by Addison Fleming | Feb 8, 2019 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, Nature, Outdoors & Animals
Dogs on the Beach is a series of photographs of dogs enjoying beaches. The majority of the beaches featured are in California however, a beach in Florida and a beach in South Carolina are included in the spread. Photographer Lara Jo Regan was inspired by the increase...
by Katie Richards | Dec 13, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs
Every reader of Sandra Hochman’s Portraits of Genius Friends seems to walk away saying “She knows everyone!” and it was true. Hochman, the award-winning writer seems to know just about every important literary and artistic figure in mid-20th century...
by Whitney Smyth | Jul 3, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, History, Sponsored
What Makes That Black?: The African American Aesthetic in American Expressive Culture is an ambitious and remarkably accessible work. Luana admits early on that, “Philosophically this was not an easy task; I repeatedly questioned the validity of using narrative (my...
by L Ruby Hannigan | Feb 21, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, History
Have you ever thought about where the Vice President of the United States and his family resided? Charles Denyer has written the history behind finding a residence for the VP. Before the 1970s, Vice Presidents lived in their own homes near Washington D.C. or rented...
by Howard Leighton | Feb 8, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs, Film, TV & Theater, History, War & Military
This is a memoir of one man’s experience during the Vietnam War, beginning approximately April of 1966 and ending April of 1975 with the fall of Saigon. It is a beautifully told story by a cameraman with 10 years of experience in Japan who wanted to become a...
by Whitney Morton Woodcock | Nov 9, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, Education, Parenting & Families, Humor
Need a going-to-college gift or graduation gift for someone who hates graduation gifts? Know someone creative at a transitional point in their lives who could use some guidance? Or maybe that person is you, and you’re looking for some advice that’s not so…advice-y?...