April 4, 2008 Archive

Culture

• Confessions of a Sucker

  A compulsive shopper comes clean.

  Opinion in Culture — by Miriam — on Apr 04, 2008

• Theatre Review (Norman, OK): Lend Me a Tenor

  Just be glad your life is not this complicated.

  Review in Culture — by Amanda Bittle — on Apr 04, 2008

• Dachshund Searching for Kleenex-Hunting Buddy

  Buttons the longhaired dachshund writes his own personal ad with his characteristic sagacity regarding his all-consuming passion.

  Satire in Culture — by Dr. Juliann Mitchell, PhD — on Apr 04, 2008

• The Great Cafés: Cafe Impresso at El Ateneo Grand Splendid, Buenos Aires

  This café immediately fits the bill for the basics of a great café: history, theater, Tango, fine books, and great coffee.

  Opinion in Culture — by Terence Clarke — on Apr 04, 2008

Politics

• Clinton, Obama, and McCain: One of Them Is Almost Certain To Be Elected - Why?

  The present candidates lack important qualities possessed by some of our better presidents. We should wonder why and maybe do better.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dan Miller — on Apr 04, 2008

• Thirty-Five Years of Lies and Coverups on the Road to the White House

  New revelations show a history of lies and unethical conduct which ought to disqualify Hillary from any public office.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Apr 04, 2008

• Some People (Europeans) Matter More Than Others (Africans)

  Poor Africans and their suffering simply don’t matter.

  Opinion in Politics — by Savo Heleta — on Apr 04, 2008

• On Benefits, Better Off: British Welfare System Enables Addicts and Emboldens the Non-Working Class

  Unless Britain has true welfare reform, the addicts and the idle problem for a long time to come.

  Opinion in Politics — by Mark Edward Manning — on Apr 04, 2008

• I Have Smelled the Grassroots and They Smell Like Fanaticism

  I went and mingled with the Paulites and found a discouraging mix of fanaticism and fantasy.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Apr 04, 2008

• The UN 'Inhuman' Rights Council

  Opinion in Politics — by Muhammad Hussain — on Apr 04, 2008

Music

• Music Review: Apocalyptica - Worlds Collide

  Amazing. I never thought I would see cello-metal.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 04, 2008

• Music Review: The Black Crowes - Warpaint

  El Bicho tries out as a record reviewer for "Maxim" magazine.

  Review in Music — by Gordon S. Miller — on Apr 04, 2008

• Music Review: Rachel Taylor Brown - Half Hours with the Lower Creatures

  The poetry of 21st century disillusionment, packed neatly into a plastic disc.

  Review in Music — by Jon Sobel — on Apr 04, 2008

• Music Review: The Lemonheads - It's A Shame About Ray (CD+DVD Deluxe Edition)

  Theme to an endless bummer...

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Apr 04, 2008

• Music Review: The Wood Brothers - Loaded

  This ain't no Medeski, Martin & Wood spinoff; it's a real family affair.

  Review in Music — by Pico — on Apr 04, 2008

• The Friday Morning Listen: Kimya Dawson - Remember That I Love You

  I needed a big dose of sincerity.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Apr 04, 2008

Sports

• Clayton Holmes On Drug Abuse In The NFL

  Regardless of what they tell you on TV, the first hit ain't free.

  Opinion in Sports — by James David Dickson — on Apr 04, 2008

• The Ramble Is Back: Canseco, Conte, Opening Days the Final Four and Brett Favre’s Comeback

  Jose Canseco tries to stay relevant, baseball had all of its Opening Days and a whole bunch of growth hormone news.

  Opinion in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on Apr 04, 2008

Video

• My Name is Earl and Thoughts on NBC

  Earl is back and the new lineup has been unveiled. Is it going to be HUGE?

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Apr 04, 2008

• DVD Review: Superbad

  "I think I figured out which website I wanna subscribe to -- The Vag-Tastic Voyage."

  Review in Video — by kendra — on Apr 04, 2008

• Blu-ray Review: The Benchwarmers

  Your IQ will drop, but you'll have a good time in the process.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Apr 04, 2008

• DVD Review: No Country For Old Men

  No Country For Old Men has all the essentials for a good film, plus many unexpected moments. Some of which include, um, an oxygen tank.

  Review in Video — by Kevin Gustafson — on Apr 04, 2008

• Sifting Through the Wreckage of the Writers' Strike

  Television returns! Meet the new boss -- same as the old boss...

  Opinion in Video — by Ray Ellis — on Apr 04, 2008

• TV Review: CSI: NY - "DOA For A Day"

  Mac and the gang are back, hot on the trail of a professional assassin.

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Apr 04, 2008

• Movie Review: Untraceable

  Unbelievable but not unlikeable. Gory thrills with echoes of Saw.

  Review in Video — by Steven van Lijnden — on Apr 04, 2008

• Movie Media: The Life Before Her Eyes, Bangkok Dangerous, Cactus, Standard Operating Procedure, X-Files 2, College, American Teen, The Fall, Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden, Frontier(s)

  Some new visual goodies for features to look forward to.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 04, 2008

• San Francisco: Featured in Films, Part I

  In between trips, I keep my "homesickness" at bay by watching movies set in San Francisco.

  Review in Video — by Joanne Huspek — on Apr 04, 2008

• New Movies and Box Office Predictions: Leatherheads, Nim's Island, The Ruins

  Looking for something new to watch?

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 04, 2008

• PBS Primetime Programming for The Week of April 6

  A luau. I just can't wait.

  News in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Apr 04, 2008

Books

• Book Review: Switching to the Mac - The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition by David Pogue

  Come to the dark side, young Windows user...

  Review in Books — by Warren Kelly — on Apr 04, 2008

• Book Review: Doolittle by Ben Sisario

  Sisario examines and discusses Doolittle's themes of violence, death, and the horizontal tango - and the dark sense of humor resting just below the surface.

  Review in Books — by Eric Dennis — on Apr 04, 2008

• Book Review: Wolf Totem by Jiang Rong -- Translated By Howard Goldblatt

  "Wolf Totem" is a beautiful and heartbreaking story that everybody who cares about the state of the world should read.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Apr 04, 2008

• Book Review: ADHD & Me -- What I Learned From Lighting Fires At The Dinner Table by Blake E.S. Taylor

  Finally, an ADHD book that speaks directly to me.

  Review in Books — by Russ Evenhuis — on Apr 04, 2008

• Comic Review: Locke & Key #2 by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez

  Round 2 of Joe Hill's horror comic opens with a bang and grabs hold tighter than a bloodsucking leech.

  Review in Books — by Mel Odom — on Apr 04, 2008

Gaming

• Nintendo Wii Review: Major League Baseball 2K8

  The MLB 2K franchise arrives on the Wii, does it hit a homerun?

  Review in Gaming — by Josh Lasser — on Apr 04, 2008