June 8, 2008 Archive

Books

• Graphic Novel Review: Mr. T by Christpher Bunting and J.L. Czerniawski

  Too childish to work for adults and too adult to be for children.

  Review in Books — by El Bicho — on Jun 08, 2008

• Book Review: The Mummy: Dark Resurrection by Michael Paine

  This isn't your typical mummy novel, but those looking for an unorthodox twist on the original movie may enjoy it.

  Review in Books — by Blake Matthews — on Jun 08, 2008

• Interview with Alma Alexander, Author of the Worldweavers Trilogy

  "If SOMEBODY doesn’t hate what I do, not enough people are reading me," states Alexander.

  Interview in Books — by Mayra Calvani — on Jun 08, 2008

• Book Review: This Land Is Their Land - Reports from a Divided Nation by Barbara Ehrenreich

  Do you care about where America now is economically in relation to where it used to be?

  Review in Books — by Realist — on Jun 08, 2008

• Book Review: The Mayor's Tongue by Nathaniel Rich

  A 'New York Trilogy' for our time, Nathaniel Rich's debut novel is a richly textured tour of stories and storytellers.

  Review in Books — by Niall Rough — on Jun 08, 2008

• Book Review: Days of Infamy by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen

  After the attack on Pearl Harbor, things go from bad to worse for the U.S. Navy.

  Review in Books — by Warren Kelly — on Jun 08, 2008

• Graphic Novel Review: 52, Vol. 4 by by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, and Keith Giffen

  The final volume of 52 brings closure for the various characters, though without the expected tying together of the storylines.

  Review in Books — by collectededitions — on Jun 08, 2008

Gaming

• Game du Jour Deals: June 9 - 15

  A classic board game and some penguins are among the fun casual games available this week for a discount.

  News in Gaming — by Toni Schwartz — on Jun 08, 2008

Music

• Music Review: Nat King Cole - Ramblin' Rose/Dear Lonely Hearts (Reissue)

  Another twofer reissue from Collectors' Choice.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Jun 08, 2008

• News: Celebrating at the Scoot Inn

  One of Austin's old beer joints is the scene for the June M & S Showcase and Mother Truckers' CD release party.

  News in Music — by Tamara Dwyer — on Jun 08, 2008

• Music Review: The B-52s - Funplex

  The B-52s excellent new album invites listeners to party like it's 1989.

  Review in Music — by Kit O'Toole — on Jun 08, 2008

• Music Review: The Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup

  The Rolling Stones: Chaper 15.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Jun 08, 2008

• Interview: Frontside Five

  A short Q&A with Denver's Frontside Five.

  Interview in Music — by Brandon Daviet — on Jun 08, 2008

• Satire: Mysterious Group Vows to Constantly Talk During Music Concerts

  A new group vows to talk during concerts.

  Satire in Music — by Eric Dennis — on Jun 08, 2008

• Music Review: The Best of Bobby Womack - The Soul Years

  A great history of the sounds of black music from the 1960s and ‘70s.

  Review in Music — by El Bicho — on Jun 08, 2008

• Music Review: Sloan - Parallel Play

  The Canadian power-poppers follow up their 30-track magnum pop opus with a smaller dose of rockin' goodness.

  Review in Music — by Bill Sherman — on Jun 08, 2008

• Music Review: Tift Merritt - Another Country

  Tift Merritt Reconnects With Her Muse in Paris

  Review in Music — by Jade Blackmore — on Jun 08, 2008

• Music Review: Steve Cropper and Felix Cavaliere - Nudge It Up A Notch

  Sometimes the old dogs know enough tricks.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Jun 08, 2008

• Concert Review: Foreigner - Live at the Loudoun Summer Music Fest, June 1st, 2008

  Mick Jones and his new band are sounding even better than the original.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Jun 08, 2008

• Music Review: Return To Forever - The Anthology

  Back in the day, RTF were quite simply the shit.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Jun 08, 2008

• Music Review: Ashanti - The Declaration

  The Declaration reminds us why the world fell head-over-heels for Ashanti in 2002.

  Review in Music — by Clayton Perry — on Jun 08, 2008

• Music Review: Frank Sinatra - Sinatra At The Movies

  The legendary singer was a natural for movie music.

  Review in Music — by Big Geez — on Jun 08, 2008

• Music Review: The Acorn - Glory Hope Mountain

  It's hard to think of a love letter more loving and poetic than The Acorn's "Glory Hope Mountain."

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Jun 08, 2008

Sci/Tech

• Dan Nied's Fortress of Weight Loss: Day 166

  Back to square one.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Dan Nied — on Jun 08, 2008

• How to Avoid Becoming a Victim of Identity Theft: Interview with Jeremy Duffy

  If the CEO of LifeLock can't prevent his ID from being stolen, who of us can avoid becoming a victim?

  Interview in Sci/Tech — by Jay Stemple — on Jun 08, 2008

Politics

• Look to Sarajevo, Not Munich

  Foreign policy hawks have the wrong historical paradigm—it’s 1914, not 1938.

  Opinion in Politics — by Marcus Alexander Gadson — on Jun 08, 2008

• A Reality Check for the Ron Paul Fringe

  Real world politics is about hard choices, accepting reality and making compromises on the road to your goals.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Jun 08, 2008

• Planned Economies Do Not Work - Part 1

  With good reason, the economy is the number one issue on voters’ minds this presidential election cycle.

  Opinion in Politics — by Kenn Jacobine — on Jun 08, 2008

• Hillary's Last Swing

  When it comes to politics, Obama is still no match for the Clintons

  Opinion in Politics — by Krutic A — on Jun 08, 2008

• Hillary and the Women Who Resent Her

  Clinton's failed campaign was an inside job as much as anything else.

  Opinion in Politics — by Gary D. Benz — on Jun 08, 2008

• Barry Obama Loves the Jews - NOT! The View from the Mountains of Samaria

  Whaddya do when the Agent of Change lies through his teeth to the Jewish lobby in America? If you're me, you vote for him!

  Opinion in Politics — by Ruvy — on Jun 08, 2008

Video

• Movie Review: Kung Fu Panda

  A summer movie living up to well deserved hype.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Jun 08, 2008

• DVD Review: The Bucket List

  Metaphors be with you...

  Review in Video — by Louis Boram — on Jun 08, 2008

• DVD Review: The Dead Zone - The Final Season

  In a universe of infinite possibilities, The Dead Zone examined the human factor.

  Review in Video — by Ray Ellis — on Jun 08, 2008

• Blu-ray Review: Jumper

  Jumper is a fun if somewhat shallow movie wrapped in an impressive Blu-ray package.

  Review in Video — by Michael Prince — on Jun 08, 2008

• Movie Review: You Don’t Mess With The Zohan

  Apparently Zohan translates into English as "without laughter."

  Review in Video — by Cinema Sentries — on Jun 08, 2008

• DVD Review: Lost Colony

  A dull, boring affair.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 08, 2008

• Movie Review: 27 Dresses

  Some people incorrectly assume there are no quality "chick flick" films; there certainly are, but this is not one of them.

  Review in Video — by Michael Clayton — on Jun 08, 2008

• DVD Review: Otis (Uncut)

  A dark comedy, horror movie that turns the happy suburban sitcom world on edge.

  Review in Video — by Cinema Sentries — on Jun 08, 2008

• DVD Review: Eclipse Series 9 - The Delirious Fictions of William Klein

  Klein teaches a great deal about the art of film in both his successes and failures.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Jun 08, 2008

• DVD Review: Jumper (Single-Disc Edition)

  Jumper should make for an awesome sci-fi action film, but it travels so fast not all of us can catch up.

  Review in Video — by Cinema Sentries — on Jun 08, 2008

• DVD Review: Army Wives - The Complete First Season

  Great acting makes this one worth watching.

  Review in Video — by Rebecca Wright — on Jun 08, 2008

Sports

• Euro 2008: Football (Soccer) At Its Best

  The European Football Championship makes for nearly four weeks of great football action.

  Opinion in Sports — by Richard Marcus — on Jun 08, 2008

Culture

• Theater Review (NYC): Three on a Couch by Carl Djerassi

  A nervous shrink, a devilish plot, revenge, and a mango fuel the American premiere of Carl Djerassi's dark comedy.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Jun 08, 2008