December 18, 2007 Archive

Music

• New Album Releases 12/18/07: Closing Out The Year With Mary J. Blige, Rivers Cuomo, Johnny Depp Sings

  With a very short list this week, we will see you all again on January 8, 2008. And to all a good night.

  News in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Dec 18, 2007

• Will There Be A Led Zeppelin Reunion Tour?

  Will the mighty Led Zeppelin reform and tour? Yes, and no.

  Opinion in Music — by Lono — on Dec 18, 2007

• Music Review: Gary Hughes, Seven Tears, Glyder, Vengeance, Helloween and Tarja

  Marty's Musical Meltdown brings you more metal and hard rock reviews.

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Dec 18, 2007

• A Holiday Shopping Guide to Digital Music

  Fill your new MP3 player with some great tunes this holiday season.

  Opinion in Music — by Kevin Eagan — on Dec 18, 2007

• Music Review: Various Performers A Great Night In Harlem: A History Of The Music

  ...there's no award out there that can match the reward of listening to the heart and soul being poured out on every track of this disc.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Dec 18, 2007

• An Open Letter To Rapper Bow-Wow (aka Lil'Bow Wow)

  I don’t pay to listen albums where little kids talk like they are grown.

  Opinion in Music — by Matthew Milam — on Dec 18, 2007

• Music Review: A Looney Tunes Sing-A-Long Christmas

  A cute collection of Christmas carols.

  Review in Music — by NancyGail — on Dec 18, 2007

• Music Review: Jars of Clay – Christmas Songs

  Jars of Clay has finally released their first Christmas CD after years of waiting.

  Review in Music — by Rebecca Wright — on Dec 18, 2007

• Music Review: The Michael Blake Sextet - Amor de Cosmos

  Jazz that blurs the line between improvisation and strict composition.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Dec 18, 2007

• Music DVD Review: Barry Manilow - The First Television Specials

  Barry Manilow was an experienced, mature artist that could entertain for a full hour, but do the performances still hold up today?

  Review in Music — by El Bicho — on Dec 18, 2007

• Music Review: Fountains of Wayne - Traffic and Weather

  Has Fountains of Wayne dried up creatively?

  Review in Music — by Nancy Dunham — on Dec 18, 2007

• The Tuesday Morning Purchase: December 18, 2007: Biohazard, Bram Tchaikovsky

  Thank gawd for Hip-O Select Records!

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Dec 18, 2007

Books

• Book Review: The School Story by Andrew Clements

  This great short novel for kids entertains and explains a lot about publishing and how a book gets made.

  Review in Books — by Mel Odom — on Dec 18, 2007

• Book Review: Love Falls by Esther Freud

  Esther Freud, great-granddaughter of Sigmund Freud, delivers an exceptional new novel about first love and self-discovery.

  Review in Books — by Donald Gibson — on Dec 18, 2007

• Book Review: The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps, Edited by Otto Penzler

  Paying a mere $25 seems almost a crime itself.

  Review in Books — by El Bicho — on Dec 18, 2007

• Book Review: It Wasn’t All Dancing and Other Stories by Mary Ward Brown

  In the carefully written stories of It Wasn't All Dancing, Mary Ward Brown illuminates themes of change, isolation, and uncertainty.

  Review in Books — by Hugh Ruppersburg — on Dec 18, 2007

• Season's Readings: Looking Back On 2007

  Reflections on a year of reading, with pride of place going to an Englishman, an Irishman and a campervan.

  Opinion in Books — by James Carson — on Dec 18, 2007

Politics

• 9/11 Truth Manifesto

  We are patriotic warriors working to nullify group delusion produced by government propaganda.

  Opinion in Politics — by Joel S. Hirschhorn — on Dec 18, 2007

• John Edwards and the Future of Our Country

  John Edwards' brand of progressive populism is just what this country needs.

  Opinion in Politics — by Barbara Barnett — on Dec 18, 2007

• Just In Case You Forgot...

  If you ignore cancer it doesn't go away. It gets worse, spreads and eventually kills you.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Dec 18, 2007

Video

• DVD Review: Frasier - The Tenth Season

  The tenth season, like all the others, was a winner.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Dec 18, 2007

• DVD Review: Jackass 2.5

  Johnny Knoxville and his dumb little buddies are set to top off all that Christmas cheer on December 26 with Jackass 2.5.

  Review in Video — by David L. Miller — on Dec 18, 2007

• HD DVD Review: Blade Runner: 5-Disc Complete Collector's Edition

  Even Blade Runner fans will be hard pressed to sit through five versions of the movie and 6+ hours of extras.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Dec 18, 2007

• DVD Review: Jackass 2.5

  If you like Jackass, you’ll like this movie just not as much as all the other Jackass stuff that came before it.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Dec 18, 2007

• Movie Review: Enchanted

  Eric Whelchel puts his Man Card on the line and watches Enchanted.

  Review in Video — by Eric Dennis — on Dec 18, 2007

• Movie Review: I Am Legend

  Will Smith’s acting and images of an empty New York City make I Am Legend worthwhile.

  Review in Video — by Hugh Ruppersburg — on Dec 18, 2007

• Movie Review: Paris, je t'aime

  A cinematic buffet of love and its bittersweet permutations set within a dreamy travelogue of its most representative city...

  Review in Video — by moviejohn — on Dec 18, 2007

• DVD Review: The Best Of Crank Yankers Uncensored

  There are lots of talented improvisational comics around today, but this isn't the best format for their comedy.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Dec 18, 2007

• Box Office Update 12/14-12/17: I Am Legend Lands at the Top

  We have a new winner for biggest December opening of all time, but is the movie any good?

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 18, 2007

Gaming

• Nintendo DS Review: Contra 4

  You'll still go back to Contra III, but this is still the successor you've been longing for.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Dec 18, 2007

Culture

• Theater Review (LA): Twist by Gila Sands and Paul Leschen at the Avery Schreiber Theatre

  Oliver gets twisted and has a Dickens of a time.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Dec 18, 2007

• Last-Minute Do-It-Yourself Gifts for the Crafting-Impaired

  No one knew you were so creative - and no one ever has to know you waited until the last minute.

  Opinion in Culture — by Amanda Bittle — on Dec 18, 2007

• Doom and Gloom For The US Economy?

  Just in time for the holiday season: negative savings, negative equity, and massive debt.

  Opinion in Culture — by Sam Siddiqui — on Dec 18, 2007

Sports

• Tony Romo Played Badly Due To Numerous Football Reasons

  Meanwhile, Kaká plays "football" un-poorly for several reasons, and Devin Hester would be better it football if he touched it more.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Dec 18, 2007

• On Road To the 2008 Olympics: 16th Annual Elite Pro-Am Swim Meet - Shootout at the OK Corral

  During one of the worst ice storms in the state of Oklahoma, the heat was on and the house was rockin.

  News in Sports — by T. Michael Testi — on Dec 18, 2007