March 20, 2007 Archive

Gaming

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Worms HD

  I have worms, and am perfectly okay with admitting that to people I've never met.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 20, 2007

• Q: Why Were People Initially Afraid of the Rubik’s Cube?

  mental_floss question of the day.

  News in Gaming — by Mental_Floss — on Mar 20, 2007

• PS2 Review: Arena Football: Road to Glory

  Can the walls contain the action of the AFL for a second year in a row?

  Review in Gaming — by Aaron Auzins — on Mar 20, 2007

• PC Game Review: Fairy Godmother Tycoon

  The game's comical conversations, variety and challenges were neither too heavy nor too light. They're just right.

  Review in Gaming — by Meryl — on Mar 20, 2007

• PC Game Review: Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst

  The latest addition in the Mystery Case Files series provides more cluttered room puzzles. Keep those eyes rested!

  Review in Gaming — by Toni Schwartz — on Mar 20, 2007

Culture

• March 20, 2007: BCRadio Podcast - March Madness, PS3, 300, Johnny Depp, Blues Music Awards

  Suss and Ken Edwards discuss PS3 and March Madness.

  Opinion in Culture — by Josh Hathaway — on Mar 20, 2007

• A New Order of Discipline

  I used to think good parenting came naturally - and then I grew up.

  Opinion in Culture — by Clayton Perry — on Mar 20, 2007

• Beauty - and Then What?

  Why are we paying rich surgeons a fortune to be sliced, diced, nipped, tucked, sucked, stretched, and implanted?

  Opinion in Culture — by Craig Harper — on Mar 20, 2007

• Theater Review: Julia Cho's The Piano Teacher in Costa Mesa, California

  A brilliant new play reveals the dark side of storytelling as it celebrates the playwright's craft.

  Review in Culture — by Cristofer Gross — on Mar 20, 2007

Video

• TV Review: Blood Ties - A Promising Start

  Lifetime's new supernatural series hits the ground running.

  Review in Video — by Tony Woolstencroft — on Mar 20, 2007

• DVD Review: Family Favorites - 4 Movie Collection

  The Little Rascals, Casper, Flipper, and Leave it to Beaver together in one place.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 20, 2007

• DVD Review: Captain N: The Game Master - The Complete Series

  Captain N is "N" the house! Somebody put me out of my misery...

  Review in Video — by Rob Faraldi — on Mar 20, 2007

• DVD Review: Re-Animator (Anchor Bay Collection)

  Re-Animator. What is it about this film that just keeps on going, much like its undead stars?

  Review in Video — by Dread Central — on Mar 20, 2007

• New Horror DVD Release List: March 20, 2007

  Re-animated pieces and a bounty of horror DVDs this week

  News in Video — by Dread Central — on Mar 20, 2007

• Emma Watson To Leave Harry Potter? And a TomKat Update

  Not many 16-year-old girls get $2 million for anything.

  News in Video — by Matthew Milam — on Mar 20, 2007

• HD-DVD Review: Scary Movie 4

  You know, if you stop going to see these movies, they'll stop making them. Please?

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 20, 2007

• Movie Review: 300 Spartans vs. The Modern Media-cracy

  How arrogant and self-centered do you have to be to see American history reflected in every story?

  Review in Video — by Kati Irons — on Mar 20, 2007

• Box Office Update 3/16 - 3/18: 300 Holds Off a Horde of Puppets

  Puppets, visions, and wives fail to unseat a Spartan king.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 20, 2007

• TV Review: The Amazing Race 11: All Stars - Episode 5

  It's HEROrats, the most fascinating Amazing Race Roadblock ever!

  Review in Video — by Jackie — on Mar 20, 2007

• Movie Review: Wild Hogs Is Funny and Expected

  Four guys. Four bikes. Four jokes. Okay, maybe a few more.

  Review in Video — by Gray Hunter — on Mar 20, 2007

• Movie Review: The Last Mimzy

  A young brother and sister make an interesting discovery at the beach... adventure follows!

  Review in Video — by Gerald Wright — on Mar 20, 2007

• DVD Pick of the Week: Blood Diamond

  DiCaprio, Stallone, Combs, Shatner are among the stars found in this week's roundup.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 20, 2007

• Movie Review: The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning

  Even raunchier - and dumber - than the first movie.

  Review in Video — by Damian Penny — on Mar 20, 2007

• Monday Night TV: It's All Lies

  Lies, I tell you, it's all lies. That, and rum.

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Mar 20, 2007

• Just Between You and Me: ...The Secret Laid Bare

  I have learned The Secret, and it may just prevent you from becoming poor.

  Opinion in Video — by Andy Anonymous — on Mar 20, 2007

• Blood Diamond, Rocky Balboa, Eragon: Region 1 DVD Releases for March 20, 2007

  This week: The movie everyone thought they would hate.

  News in Video — by David Dylan Thomas — on Mar 20, 2007

• Movie Review: Severance

  Yet another solid horror/comedy from across the pond. Just don't call it Shaun.

  Review in Video — by T. Rigney — on Mar 20, 2007

• DVD Review: Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner — Extended & Uncensored!

  This show will be funny after a few pints of Romulan ale. I hope.

  Review in Video — by Anna Creech — on Mar 20, 2007

• Movie Review: Disturbia - Missing One Crime-Solving, Talking Dog

  A teenage remake of Rear Window that owes as much to Hitchcock as it does Hanna-Barbera.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Mar 20, 2007

Books

• Book Review: Inés of My Soul by Isabel Allende

  An exciting journey with the first woman conquistador filled with bloody battles, history, and romance.

  Review in Books — by Gina Ruiz — on Mar 20, 2007

• Book Review: Recent Forgeries by Viggo Mortensen

  "...the way I work has mostly been shaped just by being in the world and looking."

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Mar 20, 2007

Sports

• Road To the Roses 2007: Featured Horse – Any Given Saturday

  Any Given Saturday should have won the Tampa Bay Derby, but I would not count him out by any given stretch.

  Opinion in Sports — by T. Michael Testi — on Mar 20, 2007

• The Future of Sports Broadcasting is Alternate Audio

  Storylines have become integral to sports broadcasts and it is annoying.

  News in Sports — by Craig Lyndall — on Mar 20, 2007

• RIP Bob Woolmer

  First as a player, then as a coach, Woolmer served cricket and added a lot to the game.

  News in Sports — by Pratyush Khaitan — on Mar 20, 2007

Music

• Spoken Word CD Review: This That And The Other Viggo Mortensen and Buckethead

  Listening to Viggo Mortensen and Buckethead is to be brought back to the direct immediacy of art.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Mar 20, 2007

• Music Review: Barrelhouse Buck McFarland - Alton Blues

  DJRadiohead and The Temple of Blues...

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Mar 20, 2007

• Vinyl Tap: Elvis Costello - Taking Liberties

  Twenty Songs - All Different! And all in an early treasure trove of obscurities, alternate versions, B-sides, and European LP tracks.

  Review in Music — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Mar 20, 2007

• The Listening Room March 20, 2007: Jerry Cantrell, Amy Winehouse, Brand New and Giant

  A day late, but worth the wait.

  Opinion in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Mar 20, 2007

• Overlooked Alternatives: Andrew Bird, Low

  Go ahead, ignore these two. I dare you. I triple dog dare you.

  News in Music — by Tom Johnson — on Mar 20, 2007

• Music Review: Hail Social - Modern Love and Death

  Hail Social's Modern Love and Death fails to move both body and soul.

  Review in Music — by Kory Lanphear — on Mar 20, 2007

• Music Review: The Colour - Between Earth & Sky

  This classic rock inspired band releases a strong debut album.

  Review in Music — by Patrick — on Mar 20, 2007

• Music Review: Rjd2 - The Third Hand

  Underground hip hop producer Rjd2 decides to experiment with rock/pop and puts forth a great album.

  Review in Music — by Brian McConville — on Mar 20, 2007

• Music Review: Eldridge Rodriguez - The Conspiracy Against Us

  An impressive and scarily accomplished debut album from a member of the Boston quintet The Beatings.

  Review in Music — by John Owen — on Mar 20, 2007

Politics

• Democracy Dreaming

  Wake up and smell American democracy.

  Opinion in Politics — by Joel S. Hirschhorn — on Mar 20, 2007

• Iraq: A War to Win

  We started the war in Iraq to remove a dictator, but that's not why we're still there.

  Opinion in Politics — by Matt Finley — on Mar 20, 2007

• Field Negroes Strike Again!

  Just like slavery times, Obama’s blackness is being called into question for largely invalid reasons.

  Opinion in Politics — by Clayton Perry — on Mar 20, 2007

Tastes

• Q: How Did a Warm Thanksgiving Lead to the TV dinner?

  mental_floss question of the day.

  News in Tastes — by Mental_Floss — on Mar 20, 2007

Sci/Tech

• There's No Way That Tom From MySpace "Personally Contacted" Tila Tequila

  While MySpace is blocking widgets and music players, Tom is too busy being Tom to bother with Tila Tequila.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Berlin — on Mar 20, 2007