March 20, 2008 Archive

Books

• The Great Book Adventure: Peter Pan - Part One

  It turns out the Neverland isn't quite what we expected.

  Review in Books — by CB — on Mar 20, 2008

• Book Review: A Case of Two Cities by Qiu Xiaolong

  Inspector Chen investigates from Shanghai to Los Angeles to St. Louis to bring murderous businessmen to justice.

  Review in Books — by Jim Bashkin — on Mar 20, 2008

• Book Review: The Moment It Clicks: Photography Secrets From One Of The World's Top Shooters By Joe McNally

  The Moment It Clicks focuses on the how and the why instead of the how-to, and that is why I highly recommend this book.

  Review in Books — by T. Michael Testi — on Mar 20, 2008

• Book Review: Callisto by Torsten Krol

  Torsten Krol caught America in the midst of a very bad day.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Mar 20, 2008

• Book Review: Manic: A Memoir by Terri Cheney

  Embrace the absurdity of life with bipolar. Cross over into a different dimension where the rules simply don’t apply.

  Review in Books — by Coryluscontorta — on Mar 20, 2008

• Peace in the Great Beyond to Arthur C. Clarke

  Science fiction writer and visionary Sir Arthur C. Clarke dies at age 90.

  News in Books — by Lisa Damian — on Mar 20, 2008

Music

• Music Review: Divine Baze Orchestra - Once We Were Born

  Ah, the seventies. When trousers were wide and ladies would faint at the merest whiff of a sideburn.

  Review in Music — by Stuart A Hamilton — on Mar 20, 2008

• Music Review: Jenny Scheinman - Jenny Scheinman

  A vocal trip through the imagination of Jenny Scheinman, complete with banged-up pickup, greasy spoon diner, and plenty of open road.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Mar 20, 2008

• Music Review: Dropkick Murphys - The Meanest Of Times (Limited Edition)

  March madness may be upon us, but let's not lose sight of the month's notable new music: enter the Dropkick Murphys.

  Review in Music — by Charlie Doherty — on Mar 20, 2008

• Music Review: Enter Shikari - Take To The Skies

  Enter Shikari's debut makes you want to grab your lightsticks and head to the pit for some hardcore goodness.

  Review in Music — by Brian McConville — on Mar 20, 2008

• Music Review: F*ck Buttons - Street Horrrsing

  This British duo further blurs the distinction between music and noise.

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Mar 20, 2008

• Music Review: Guns and Roses - Chinese Democracy

  After waiting 15 years, Lono has gone out and found Chinese Democracy. After two years of chewing on tracks, he is ready to report back.

  Review in Music — by Lono — on Mar 20, 2008

• Music Review: Bing Ji Ling - June Degrees In December

  Bing Ji Ling is the funky new flavor of ice cream soul.

  Review in Music — by Brian McConville — on Mar 20, 2008

• What's In a Name

  Do those big-name companies really provide better service?

  Opinion in Music — by Lisa Gilman — on Mar 20, 2008

• Music Review: Cynthia Sayer - Attractions

  Sayer plays the four-string plectrum banjo, very different from the five-string used by Béla Fleck and others.

  Review in Music — by Big Geez — on Mar 20, 2008

• Quickies: Jack Bruce/Robin Trower, Amos Hoffman, Ruthie Foster, Kevin Ayers

  After a month's layover, Quickies is back, y'all!

  Review in Music — by Pico — on Mar 20, 2008

Video

• Law & Order's Not So Shocking Twist

  The Kidnapped reunion continued last night, and the twist was - well, less than twisty.

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Mar 20, 2008

• TV Review: Survivor: Micronesia - It Wasn’t on Thursday Night!

  An all-girl alliance could spell impending doom.

  Review in Video — by Katelynn Phillips — on Mar 20, 2008

• TV Review: South Park - "Britney's New Look"

  Trey Parker and Matt Stone return to form with a brilliant, but uneven episode.

  Review in Video — by Jeffrey Williams — on Mar 20, 2008

• Blu-ray Review: Happily N'Ever After

  Take "Never" out of the title and apply it to how many times you should watch this movie.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 20, 2008

• ShoWest Diaries: Day Two - Hamlet 2, Kung Fu Panda, and Ang Lee

  Our intrepid reporter finally gets to Dine With the Stars and learns a hard lesson about mixing tequila and Red Bull.

  News in Video — by Kati Irons — on Mar 20, 2008

• DVD Review: Darkman III - Die Darkman Die

  Poor sequel bypasses pathos for surface thrills.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 20, 2008

• Blu-ray Review: Hitch

  Kevin James steals a movie from top-billed star Will Smith.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 20, 2008

• Making the Rounds at General Hospital - Logan Emerges From a Coma

  Can Lulu and Logan work beyond their past?

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Mar 20, 2008

• TV Review: Beauty and the Geek – "Raps, Rhymes, and Geeks"

  All new changes to the game hurt Beauty and the Geek.

  Review in Video — by Mark Kalriess — on Mar 20, 2008

• DVD Review: Darkman II - The Return of Durant

  Sub-par sequel leaves the stars behind as the story moves forward.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 20, 2008

• Movie Review: My Kid Could Paint That

  A documentary about a little artist named Marla versus the world of modern art.

  Review in Video — by Todd Ford — on Mar 20, 2008

• DVD Review: Darkman

  Cult classic of the superhero genre.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 20, 2008

• TV Review: American Idol - Top Eleven Results

  The season's mentors were announced at the Top 11 Results Show and Kellie Pickler sung too.

  Review in Video — by Tracy Leigh Ritts — on Mar 20, 2008

Tastes

• Review: Mercer Estates Wine from Washington State

  Washington State isn’t what you think of when picking wine for a dinner party? Mercer Estate is giving California a run for its money.

  Review in Tastes — by Marisa DVari — on Mar 20, 2008

Sci/Tech

• Software Review: Adobe Photoshop Plug-in Viveza From Nik Software

  I think that Viveza is in the running for plug-in of the year!

  Review in Sci/Tech — by T. Michael Testi — on Mar 20, 2008

• Dan Nied's Fortress of Weight Loss: Day 85

  Picture Perfect

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Dan Nied — on Mar 20, 2008

Culture

• Photography Review: "All Access with Kevin Mazur" at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

  After twenty-five years, Mazur still possesses the same childlike enthusiasm with which he began his career.

  Review in Culture — by Kristen Olsen — on Mar 20, 2008

• Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week: A Runway Of Black, Grey, and Greyer

  Is color dead? BC's literary fashionista finds out at Fashion Week.

  Opinion in Culture — by Kanani Fong — on Mar 20, 2008

• In Pursuit of Ivy: A Parental Guide to the College Hunt - Part One

  A journal of one family's hunt for the perfect college for their youngest child, presently a high school junior.

  Opinion in Culture — by Barbara Barnett — on Mar 20, 2008

• Theater Review (London): Days of Significance by the RSC at the Tricycle

  The subject is Iraq, and the "heroes" are the achingly young, ill-educated lads who wind up in the British army ranks.

  Review in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Mar 20, 2008

Politics

• Obama's Impossible Mission

  Barack Obama feels that it is the job of a president to heal the nations racial wounds.

  Opinion in Politics — by Whymrhymer — on Mar 20, 2008

Sports

• Clayton Holmes Discusses The Power of No

  A word to the wise for soon-to-be newly-minted millionaires.

  Opinion in Sports — by James David Dickson — on Mar 20, 2008