May 12, 2007 Archive

Books

• Book Review: The Blonde by Duane Swierczynski

  The Blonde is a white-hot bullet of a story that hits the reader right between the eyes.

  Review in Books — by Mel Odom — on May 12, 2007

• Book Review: Mum's The Word by Kate Collins

  It's Spring! Time to bring on a new cozy mystery series that's in full bloom.

  Review in Books — by Mel Odom — on May 12, 2007

• Book Review - Learning MySQL by Seyed M.M. "Saied" Tahaghoghi And Hugh E. Williams

  If you want to get a good solid foundation into how to build MySQL server databases, then Learning MySQL is just the ticket.

  Review in Books — by T. Michael Testi — on May 12, 2007

• Graphic Novel Review: God Save the Queen by Mike Carey & John Bolton

  Northern London meets Faeryland in this new Vertigo graphic novel.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on May 12, 2007

• Book Review: In No One's Land by Paige Ackerson-Kiely and Upon Arrival by Paula Cisewski

  In which I act like a real author and review my friends.

  Review in Books — by KateHarding — on May 12, 2007

• Book Review: The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor

  Alice In Wonderland with one twist too many.

  Review in Books — by Mel Odom — on May 12, 2007

• Book Review Carry Me Like Water by Benjamin Alire Saenz

  A magical and touching story of intertwined lives, AIDs and immigration by the poet Benjamin Alire Saenz.

  Review in Books — by Gina Ruiz — on May 12, 2007

• Graphic Book Review: Translucent by Okamoto Kazuhiro

  Review in Books — by Lindsay Beaumont — on May 12, 2007

Video

• DVD Review: Game Box 1.0

  Ambitious video game fantasy is much better than you'd expect.

  Review in Video — by Damian Penny — on May 12, 2007

• DVD Review: Ultraman - Series One, Volume One

  Ever wonder where the stereotypes for bad Japanese monster movies started? It wasn't Godzilla, it was Ultraman.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on May 12, 2007

• Katharine Hepburn Centenary: The First Lady of Cinema

  A true Hollywood great remembered.

  Opinion in Video — by Ian Woolstencroft — on May 12, 2007

• New Horror DVD Release List: May 8, 2007

  Behold the creeping terror making its way towards you on May 8, 2007...

  News in Video — by Dread Central — on May 12, 2007

Gaming

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Double Dragon

  The first full arcade-accurate port on a home console, and with online co-op.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on May 12, 2007

Music

• Interview: Band Of The Week - The Working Title

  After an amicable split with Universal Records, The Working Title are unsigned and therefore qualify for the Band of the Week.

  Interview in Music — by A.L. Harper — on May 12, 2007

• Music DVD Review: Before The Music Dies (Limited Grassroots Edition)

  Finally, a film that says what the rest of us who love music have been thinking.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on May 12, 2007

• Music Review: Watermelon Slim And The Workers The Wheel Man

  They play every song like it could be their last, and every note like there could be no tomorrow.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on May 12, 2007

• Music Review: 50 Cent - "Straight To The Bank" and "Amusement Park"

  After taking a few years off to work on his movie career 50 Cent is back, and still as hard-core as ever.

  Review in Music — by Dillon Doyle — on May 12, 2007

• Music Review: Chick Corea/Béla Fleck - The Enchantment

  I would not have guessed that a collection of songs this enjoyable could have been created with only piano and banjo.

  Review in Music — by Big Geez — on May 12, 2007

• 90's Musical Survivors Offer Interesting Solo Projects

  In the post-Nirvana era, long after the glow sticks have burned out, it’s fascinating to see who’s survived.

  Opinion in Music — by Sean Paul Mahoney — on May 12, 2007

• Old Time Radio Horror: The Sounds of Fear

  Before fright flicks, chilling horror was just a twist of the radio dial away.

  Review in Music — by ILoz Zoc — on May 12, 2007

• CAKE Giveaway!

  To celebrate the release of B-Sides and Rarities, Blogcritics is pleased to host a giveaway of CAKE-related prizes.

  News in Music — by Anna Creech — on May 12, 2007

Sci/Tech

• Helium.com Censors Content, Deletes Accurate Articles

  Helium's egalitarian article evaluation process is being undermined by the deletion of relevant articles despite high user ratings.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Craig Kohler — on May 12, 2007

Sports

• 2007 Preakness - Preview

  There are five of the 20 Derby starters contending in the Preakness.

  Opinion in Sports — by T. Michael Testi — on May 12, 2007

Culture

• Interview and Product Review: Ouvrez La Porte Embodies 1940s Glamour with Modern Comfort

  Designer Karen LaPorte creates a clothing collection inspired by Scorceses' "The Aviator" - both the clothes and the aircraft.

  Interview in Culture — by Alyse Wax — on May 12, 2007

• (M)other’s Day

  Who else is due some appreciation on Mother's Day?

  Opinion in Culture — by Elaine Borthwick — on May 12, 2007

• Glass Artist Dale Chihuly Causes a War of Words in Seattle

  Glass god Dale Chichuly has defenders and detractors. Now he is the center of dispute amongst Seattle's talented art critics.

  Opinion in Culture — by Lenny Campello — on May 12, 2007

• Product Review: Lingerie du Pied - Lingerie For Your Feet

  Bras and panties aren't the only lingerie now!

  Review in Culture — by Alyse Wax — on May 12, 2007

• Fiendish Friday Interview: Rick Davis of Darkride and Funhouse Enthusiasts

  One of my fondest memories growing up was visiting the State Fair of Texas and riding the little Dark Ride they had there.

  Interview in Culture — by hauntedreport — on May 12, 2007