December 2, 2007 Archive

Music

• Music Review: Josh Turner - Everything Is Fine

  Everything Is Fine seems to be not only the album title but also a report on the status of Turner's rapidly rising career.

  Review in Music — by Malisa Morsman — on Dec 02, 2007

• Remembering Little Walter And Off The Wall

  The Blues Blogger takes us on another trip down memory lane and remembers a legend.

  Opinion in Music — by The Blues Blogger — on Dec 02, 2007

• Interview: Band Of The Week - Slow Runner

  Slow Runner is what happens when Star Wars or AV geeks grow up and form a band... after pulling a sword from a stone.

  Interview in Music — by A.L. Harper — on Dec 02, 2007

• Music Review: Common - thisisme then: The Best of Common

  Common's raw rhymes mixed with that earthy backpacker aura still emanate from this pristine set, and yes I do mean pristine as uncorrupted.

  Review in Music — by Jose Vilson — on Dec 02, 2007

• Concert Review: Erdem Helvacıoğlu - Plucked String Festival - Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, 11-17-2007

  Instead of electronics being the music, they are now another instrument to be utilized in creating and performing music.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Dec 02, 2007

• Music Review: Nils Lofgren - Nils Lofgren

  Nothing earth shattering here. Just the sort of great radio friendly rock that should've made Lofgren a much bigger solo star.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Dec 02, 2007

Video

• DVD Review: Live Free Or Die Hard

  Live Free or Die Hard? Do both with this DVD!

  Review in Video — by Regina Avalos — on Dec 02, 2007

• DVD Review: Mr. Bean's Holiday

  Hopefully your mileage will vary with Mr. Bean's Holiday better than mine did.

  Review in Video — by Sombrero Grande — on Dec 02, 2007

• DVD Review: Hearts of Darkness - A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

  Hearts of Darkness, the much talked about documentary from behind the scenes of Apocalypse Now, is finally on DVD.

  Review in Video — by Rebecca Wright — on Dec 02, 2007

• DVD Review: Somebody Help Me

  Somebody Help Me flips the script on today's horror films, as well as delivers scares and entertainment.

  Review in Video — by writnkitten — on Dec 02, 2007

• Movie Review: Judge Dredd

  A melee of judicial philosophy etched across Stallone's fist.

  Review in Video — by Aaron Fleming — on Dec 02, 2007

• DVD Review: Rescue Dawn

  A grossly overlooked POW drama from Werner Herzog.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Dec 02, 2007

• What to Watch This Christmas

  Which films should help decorate your mantel and which should be buried beneath the North Pole?

  Opinion in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Dec 02, 2007

• Movie Review: No Country for Old Men

  A chilling study of how ordinary people deal with the idea that some people are just innately, implacably evil.

  Review in Video — by moviejohn — on Dec 02, 2007

• Movie Review: Awake

  A horror story reduced to medical malpractice cleanup.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 02, 2007

• Making the Rounds at General Hospital - Fragile Life

  The staff of GH realizes how fragile life is as they mourn Emily and care for a critical patient.

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Dec 02, 2007

• Senses Working Overtime: This Week in Television (12/2/07)

  Musgo Del Jefe offers suggestions on what's worth watching for the upcoming week.

  News in Video — by El Bicho — on Dec 02, 2007

• HD DVD Review: Anchorman

  Not including significant extras off of the HD release is unforgivable, but the movie and video presentation are still worth it.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Dec 02, 2007

• Movie Review: White Christmas

  Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a repeat viewing of this timeless, cheery, and sentimental classic.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Dec 02, 2007

• DVD Review: The Namesake

  A moving tale of immigrant life.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 02, 2007

• DVD Review: Paprika

  It’s just first class animation with a mind-bending story thrown in for good measure.

  Review in Video — by Katie Trattner — on Dec 02, 2007

• HD DVD Review: Tremors

  Easily one of the best creature features ever made is slaughtered in Universal's HD release.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Dec 02, 2007

• DVD Review: Arctic Tale

  Enlightening and entertaining, this film not only tells a good story, it conveys a serious message.

  Review in Video — by Donald Gibson — on Dec 02, 2007

Sci/Tech

• John Harrison and the Solution to the Longitude Problem

  The story of "the longitude problem" offers comfort from history for the geographically challenged.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Brian Burns — on Dec 02, 2007

Books

• Book Review: The Rozabal Line by Shawn Haigins

  Amid the religious quest and terrorism plot is an enormous amount of comparative religion.

  Review in Books — by Friend Mouse — on Dec 02, 2007

• Manga Review: Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation by Yoshiyuki Nishi

  A new “Shonen Jump” series focuses on a pair of young ghostbusters.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Dec 02, 2007

• Book Review: The Black Tea Experiments by Ray Atkinson

  It may be an "airplane novel," but with the over-explaining and halts in the action, it comes with its own turbulence and holding patterns.

  Review in Books — by Mayra Calvani — on Dec 02, 2007

• The Early Word: New Books For The Week Of December 2, 2007

  With most of the new books in the stores by now, it's all-fiction slim pickin's this week: Sue Grafton, Jim Butcher, Harry Turtledove.

  News in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Dec 02, 2007

Sports

• NFL versus Cable TV

  5 Reasons the NFL Network and Jerry Jones Will Win

  News in Sports — by Aaron Kemp — on Dec 02, 2007

Culture

• Prisoners Of Our Own Device

  If we are to avoid becoming the playthings and chattels of the powerful, we need to practice individual moral vigilance.

  Opinion in Culture — by John K Stevens — on Dec 02, 2007

• Los Angeles Freeways and Fires Waiting for Ignition

  About five days a week I pass by the brown and dry reminders of January 2007, as well as kindling for future fires.

  Opinion in Culture — by Purple Tigress — on Dec 02, 2007

Politics

• How Redstate.org is Responsible for the CNN/YouTube Republican Debate Screw-up

  Redstate.org and their friends are partly responsible for the CNN/YouTube Republican debate screw-up and now they want a "do-over".

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Dec 02, 2007

Gaming

• Nintendo Wii Wishlist for 2008

  I hope there are more reasons for me to turn on my Wii next year, aside from the allure of flashing blue lights.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Ken Edwards — on Dec 02, 2007