July 11, 2008 Archive

Politics

• Barack Obama - The Least Experienced Major-Party Presidential Candidate in 64 Years

  But on the other hand, he may have stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night!

  News in Politics — by RJ Elliott — on Jul 11, 2008

• Post-9/11 GI Bill: 2,881 Days Late and Millions of Dollars Short

  Yes, Virginia, there is no grandfather clause.

  Opinion in Politics — by Diana Hartman — on Jul 11, 2008

• How About Electing a Creative Thinker for President?

  If most of us ordinary worker bees performed as badly as the government we would have been fired long ago.

  Opinion in Politics — by Lisa Solod Warren — on Jul 11, 2008

• Fear Tactics and Mistruths of the Drug War

  Fear is the tool of policymakers and advocates for many causes in our country.

  Opinion in Politics — by Kenn Jacobine — on Jul 11, 2008

• Yeh, We Are Stupid, Rick Shenkman

  Ignorance in the twenty-first century.

  Opinion in Politics — by Lisa Solod Warren — on Jul 11, 2008

Culture

• Interview: Zahir Islam, Director of the UN World Food Programme’s School Feeding, Bangladesh

  School feeding programs are critical to Bangladesh and its quest to end hunger and poverty.

  Interview in Culture — by William Lambers — on Jul 11, 2008

• Theater Review (Milan): Imperium by La Fura Dels Baus at Pals Sharp

  Imperialism, subjugation, and bare-breasted women - I can only imagine how it played in Beijing.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Jul 11, 2008

• Theater Review (NYC): Life in A Marital Institution by James Braly

  James Braly's nakedly honest one-man show covers more than one side of married life.

  Review in Culture — by Ethan Stanislawski — on Jul 11, 2008

• Cyberbullying And How It Can Work For You

  The NCPC is putting together PSAs to 86 mean words in HTML format. WTF?

  Opinion in Culture — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Jul 11, 2008

Music

• Music Review: Hot Water Music - Till The Wheels Fall Off

  Are they together again? This collection of covers and rarities will tide fans over for the time being.

  Review in Music — by Brian McConville — on Jul 11, 2008

• Music Review: Elvis Presley - Girl Happy

  Essential Elvis: Chapter 15.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Jul 11, 2008

• Music Review: The Hold Steady - Stay Positive

  You're getting older and the booze isn't helping. This is an album for you.

  Review in Music — by Eric Dennis — on Jul 11, 2008

• Music Review: The BellRays - Hard, Sweet and Sticky

  The BellRays return with Hard Sweet and Sticky, a slab of R & B infused hard rock that's best played LOUD.

  Review in Music — by Jade Blackmore — on Jul 11, 2008

• Music Media: Iced Earth, Overcast, All Shall Perish, Slipknot, LA Guns, Necrophagist, Opiate for the Masses

  Videos, art, this week has it all.

  News in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 11, 2008

• Concert Review (Los Angeles): Carl Orff's Carmina Burana at the Hollywood Bowl

  Strauss, Orff, and Tovey under the Hollywood skies.

  Review in Music — by Robert Machray — on Jul 11, 2008

• Music Review: Elvis Presley - Viva Las Vegas

  Essential Elvis: Chapter 14.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Jul 11, 2008

• Retro Redux: Johnny Ace - Promising Start Leads To Senseless End

  Another of the tragic stories that have always been part of the history of music.

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Jul 11, 2008

• Really Really Good: The Link Specialist

  News on Sadat X, Rock The Bells, and The Sunset Strip Music Festival, compiled by the good doctor Q!

  Opinion in Music — by Laron Cue — on Jul 11, 2008

• The Friday Morning Listen: R.E.M. - Green

  Small towns, envy, and jealousy.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Jul 11, 2008

• Music Review: Alex Moulton - Exodus

  Alex Moulton's concept album is a bold adventure.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Jul 11, 2008

Video

• TV Review: Flashpoint - A Different Kind Of Cop Show, Eh?

  Flashpoint shows that Canadian cops are more sensitive than American cops -- and that's a good thing.

  Review in Video — by Ray Ellis — on Jul 11, 2008

• Stepping Into The Dragons' Den

  Man, do I love my BBC America. They aired a new show last night; you know you want to know all about it.

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Jul 11, 2008

• DVD Review: The Closer - The Complete Third Season

  One of the best dramas on television.

  Review in Video — by Rebecca Wright — on Jul 11, 2008

• Movie Review: August

  August, which concerns a failing tech stock circa 2001, is equally bankrupt as a film.

  Review in Video — by Ethan Stanislawski — on Jul 11, 2008

• Making the Rounds at General Hospital: Vacation Recap and Night Shift News

  Logan loses it. Jax and Kate are caught in a compromising position. Night Shift is back.

  Review in Video — by Robin Kavanagh — on Jul 11, 2008

• Movie Media: The Dark Knight, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Punisher: War Zone, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Saw V, Transporter 3, The Day the Earth Stood Still (08), The Mutant Chonicles

  Got some good stuff this week, from Potter to Saw to Batman.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 11, 2008

• Movie Review: Grizzly Man

  Grizzly Man is an engaging, honest, and powerful example of documentary cinema.

  Review in Video — by Ross Miller — on Jul 11, 2008

• New Movies and Box Office Predictions: Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D, Meet Dave

  A new weekend means new movies.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 11, 2008

• PBS Primetime Programming for the Week of July 13

  The creation of The Sword in the Stone ride continues (Imagineer Quest Part 2, as I like to call it).

  News in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Jul 11, 2008

• TV Teens with Kids - Part III

  Another week has passed for our American teenager and Baby Borrowers, let's discuss.

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Jul 11, 2008

• Blu-ray Review: College Road Trip

  Martin Lawrence needs a new agent, or needs a class on picking scripts with entertainment value.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Jul 11, 2008

• Cop Drama Flashpoint Explores Human Cost Of Heroism

  Co-creators Stephanie Morgenstern and Mark Ellis talk about their upcoming CBS/CTV series.

  News in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Jul 11, 2008

Gaming

• PlayStation Network Update: 07/10/2008

  A GREAT day on the PSN! Updates! Add-ons! Demos! Videos!

  News in Gaming — by Michael Prince — on Jul 11, 2008

• PC Game Review: Cubis Gold 2

  A puzzle game that’s easy to learn and nearly impossible to master.

  Review in Gaming — by Aaron Peck — on Jul 11, 2008

Tastes

• Which Chocolate Do You Prefer: Gold, Silver or Diamond? The Luxury Collection from Cocoa Gourmet

  Are you ready for the ultimate in luxury chocolate?

  News in Tastes — by Sulay Michelin — on Jul 11, 2008

Books

• Book Review: boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring, boring by Zach Plague

  An intelligent, sometimes witty, and sometimes sad book that offers sharp criticism of the art world.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Jul 11, 2008

• Book Review: Sing Like An American Idol! Women's Edition Vol. 1: Top Hits

  A great song book of American Idol hits for any aspiring singer.

  Review in Books — by Janica Unruh — on Jul 11, 2008

• The Great Book Adventure: Don Quixote - Part One

  Don Quixote de la Mancha, more modern than you know.

  Review in Books — by Chris Bancells — on Jul 11, 2008

• Book Review: The Art Of Black And White Photography - Techniques for Creating Superb Images in a Digital Workflow By Torsten Andreas Hoffmann

  The Art of Black and White Photography will give you new skills with working with black and white photographs.

  Review in Books — by T. Michael Testi — on Jul 11, 2008