December 5, 2007 Archive

Music

• Music Review: Kottonmouth Kings - Cloud Nine

  Punk Rap Rockers Kottonmouth Kings reached back to their roots and pulled out a great album.

  Review in Music — by Brian McConville — on Dec 05, 2007

• Music Review: Electric Six - I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me From Being The Master

  I Shall Exterminate... still sounds more true to itself than mall punk or MTV's swill

  Review in Music — by El Bicho — on Dec 05, 2007

• Music Review: Dub Trio - Cool Out And Coexist

  This unique hybrid of dub and hard rock will get your head and feet moving, and kick your ass too!

  Review in Music — by Charlie Doherty — on Dec 05, 2007

• Christmas Help: Music for the Movie Lover

  Even the movie lovers need some music in their lives. Help them out this holiday season.

  Opinion in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 05, 2007

• Music Review: James Taylor - One Man Band

  In this case, familiarity breeds contentness.

  Review in Music — by Pico — on Dec 05, 2007

• Concert Review: Thedø - La Maroquinerie, Paris, France December 4, 2007

  Concert Review of thedø, a buzzing new franco-finnish indie folk duo at the Maroquinerie, Paris.

  Review in Music — by Jayson Harsin — on Dec 05, 2007

• The List of the Moment, Volume No. 24

  What do Beth Orton, Grant Lee Buffalo, and 10cc have in common? Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti.

  Opinion in Music — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Dec 05, 2007

• Music Review: Joe Friedman - Cup O' Joe

  Have a Cup O' Joe to jump-start your day.

  Review in Music — by Big Geez — on Dec 05, 2007

Sports

• RJ's NFL Picks, Week Fourteen

  New England will lose this week. You read it here first.

  News in Sports — by RJ Elliott — on Dec 05, 2007

• Week 13 NFL Power Rankings (From an Amateur)

  Thirteen down, four to go.

  Opinion in Sports — by J Jordan — on Dec 05, 2007

• "Poor Sportsmanship" Pays Dividends

  Another reason to go for it on 4th down.

  Opinion in Sports — by James David Dickson — on Dec 05, 2007

Video

• Movie Review: August Rush

  Has the American public set its bar so low that it will dive into and embrace this which has no depth?

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Dec 05, 2007

• TV Review: House, MD - "Games"

  Another incredibly dense and fast paced episode as House finally puts his permanent team into place.

  Review in Video — by Barbara Barnett — on Dec 05, 2007

• DVD Review: Superbad

  One of the funniest movie of this year or any year arrives in an equally funny DVD.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Dec 05, 2007

• HD DVD Review: Star Trek The Original Series - The Complete First Season (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD)

  Star Trek: TOS finds another frontier: High Definition. And it's great that they found it.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Dec 05, 2007

• Making the Rounds at General Hospital - Walking Away

  Sonny and Jason want Johnny to walk away from his father's business, as Leyla walks away from Patrick.

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Dec 05, 2007

• Twelve Days of Christmas... Movies

  Not a complete list, yet something to help keep the message of peace on earth and goodwill towards men going strong.

  Opinion in Video — by Mary K. Williams — on Dec 05, 2007

• Documentary Nanking Inspires Two New Lou Reed Songs

  Lou Reed is about more than walking on the wild side and has long been a keen observer of social and political events.

  News in Video — by Richard Marcus — on Dec 05, 2007

• TV Review: The Gospel View - BET's Sunday Best Grand Finale

  Find out who over a half million people voted to be crowned BET's Sunday Best.

  Review in Video — by Takiela Bynum — on Dec 05, 2007

• Desperate Housewives: The Monster Tornado on Wisteria Lane - Examining the Results

  The damaging effects of a tornado which touched down on Wisteria Lane.

  Opinion in Video — by NancyGail — on Dec 05, 2007

• If Other TV Industry Groups Went On Strike

  The Writers Guild probably aren't the only ones who could fight for employee rights.

  Opinion in Video — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Dec 05, 2007

Politics

• Ron Paul vs. A Nation Of Suckers: Why We Won’t Listen To One Man’s Common Sense About Terrorism

  We'd rather spend a trillion bucks on killing Iraqis than on a Green Tech initiative for oil-independence.

  Opinion in Politics — by Adam Ash — on Dec 05, 2007

• Selecting a President: Asking "Why Not?"

  "I see the world as it might be and ask: why not?" Words that could not be more necessary during this year's presidential campaign.

  Opinion in Politics — by Barbara Barnett — on Dec 05, 2007

Books

• Book Review: Legends of the Chelsea Hotel by Ed Hamilton

  Brimming with tales from the infamous New York landmark.

  Review in Books — by Alyse Wax — on Dec 05, 2007

• Book Review: Sovereign Bones, Edited by Eric Gansworth

  It's hard enough as it is getting published without having to fight against other people's expectations of what my work should be like for it to be my work.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Dec 05, 2007

• Book Review: Wife For Hire by Janet Evanovich

  A quirky cast is Janet Evanovich's trademark and she lives up to it once again here.

  Review in Books — by Alexandria Jackson — on Dec 05, 2007

• Book Review: Not Just Cartoons: Nicktoons! by Jerry Beck

  Oozing green slime does not usually conjure up fond childhood memories. Unless, that is, you grew up with the Nicktoons.

  Review in Books — by Meg Heald — on Dec 05, 2007

Culture

• O Christmas Tree

  Ann Hagman Cardinal discovers... (wait for it...) the true meaning of Christmas.

  Opinion in Culture — by Ann Hagman Cardinal — on Dec 05, 2007

• Product Review: Sexy Beast Doggie Perfume

  Pamper your pup this holiday season.

  Review in Culture — by Alyse Wax — on Dec 05, 2007

Gaming

• Nintendo DS Review: Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations

  Play lawyer with this first person style game that makes players feel part of the action.

  Review in Gaming — by Meryl — on Dec 05, 2007

Sci/Tech

• Video Blogging: Keep It Short And Simple

  It ain’t easy.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Matthew Milam — on Dec 05, 2007