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Gaming
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Playstations 3 Press Release - 2008 and Early 2009 lineup
A look at the latest batch of confirmed titles on the PS3/PSP for 2008 and early 2009.
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PlayStation Network Update: 05/15/2008
A large if uninspiring update on the PSN...demos good, lack of original content bad!
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Xbox 360 Review: Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore
Another chance to pretend to be an American Idol, minus the big contract and fun.
Video
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Killer Durham County Creeps Onto Global's Lineup
The atmospheric six part series has its network debut Monday, May 19.
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Movie Review: Chapter 27
Leto is brilliant in this utterly fascinating portrayal of John Lennon's psychopathic killer.
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DVD Review: Day of the Dead
Recommended for open-minded viewers only.
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My Top 100 Films of All Time: Part 1, 100-91
Part 1 of 10, read numbers 100 down to 91 of the list.
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Reality TV Casting Call Weekly Wrap-Up: Single and Looking, Don't Forget the Lyrics, Troubled Rock Bands, NBC Dating Show, VH1 Casting Single Women and More!
Looking for a date, a job, a house, or a record deal? This must be your week.
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Win a Copy of Million Dollar Baby!
AMC will showcase Million Dollar Baby on May 17th & 18th. Enter to win a copy of the DVD!
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TV Review: CSI: NY - "Taxi"
Mac and his team must contend with a serial killer who suddenly hits close to home.
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Blu-ray Review: Coming to America
One of the best efforts from Eddie Murphy ever.
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Movie Media: Mamma Mia, Bangkok Dangerous, Bigger Stronger Faster*, Star Wars: Clone Wars, Under the Same Moon, Heroes of the East, Come Drink With Me, Stargate Infinity, The Wackness, The Dead Zone, Grace is Gone
Movies and DVDs grace the column this week.
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PBS Primetime Programming for the Week of May 18
Memorial Day - a time for burgers, beer, and a Quantum of Solace.
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Movie Review: Exist
Shot with the raw look of guerrilla footage, Exist chronicles the plight of activists struggling to survive in a corporate world.
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DVD Review: Sinatra
An excellent look at this legendary performer.
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Movie Review: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
A darker, more adult look at the world of Narnia
Music
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Music Review: Testament - The Formation of Damnation
Testament is back, and it's like they never left.
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Retro Redux: Billy Vaughn - Thriving In The Rock And Roll Era
In the 1950's and 1960's he dominated pop music charts.
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Music Review: The Bangkok Five - We Love What Kills Us
A record full of pop trash in two languages.
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Music Review: Paper Rival - Dialog
An impressive debut of melodic, moody rock.
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Music Review: The Republic Tigers - Keep Color
Heavy on the tune and refreshingly low on the posturing, The Republic Tigers seem geared to pounce on the music scene.
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Video Interview: David Ford - "State of the Union"
David Ford speaks about playing live and then performs "State of the Union."
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The Friday Morning Listen: Rick Derringer - Derringer Live
"Teenage Love Affair," it was the summer for that too.
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Music Review: Van Morrison - Keep It Simple
Pleasure, a double, on the rocks.
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Music Review: Beach Boys - The Beach Boys
A far different Beach Boys return to the studio after a five year absence.
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Music Review: Revolution Mother - Glory Bound
Revolution Mother brings back the rock n' roll many have been craving.
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Music DVD Review: Jon Dee Graham - Swept Away
There aren't many people like Jon Dee Graham out there.
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Music DVD Review: Zappa Plays Zappa
Zappa Nails Zappa!
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Eddy Arnold - In Passing: 1918-2008
Eddy Arnold was the number one country artist of all time.
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Music Media: Metallica, Children of Bodom, Iced Earth, Megadeth, Sangre, Disturbed, Meshuggah
The debut of Music Media. Come in and check out some videos.
Sports
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BC Sports Treehouse Fort Headlines For May 16
Sisters slipping... closers cutting... owner out... and Spygate played out in this week's Treehouse Fort.
Books
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Book Review: Peace by Richard Bausch
Peace comes from making the right choices.
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Book Review: Skovbo by Viggo Mortensen
Viggo Mortensen brings the forest alive in a way that I've never seen photographs do before.
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Book Review: Janeology by Karen Harrington
In Janeology a father is put on trial for allowing his wife to kill one of their children.
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Who's Pat Garret If There's No Billy the Kid?
Would Batman be so great without the Joker? Comic book stories survive because of the heroes AND villains.
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Interview with Emilio Corsetti, Author of 35 Miles From Shore: The Ditching and Rescue of ALM Flight 980
Corsetti's book, about a real plane accident and the rescue that followed, took a long time to research and write.
Politics
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Stoned People Shouldn't Throw Glass Horses
The truth is being demonstrated in Southwest Asia as I write this post
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So You Think John McCain Can't Dance?
"Straight-talker" McCain is as cynical and conniving a political animal as any of them, and better at it than most.
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Marriage Between Homosexuals
The California decision rejecting a law defining marriage as between a man and a woman is fraught with unintended consequences.
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Gay Marriage Becomes Law in California
In the tradition of their 1948 decision on interracial marriage, the California Supreme Court has ruled for gay marriage rights.
Sci/Tech
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Dan Nied's Fortress of Weight Loss: Day 143
Another New Low
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Video Training Review: High-End Industry Retouching Techniques: Series One With Vitaly Druchinin
If you want to really learn the techniques of the high fashion photographers then you need to check out High-End Industry Retouching Techniques: Series One.
Culture
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Taylor Hicks To Be In Broadway's Grease
American Idol season five winner, Taylor Hicks, is headed for Broadway.
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The Unsung Cry of Hard Labor
Shoveling always looks so easy on TV. It's not.
Tastes
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Summer in NYC: A Happening Outdoor Bar at Rockefeller Center
Visiting NYC this summer? The Rink Bar at Rockefeller Center is one of Manhattan’s most popular outdoor bars.
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Trail Blazers of Spanish Wine
Curious about wine? Check out Spain.
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TasteTV: When in San Francisco, Don't Order Cabernet Sauvignon
TasteTV suggests that when visiting San Francisco, don't ask for "Cabernet Sauvignon."
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