April 2, 2007 Archive

Gaming

• Game du Jour Deals: April 2 through April 8

  Every (casual) game gets its 24 hours in the spotlight at Games du Jour.

  Review in Gaming — by Ken Edwards — on Apr 02, 2007

• Wii Virtual Console Releases for April 2, 2007

  Four words: Do a barrel roll.

  News in Gaming — by Brian Szabelski — on Apr 02, 2007

• Smackdown! vs. Raw 2008 Officially Announced

  HBK tapping to the STFU was the signal for THQ to roll out the release.

  News in Gaming — by Aaron Auzins — on Apr 02, 2007

Video

• Movie Review: Meet the Robinsons

  Meet the Robinsons? No thanks.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 02, 2007

• Movie Review: Blades of Glory

  Will Ferrell and Jon Heder take on the world of figure skating, one awkward crotch grab at a time.

  Review in Video — by Neil Miller — on Apr 02, 2007

• Movie Review: Special Needs

  A tastelessly thought-provoking debut from writer/director Isaak James.

  Review in Video — by T. Rigney — on Apr 02, 2007

• Movie Review: Shooter

  Mark Wahberg sports some trashy facial hair, takes on "the man" and has plenty of fun along the way.

  Review in Video — by Neil Miller — on Apr 02, 2007

• Movie Review: 964 Pinocchio

  Demented cyberpunk from the Orient.

  Review in Video — by Aaron Fleming — on Apr 02, 2007

• DVD Review: Man Of The Year - Robin Williams For President!

  Perhaps a Warren Beatty/ Robin Williams ticket for President and Vice President wouldn't be such a bad thing.

  Review in Video — by Richard Marcus — on Apr 02, 2007

• TV Review: Wrestlemania 23

  Mixed as far as quality is concerned, but a solid effort overall from the WWE.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Apr 02, 2007

• Movie Review: Grindhouse: Planet Terror and Death Proof

  A double-feature of B-movie thrills from Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez.

  Review in Video — by Gerald Wright — on Apr 02, 2007

• DVD Review: The Naked Brothers Band Movie

  Spinal Tap goes to grammar school.

  Review in Video — by Ann Hagman Cardinal — on Apr 02, 2007

• Movie Review: The Lookout

  Joseph Gordon-Levitt continues his trend of breaking away from being that kid from 3rd Rock From the Sun and moving towards being a serious dramatic presence...

  Review in Video — by Neil Miller — on Apr 02, 2007

• Movie Reviews from The 2007 New Directors/New Films Festival

  Nine new movies from the recent New Directors/New Films festival in New York: all interesting and some very fine indeed.

  Review in Video — by Randall A Byrn — on Apr 02, 2007

• Movie Review: Blades of Glory

  From NASCAR to figure skating, what's next? How about bowling?

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 02, 2007

• Movie Review: Shooter

  A high intensity action movie. Too bad it was ripped from The Bourne Identity's scraps.

  Review in Video — by General Disdain — on Apr 02, 2007

• Making the Rounds at General Hospital - Lies and Illusions

  Spun secrets and lies surround Port Charles residents last week.

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Apr 02, 2007

• DVD Review: Bandidas

  Sit back and enjoy an hour and a half of pure action and fun.

  Review in Video — by Richard Marcus — on Apr 02, 2007

• DVD Review: Children Of Men

  Like last year's V For Vendetta, this is a thinking man's political movie disguised as sci-fi action thriller. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

  Review in Video — by Glen Boyd — on Apr 02, 2007

Books

• Periodically Speaking: Family Motor Coaching

  The monthly magazine for people who spend their time rolling around in motorhomes, from the posh to the plebian.

  Review in Books — by Ed Rust — on Apr 02, 2007

• Book Review: The Stolen Prince by Hugh Barnes

  Before the phrase was ever imagined, Abram Petrovich Gannibal had become the emodiment of "young, gifted and black."

  Review in Books — by James Carson — on Apr 02, 2007

• Book Review: Gil's All Fright Diner by A. Lee Martinez

  Often sidesplitting, slightly raunchy, and completely quote-worthy: I plan to read the part about the zombie cow attacks to my book club.

  Review in Books — by Katie Trattner — on Apr 02, 2007

Music

• EMI And Apple/iTunes Announce DRM-Free Music Downloads

  Today heralds a break through in the fight to end DRM on music downloads when EMI and iTunes announce DRM-free deal.

  News in Music — by A.L. Harper — on Apr 02, 2007

• Apple and EMI Announce Deal and The Daily Music and Tech News Update

  EMI and Apple make deal, Glastonbury beats touts and Tonic to close in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Apr 02, 2007

• The Listening Room April 2, 2007: R.E.M., Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Springsteen, Dylan, Rush, Cut Chemist, and Whitesnake?

  Meet your new moderator, same as the old one in this week's "The Listening Room."

  Opinion in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Apr 02, 2007

• Concert Review: G3

  Three guitar gods swept, bent, hammered, whammied and dive-bombed my ears into submission at the LA Orpheum Theater.

  Review in Music — by Toni Schwartz — on Apr 02, 2007

• Retro Redux: Bix, Bing, And The King Of Jazz

  Speakeasies, flappers, and a booming post-war economy were all signs of the time, and the music soon began to reflect that.

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Apr 02, 2007

• Music Review: Lil Flip - I Need Mine

  Lil Flip's comeback I Need Mine is less than spectacular. In fact, it just sucks overall.

  Review in Music — by Marat.G — on Apr 02, 2007

• Concert Review: HORSE the Band with The #12 Looks Like You, Light This City, So Many Dynamos, and This Day Reborn (March 31, 2006)

  A mediocre night spotted with moments of genius.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 02, 2007

• Smashing Pumpkins to Regroup, Tour

  After a seven year hiatus, Smashing Pumpkins is heading back out on the road.

  News in Music — by Dillon Doyle — on Apr 02, 2007

• Concert Review: Jared "Pete" Gile, Cafe Gaston, Concordia KS, 3/31/07

  Jared "Pete" Gile entertains the crowd at Cafe Gaston.

  Review in Music — by Patrick Cossel — on Apr 02, 2007

Sports

• The New Kentucky Basketball Coach: Pat Summitt (I Wish)

  The Univeristy of Kentucky should hire Pat Summitt as it's new men's basketball coach.

  Opinion in Sports — by Will Humes — on Apr 02, 2007

Sci/Tech

• Product Review: Amazon Unbox on Tivo

  A look at Amazon and TiVo's new movie download offering.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Josh Lasser — on Apr 02, 2007

Culture

• Q: Who is the Most Corrupt CEO in American History?

  mental_floss Question of the Day

  News in Culture — by Mental_Floss — on Apr 02, 2007

• The Case of Genarlow Wilson: Injustice or Protection from a Sexual Predator?

  Wilson’s sentence is extreme. It is of little to no rehabilitative affect and is not an effective deterrent for any other sexually active teen.

  Opinion in Culture — by Clayton Perry — on Apr 02, 2007

• Help! My Partner is Driving Me Crazy!

  Learn how to prevent relationship discussions from spiraling out of control and stop arguments in their tracks.

  Opinion in Culture — by Dan and Jennifer — on Apr 02, 2007

Politics

• Strangers at Our Borders

  We've spent half a century trying to heal the wounds of racism. But now Mexican immigration is targeted in the name of "national security".

  Opinion in Politics — by Clayton Perry — on Apr 02, 2007

• Who's In Charge Here?

  We discover that we have more problems besetting us than merely a government led by a tin-horn failed oilman.

  Opinion in Politics — by Realist — on Apr 02, 2007

• Satire: Global Warming Merges With El Niño

  People still do not believe in Global warming, but that is about to change, according to everyone's favorite news source of doom

  Satire in Politics — by ApathyOnline — on Apr 02, 2007