June 2, 2008 Archive

Books

• Book Review: Friday's Child by Georgette Heyer

  Filled with likable characters that stick with you and witty dialogue that will make you laugh.

  Review in Books — by Katie Trattner — on Jun 02, 2008

• Interview with Jaime Martinez Wood, Author of Rogelia's House of Magic

  "...your characters should be able to convince others of their point of view," advises Hispanic author Jaime Martinez Wood.

  Interview in Books — by Mayra Calvani — on Jun 02, 2008

• Book Review: Tweed - More Than 20 Contemporary Designs to Knit by Nancy J. Thomas

  Classic knits for a classic yarn.

  Review in Books — by Alyse Wax — on Jun 02, 2008

• Interview with Mike Cox, Author of The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900

  "...as a newspaperman, I quickly learned to write no matter how I felt because I had to if I wanted to stay employed."

  Interview in Books — by Mayra Calvani — on Jun 02, 2008

Video

• DVD Review: The Skull

  British horror icons Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee reunite in a sixties flick based on a Robert Bloch short story.

  Review in Video — by Bill Sherman — on Jun 02, 2008

• DVD Review: Wide Sargasso Sea

  An adaptation of the eponymous novel, this passionate production offers a glimpse into madness and love turned to ruin.

  Review in Video — by Friend Mouse — on Jun 02, 2008

• Movie Review: Sex and the City - The Movie

  The film feels like an extended, to-be-continued, five-part episode of the show...

  Review in Video — by Kyle Leinen — on Jun 02, 2008

• Making the Rounds at General Hospital: There's a New Godfather in Town

  Is Jason's new role as boss a change for the better?

  Review in Video — by Robin Kavanagh — on Jun 02, 2008

• TV Review: House, MD - "Alone"

  The season four premiere finds Dr. Gregory House alone, his fellows gone, and his friends pressuring him to hire a new team.

  Review in Video — by Barbara Barnett — on Jun 02, 2008

• Blu-ray Review: Cloverfield

  If you don't have vertigo issues and want to watch a fun monster flick, check out Cloverfield.

  Review in Video — by Toni Schwartz — on Jun 02, 2008

• Sci-Fi Channel Original Review: Heatstroke

  They rarely get worse than this.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Jun 02, 2008

• DVD Review: Icons of Adventure

  Hammer produced more than just horror films, they weren't necessarily great works, but they weren't horror either.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Jun 02, 2008

• Interview With Sera Gamble, Supernatural Senior Writer and Producer

  Sera Gamble shares her thoughts on season three, season four, writing for the show in general, creepy children, and melon ballers.

  Interview in Video — by Alice Jester — on Jun 02, 2008

• All The Reviews Miss The Point Of Sex And The City

  At last, a chick flick with serious themes -- and none of the reviewers got it.

  Opinion in Video — by Adam Ash — on Jun 02, 2008

• Movie Review: Once

  Once instantly earns the titles of one of my all-time favorite films and the best musical ever composed.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Jun 02, 2008

• Movie Review: The Flock

  Richard Gere lives a double life and gives double displeasure.

  Review in Video — by Louis Boram — on Jun 02, 2008

• Movie Review: Sex And The City

  From size zero to sexy in less than two hours and 20 minutes - this film is sexy, funny, and touching.

  Review in Video — by Heloise — on Jun 02, 2008

• DVD Review: Mama's Boy

  This is no Napoleon Dynamite.

  Review in Video — by Rebecca Wright — on Jun 02, 2008

Sports

• Blogcritics Euro 2008 Preview: Euro, Euro On The Wall, Who's Gonna Win It All?

  A user-friendly guide to Euro 2008.

  News in Sports — by Alessandro Nicolo — on Jun 02, 2008

• Blogcritics Euro 2008 Preview: No British Isles To Be Seen

  Blogcritics previews the forthcoming European Football Championships to be held in Switzerland and Austria...

  News in Sports — by Ally Brown — on Jun 02, 2008

Music

• Music Review: Spiritualized - Songs in A&E

  Spiritualized’s best album to date is also a wonderful study of the extremes of the human experience.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Jun 02, 2008

• Music Review: Radiohead - The Best Of...

  Radiohead has finally released a greatest hits CD full of career spanning material.

  Review in Music — by Brian McConville — on Jun 02, 2008

• Music Review: The Rolling Stones - Their Satanic Majesties Request

  The Rolling Stones: Chapter 9.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Jun 02, 2008

• Wyldwood House Concert Series Opens

  House concerts offer a relaxed and intimate way to experience music and learn about an artist and their music.

  Opinion in Music — by Tamara Dwyer — on Jun 02, 2008

• Music Review: Indie Round-Up - Stone Coyotes, Bloom, Preston, Sugar Blue

  The Stone Coyotes' stark naturalness is what makes them so good.

  Review in Music — by Jon Sobel — on Jun 02, 2008

• Universal Music VP: Archived Music Not Lost in Universal Studios Fire

  Landmark music thought destroyed in yesterday's Universal Studios fire has been accounted for.

  News in Music — by Donald Gibson — on Jun 02, 2008

• Satire: Prince Sues U.S.-Based Mirrors

  A publicist for Prince announces an ambitious lawsuit

  Satire in Music — by Eric Dennis — on Jun 02, 2008

• Concert Review: The Cure - The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA - 5/31/08

  The brilliance of the music was greater than the idiocy of some attendees.

  Review in Music — by El Bicho — on Jun 02, 2008

Gaming

• Wii Virtual Console News and Releases for 6/2/2008

  WiiWare: Slowly making me poorer and poorer each week with irresistible games.

  News in Gaming — by Brian Szabelski — on Jun 02, 2008

• Nintendo DS Review: River King: Mystic Valley

  It's fishing. Lots and lots of fishing.

  Review in Gaming — by Peter M. J. Gross — on Jun 02, 2008

Politics

• Quo Vadis?

  Black Liberation Theology is likely to play a crucial part in the general election campaign, and it should.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dan Miller — on Jun 02, 2008

• Satire: Michigan And Its Delegates To be Halfsied

  And you thought just the _story_ was being dissected by the national media.

  Satire in Politics — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Jun 02, 2008

Culture

• Everything I Know I've Learned in School

  A part-time college instructor reflects on 10 years in the classroom: what she’s taught and, more importantly, what she has learned.

  Opinion in Culture — by Carla Thompson — on Jun 02, 2008