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  1. Psycroptic – The Pulse of Annihilation Review By Owlswald

    Psycroptic have been a cornerstone in the tech death scene since the turn of the century. Their 2003 classic, The Scepter of the Ancients, is a legendary record that helped define the genre.1 Since then, these Tasmanian devils have churned out seven albums of inventive tech death, setting a standard that few have matched and even fewer have surpassed. 2015’s self-titled release marked the point at which Psycroptic truly settled into their modern form. And although Kronos’ review of follow-up As the Kingdom Drowns found it to be the stronger record, I’ve always had a soft spot for the self-titled effort. 2023’s Divine Council, on the other hand, was a record that proved to be comparatively modest. Enter The Pulse of Annihilation, the group’s ninth record.2 With Kronos relinquishing his tenured stewardship of the quintet’s output, he now passes the scepter to me.

    From the flashy, virtuosic riffage of Joe Haley’s guitar work, to brother David Haley’s impossibly precise drumming and Jason Peppiatt’s steadfast bark, every element on The Pulse of Annihilation is undeniably Psycroptic. The caravanning acoustic passages that helped define the group’s self-titled record resurface again on “A Sword of Me” and “Our Pillars Fall,” providing moments of calm before torrents of syncopated riffing and lightning-fast scales slam the accelerator to the floor. “To Embrace This Curse,” “Annihilation Pulse” and “Gathering a Venomous Herd” remove subtlety altogether, immediately launching into frenetic picking and turbocharged double bass patterns that aim to tear your face off and succeed in spades. Returning from Divine Council is the twin vocal attack of Peppiatt and Jason Keyser (Origin), who once again split the record’s roars and growls. Fortunately, the dramatic clean belting that occasionally felt forced on prior records has been dialed back, allowing the vocals to sit more naturally within the material, even if they remain far from The Pulse of Annihilation’s main attraction.

    Psycroptic have always placed their trust in Joe Haley’s inhuman ability to write some of the most badass riffs on the planet, and The Pulse of Annihilation is no exception. His fretwork twists and turns through cuts like “Foraging the Crown,” “No Blade of Grass,” and “To Embrace This Curse,” darting in multiple directions at once while locking into his brother’s rhythmic prowess. And just when the material threatens to disappear into a maze of technicality, Haley reels it back with a steady stream of memorable, hook-laden phrasing. “Gathering a Venomous Herd” is a legit Song O’ the Year candidate thanks to the guitar work alone, giving bands like Gorod a run for their money. Its serpentine passages, mechanical bends, squeals, and hammering scales unfold with surgical precision, creating a labyrinth of thrashy Revocation-esque shredding that never gets old. Likewise, the rhythmic pummel of “To Embrace This Curse” is impossible to ignore, as Haley unleashes a barrage of intricately woven guitar patterns that pound your ears to dust with sheer groove.

    But the real secret sauce to The Pulse of Annihilation is its consistency. In fact, this is one of Psycroptic’s most consistently entertaining records of their modern era. While still operating within relatively traditional song structures, the material on The Pulse of Annihilation feels leaner, more urgent, and more energized than much of Psycroptic’s recent output. Transitions feel smoother, and the arrangements flow more naturally rather than being stitched together. It’s as if they stripped their sound back to its essentials, allowing their chemistry to guide the songwriting rather than getting lost in excess. That said, not every track hits with quite the same force. Mid-album cuts like “Our Pillars Fall” and “No Time for the Weak” don’t quite hit as hard as The Pulse of Annihilation’s stronger tracks, but they’re far from filler. Both songs still showcase noticeably sharper pacing and construction than much of Divine Council, and there’s more than enough creativity on display to carry you through to the title track “Annihilation Pulse.”

    If Divine Council left you wondering whether Psycroptic were beginning to plateau, The Pulse of Annihilation puts those concerns to rest. By tightening their songwriting and focusing on groove without sacrificing their trademark technicality, Psycroptic have crafted one of the most rewarding releases of its modern era. After more than two decades in the game, The Pulse of Annihilation proves that these Tasmanians have plenty left in the tank and they’re showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

    Rating: Very Good
    DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 256 kbps mp3
    Label: Metal Blade
    Websites: psycroptic.bandcamp.com | psycroptic.com | facebook.com/psycroptic
    Releases Worldwide: July 17th, 2026

    #2026 #35 #AustralianMetal #DeathMetal #Gorod #Jul26 #MetalBlade #Origin #Psycroptic #Review #Reviews #Revocation #TechnicalDeathMetal #ThePulseOfAnnihilation
  2. Psycroptic – The Pulse of Annihilation Review By Owlswald

    Psycroptic have been a cornerstone in the tech death scene since the turn of the century. Their 2003 classic, The Scepter of the Ancients, is a legendary record that helped define the genre.1 Since then, these Tasmanian devils have churned out seven albums of inventive tech death, setting a standard that few have matched and even fewer have surpassed. 2015’s self-titled release marked the point at which Psycroptic truly settled into their modern form. And although Kronos’ review of follow-up As the Kingdom Drowns found it to be the stronger record, I’ve always had a soft spot for the self-titled effort. 2023’s Divine Council, on the other hand, was a record that proved to be comparatively modest. Enter The Pulse of Annihilation, the group’s ninth record.2 With Kronos relinquishing his tenured stewardship of the quintet’s output, he now passes the scepter to me.

    From the flashy, virtuosic riffage of Joe Haley’s guitar work, to brother David Haley’s impossibly precise drumming and Jason Peppiatt’s steadfast bark, every element on The Pulse of Annihilation is undeniably Psycroptic. The caravanning acoustic passages that helped define the group’s self-titled record resurface again on “A Sword of Me” and “Our Pillars Fall,” providing moments of calm before torrents of syncopated riffing and lightning-fast scales slam the accelerator to the floor. “To Embrace This Curse,” “Annihilation Pulse” and “Gathering a Venomous Herd” remove subtlety altogether, immediately launching into frenetic picking and turbocharged double bass patterns that aim to tear your face off and succeed in spades. Returning from Divine Council is the twin vocal attack of Peppiatt and Jason Keyser (Origin), who once again split the record’s roars and growls. Fortunately, the dramatic clean belting that occasionally felt forced on prior records has been dialed back, allowing the vocals to sit more naturally within the material, even if they remain far from The Pulse of Annihilation’s main attraction.

    Psycroptic have always placed their trust in Joe Haley’s inhuman ability to write some of the most badass riffs on the planet, and The Pulse of Annihilation is no exception. His fretwork twists and turns through cuts like “Foraging the Crown,” “No Blade of Grass,” and “To Embrace This Curse,” darting in multiple directions at once while locking into his brother’s rhythmic prowess. And just when the material threatens to disappear into a maze of technicality, Haley reels it back with a steady stream of memorable, hook-laden phrasing. “Gathering a Venomous Herd” is a legit Song O’ the Year candidate thanks to the guitar work alone, giving bands like Gorod a run for their money. Its serpentine passages, mechanical bends, squeals, and hammering scales unfold with surgical precision, creating a labyrinth of thrashy Revocation-esque shredding that never gets old. Likewise, the rhythmic pummel of “To Embrace This Curse” is impossible to ignore, as Haley unleashes a barrage of intricately woven guitar patterns that pound your ears to dust with sheer groove.

    But the real secret sauce to The Pulse of Annihilation is its consistency. In fact, this is one of Psycroptic’s most consistently entertaining records of their modern era. While still operating within relatively traditional song structures, the material on The Pulse of Annihilation feels leaner, more urgent, and more energized than much of Psycroptic’s recent output. Transitions feel smoother, and the arrangements flow more naturally rather than being stitched together. It’s as if they stripped their sound back to its essentials, allowing their chemistry to guide the songwriting rather than getting lost in excess. That said, not every track hits with quite the same force. Mid-album cuts like “Our Pillars Fall” and “No Time for the Weak” don’t quite hit as hard as The Pulse of Annihilation’s stronger tracks, but they’re far from filler. Both songs still showcase noticeably sharper pacing and construction than much of Divine Council, and there’s more than enough creativity on display to carry you through to the title track “Annihilation Pulse.”

    If Divine Council left you wondering whether Psycroptic were beginning to plateau, The Pulse of Annihilation puts those concerns to rest. By tightening their songwriting and focusing on groove without sacrificing their trademark technicality, Psycroptic have crafted one of the most rewarding releases of its modern era. After more than two decades in the game, The Pulse of Annihilation proves that these Tasmanians have plenty left in the tank and they’re showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

    Rating: Very Good
    DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 256 kbps mp3
    Label: Metal Blade
    Websites: psycroptic.bandcamp.com | psycroptic.com | facebook.com/psycroptic
    Releases Worldwide: July 17th, 2026

    #2026 #35 #AustralianMetal #DeathMetal #Gorod #Jul26 #MetalBlade #Origin #Psycroptic #Review #Reviews #Revocation #TechnicalDeathMetal #ThePulseOfAnnihilation
  3. Family trauma takes center stage in Jess Franco's The Hot Nights of Linda. Now as enticing as Lina Romay may be on posters and covers for the movie, let's not forget this is indeed Franco and Uncle Jess can be a creepy uncle.

    Read the review from April 2021 at wp.me/p9XNnZ-1Vs

    #blog #review #70s #linaromay #jessfranco #thriller #adultfilm

  4. Family trauma takes center stage in Jess Franco's The Hot Nights of Linda. Now as enticing as Lina Romay may be on posters and covers for the movie, let's not forget this is indeed Franco and Uncle Jess can be a creepy uncle.

    Read the review from April 2021 at wp.me/p9XNnZ-1Vs

    #blog #review #70s #linaromay #jessfranco #thriller #adultfilm

  5. Family trauma takes center stage in Jess Franco's The Hot Nights of Linda. Now as enticing as Lina Romay may be on posters and covers for the movie, let's not forget this is indeed Franco and Uncle Jess can be a creepy uncle.

    Read the review from April 2021 at wp.me/p9XNnZ-1Vs

    #blog #review #70s #linaromay #jessfranco #thriller #adultfilm

  6. Family trauma takes center stage in Jess Franco's The Hot Nights of Linda. Now as enticing as Lina Romay may be on posters and covers for the movie, let's not forget this is indeed Franco and Uncle Jess can be a creepy uncle.

    Read the review from April 2021 at wp.me/p9XNnZ-1Vs

    #blog #review #70s #linaromay #jessfranco #thriller #adultfilm

  7. Fuming Mouth – The Ringing Bell Review By Lavender Larcenist

    An age-old challenge for critical houses like ours is that, while they simultaneously represent a cohesive vision, each editor should have their own unique voice. As time passes, writers come to AMG and go like so much beef through a meat grinder. All this faffing about to say, we have vastly different opinions, and as senior writers drop bands, new blood comes in to offer a fresh perspective. To this end, our Dear Hollow did not have a glowing opinion of Fuming Mouth’s previous album, Last Day of Sun. For me, it was one of my favorite albums that year and a record I spin frequently to this day. It was a conceptual cavalcade of crushing riffage, emotional asides, and Radiohead-esque interludes all wrapped in the blanket of melancholy that is surviving cancer. Mark Whelan’s epic battle with the dreaded disease inspired their best work, and represented a band at their most powerful, driven, and potent. With their latest, The Ringing Bell, does this inspiration give their latest life? Or are we calling the pallbearers?

    If Last Day of Sun was the atmospheric slow-burner, The Ringing Bell is the bludgeoning, neanderthal club. Fuming Mouth’s patented brand of death-infused hardcore in the vein of bands like Gatecreeper, Creeping Death, and Venom Prison is alive and well on their latest record. A more direct analogue to their initial release, The Grand Descent, their latest is efficient, brutal as hell, and full of a downright stupid amount of knuckledraggery. Mark Whelan remains the star of the show with his absurd number of chunky grooves and cragged riffs that fill the record, as well as his Nails-inspired vocals with their trademark frothiness and fuzz. His cleans (while only appearing on a single track this time) remain ethereal, forlorn, and spacious, making the title track an absolute highlight; melding a potent concoction of hardcore death with atmospheric cleans. Jay Weinberg (yes, previously of Slipknot fame) is the newest member, and his style and taste seem much more suited to an act as natural-sounding and raw as Fuming Mouth. His rhythmic drumming, rollicking fills, and snare abuse are more at home within hardcore than the chaotic nu-metal of Slipknot.

    For those who felt Last Day of Sun was a letdown, The Ringing Bell will surely please you. There is no shortage of bulldozing riffs, explosive vocals, and blistering drumming. Tracks like “Self-Exhumed”, “Barbian Scourge”, and “Respect Mortality” are sure to topple crowds and maim concertgoers at Fuming Mouth’s next show. Mark Whelen’s divisive clean singing is all but cut from the record, and the album comes in at a slim thirty-four minutes. For many, it will be the antidote to Last Day of Sun. For me, while still a strong record in its own right, I couldn’t help but feel let down by The Ringing Bell. Gone is much of the creativity, replaced by simplified lyrics that feel downright silly at times and a detrimental dedication to destruction. The album bleeds together, and I felt myself hoping and waiting for songs as creative as “The Silence Beyond Life”, “Leaving Euphoria”, and “Postfigurement”. It was a genuine relief when the title track came on and held hints of what made Last Day of Sun so damn affecting to me even to this day.

    The Ringing Bell is solid, well played, full of great moments, and genuinely heartfelt in its execution. The production is spot-on with the perfect amount of raw grit and depth, letting the hardcore hit and the death disturb. Kurt Ballou’s mixing is on point as always. Despite these positives, I found the record disappointingly shallow compared to their last album. Song after song follows the same themes of fighting back and positivity in the face of adversity to the point of silliness. I appreciate the message, and it is especially rare in the genre, but it feels childish juxtaposed with the lyricism and emotion of Last Day of Sun.

    The Ringing Bell is a tale of two tastes. Those who loved their previous record may find it lacking, especially compared to contemporaries like Gatecreeper’s Dark Superstition or Tribal Gaze’s Inveighing Brilliance. But if you hated Last Day of Sun, The Ringing Bell is here to resurrect your love of Fuming Mouth. Either way, it is a solid record, but whether or not it is truly great depends on your taste for all-out destruction versus the more thoughtful musings of their previous work.

    Rating: Good
    DR: 5 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
    Label: Triple B Records
    Websites: Bandcamp | Official Site
    Releases Worldwide: July 17th, 2026

    #2026 #30 #AmericanMetal #CreepingDeath #DeathMetal #FumingMouth #Gatecreeper #Hardcore #Jul26 #Nails #Radiohead #Review #Reviews #Slipknot #TribalGaze #TripleBRecords #VenomPrison
  8. Fuming Mouth – The Ringing Bell Review By Lavender Larcenist

    An age-old challenge for critical houses like ours is that, while they simultaneously represent a cohesive vision, each editor should have their own unique voice. As time passes, writers come to AMG and go like so much beef through a meat grinder. All this faffing about to say, we have vastly different opinions, and as senior writers drop bands, new blood comes in to offer a fresh perspective. To this end, our Dear Hollow did not have a glowing opinion of Fuming Mouth’s previous album, Last Day of Sun. For me, it was one of my favorite albums that year and a record I spin frequently to this day. It was a conceptual cavalcade of crushing riffage, emotional asides, and Radiohead-esque interludes all wrapped in the blanket of melancholy that is surviving cancer. Mark Whelan’s epic battle with the dreaded disease inspired their best work, and represented a band at their most powerful, driven, and potent. With their latest, The Ringing Bell, does this inspiration give their latest life? Or are we calling the pallbearers?

    If Last Day of Sun was the atmospheric slow-burner, The Ringing Bell is the bludgeoning, neanderthal club. Fuming Mouth’s patented brand of death-infused hardcore in the vein of bands like Gatecreeper, Creeping Death, and Venom Prison is alive and well on their latest record. A more direct analogue to their initial release, The Grand Descent, their latest is efficient, brutal as hell, and full of a downright stupid amount of knuckledraggery. Mark Whelan remains the star of the show with his absurd number of chunky grooves and cragged riffs that fill the record, as well as his Nails-inspired vocals with their trademark frothiness and fuzz. His cleans (while only appearing on a single track this time) remain ethereal, forlorn, and spacious, making the title track an absolute highlight; melding a potent concoction of hardcore death with atmospheric cleans. Jay Weinberg (yes, previously of Slipknot fame) is the newest member, and his style and taste seem much more suited to an act as natural-sounding and raw as Fuming Mouth. His rhythmic drumming, rollicking fills, and snare abuse are more at home within hardcore than the chaotic nu-metal of Slipknot.

    For those who felt Last Day of Sun was a letdown, The Ringing Bell will surely please you. There is no shortage of bulldozing riffs, explosive vocals, and blistering drumming. Tracks like “Self-Exhumed”, “Barbian Scourge”, and “Respect Mortality” are sure to topple crowds and maim concertgoers at Fuming Mouth’s next show. Mark Whelen’s divisive clean singing is all but cut from the record, and the album comes in at a slim thirty-four minutes. For many, it will be the antidote to Last Day of Sun. For me, while still a strong record in its own right, I couldn’t help but feel let down by The Ringing Bell. Gone is much of the creativity, replaced by simplified lyrics that feel downright silly at times and a detrimental dedication to destruction. The album bleeds together, and I felt myself hoping and waiting for songs as creative as “The Silence Beyond Life”, “Leaving Euphoria”, and “Postfigurement”. It was a genuine relief when the title track came on and held hints of what made Last Day of Sun so damn affecting to me even to this day.

    The Ringing Bell is solid, well played, full of great moments, and genuinely heartfelt in its execution. The production is spot-on with the perfect amount of raw grit and depth, letting the hardcore hit and the death disturb. Kurt Ballou’s mixing is on point as always. Despite these positives, I found the record disappointingly shallow compared to their last album. Song after song follows the same themes of fighting back and positivity in the face of adversity to the point of silliness. I appreciate the message, and it is especially rare in the genre, but it feels childish juxtaposed with the lyricism and emotion of Last Day of Sun.

    The Ringing Bell is a tale of two tastes. Those who loved their previous record may find it lacking, especially compared to contemporaries like Gatecreeper’s Dark Superstition or Tribal Gaze’s Inveighing Brilliance. But if you hated Last Day of Sun, The Ringing Bell is here to resurrect your love of Fuming Mouth. Either way, it is a solid record, but whether or not it is truly great depends on your taste for all-out destruction versus the more thoughtful musings of their previous work.

    Rating: Good
    DR: 5 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
    Label: Triple B Records
    Websites: Bandcamp | Official Site
    Releases Worldwide: July 17th, 2026

    #2026 #30 #AmericanMetal #CreepingDeath #DeathMetal #FumingMouth #Gatecreeper #Hardcore #Jul26 #Nails #Radiohead #Review #Reviews #Slipknot #TribalGaze #TripleBRecords #VenomPrison
  9. Press Secured For Bloodstock Open Air 2026!

    We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Fox & Cozzer will be attending Bloodstock Open Air 2026. We have been discussing the line up announcements with you for nearly a year so to secure press access for the event is amazing!

    If you love your heavy music then this is the festival to really look forward to. With headliners like Saxon, Judas Priest and Lamb Of God this promises to be one hell of an event. As always we will be providing a full review so that you can experience the event with us.

    #Album #Blog #Bloodstock #HardRock #Metal #Music #MusicReview #Review #rock #Writing
  10. Press Secured For Bloodstock Open Air 2026!

    We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Fox & Cozzer will be attending Bloodstock Open Air 2026. We have been discussing the line up announcements with you for nearly a year so to secure press access for the event is amazing!

    If you love your heavy music then this is the festival to really look forward to. With headliners like Saxon, Judas Priest and Lamb Of God this promises to be one hell of an event. As always we will be providing a full review so that you can experience the event with us.

    #Album #Blog #Bloodstock #HardRock #Metal #Music #MusicReview #Review #rock #Writing
  11. Press Secured For Bloodstock Open Air 2026!

    We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Fox & Cozzer will be attending Bloodstock Open Air 2026. We have been discussing the line up announcements with you for nearly a year so to secure press access for the event is amazing!

    If you love your heavy music then this is the festival to really look forward to. With headliners like Saxon, Judas Priest and Lamb Of God this promises to be one hell of an event. As always we will be providing a full review so that you can experience the event with us.

    #Album #Blog #Bloodstock #HardRock #Metal #Music #MusicReview #Review #rock #Writing
  12. Press Secured For Bloodstock Open Air 2026!

    We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Fox & Cozzer will be attending Bloodstock Open Air 2026. We have been discussing the line up announcements with you for nearly a year so to secure press access for the event is amazing!

    If you love your heavy music then this is the festival to really look forward to. With headliners like Saxon, Judas Priest and Lamb Of God this promises to be one hell of an event. As always we will be providing a full review so that you can experience the event with us.

    #Album #Blog #Bloodstock #HardRock #Metal #Music #MusicReview #Review #rock #Writing
  13. Press Secured For Bloodstock Open Air 2026!

    We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Fox & Cozzer will be attending Bloodstock Open Air 2026. We have been discussing the line up announcements with you for nearly a year so to secure press access for the event is amazing!

    If you love your heavy music then this is the festival to really look forward to. With headliners like Saxon, Judas Priest and Lamb Of God this promises to be one hell of an event. As always we will be providing a full review so that you can experience the event with us.

    #Album #Blog #Bloodstock #HardRock #Metal #Music #MusicReview #Review #rock #Writing
  14. AliExpress: EU verhängt 550 Millionen Euro DSA-Strafe wegen unsicherer Angebote

    NEWS AliExpress EU verhängt 550 Millionen Euro DSA-Strafe wegen unsicherer Angebote Nachdem es seit Juli keine Zollfreigrenzen für Kleinsendungen…
    #EuropeSays #EU #Europa #Community #Computer #EuropäischeUnion #Forum #GPU #Grafikkarte #Handy #Hardware #Hilfe #Laptop #News #Notebook #Preisvergleich #Produkttest #Review #Smartphone #Support #Tablet #Test #Ultrabook #Vergleich
    europesays.com/europa/71566/

  15. 🆕 Manga Review

    "Hirano to Kagiura - Volume 2"

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

    If this isn't the definition of slow-burn romance, I don't know what is.

    Is it possible I like this spin-off more than the main series, Sasaki to Miyano?

    🔗 manga.ricard.blog/reviews/hira

    #Manga #Review #HiranoToKagiura

  16. Leaked Starlink Mini 2 details show built-in battery but slower uploads

    ⓘ SpaceX The Starlink Mini A recent hardware leak by Oleg Kutkov indicates that SpaceX is developing the…
    #NewsBeep #News #Space #benchmarks #built-inbatteryterminal #graphicscard #laptop #netbook #notebook #OlegKutkov #processor #reports #review #Reviews #satelliteinternet #Science #SpaceXhardwareleak #StarlinkMini2 #test #tests #UK #UnitedKingdom #USB-CPowerDelivery
    newsbeep.com/uk/702779/

  17. Updated  park/viewpoint review on my website!

    Del Cerro Park
    ★★★★☆

    Incredible views of the Pacific Ocean, Catalina Island, and the coastal hills and canyons from the top of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Calm and quiet, usually breezy.

    https://kvibber.com/reviews/places/del-cerro/
    #park #palosVerdesPeninsula #ocean #coast #delCerroPark #places #review

  18. Updated  park/viewpoint review on my website!

    Del Cerro Park
    ★★★★☆

    Incredible views of the Pacific Ocean, Catalina Island, and the coastal hills and canyons from the top of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Calm and quiet, usually breezy.

    https://kvibber.com/reviews/places/del-cerro/
    #park #palosVerdesPeninsula #ocean #coast #delCerroPark #places #review

  19. Updated  park/viewpoint review on my website!

    Del Cerro Park
    ★★★★☆

    Incredible views of the Pacific Ocean, Catalina Island, and the coastal hills and canyons from the top of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Calm and quiet, usually breezy.

    https://kvibber.com/reviews/places/del-cerro/
    #park #palosVerdesPeninsula #ocean #coast #delCerroPark #places #review

  20. Updated  park/viewpoint review on my website!

    Del Cerro Park
    ★★★★☆

    Incredible views of the Pacific Ocean, Catalina Island, and the coastal hills and canyons from the top of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Calm and quiet, usually breezy.

    https://kvibber.com/reviews/places/del-cerro/
    #park #palosVerdesPeninsula #ocean #coast #delCerroPark #places #review

  21. Updated  park/viewpoint review on my website!

    Del Cerro Park
    ★★★★☆

    Incredible views of the Pacific Ocean, Catalina Island, and the coastal hills and canyons from the top of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Calm and quiet, usually breezy.

    https://kvibber.com/reviews/places/del-cerro/
    #park #palosVerdesPeninsula #ocean #coast #delCerroPark #places #review

  22. 3 Brain Tricks That Will Change How You See Psychology

    Can you read the word “BLUE” out loud if it’s printed in bright red ink without staggering? That simple hesitation is called the Stroop Effect, and it’s one of the easiest ways to prove how hard your brain works behind the scenes.

    In her new guide, So You Want To Be A Psychologist, author Linda Soules uses hands-on science to give readers ages 10 to 14 a backstage pass to the human mind.

    Instead of dry textbook chapters, the book grounds big concepts in famous history and fun sensory tricks:

    • Landmark Experiments: Meet Hans the counting horse, Pavlov’s dogs, Piaget, and the famous Marshmallow Wait experiment.
    • Odd Science: Discover the weird mechanics behind tickle science, rubber-hand illusions, and why yawns spread across a room.
    • Zero-Equipment Demos: Try out the floating finger illusion, color-trap tests, and the “yawn dare” directly from the pages.

    It’s an irresistible read for any teenager—or curious adult—who wants to know what makes people tick, how experiments prove it, and what a career in psychology actually looks like day-to-day.

    👉 Catch our full, detailed review over at Book Below:

    So You Want To Be A Psychologist — Full Book Review

    #bookReviews #Books #kids #Nonfiction #Review