September 9, 2007 Archive

Gaming

• Xbox 360 Impressions: skate. Demo

  Does the Tony Hawk series finally get competition?

  Opinion in Gaming — by Brian Szabelski — on Sep 09, 2007

• Xbox 360 Review: Blue Dragon

  The game doesn't make you feel Blue, and the story doesn't feel like it's Dragon... No more gags, I promise.

  Review in Gaming — by Andrew Ogier — on Sep 09, 2007

Video

• DVD Review: Comics on Duty - We Love You, Mrs. Bevins

  Supporting the troops without resorting to rhetoric.

  Review in Video — by Ray Ellis — on Sep 09, 2007

• TV Review: Torchwood

  The Doctor Who spin-off debuts on BBC-America.

  Review in Video — by Bill Sherman — on Sep 09, 2007

• Making the Rounds at General Hospital - Casualties of War

  Is Leticha the first victim of the new mob war?

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Sep 09, 2007

• DVD Review: Marianne Faithfull - Dreaming My Dreams

  So whatever happened to Marianne Faithfull?

  Review in Video — by Glen Boyd — on Sep 09, 2007

Sports

• Appalachian State Football Is Ranked 33rd

  Thanks to the AP poll rule change, the Mountaineers have 19 votes, while Michigan received zero (0) votes.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Sep 09, 2007

• When Your Team Disappoints How Do You Stay Interested?

  Its September, which means it's time for me to trade my Orioles cap for a Red Sox one.

  Opinion in Sports — by Benjamin Cossel — on Sep 09, 2007

• Notre Dame's Season of Woe Continues

  There's just not much fight in these Irish.

  News in Sports — by Benjamin Cossel — on Sep 09, 2007

• NCAA Roundup: Wolverine Armor Is Quacking

  Michigan's home stadium is very quickly becoming unfriendly confines for the players that sport the maize and blue.

  News in Sports — by Geeves — on Sep 09, 2007

Music

• The Emancipation of Whitney Houston

  On the eve of her big comeback, can Whitney Houston free herself from her past?

  Opinion in Music — by Tan The Man — on Sep 09, 2007

• Interview: Band Of The Week: Sons Of William

  The lyrics are, you can’t help thinking to yourself, intellectually above this bar’s usual crowd.

  Interview in Music — by A.L. Harper — on Sep 09, 2007

• Music Review: Ringo Starr – Photograph: The Very Best Of Ringo Starr

  Back off, Boogaloo...Ringo Starr puts out a solid best-of compilation that makes for over an hour's worth of rockin' listening, peace, and love.

  Review in Music — by Donald Gibson — on Sep 09, 2007

• Music Review: Till We Die - Pressing On

  Till We Die is a decent metal band. Read on to find out a few more details.

  Review in Music — by Gray Hunter — on Sep 09, 2007

• Music Review: John Fogerty - Revival

  Put him in coach! With his best collection of new songs in at least a few decades, John Fogerty really is ready to play.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Sep 09, 2007

• Music Review: Scorpions - Humanity Hour 1

  The return of the Scorpions - and they are doing their version of the Matrix.

  Review in Music — by Gray Hunter — on Sep 09, 2007

Sci/Tech

• Bits du Jour Deals: September 10 through September 14

  Everyone loves a discount on software.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Ken Edwards — on Sep 09, 2007

Culture

• Losing Respect Really Hurts

  When your idols shrink before your eyes.

  Opinion in Culture — by Ginger Haycox — on Sep 09, 2007

• We're Here, We're Childless: Deal With It

  The outrage over Corinne Maier's latest book shows where the real intolerance toward different lifestyles lies.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mark Edward Manning — on Sep 09, 2007

• Theater Review (NYC): You May Go Now by Bekah Brunstetter

  Dottie has trained Betty to be the perfect 1950s housewife. But what's really going on here?

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Sep 09, 2007

• High School Musical Star Vanessa Anne Hudgens Now Nude on Internet

  Another Disney star gone bad...

  News in Culture — by Maddy Pumilia — on Sep 09, 2007

Politics

• Don’t Hold Bated Breath For Barack

  Political prediction: Hillary Clinton will be "girl on top."

  Opinion in Politics — by Heloise — on Sep 09, 2007

• Sagging Pants, Hip Hop, and Racial Discrimination

  Laws are being passed across the country against wearing sagging pants in public. Is this another form of racism or a serious effort to clean up society?

  Opinion in Politics — by Movable Feast — on Sep 09, 2007

• Senator Biden Nails It on Meet the Press

  Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) may in fact be the only Democratic candidate with a solid rational plan for a successful outcome in Iraq.

  Opinion in Politics — by Z.Z. Bachman — on Sep 09, 2007

Books

• Book Review: The Incantation Of Frida K. by Kate Braverman

  ... a work of fiction that depicts how the artistic mind under certain circumstances can turn a person into their own worst enemy.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Sep 09, 2007

• Book Review: Dead Man Rising by Lilith Saintcrow

  Dark, gritty, urban fantasy at its best. The second in the Dante Valentine series does not disappoint.

  Review in Books — by Katie Trattner — on Sep 09, 2007

• Book Review: Religion of Peace? by Robert Spencer

  Spencer skewers the politically correct notions of Islam.

  Review in Books — by Marty Dodge — on Sep 09, 2007

• Interview with Terry Doherty, Creator of The Reading Tub, Inc., Part Two

  A close look at The Reading Tub, a non-profit, literacy organization. Part two.

  Interview in Books — by Mayra Calvani — on Sep 09, 2007