December 26, 2007 Archive

Music

• Retro Redux: Artie Shaw's Funk Paves Way For Tony Pastor

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Dec 26, 2007

• BC Magazine Music Editors Picks - Best Albums of 2007: McCartney, Peter Karp, Springsteen, A Fine Frenzy, Ryan Shaw

  Ignore the Grammys, buy these records!

  Opinion in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Dec 26, 2007

• An Indie Music Junkie’s Year-End Best Of List

  Eric Whelchel takes a look back at the good and bad of music in 2007.

  Opinion in Music — by Eric Dennis — on Dec 26, 2007

Video

• DVD Review: Romance Classics Collections 1 and 2

  The Romance Classics Collection is an essential library of literature on film.

  Review in Video — by Barbara Barnett — on Dec 26, 2007

• DVD Review: The American Revolution - One Nation's Rise To Independence From The History Channel

  If you are interested in history, the American Revolution, or the history of wars, then The American Revolution is definitely a must-own.

  Review in Video — by T. Michael Testi — on Dec 26, 2007

• HD DVD Review: King Kong (1976)

  A look at this French import HD disc and a classic example of botched remakes.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Dec 26, 2007

• TV Review: New Backyardigans Movie Hits Nick Jr. January 14

  Tale of the Mighty Knights...

  Review in Video — by Maddy Pumilia — on Dec 26, 2007

• Movie Review: There Will Be Blood

  Sprawling tale of the early years of the oil industry.

  Review in Video — by Gerald Wright — on Dec 26, 2007

• DVD Pick of the Week: Eastern Promises

  Merry Christmas! Ready to spend that money?

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 26, 2007

Books

• The Old Bookstore That Stocked Living Things, Not 'Products'

  When the shop went out of business, a large part of the pleasure I took in buying books went along with it.

  Opinion in Books — by Monty Manley — on Dec 26, 2007

• Book Review – Real World Camera Raw: with Adobe Photoshop CS3 By Bruce Frasier and Jeff Schewe

  An absolutely, positively, must-own.

  Review in Books — by T. Michael Testi — on Dec 26, 2007

• Book Review: Dead Children Playing: A Picture Book (Radiohead) by Stanley Donwood & Dr. Tchock

  Features artwork from Radiohead's albums and also never-before-seen artwork that Radiohead fans will love.

  Review in Books — by Betty Wong — on Dec 26, 2007

Culture

• The Top Ten Douche Bags of 2007

  Douchebags were making headlines throughout 2007.

  Opinion in Culture — by Daryl D — on Dec 26, 2007

Politics

• Blowback and the Illusion of Empire

  Drawing accusations of imperialism and 'blowback', the US has demonstrated that no good deed goes unpunished.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Dec 26, 2007

• John F. Kerry: Protecting Your Right To Watch Football

  Senator goes on the offensive against the NFL.

  News in Politics — by Aaron Kemp — on Dec 26, 2007

Gaming

• Xbox 360 Review: Need for Speed: ProStreet

  EA's latest racing game is good, but it doesn't fire on all cylinders.

  Review in Gaming — by Brian Szabelski — on Dec 26, 2007