July 10, 2008 Archive

Culture

• Black Holes are Racist? Reinventing the Color Wheel

  If all goes as planned, we’ve heard the last of Monty Python’s The Black Knight and Ajax' White Knight.

  Opinion in Culture — by Diana Hartman — on Jul 10, 2008

• Rites of Passage: The High School Graduation Party

  With every rite of passage comes the flush of success.

  Opinion in Culture — by Joanne Huspek — on Jul 10, 2008

• Interview: Angela Van Rynbach, World Food Programme Country Director for Indonesia

  Indonesia is a country recovering from numerous disasters, including the tsunami of 2004. School feeding programs are a key part of the rebuilding process.

  Interview in Culture — by William Lambers — on Jul 10, 2008

Video

• General Hospital: Medicalizing Spinelli

  Would a medical diagnosis explain General Hospital's quirky computer whiz, or is there even more to the Spinelli enigma?

  Opinion in Video — by Spin's Vixenella — on Jul 10, 2008

• Movie Review: The Forbidden Kingdom

  One of the most purely entertaining movies that's been released all year.

  Review in Video — by Ross Miller — on Jul 10, 2008

• DVD Review: Stop-Loss

  Is this a keeper, a rental, or worse?

  Review in Video — by Garon Cockrell — on Jul 10, 2008

• TV/DVD Review: Rebus - Set 3

  Grandmaster Troublemaker strikes again.

  Review in Video — by Lou Novacheck — on Jul 10, 2008

• DVD Review: Invisible Target

  Hong Kong delivers some strong action.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 10, 2008

• DVD Review: Vampyr

  Carl Theodor Dreyer's horror classic gets the treatment from the Criterion Collection folks, and it's a winner!

  Review in Video — by Dan Schneider — on Jul 10, 2008

• Movie Review: Death Valley

  Death Valley aims for males age 16 to 22, where it suffices as a decent action film.

  Review in Video — by writnkitten — on Jul 10, 2008

Music

• Music Review: Totimoshi - Milagrosa

  A stunning and beautiful concept album.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Jul 10, 2008

• Music Review: Supergrass - Diamond Hoo Ha

  The Brit-poppers latest release is a tough and tuneful return to form.

  Review in Music — by Bill Sherman — on Jul 10, 2008

• Music Review: Ron Sexsmith – Exit Strategy of the Soul

  Sexsmith offers an endearing batch of songs, underscoring a wellspring of emotional depth and craft.

  Review in Music — by Donald Gibson — on Jul 10, 2008

• Music Review: Baskervilles - Twilight

  This still largely unknown NYC group has made one of the best and fun indie pop CDs you'll hear this summer.

  Review in Music — by Charlie Doherty — on Jul 10, 2008

• Music Review: Augustus Pablo The Mystic World Of Augustus Pablo: The Rockers Story

  Music that will change the way you think and feel about reggae.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Jul 10, 2008

• Music Review: The Offspring - Smash

  An excellent album, remastered for your listening pleasure.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 10, 2008

• Music Reviews: Paganini, Charing Cross, Battleroar, Retribution, Dantesco, Montgomery Gentry, and Ted Nugent

  Billy Ray Cyrus, Ted Nugent and some Battleroar in the same column? Well, of course, what's wrong with that?

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Jul 10, 2008

• Music Review: Coleman Hawkins - The Hawk Flies High

  A legend who spanned four decades in jazz.

  Review in Music — by Big Geez — on Jul 10, 2008

• Concert Review: Bonnaroo 2008, Part 3

  All good things must come to end, but what condition will we be in?

  Review in Music — by Gordon S. Miller — on Jul 10, 2008

• Music Review: Charles Lloyd Quartet - Rabo de Nube

  You take a jazz giant like Charles Lloyd for granted at your own risk.

  Review in Music — by Pico — on Jul 10, 2008

• Music Review: Motley Crue - Saints Of Los Angeles

  Motley Crue recounts their long history of drugs, sex, and rock 'n' roll with their ninth studio album.

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Jul 10, 2008

Gaming

• Nintendo DS Review: Teenage Zombies "Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys"

  When you think about it, the idea of a teenage zombie is kinda depressing...

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Jul 10, 2008

• The Mainstream Media and Games: Blissful Ignorance or Conscious Vilification?

  The mainstream media isn't giving games "fair and balanced" reporting, even when they have the resources to do so.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Brian Szabelski — on Jul 10, 2008

• Xbox 360 Review: GRID

  Racing games just got less boring.

  Review in Gaming — by Brian Szabelski — on Jul 10, 2008

• Xbox 360 Review: Ace Combat 6 - Fires of Liberation

  Namco Bandai unleashes its best in the Ace Combat series' most recent installment.

  Review in Gaming — by Brian Szabelski — on Jul 10, 2008

Books

• Book Review: The Inheritance Of Loss by Kiran Desai

  As a process, the book is almost stunningly good. As a product, it falls short.

  Review in Books — by Philip Spires — on Jul 10, 2008

• Book Review: A Geisha's Journey - My Life as a Kyoto Apprentice By Komomo with Photographs by Naoyuki Ogino

  A beautifully-photographed journey through a fascinating and mysterious world.

  Review in Books — by Jordan Richardson — on Jul 10, 2008