June 13, 2007 Archive

Video

• DVD Review: Ghidorah - The Three Headed Monster

  The first time in America on DVD for this Godzilla series classic.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Jun 13, 2007

• TV Review: Kids - Big Ideas For A Small Planet

  “You want to get money out of adults? Well you have to talk serious to them”.

  Review in Video — by Simon Barrett — on Jun 13, 2007

• DVD Review: 13 (Tzameti)

  Gela Babluani's first film is an exercise in style and tension.

  Review in Video — by Eli Phelps — on Jun 13, 2007

• TV Review: The Sopranos Or The Tiger? David Chase As Frank Stockton

  Ambiguous endings can have classic written all over them.

  Review in Video — by Paul Levinson — on Jun 13, 2007

• Rob Thomas on Banff, Veronica Mars, and Life After the Show's Death

  The Veronica Mars creator answers a few questions before heading out to the spa.

  Interview in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Jun 13, 2007

• TV Preview: All Hail the Lil’ Decider – Comedy Central’s Lil’ Bush

  Can “Lil’ Bush” take viral video to the big leagues? Creator Donick Cary and voiceover star Iggy Pop think so.

  Interview in Video — by Peter Chakerian — on Jun 13, 2007

• Grey's Anatomy Fires Isaiah Washington

  How can a man who works in an industry built around image be so clueless?

  Opinion in Video — by Amrita Rajan — on Jun 13, 2007

• DVD Review: The Practice - Volume One

  After 10 long years, The Practice finally hits DVD with the 4-disc Volume One.

  Review in Video — by Kate C. Harding — on Jun 13, 2007

• B-Movie of the Week: Mountaintop Motel Massacre

  Another reason to stay far, far away from locally owned redneck motels.

  Review in Video — by T. Rigney — on Jun 13, 2007

• TV Review: The Sopranos - The End of the Family

  When life or death doesn't matter.

  Review in Video — by David Mazzotta — on Jun 13, 2007

• DVD Review: Where is the World Going, Mr. Stiglitz?

  This DVD set lets us know the pluses and the minuses and provides insight to how we can fix this crazy idea of globalization.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Jun 13, 2007

• DVD Review: Welcome Back, Kotter - The Complete First Season

  Up your nose with a rubber hose!

  Review in Video — by Damian Penny — on Jun 13, 2007

• DVD Review: Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete First Season

  Wait no longer to enjoy "Wait Till Your Father Gets Home" on DVD.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Jun 13, 2007

Politics

• The Environmentalists' War on the Poor

  Environmental policies are only designed to push the middle class into poverty.

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Jun 13, 2007

• Katie and Hillary: Going Down Together?

  If we're not ready for a female news anchor, are we ready for a female president?

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Jun 13, 2007

• Bush to Gonzales: "Yer Doin’ A Great Job, Albie…"

  The Alberto Gonzales affair shows just how far the Oval Office and Justice Department have fallen with respect to building competent management teams.

  Opinion in Politics — by YABOSI — on Jun 13, 2007

• Canadian Politics: Native Treaty Rights And Land Claims

  the grass has gotten pretty brown and the running water has slowed to a trickle.

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Jun 13, 2007

Music

• Music Review: Northern State - Better Already EP

  For hip hop, the term group is used, but I’d like to make a case that Northern State might actually be the first female hip hop band.

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Jun 13, 2007

• Concert Review: The National - St. Louis, MO - June 11, 2007

  Current indie darlings make their debut appearance in St. Louis - Time for Growing

  Review in Music — by Eric Dennis — on Jun 13, 2007

• Music Review: Throwback Suburbia - Four Play

  Throwback Suburbia are back with more of their melody-filled, hooky, addictive, quintessential power-pop fun!

  Review in Music — by A.L. Harper — on Jun 13, 2007

• Music Review: The Dears - No Cities Left

  No Cities Left is a good LP, but his weakness is to be like a catalogue of the alternative brit pop cliché

  Review in Music — by Marcelo Baeza Sequeira — on Jun 13, 2007

• Music DVD Review: Andromeda - Playing Off the Board

  Impressive melodic prog-metal from Sweden, recorded in Poland.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 13, 2007

• Music Review: Eli Cook – Miss Blues'es Child

  20-year old blues guitar prodigy evokes the old masters

  Review in Music — by Dave Lifton — on Jun 13, 2007

• Music Review: Various Artists Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur

  Instant Karma's gonna get you. Gonna hit you right on the head... for a good cause.

  Review in Music — by Mike D'Orazio — on Jun 13, 2007

• Return To Jupiter, A Look at the Jupiter-8 Synthesizer

  A classic analog synthesizer from the early 1980s returns in software form.

  Review in Music — by Ed Driscoll — on Jun 13, 2007

• Music Review: Tomahawk - Anonymous

  Anonymous..one of the best representations of Native music to have come down the pipe in a long time.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Jun 13, 2007

• Music Review: Poison - Poison'd!

  Poison returns with their first studio work since 2002.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 13, 2007

• New Album Releases, 6-12-2007: Toby Keith, Fabolous, Enrique Iglesias

  We got some gangster rap this week, plus Toby Keith for the crackers, and some Enrique Iglesias for the ladies.

  News in Music — by Al Barger — on Jun 13, 2007

Culture

• Do Dads Deserve Father's Day?

  Father's Day is for good dads and growing dads.

  Opinion in Culture — by iAMrj — on Jun 13, 2007

• Blood Donation: Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation

  Blood. Although it flows through all our veins, it is apparently not in all of us to give.

  Opinion in Culture — by Abram Bergen — on Jun 13, 2007

Tastes

• The Egyptian Wine Gods

  Wine gods likely exist in all kinds of mythology: the Egyptians are just a tasting.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Jenn Jordan — on Jun 13, 2007

• LX.TV Restaurant Review: Kobe Club, New York

  You've heard the controversy, now head to Kobe Club in midtown to judge for yourself what all the fuss is about.

  Review in Tastes — by LX.TV — on Jun 13, 2007

• Wine Glossary: Drinking in the Greek Language

  Going to Greece is a unique experience; sampling the wine will only compound this.

  News in Tastes — by Jenn Jordan — on Jun 13, 2007

• RealMeals.TV Recipe: Mile-High Quesadilla

  Opinion in Tastes — by RealMeals.TV — on Jun 13, 2007

Books

• Interview With The Amazin Lethi

  "I’m inspired by those who have accomplished greatness from humble beginnings, such as Oprah, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Walt Disney."

  Interview in Books — by Kelly Jad'on — on Jun 13, 2007

• Book Review: After Dark by Haruki Murakami

  A delicious, lingering book that gets clearer and muddier with every chapter.

  Review in Books — by Melita Teale — on Jun 13, 2007

• Book Review - Flash CS3: The Missing Manual by E.A. Vander Veer and Chris Grover

  A clear, concise, and entertaining way to learn Flash.

  Review in Books — by T. Michael Testi — on Jun 13, 2007

• Book Review: The Best Is Yet to Be by James E. Stowers and Jack Jonathan

  A book of a business built from scratch, when the odds were stacked against the builder.

  Review in Books — by NancyGail — on Jun 13, 2007

Gaming

• Nintendo Wii Review: Mortal Kombat: Armageddon

  Mortal Kombat comes to the Nintendo Wii.

  Review in Gaming — by Josh Lasser — on Jun 13, 2007

• PC Game Review: World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade

  Don't mess with this Blood Elf!

  Review in Gaming — by Kristen Schweitzer — on Jun 13, 2007

Sports

• De Paul "Blue Demons" - Rather Ironic

  mental_floss fact of the day.

  News in Sports — by Mental_Floss — on Jun 13, 2007

• Red Auerbach: Cigars and Celtics

  Red Auerbach went down in history as one of the most colorful basketball coaches of all time.

  News in Sports — by Jenn Jordan — on Jun 13, 2007

Sci/Tech

• LX.TV Spa Review: Pola Kirei, Los Angeles

  Discover a scientific and innovative approach to skin care.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by LX.TV — on Jun 13, 2007