August 5, 2007 Archive

Books

• Book Review: Stardust by Neil Gaiman

  This story gives the term "star-crossed lover" a new meaning.

  Review in Books — by Fleiger — on Aug 05, 2007

• Book Review: King of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema by Anupama Chopra

  Just how a middle-class Muslim man, who is rumored to be gay, became India’s biggest film star.

  Review in Books — by Mayank Austen Soofi — on Aug 05, 2007

• Book Review: Blood Follows by Steven Erikson

  Blood Follows has a wonderful sense of the familiar while being a brand new experience

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Aug 05, 2007

Music

• Music Review: Blackie and the Rodeo Kings - Let's Frolic

  Blackie and the Rodeo Kings wrap their stormy songs with silver linings, as their characters find moments of clarity.

  Review in Music — by Larry Sakin — on Aug 05, 2007

• Single Review: Will.I.Am - "Got It From My Mama"

  If the rest of the tracks are as good as "Got It From My Mama (Genetics)," the album will be a best seller.

  Review in Music — by Dillon Doyle — on Aug 05, 2007

• Music DVD Review: A Night At The Family Dog: A Ralph J. Gleason Rock Classic Featuring Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, and Santana

  Three of the greatest San Francisco bands of the psychedelic sixties -- the Dead, the Airplane, and Santana -- let their freak flags fly.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Aug 05, 2007

• Retro Redux: Perry Como's Answer To Rock & Roll

  Beloved by his fans, Perry was known in the business as a true gentleman -- but wasn't exactly teen idol material.

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Aug 05, 2007

• Music DVD Review: Rush - A Show Of Hands

  Late 80's Rush at their finest.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Aug 05, 2007

Politics

• Misplaced Outrage

  Find out why conservatives think sharia law will soon be upon us.

  Opinion in Politics — by Marcus Alexander Gadson — on Aug 05, 2007

• Infrastructure Meltdown - A Solvable Problem

  What fixing our infrastructure would take is for state and national legislators to get their priorities straight.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Aug 05, 2007

• Casinos Don’t Smell Right

  In other words, when the mechanism providing the public benefit is a private loss, the process becomes ignoble.

  Opinion in Politics — by Jeffrey L. Syrios — on Aug 05, 2007

• Is Greed Good? For Whom?

  Ask not for whom greed toils, for it does not toil for thee.

  Opinion in Politics — by Realist — on Aug 05, 2007

Video

• DVD Review: Frasier - The Complete Ninth Season

  Daphne and Miles were finally together, but Frasier was beginning to show signs of age.

  Review in Video — by Rebecca Wright — on Aug 05, 2007

• DVD Review: Perfect Creature

  I thought I would have enjoyed Perfect Creature and its creation of a new myth more than I did.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Aug 05, 2007

• I Don't Buy It: Viagra Commercials

  Advertising for the masses? Or just a few gullible jackasses?

  Opinion in Video — by Geeves — on Aug 05, 2007

• Movie Review: The Bourne Ultimatum

  Superior action/thriller delivers the edge-of-your-seat goods.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 05, 2007

• Making the Rounds at General Hospital - Elizabeth Commits Perjury

  Logan and Lulu kiss in the rain, Elizabeth lies about Jake's paternity.

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Aug 05, 2007

• DVD Review: The Search for John Gissing

  A classical comedy with a touch of honesty.

  Review in Video — by Daniel J. Stasiewski — on Aug 05, 2007

• Movie Review: Underdog

  No need to fear, Underdog is here!

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 05, 2007

Culture

• My Life Five Years From Now

  Some of us are going to wake up tomorrow (seemingly) and it will be 2012.

  Opinion in Culture — by Craig Harper — on Aug 05, 2007

• The Immortal Marilyn Monroe

  Reflections on an American icon on the anniversary of her death.

  Opinion in Culture — by Doug DeLong — on Aug 05, 2007