May 16, 2007 Archive

Gaming

• PC Game Review: Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar

  Travel to Middle-Earth and help the Free Peoples battle the forces of evil.

  Review in Gaming — by Toni Schwartz — on May 16, 2007

• PC Game Review: Ancient Wars: Sparta

  Fight as Spartans, Persians, or Egyptians in this new real-time strategy game.

  Review in Gaming — by Josh Lasser — on May 16, 2007

Video

• Movie Review: Night At The Museum

  Museum inhabitants come to life and cause mayhem in Ben Stiller's latest vehicle, but is it really that funny?

  Review in Video — by Daniel Cummings — on May 16, 2007

• Making the Rounds at General Hospital - Families Torn Apart

  Jason learns his son's name and one brother is devastated by another's actions.

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on May 16, 2007

• Missing: 2.5 Million TV Viewers

  Ad supported downloadable free vids are the way to go, all around.

  Opinion in Video — by Amrita Rajan — on May 16, 2007

• DVD Review: The World's Most Famous Haunted House

  When was the last time you had a really good scare — for fun, I mean?

  Review in Video — by hauntedreport — on May 16, 2007

• TV Review: The Shield – “Exiled” or Strike Team Family Feud

  The Hillbilly vs. Detective Thug -- the war between Shane and Mackie begins -- and the smoking cellphone.

  Review in Video — by Ann Hagman Cardinal — on May 16, 2007

• DVD Review - Arthur and the Invisibles

  A DVD for the family looking for a little escapism and harmless fantasy

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on May 16, 2007

• Spike TV's First Annual Guys Choice Awards

  Do we really need another awards show?

  Opinion in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on May 16, 2007

• DVD Review: Beverly Hills, 90210: The Complete Second Season

  For Gen-Xers and Millenials, this set is a nice walk down memory lane.

  Review in Video — by Robin Kavanagh — on May 16, 2007

• TV Review: Painkiller Jane - "Nothing To Fear But Fear Itself"

  Jane's mother appears as a vision, a personification of her deepest fear of being hated rather than loved by the woman she idolizes.

  Review in Video — by Temple Stark — on May 16, 2007

• Casting Call: Spurned Spouses Needed

  If it's splitsville for you and your spouse, then turn to the loving embrace of reality television to make everything better.

  News in Video — by TV with MeeVee — on May 16, 2007

• DVD Review: The War at Home - The Complete First Season

  This show makes me sad.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on May 16, 2007

• TV Review: Channel 4's Virgin Season - Virgin School

  Shy, nervous, virginal man benefits from the kindness of women.

  Review in Video — by Elaine Borthwick — on May 16, 2007

• Movie Review: Rooster Cogburn - Katharine Hepburn Centenary

  Hepburn and Wayne together for the first and only time! It's just a shame the film wasn't worthy of them.

  Review in Video — by Ian Woolstencroft — on May 16, 2007

• Interview with David Holbrook, Director of Hard As Nails

  LX.TV's SuChin Pak interviews David Holbrook, director of Hard As Nails, a documentary premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival.

  Interview in Video — by LX.TV — on May 16, 2007

• Movie Review: Apocalypto

  Mel tackles the end of a civilization.

  Review in Video — by Daniel Cummings — on May 16, 2007

• The 2007 Network Upfronts: CBS

  CBS's turn to unveil their lineup. And it's got Jack Davenport and Madchen Amick!

  News in Video — by Josh Lasser — on May 16, 2007

• DVD Review: Cat People

  Noir horror at its finest during the World War II years.

  Review in Video — by Dan Schneider — on May 16, 2007

• Movie Review: Spider-Man 3

  Raimi over-eggs the pudding as the web spinning trilogy concludes with a whimper.

  Review in Video — by Rob Stickler — on May 16, 2007

• TV Review: American Idol 6: Semi-Finals

  None of these three deserve to go home tonight.

  Review in Video — by Toni Schwartz — on May 16, 2007

• Movie Review: Shackles

  Daryl Hughley is for the incarcerated children.

  Review in Video — by T. Rigney — on May 16, 2007

• TV Review: 24 Season Six - Hour 22: Fighting Back

  Peter MacNicol proves once again why he was hired...he is absolutely superb at line delivery and comic timing.

  Review in Video — by Mary K. Williams — on May 16, 2007

Culture

• How A Prince in Fresno Became The Queen

  How one Prom Queen put the city of Fresno on the map in the history of transgender rights.

  Opinion in Culture — by Junichi Semitsu — on May 16, 2007

• LX.TV Explores "Design Life Now" at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York

  Go behind the scenes at "Design Life Now" at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum in New York.

  Review in Culture — by LX.TV — on May 16, 2007

• LX.TV Visits Alessi Design, New York

  Discover sleek and sophisticated architecture and design at Alessi in New York.

  Review in Culture — by LX.TV — on May 16, 2007

• XM Suspends Opie and Anthony, Fails Subscribers

  By suspending Opie and Anthony, XM has violated its promise to subscribers.

  Opinion in Culture — by Craig Lyndall — on May 16, 2007

• Satire: Researchers Report Sunshine Now 7% Brighter

  Scientists are astonished at a worldwide phenomenon which seems to defy all natural science.

  Satire in Culture — by Dave Nalle — on May 16, 2007

• Product Review: Hanes Classic A-Shirt

  Being the fashion snob that I am, who would have thought that a $2 t-shirt would become one of my favorite things to wear?

  Opinion in Culture — by Alyse Wax — on May 16, 2007

• Excuse Me While I Sing Into My Hairbrush

  Kids choreograph their own dance routines and become their favourite super-hero. Grownups worry about what people think.

  Opinion in Culture — by Craig Harper — on May 16, 2007

• Parenting the Newborn: Expect Uncertainty, Await Joy

  The first few days, weeks, and months can be difficult, but boy do the next few make up for it.

  Opinion in Culture — by Liam Bailey — on May 16, 2007

• Theater Review: W. Somerset Maugham's The Constant Wife

  The Pasadena Playhouse has a consistent winner in Art Manke's staging with Megan Gallagher in the lead.

  Review in Culture — by Cristofer Gross — on May 16, 2007

Music

• Music Review: Supergrass - Road to Rouen

  Maybe Supergrass doesn’t want to be just a funny band or maybe Gaz is now a mature man looking over his shoulder at the past.

  Review in Music — by Marcelo Baeza Sequeira — on May 16, 2007

• Music Review: LynnMarie & the Boxhounds - Party Dress

  Everything old is new again.

  Review in Music — by Nancy Dunham — on May 16, 2007

• Music Review: Serengeti's Noticeably Negro

  Serengeti's Noticeably Negro is noticeably experimental.

  Review in Music — by Constance Burris — on May 16, 2007

• EMI to Partner with Amazon and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Amazon.com and EMI, IBM and Bob Marley in today's music and tech news update

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on May 16, 2007

• Music DVD Review: Classic Albums -- Electric Ladyland -- The Jimi Hendrix Experience

  Insights into the creative genius that has been hidden behind the electric guitar reputation for too many years are brought to light on this disc.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on May 16, 2007

• Facedown In The Mainstream: Cultural Pimpin' & Hip Hop

  Art reflects the people and if we want Hip-Hop to change, we have to love ourselves enough to change.

  Opinion in Music — by Clayton Perry — on May 16, 2007

• Music Review: Nekromantix - Life is a Grave & I Dig It!!!

  The Rockats meet The Clash meet The Sex Pistols -- all in one album.

  Review in Music — by Nancy Dunham — on May 16, 2007

• Music DVD Review: Loose Grooves – Funkin' Live In England 1980 by War

  Loose Grooves will have you experiencing the polish and passion of War.

  Review in Music — by T. Michael Testi — on May 16, 2007

• Music Review: Chimaira - Resurrection

  A band reborn delivers a crushing blow.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on May 16, 2007

• Music Review: Blacktop Mourning - No Regret

  If you haven’t yet heard of the band that calls itself Blacktop Mourning, don’t be surprised if you can’t escape them this time next year.

  Review in Music — by Robert Burke — on May 16, 2007

• Concert Review: Heaven & Hell Tour 2007 (Cleveland, OH 5/11/2007)

  The Heaven & Hell Tour 2007 was one of the best metal shows I myself have seen in a long long time.

  Review in Music — by Brian McConville — on May 16, 2007

• Interview: Watermelon Slim Part 2

  if you really want to get to know the man, buy his music. What you hear is truly what you get.

  Interview in Music — by Richard Marcus — on May 16, 2007

• Music Review: Boots Randolph - A Whole New Ballgame

  The guy who struck gold with "Yakety Sax" is still tooting his horn -- and the truth is, he sounds pretty good.

  Review in Music — by Big Geez — on May 16, 2007

• Music Review: Westlife - The Love Album

  Westlife are the Kings of Balladeers, so putting together a song of love songs was probably one of their smartest moves.

  Review in Music — by Janine Macdonald — on May 16, 2007

Politics

• Jerusalem Day 2007 – the Rising of the Spirit of the Land

  When Security Minister Amir Peretz began to speak, the thunder from the heavens grew louder and continued steadily as though in strong disagreement.

  Opinion in Politics — by Ruvy — on May 16, 2007

Sci/Tech

• What Is Banana Oil?

  mental_floss fact of the day.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Mental_Floss — on May 16, 2007

• Evolution Is Not A Theory For Superheroes

  Our advantage over other apes is our ability to imagine the next steps in evolution and the amount of spandex that will be involved.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Robert K. Blechman — on May 16, 2007

Books

• Book Review: The Egyptologist by Arthur Phillips

  A dark tale of how easily interest can turn into obsession; how scholarly interests can turn into monomania and ambition.

  Review in Books — by Fleiger — on May 16, 2007

• Manga Review: Ohba & Obata's Death Note – Volume Eleven

  Catching up on the horror manga series that's created an uproar in China.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on May 16, 2007

• An Interview With Mystery Writer Robert Parker

  "Crossing the characters over from one book to another seemed like a good idea at the time."

  Interview in Books — by Scott Butki — on May 16, 2007

• Book Review: Uncertainty - Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the Struggle for the Soul of Science by David Lindley

  David Lindley’s Uncertainty provides a highly readable account of the uncertainty principle and the scientists involved in its discovery.

  Review in Books — by Hugh Ruppersburg — on May 16, 2007