April 15, 2007 Archive

Books

• Book Review: Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches - The Riddles of Culture by Marvin Harris

  What may seem like a bizarre belief of another culture stems from an intelligible source.

  Review in Books — by Regis Schilken — on Apr 15, 2007

• Book Review: El Piñatero/ The Piñata Maker by George Ancona

  Writer-photographer Ancona takes children to a Mexican village to meet Tío Rico the pinata maker.

  Review in Books — by Gina Ruiz — on Apr 15, 2007

• Book Review: The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall

  A brilliant work of imaginative fiction in the spirit of Neuromancer and Snow Crash.

  Review in Books — by Ted Gioia — on Apr 15, 2007

• Book Review: Thirty Years of The Rockford Files - An Inside Look at America's Greatest Detective Series by Ed Robertson

  An exhaustive - and exhausting - look at the landmark series.

  Review in Books — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Apr 15, 2007

• Book Review: Rain of Gold by Victor Villasenor

  The story of three generations of the author's family's and their migration from revolutionary Mexico in the 20th century to California.

  Review in Books — by Gina Ruiz — on Apr 15, 2007

• Book Review: Only a Promise of Happiness - The Place of Beauty in the World of Art by Alexander Nehamas

  The desire for beautiful art is the result of unexplained passion.

  Review in Books — by Regis Schilken — on Apr 15, 2007

• Interview: Mitch Myers, Author of The Boy Who Cried Freebird

  "In some ways you might consider The Boy Who Cried Freebird a primer for the uninitiated."

  Interview in Books — by Larry Sakin — on Apr 15, 2007

• Book Review: The Door to Bitterness by Martin Limón

  Two GI cops are back with a vengeance in their latest adventures in 1970s Seoul and the sin cities surrounding the capital.

  Review in Books — by Gina Ruiz — on Apr 15, 2007

• Book Review: The Southern Vampire Novels by Charlaine Harris

  From book one Dead Until Dark to book six Definitely Dead, a look at the series before the release of book seven.

  Review in Books — by Katie Trattner — on Apr 15, 2007

• Book Review: At the Firefly Gate by Linda Newbery

  A gentle and old fashioned tale of friendship and love that defies time.

  Review in Books — by Gina Ruiz — on Apr 15, 2007

• Book Review: Easter Rising - An Irish American Coming Up from Under by Michael Patrick MacDonald

  A haunting, moving and powerful portrait of growing up Southie in 1980s Boston.

  Review in Books — by Ann Hagman Cardinal — on Apr 15, 2007

Sports

• Daisuke Matsuzaka Analyzed, Part I: A Quick Look At Pitch Counts

  Matsuzaka threw a lot of pitches in Japan - could/should he be a more efficient pitcher?

  News in Sports — by Will Li — on Apr 15, 2007

Video

• DVD Review: Masters of Horror - "Family"

  Season two of Masters of Horror was, to put it nicely, a mixed bag.

  Review in Video — by Dread Central — on Apr 15, 2007

• DVD Review: Four Eyed Monsters

  A visionary independent romance.

  Review in Video — by Daniel J. Stasiewski — on Apr 15, 2007

• Movie Review: Cinderella

  Despite the title, there's little of the fairy tale in this Korean horror ghost story.

  Review in Video — by Bill Sherman — on Apr 15, 2007

• DVD Review: Shockwave

  Retitled made-for-TV junk with a great DVD transfer.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Apr 15, 2007

• TV Review: March Round-Up, Including New Shows Blood Ties, Raines, and The Riches

  Three new series plus the season finale of Battlestar Galactica and much more.

  Review in Video — by Ian Woolstencroft — on Apr 15, 2007

• Movie Review: The Hills Have Eyes II

  The hills have eyes. So what?

  Review in Video — by General Disdain — on Apr 15, 2007

• HD DVD Review: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

  "Hallelujah! Where's the Tylenol?"

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Apr 15, 2007

• DVD Review: Superman II - The Richard Donner Cut Is Genuinely Super

  Richard Donner restores his original cut of an iconic film and brings back dignity to a man in blue tights.

  Review in Video — by Don Hall — on Apr 15, 2007

• Movie Review: Pathfinder

  Stylish, plotless action.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 15, 2007

• TV Review: Friday Night Lights Season 1 Finale - "State"

  "Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose!"

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 15, 2007

Music

• Music DVD Review: Evanescence - Anywhere But Home

  Evanescence rocks Paris with some live Fallen back in '04.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Apr 15, 2007

• Really Really Good: Turn Off The Radio - AKA the Whole Story of Imus and Hip-Hop

  Don Imus, Al Sharpton and Hip-Hop Music equal one politically incorrect showdown that has many turning off their radios.

  Opinion in Music — by Laron Cue — on Apr 15, 2007

• Music Review: The Doors - The Soft Parade (Remastered With Bonus Tracks)

  Although I think most Doors fans will probably disagree with me, The Soft Parade was always my favorite of their six studio albums.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Apr 15, 2007

• Music Review: 1997 - ...A Better View Of The Rising Moon

  1997 is the cutest pop-punk band quintet to come out this year.

  Review in Music — by Brian McConville — on Apr 15, 2007

• Music Review: Deniece Williams - Love, Niecy Style

  Rod Stewart and Barry Manilow have had success in re-doing classic songs of old, that success should come to Deniece Williams.

  Review in Music — by Matthew Milam — on Apr 15, 2007

• Music Review: Eddie Cleanhead Vinson with T-Bone Walker - Kidney Stew Is Fine

  You know there is no artifice in that voice or that man and you are listening to the genuine article if there ever was one.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Apr 15, 2007

• Katharine McPhee: "Love Story" Vs. "Open Toes"

  Which single would be better for RCA to release from Katharine's new record?

  Opinion in Music — by Chris Evans — on Apr 15, 2007

• Music Review: The Zombies - Live at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London

  While the band could never fully re-group, Argent and Blunstone are valiantly carrying on the Zombies legacy and doing it justice.

  Review in Music — by John Reed — on Apr 15, 2007

Politics

• Imus and The Decline and Fall of Mass Media

  Recent media soul-searching is not really about Imus. It's about the very survival of mass media in the long run.

  Opinion in Politics — by Paul Levinson — on Apr 15, 2007

• New Dawn for Pakistan's Least-Loved Citizens?

  Pakistan can't ignore its Hindu legacy.

  Opinion in Politics — by Mayank Austen Soofi — on Apr 15, 2007

Culture

• Intelligence: A Double-Edged Sword

  Intelligent people are more prone to depressions and unhappiness than other people, but they are also capable of deep happiness.

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Apr 15, 2007

• Fiendish Friday Interviews: Norm Glenn of The Mansion of Terror

  Ever since I went through "Pitch Dark" last year, I knew I needed to talk to the man behind this Haunted Attraction.

  Interview in Culture — by hauntedreport — on Apr 15, 2007