October 27, 2007 Archive

Music

• Music Review: Liquid Mind - Relax; A Liquid Mind Experience

  Relaxing music that's also recommended as a help for everything from anger management to yoga to dealing with serious illness.

  Review in Music — by Big Geez — on Oct 27, 2007

• Music Review: Hot Springs - Volcano

  Right off the bat, you can tell the band Hot Springs wouldn’t let up with its music.

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Oct 27, 2007

• Music Review: Ray Davies - Working Man's Cafe

  Veteran British rocker Ray Davies refuses to go gentle into that good night

  Review in Music — by Holly Hughes — on Oct 27, 2007

• Concert Review: Regina Spektor at Cleveland Agora, Cleveland, Oct. 1, 2007

  Regina Spektor has a voice that you really need to hear live.

  Review in Music — by Brian McConville — on Oct 27, 2007

• Concert Review: Smashing Pumpkins - Orpheum Theater, Oct. 15, 2007

  After seven long years, Smashing Pumpkins rocked Boston like they've never done before. Oh, what a night indeed!

  Review in Music — by Charlie Doherty — on Oct 27, 2007

• Interview: Band of the Week — Inverse Order

  I only hope that I’ve managed to string enough coherent words together through the haze of Nyquil to inspire...

  Interview in Music — by Michael Jones — on Oct 27, 2007

Gaming

• Nintendo DS Review: Backyard Basketball

  The touch interface and full court game play work well here as players young and old get plenty of love for the game.

  Review in Gaming — by Tall Writer — on Oct 27, 2007

• Xbox 360 Impressions: TimeShift

  Is this time-twisting FPS game a gimmick or something more?

  Opinion in Gaming — by Brian Szabelski — on Oct 27, 2007

Video

• TV Review: Ugly Betty – “A League of Their Own”

  The second season only gets better at Mode!

  Review in Video — by Ann Hagman Cardinal — on Oct 27, 2007

• DVD Review: Pocket Snails - Potty Adventure

  Ah, potty training... can potty snails be of help?

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Oct 27, 2007

• Movie Review: Ratatouille

  Those whiz kids at Disney/Pixar are back, it's time to stand up and applaud once again!

  Review in Video — by Daniel Cummings — on Oct 27, 2007

• DVD Review: Veronica Mars - The Complete Third Season

  The teen noir detective's final season comes to DVD.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Oct 27, 2007

Books

• Book Review: My Life in France by Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme

  a wonderful tale of self-discovery through cooking and food, stories that you will enjoy and only leave you wanting more

  Review in Books — by Katie Trattner — on Oct 27, 2007

• Book Review: Cholesterol Down: 10 Simple Steps to Lower Your Cholesterol in 4 Weeks - Without Prescription Drugs by Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D., LDN

  Dr. Jennifer H. Mieres, National Spokesperson for the American Heart Association-- “The...Cholesterol Down Plan could be the most important investment you make...”

  Review in Books — by Kelly Jad'on — on Oct 27, 2007

• The Early Word - Fiction: New Books For The Week Of October 28, 2007

  Steel, Vince Flynn, Karon, Woodiwiss, Barker, Bradford, Chabon, Card, Foster, Ha Jin, Hoeg, Patterson, Truman, Anne Perry, Suzanne Brockmann, A Family Christmas...

  News in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Oct 27, 2007

• Book Review: War With No End

  ...a perspective that doesn't depend on ideology or an "ism" for its survival – now that's a real policy alternative.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 27, 2007

• There is Life in Inanimate Objects

  That is, if you're a novelist.

  Opinion in Books — by Terence Clarke — on Oct 27, 2007

• Book Review: The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams

  This is the story of one woman, some clothes, a pumpkin head and how she faced her fears.

  Review in Books — by Kate McCarthy Bond — on Oct 27, 2007

• Book Review: A Good Dog - The Story of Orson, Who Changed My Life by Jon Katz

  Jon Katz has written no less than six books and innumerable columns about dogs. This book is about the dog that broke his heart.

  Review in Books — by Friend Mouse — on Oct 27, 2007

Tastes

• The Reluctant Omnivore

  An unusual culinary tour of Puerto Rico.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Ann Hagman Cardinal — on Oct 27, 2007

Culture

• Halle Berry’s Comment: Where Are Jesse and Al?

  The lack of outrage should be of concern to everyone.

  Opinion in Culture — by Daryl D — on Oct 27, 2007

• Can't Two Men In Caftans Have A Wizard Duel Without It Being Gay?

  It's a world which, now given permission, will do it's damnedest to reduce the character of Dumbledore into a caricature in rainbow robes.

  Opinion in Culture — by Kati Irons — on Oct 27, 2007

Sports

• World Series: Rockies Chances Fogg-y At Best

  Josh Fogg is the last chance at a competitive series. It's like asking Woody Allen to bench press 500 pounds.

  Opinion in Sports — by Zach Baker — on Oct 27, 2007