duck Sauce – QUACK Pros: Middle section of this album is great! Cons: Jokes and gimmicks wind up being disruptive Sounding a bit like an even more disco-oriented Daft Punk and perhaps most similar on some level to that group’s 1997 debut Homework, NYC-based DJ duo Duck Sauce first gained recognition in 2010 when their goofy
Month: May 2014
Edible Arrangements “Today We Celebrate You” Birthday Bouquet Pros: Fresh! Colorful, a unique and thoughtful surprise! Cons: More? Last evening I watched my sisters’ car pull in the driveway. I was a little perplexed because we have plans to be together on Sunday to celebrate my birthday, so it was a little unusual for her to pop
Sleep No More by Iris Johansen Pros: The character of Kendra – Going to have to check out her series! Cons: Dull, predictable story, that doesn’t show off Eve’s talents I always liked Iris Johansen’s Eve Duncan books. Note the past tense. Sleep No More disappoints on so many levels, it’s hard to know where to begin. Let’s start with
LEGO Minifigures The Simpsons: Homer Simpson Pros: Homer Simpson looks like he just jumped out of the TV screen Cons: This costs more than the average minifigure series—D’OH! The announcement that LEGO was focusing its efforts to bring The Simpsons to life for its collection is a marriage made in heaven. For years, many have wondered why
Balance Bar – Nutrition Bar For Lasting Energy Pros: Great flavor, convenient, nutritious Cons: Has an ‘after-taste’ – but not unpleasant, coating melts fairly quickly on your fingers DISCLAIMER: This product review is not intended as a diagnosis of any condition, nor as a prescription for any condition. Some medical professionals would argue that ‘hypoglycemia’ is not a valid physical condition. Since both my physician and
PITFALL Pros: Photography and visuals; soundtrack; thought-provoking Cons: Too dense, slow-moving, and ambiguous for many Described as a “documentary fantasy” by its director, 1962’s Pitfall (the feature film debut of director Hiroshi Teshigahara from a script by famed novelist/playwright Kobo Abe) takes place in an almost hellish landscape and follows the tale of a down-on-his-luck miner and
Lugulake Vertical Ergonomic Optical “Stress-Relieving” Mouse Pros: Remarkably low price ($9.99). On-screen “tracking” is smooth and precise. Left/right buttons are easy-to-click and not unduly noisy. Smooth scroll wheel works well and operates familiarly (unlike the competing “3M” model that I’ll compare below). Cons: As with a traditional, non-ergonomic mouse (but unlike the competing 3M model), there’s no
The Low-Carb Fraud Pros: very well-researched and argued; easy to understand Cons: very short and not as detailed as previous books I’m reviewing this little book as a message to President Obama and plan to email it to him as well as make a video while reading the beginning (and advertising this review on veryhelpful.net,
My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen Pros: Dog stories, Insight into author’s life Cons: Some stories deserve an entire book. “…as I dropped I had time to yell—scream—and the last thing I saw as I went under was Cookie’s head swinging up from sleeping and her eyes locking on mine as I went beneath
FRONTIER MARTIAL-ARTS WRESTLING: TORN TO SHREDS Pros: The positively brutal Kudo vs Shark match Cons: Near-worthless undercard Torn to Shreds, the sixth volume in TokyoPop Home Video’s series of Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling compilations, takes a different approach than that of the previous entries, standing as an entry that could either be a highlight of the