March 13, 2007 Archive

Gaming

• PS2 Review: NCAA March Madness 07

  EA covers all areas of the court in this latest college basketball installment.

  Review in Gaming — by Tall Writer — on Mar 13, 2007

• PC Game Review: Cradle of Rome

  This cradle rocks!

  Review in Gaming — by Meryl — on Mar 13, 2007

• PS2 Review: MLB 07 The Show

  If this is what we're going to get, let the PS2 live 10 more years.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 13, 2007

Culture

• BCRadio March 13, 2007: American Idol, March Madness 2007, and 'Home' for the PS3

  24, American Idol, March Madness, and PS3 news on this week's BCRadio Podcast...

  Opinion in Culture — by Josh Hathaway — on Mar 13, 2007

• Art, Astrology, and the Uranus Transit Through Pisces: Leonard Cohen and the Pluto Uranus Conjunction of the 60’s Generation

  Liberating Pisces...

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Mar 13, 2007

• American Idolatry and Its Double Standards

  However unfortunate for some, everyone is not able to skate over their transgressions without being reprimanded.

  Opinion in Culture — by Clayton Perry — on Mar 13, 2007

• MySpace: A Place to Find Old Friends

  You're not too old to give it a try.

  Opinion in Culture — by cjr80 — on Mar 13, 2007

• Courtney Love to Play Anna Nicole in Upcoming Biopic, Says I

  This writer imagines the greatest casting coup in celebrity history.

  Opinion in Culture — by Lono — on Mar 13, 2007

Music

• Quest for Lyrics: "Surgery" by The Vincent Black Shadow

  A grail quest for the lyrics to my new favorite song.

  Review in Music — by Tiffany Leigh — on Mar 13, 2007

• The Traneumentary Podcast Honors Coltrane

  Jazz greats talk about a jazz legend.

  News in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Mar 13, 2007

• Music Review: Shaw-Blades — Influence

  Shaw-Blades prove on their sophomore release, Influence, that multi-million selling artists can be fanboys too!

  Review in Music — by Michael Jones — on Mar 13, 2007

• Bill Chinnock, 1948-2007: Asbury Park Mourns

  E-Street's roots run deep.

  News in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Mar 13, 2007

• Music Review: Master P - Ghetto D

  Ghetto D offers up a little nostalgia for the No Limit fan in all of us.

  Review in Music — by Thomas Steenhagen — on Mar 13, 2007

• Thoughts on Rock and Roll in the Seventies (Part II)

  The Flamin' Groovies, Big Star, and The Raspberries-The Rise of Power Pop.

  Opinion in Music — by Bryan Price — on Mar 13, 2007

• Music Review: Band of the Week, Dollar Sent

  How long does it take to blow your mind and eardrums? 23 minutes, if your band is named Dollar Sent.

  Review in Music — by Michael Jones — on Mar 13, 2007

• Music Review: Various Artists – Sounds Eclectic: The Covers Project

  Consistent set of cover songs released by popular public radio show.

  Review in Music — by Dave Lifton — on Mar 13, 2007

• Random Shuffle - 03/13/07

  I'm putting my music collection on shuffle and talking about They Might Be Giants, Soundgarden, The Rolling Stones, Jimmy Buffett, and REM.

  Review in Music — by Mat Brewster — on Mar 13, 2007

• Music Review: Staind - 1996-2006: The Singles

  10 years gone by already! Staind saves the best for last on this exhaustive greatest hits album.

  Review in Music — by Blake Matthews — on Mar 13, 2007

• Music Review: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Living With the Living

  Melodic punk with do-it-yourself passion, political conviction and a well-read vocabulary.

  Review in Music — by Dave Powers — on Mar 13, 2007

• Music DVD Review: Oscar Peterson Trio: The Berlin Concert

  This DVD documents a 1985 performance that will show you why Oscar Peterson is a jazz legend.

  Review in Music — by Eric Friesen — on Mar 13, 2007

• Eight Great (and Late from the Gate) Overlooked Classic Albums

  What's worse than being overlooked or underrated? Being both.

  Opinion in Music — by JC Mosquito — on Mar 13, 2007

Video

• Movie Reviews: Enron, Electric Cars, Why We Fight and Road To 9/11

  Warning: This movie, not to mention those experiments, will likely increase your blood pressure so medicate yourself appropriately.

  Review in Video — by Scott Butki — on Mar 13, 2007

• Movie Review: And Now the Screaming Starts!

  Lots of screaming and little else.

  Review in Video — by Aaron Fleming — on Mar 13, 2007

• DVD Review: Black Sunday

  Mario Bava's Black Sunday is a Gothic Horror masterpiece.

  Review in Video — by ILoz Zoc — on Mar 13, 2007

• Movie Review: Jacques Rivette's L'Amour fou - Mr. and Mrs. Natural

  Husband versus wife in a masterpiece of narrative paradox.

  Review in Video — by Alan Dale — on Mar 13, 2007

• DVD Review: Baby Einstein - My First Signs

  A look at the newest Baby Einstein release.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Mar 13, 2007

• Movie Review: 300 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Feel Bad About Skipping 300

  Not since Borat has watching a movie made me snort and chuckle as much as Zack Snyder's adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel.

  Review in Video — by Anne Russell — on Mar 13, 2007

• Movie Review: Race Stains La Marre’s Color of the Cross

  The focus is so heavy on race that there is barely any mention to Jesus’ actual teachings or purpose, only that he is being persecuted due to his skin color.

  Review in Video — by Clayton Perry — on Mar 13, 2007

• TV Review: S6:13 of 24: Is This a Dagger Which I See Before Me?

  Imagine in one day an assassination attempt on a sitting president and an ex-president! Just what the country needs after a nuclear explosion, right?

  Review in Video — by Victor Lana — on Mar 13, 2007

• HD-DVD Review: Miami Vice

  Ugly, dark, and horribly generic. A rare Michael Mann mistake.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 13, 2007

• B-Movie of the Week: Hood Angels

  My credibility takes a shot to the stones.

  Review in Video — by T. Rigney — on Mar 13, 2007

• Casino Royale, Bosom Buddies, The Holiday: Region 1 DVD Releases for March 13th, 2007

  Finally, a new generation gets to learn who Kip and Henry are.

  News in Video — by David Dylan Thomas — on Mar 13, 2007

• Movie Review: 300

  A spectacle that will appeal to fans of graphic novels and fantasy.

  Review in Video — by Ray Wong — on Mar 13, 2007

• Tuesday Morning's Monday Television Night Wrap-up

  I'm all for that Supernanny lady.

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Mar 13, 2007

• DVD Pick of the Week: Casino Royale

  See Bond before he was, well, Bond.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 13, 2007

• Movie Review: Harsh Times

  Jim changes from a law abiding, ex-military, and very respectful man, to something bordering on a psychopath.

  Review in Video — by Simon Barrett — on Mar 13, 2007

• Box Office Update 3/9-3/11: 300 - "Prepare for Glory!"

  Talk about your impressive debuts...

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 13, 2007

• Movie Review: El Crimen Ferpecto (The Perfect Crime)

  A ladies' man meets his match in this black comedy by Álex de la Iglesia.

  Review in Video — by Toni Schwartz — on Mar 13, 2007

Sci/Tech

• Where Some See "Hyper-Localism," Others See More Choices

  People are finding a full and rich palette of news sources and are able to cobble together their own version of the truth of the whole.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Berlin — on Mar 13, 2007

• Topix to Google: "You Could've Given Us Help, But You've Given Us So Much More"

  "This can't be the process…You're cast into this amusing, Kafkaesque world to run your business."

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Berlin — on Mar 13, 2007

• The Big Guns Come Out: Viacom Sues Google, YouTube For $1 Billion

  The suit centers around an alleged 160,000 uploaded "unauthorized" video clips.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Berlin — on Mar 13, 2007

• Q: Why Were Cars Never Powered by Steam?

  Nicolas Joseph Cugnot certainly doesn’t get the credit he deserves.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Mental_Floss — on Mar 13, 2007

Politics

• Flying Imams Announce Lawsuit Against US Airways

  The Council on American-Islamic Relations will have you believe these six "religous leaders" were persecuted because of American stereotypes and intolerance.

  News in Politics — by Charles Signorile — on Mar 13, 2007

• The Principle of Power Envy

  Progressives and Ann Coulter have something in common - they just love power, can't get enough of it.

  Opinion in Politics — by Thomas M. Sipos — on Mar 13, 2007

• Brazil Runs on Ethanol. Can We?

  Here's hoping that President Bush's recent trip to Brazil inspires a more responsible American environmental response.

  Opinion in Politics — by Jonathan Higbee — on Mar 13, 2007

Books

• Graphic Novel Review: Nat Turner - Volume Two by Kyle Baker

  Cartoonist Kyle Baker concludes his two-part graphic novelization of the Nat Turner slave rebellion.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Mar 13, 2007

• Book Review: Financial Bliss - A Couple's Guide to Merging Money Styles And Building a Rich Life Together by Bambi Holzer

  Want to stay together? Figure out your finances first.

  Review in Books — by Justin McHenry — on Mar 13, 2007

• Book Review: Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness and Creativity by David Lynch

  A rare public sighting of one of America's most reclusive, critically appreciated film directors, in a literary meditation upon creativity.

  Review in Books — by John Gillespie — on Mar 13, 2007

• Book Review: Death Comes For The Fat Man by Reginald Hill

  Reginald Hill has succeeded in bringing one of the most human faces to policing.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Mar 13, 2007

• Conference Report: Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Annual Conference and Book Fair

  A newbie goes to a literary writing conference.

  News in Books — by Nancy Fontaine — on Mar 13, 2007

• Book Review: Find Me by Carol O'Connell

  Mallory suffers fools badly and woe to those who underestimate her, which many who cross her path do.

  Review in Books — by Scott Butki — on Mar 13, 2007

• Book Review: The Playboy Interviews - Movers and Shakers by Stephen Randall

  Playboy brings together interviews with some of the most famous and infamous business leaders of the past 30 years.

  Review in Books — by Adam Jusko — on Mar 13, 2007

• Book Review: Mom's Cancer by Brian Fies

  A graphic novel in comic book style, documenting one family's experiences with the battle against cancer.

  Review in Books — by Gina Ruiz — on Mar 13, 2007

• Book Review: Rogue Angel: Forbidden City by Alex Archer

  Another great adventure featuring the sword-wielding archeologist Annja Creed!

  Review in Books — by Katie Trattner — on Mar 13, 2007

• Book Review: Adèle and Simon by Barbara McClintock

  A brother and a sister take a magical walk home in the City of Lights.

  Review in Books — by Gina Ruiz — on Mar 13, 2007

• Comic Review: Comics Review: Brave and the Bold #1

  DC Comics revives a good, old-fashioned superhero, team-up comic.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Mar 13, 2007

• Book Review: Bound by Donno Jo Napoli

  An ancient Chinese Cinderella story is retold.

  Review in Books — by Gina Ruiz — on Mar 13, 2007