April 18, 2008 Archive

Sci/Tech

• Satire: Earthquake In Midwest Stirs Ghost of Iben Browning Vindicated

  The good doctor is finally vindicated and seeks the community's gratitude.

  Satire in Sci/Tech — by Eric Dennis — on Apr 18, 2008

Culture

• Abortion Art: Higher Education Sinks To A New Low

  Yale art major causes a stir with abortion exhibit.

  Opinion in Culture — by Wanda Rizzuto — on Apr 18, 2008

Video

• DVD Review: Tell Me You Love Me - The Complete First Season

  This HBO show takes an honest look at relationships.

  Review in Video — by Rebecca Wright — on Apr 18, 2008

• Deconstructing Porn

  Deconstructing porn, I find that sex on the screen is not all it's cracked up to be.

  Opinion in Video — by Joanne Huspek — on Apr 18, 2008

• TV Review: CSI:NY - "Like Water For Murder"

  Mac has double duty as he handles both a serial killer and an inspection.

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Apr 18, 2008

• TV Review: Survivor Micronesia - Devil Went Down to Micronesia

  The survivors may have made a deal with the devil, and there aren't any fiddles involved.

  Review in Video — by Katelynn Phillips — on Apr 18, 2008

• TV Review: Supernatural - "Mystery Spot"

  The best episode of the series. There, I said it.

  Review in Video — by Alice Jester — on Apr 18, 2008

• NBC Gets a Little Scrubs and Polish

  NBC shows me the funny.

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Apr 18, 2008

• Movie Review: The Quiet

  The Quiet is a lifeless film that should have died on the drawing table.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Apr 18, 2008

• TV Review: Rock the Cradle - Week 3

  Jesse wins immunity again.

  Review in Video — by Alexandria Jackson — on Apr 18, 2008

• Movie Review: Stop-Loss (2008)

  Despite that which Stop-Loss does well, overall it feels like a movie rushed out to highlight an issue before a solid story could be constructed around it.

  Review in Video — by Andy Sayers — on Apr 18, 2008

• Reality TV Casting Call Weekly Wrap-Up: My Fair Wedding, Food Network, High School Musical, and More!

  From weddings to makeovers... it's all here!

  News in Video — by RealityWanted — on Apr 18, 2008

• New Movies and Box Office Predictions: 88 Minutes, Expelled, The Forbidden Kingdom, Forgetting Sarah Marshall

  Looking for something to see this weekend? This week has some intriguing options.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 18, 2008

• An Interview With Sue Silverman, Author of Love Sick to Air on Lifetime

  Ann Hagman Cardinal talks to author Sue Silverman about the new Lifetime movie of her memoir, Love Sick.

  Interview in Video — by Ann Hagman Cardinal — on Apr 18, 2008

• Movie Reviews: The 2008 New Directors/New Films Festival

  Four excellent movies that played at this indispensable annual look at new cinema talent.

  Review in Video — by Randall A Byrn — on Apr 18, 2008

• Movie Media: Uwe Boll, Tropic Thunder, Repo! The Genetic Opera, War. Inc, Zombie Strippers, The Tracey Fragments, The Incredible Hulk, G.I. Joe, Speed Racer: The Next Generation - The Beginning, Anamorph

  All sorts of stuff this week, featuring the big, the small, and the weird.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 18, 2008

• PBS Primetime Programming for the Week of April 20

  Hawaii, here I come.

  News in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Apr 18, 2008

Politics

• Obama Still Doesn't Love America (Superficially) Enough

  To paraphrase Roger Williams, forced patriotism stinks in my nostrils.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Apr 18, 2008

• Virtual Virtues Trump Moral Reasoning

  Virtual virtues are displacing moral reasoning and the candidates are getting a free ride on religion.

  Opinion in Politics — by Pam Baker — on Apr 18, 2008

Gaming

• PlayStation Network Update: 04/17/2008

  A huge PSN update that makes the two weeks of silence well worth the wait!

  News in Gaming — by Michael Prince — on Apr 18, 2008

• PS3 Review: Gran Turismo 5 Prologue

  The drive of your life, well, the prologue to it anyway.

  Review in Gaming — by Ken Edwards — on Apr 18, 2008

Books

• Interview with Justin Gustainis, Author of Black Magic Woman

  An exciting new paranormal series featuring supernatural investigator Quincey Morris.

  Interview in Books — by Mayra Calvani — on Apr 18, 2008

• Interview with Hill Kemp, Author of Capitol Offense and Lucky Penny

  Author Hill Kemp and his young granddaughter team up to write a short novel, Lucky Penny.

  Interview in Books — by Mayra Calvani — on Apr 18, 2008

• Book Review: Pot Culture - The A-Z Guide to Stoner Language & Life by Shirley Halperin & Steve Bloom

  A fun book that every toker should get their sticky green fingers on.

  Review in Books — by The Masked Movie Snobs — on Apr 18, 2008

Music

• Music Review: LOVE PSYCHEDELICO - This is Love Psychedelico

  You gotta hear this.

  Review in Music — by Stephen Foster — on Apr 18, 2008

• Music DVD Review: Dave Specter Dave Specter Live In Chicago

  Dave Spectre plays with poise and authority.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Apr 18, 2008

• Music Review: Nat King Cole - Sings My Fair Lady (Reissue)

  This is one of Nat King Cole’s most ambitious and extravagant albums.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Apr 18, 2008

• Concert Review: Eddie Vedder - Vancouver, April 2, 2008

  Moments like this made the show feel like I was almost intruding on something private.

  Review in Music — by Megan — on Apr 18, 2008

• Music Review: Heroes Original Soundtrack

  2007 was great for soundtracks, but you need a new one to fill that void in your life. Try this one on for size.

  Review in Music — by Charlie Doherty — on Apr 18, 2008

• Backyard Tire Fire - "Honey To A Bee"

  We devoured some Neely's BBQ, drank way too much beer and simply had a blast jamming to these guys all night.

  Interview in Music — by SunStudioSessions — on Apr 18, 2008

• Music Review: Wye Oak - If Children

  The wye oak is Maryland’s state tree. The band, comprised of Andy Stack and Jenn Wasner, may end up Maryland’s state band.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Apr 18, 2008

• Dispatches From The Glass Museum: Brotzmann and Bennink in Amherst, Massachusetts

  How free is a lion when it smells blood on the air?

  Review in Music — by Eric Gagne — on Apr 18, 2008

• Concert Review: The Honda Civic Tour featuring Panic at the Disco, Motion City Soundtrack, Phantom Planet, and The Hush Sound

  It was such a great night and if you get a chance to go and see this tour you should.

  Review in Music — by Katie Trattner — on Apr 18, 2008

• Music Review: James McMurtry - Just Us Kids

  McMurtry's latest reinforces the notion that precious few songwriters can articulate the darker side of America as well as he can.

  Review in Music — by Pico — on Apr 18, 2008

• Teardrops Down On E Street: Danny Federici Dies At 58

  "I loved him very much...we grew up together." -- Bruce Springsteen

  News in Music — by Donald Gibson — on Apr 18, 2008

• The Friday Morning Listen: Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, The Innocent & the E Street Shuffle

  Weird week. Weird month. Weird life. What else is new?

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Apr 18, 2008

Sports

• Fired Washington Post Writer a.k.a. NFL Blogger "Christmas Ape" To Speak On BC Sports Treehouse Fort

  Michael Tunison wrote for the Washington Post -- that is, until two days after he revealed he wrote for "Kissing Suzy Kolber."

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Apr 18, 2008