In This Light And On This Evening (Kitchenware Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.

Waited Up ‘til It Was Light (Nettwerk). Review by Jen Cray.

Rose Petralia takes an evil stroll through Toronto’s dark underbelly with Toronto Noir.

Editors remind Orlando audiences that it was the UK that birthed their brand of darkly deep indie rock. Jen Cray couldn’t help but wonder if they were ripping off Joy Division, or Interpol’s interpretation of Joy Division.

With Me (Sonic Boom). Review by Linda Tate.

A Drink and a Quick Decision (Recall Records). Review by S D Green.

After a century whose latter half was largely defined by its images, wish fulfillment and reflection each go into the filmed representations of our presidents, both fictitious and real. This book seeks to provide a thoughtful map to those representations; Ben Varkentine puts on his Indiana Jones hat.

After a century whose latter half was largely defined by its images, wish fulfillment and reflection each go into the filmed representations of our presidents, both fictitious and real. This book seeks to provide a thoughtful map to those representations; Ben Varkentine puts on his Indiana Jones hat.

In 2002 Ben Varkentine wrote a combined review of three books then recently published on The West Wing. Calling it a serious TV show, he called for serious books to look at it. A recent book answers that call, and a new script collection takes things right back down to the basics.