August 10, 2007 Archive

Books

• Book Review: Fourth Comings by Megan McCafferty

  Jessica Darling is back and all grown-up, well, almost grown-up.

  Review in Books — by Jill Hart — on Aug 10, 2007

• Book Review - Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire by Alex Von Tunzelmann

  Love in the time of massacres.

  Review in Books — by Mayank Austen Soofi — on Aug 10, 2007

• Book Review: The Last Legion by Valerio Massimo Manfredi

  A story of legends, and starting point for others...

  Review in Books — by Fleiger — on Aug 10, 2007

• Book Review - Photoshop Elements Drop Dead Lighting Techniques by Barry Huggins

  Photoshop Elements Drop Dead Lighting Techniques provides a wealth of information, especially for those who are new to digital editing and photo manipulation.

  Review in Books — by T. Michael Testi — on Aug 10, 2007

• Book Preview: Shooting War by Anthony Lappe and Dan Goldman

  Lappe and Goldman have got a great and timely illustrated political thriller coming out in November 2007.

  Review in Books — by Mel Odom — on Aug 10, 2007

• Book Review: Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible: Flawed Women Loved by a Flawless God by Liz Curtis Higgs

  In this book, Higgs covers five more women whose stories are found in the bible, but who are often overlooked or cast aside as "bad girls".

  Review in Books — by Jill Hart — on Aug 10, 2007

• Comic Review: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Season Eight)

  Buffy lives on.

  Review in Books — by Bob Milne — on Aug 10, 2007

• Book Review: Daniel Johnnes's Top 200 Wines by Daniel Johnnes with Michael Stephenson

  Curious about how to order delicious, value-priced wines that will make your guests, dates, or clients swoon?

  Review in Books — by Marisa DVari — on Aug 10, 2007

• Book Review: The Dark River by John Twelve Hawks

  ...a human heartbeat drives the pulse of this novel.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Aug 10, 2007

• Book Review: Trial & Error by Paul Levine

  The case gets personal when Steve Solomon's nephew ends up smack in the middle of all the action.

  Review in Books — by Jill Hart — on Aug 10, 2007

Gaming

• North American PlayStation 3 To Lose Hardware-based Backward Compatibility

  Full compatibility to play PS1 and PS2 games is going away with the August release of the 80GB PS3.

  News in Gaming — by Mark Buckingham — on Aug 10, 2007

Video

• DVD Review: Steve Irwin The Crocodile Hunter - Ocean's Deadliest

  The last documentary Steve Irwin worked on examines the ocean's deadliest creatures.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Aug 10, 2007

• CASTING CALL: The Singing Bee Now Casting

  Do you know the lyrics? Then step up to the plate.

  News in Video — by RealityWanted — on Aug 10, 2007

• Movie Review: Stardust

  A grand fantasy adventure and one of the better films of the summer.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Aug 10, 2007

• Movie Review: Stardust

  Another must-see summer movie.

  Review in Video — by Gerald Wright — on Aug 10, 2007

• ABC Dance Show Now Casting!

  Can you dance? Wanna be on TV?

  News in Video — by RealityWanted — on Aug 10, 2007

• New Movies and Box Office Predictions: Rush Hour 3, Stardust, Daddy Day Camp

  The dog days of summer are fast approaching.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 10, 2007

• HGTV Holiday Special Now Casting for Home Holiday Makeovers

  If your house needs sprucing up for the holidays, HGTV wants you!

  News in Video — by RealityWanted — on Aug 10, 2007

• Movie Media: Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Things We Lost in the Fire, Whiteout, August Rush, In the Valley of Elah, Resident Evil: Extinction, The Strangers

  Tantalizing movie goods to tempt you into the theater.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 10, 2007

• PBS Primetime Programming for The Week of August 12

  It's time for PBS to rock me, Amadeus!

  News in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Aug 10, 2007

Music

• Music Review: Band Of The Week - Cary Brothers

  Brothers music reflects his life spent in the dappled light of greatness.

  Review in Music — by A.L. Harper — on Aug 10, 2007

• Switchfoot Goes Independent

  Sony and Switchfoot have parted ways and now Switchfoot will go independent.

  News in Music — by Tim — on Aug 10, 2007

• The Friday Morning Listen: Bruce Hornsby - Camp Meeting

  Celebrating "guy's weekend"!

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Aug 10, 2007

• Music DVD Review: High School Musical, The Concert - Extreme Access Pass

  The concert of the movie. Sequel coming soon. I smell marketing property.

  Review in Music — by Warren Kelly — on Aug 10, 2007

• Music Review: Kaiser Chiefs - Yours Truly, Angry Mob

  The perfect cross between a new wave band from the 80s and a brit pop band from the 90s.

  Review in Music — by Marcelo Baeza Sequeira — on Aug 10, 2007

Sci/Tech

• Video Training Review - Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Beginners With Dave Cross From NAPP

  Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Beginners scores a dead center bulls-eye getting the inexperienced user productive and up to speed quickly.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by T. Michael Testi — on Aug 10, 2007

Sports

• The Dolphins' New Veterans

  It's not just the rookies with something to prove.

  News in Sports — by J Jordan — on Aug 10, 2007

Politics

• Not Following The "Leader"

  You allowed Bush to take and abuse power, so you get to suffer the consequences right along with him.

  Opinion in Politics — by Realist — on Aug 10, 2007

• Democratic Candidates Fail the Gay Marriage Test

  Is there any candidate who can provide the leadership the nation needs?

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Aug 10, 2007

Culture

• Lint Factory Creates Jewelry For Your Hair

  Lint Factory was running out of places to put jewelry... so they created hair jewelry!

  Opinion in Culture — by Alyse Wax — on Aug 10, 2007

• Catfight! Hemingway’s Beloved Cats in Peril

  Socialists peeved by dilettantes in fur at Hemingway’s Home – a question of freedom.

  Opinion in Culture — by Ashtoreth Valecourt — on Aug 10, 2007

• Jewelry Design: Spragwerks Creates Industrial Couture

  Mechanic-turned-jeweler Rich Sandomeno's standout piece is his corset ring.

  Interview in Culture — by Alyse Wax — on Aug 10, 2007