July 13, 2008 Archive

Video

• Movie Review: Them (Ils)

  Once it gets into the flow of things, it's frenetic and extremely heart-pounding stuff.

  Review in Video — by Ross Miller — on Jul 13, 2008

• Movie Review: Fugitive Pieces

  Jeremy Podeswa's film stars Stephen Dillane as a Holocaust survivor unable, years later, to let go of the memory of his sister.

  Review in Video — by Barbara Barnett — on Jul 13, 2008

• Movie Review: Journey to the Center of the Earth - 3D

  Fun, but easily forgettable.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 13, 2008

• Movie Review: The Mutant Chronicles

  Loud, exciting, very funny, and brutally entertaining.

  Review in Video — by Derek Fleek — on Jul 13, 2008

• UFOs: The Secret History - What Does Our View Of Aliens Say About Us?

  Filmmaker David Cherniack explores what our views on extraterrestrial life say about life on earth.

  Interview in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Jul 13, 2008

• DVD Review: At the Earth's Core

  How did some of this stuff ever get green lit?

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Jul 13, 2008

• DVD Review: Batman - Gotham Knight

  Like a perfect mix CD ... the filmmakers responsible for Gotham Knight know how to engage fans of the man-turned-bat.

  Review in Video — by Jen Johans — on Jul 13, 2008

• TV Review: Supernatural - "A Very Supernatural Christmas" (Part Two)

  I go from laughing hard to tearing up in two minutes. I love this show.

  Review in Video — by Alice Jester — on Jul 13, 2008

Sports

• Pit Wars

  In the pits at a NASCAR race, the crew fights a different kind of war.

  News in Sports — by Ben Miraski — on Jul 13, 2008

• BC Sports Treehouse Fort Headlines For July 11

  Cocaine... marijuana... EPO... caffeine... just another Treehouse Fort extravaganza.

  News in Sports — by Tuffy — on Jul 13, 2008

Music

• Music Review: The Squires of the Subterrain - Feel The Sun

  Classic psychedelic rock gets a modern day reworking by The Squire!

  Review in Music — by Music Nerd — on Jul 13, 2008

• Music DVD Review: The 2007 Newport Music Festival (Boxed Set)

  “Newport—the most festive of festivals,” says Bernard Levin of the London Times.

  Review in Music — by Lou Novacheck — on Jul 13, 2008

• Music DVD Review: Journey - Revelation (Live In Concert)

  The bonus concert DVD is worth the price alone.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Jul 13, 2008

• Music Review: Coldplay - Viva La Vida

  Viva La Vida is either the first U2 record we're going to hear this year or the best U2 record we'll hear this year.

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Jul 13, 2008

• Music Review: Elvis Presley - How Great Thou Art

  Essential Elvis: Chapter 16.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Jul 13, 2008

Politics

• Phil Gramm - Political Criminal

  Phil Gramm is off to the political gulag for the ultimate crime of the election season - telling the truth.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Jul 13, 2008

• DOD Analyst Convicted for Selling Information to China

  With all the evidence of Chinese espionage, why are we allowing them free trade status, which gives them a lot of access to steal intellectual property?

  News in Politics — by Ed Dickson — on Jul 13, 2008

Books

• Book Review: The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

  Of all the juvenile fiction I’ve read, Stewart’s is the only one that kept me up all night reading.

  Review in Books — by Diana Hartman — on Jul 13, 2008

• Book Review: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

  A truly frightening view of how violence and murder can come home.

  Review in Books — by Philip Spires — on Jul 13, 2008

• Book Review: Very Hard Choices by Spider Robinson

  An intelligent and thought provoking book that might have you challenging your own assumptions.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Jul 13, 2008

• The Early Word: New Non-Fiction Books for the Week of July 14, 2008

  Madonna: Ciccone rivalry rears an ugly read, Notes of an American Tomato Farmer, Lang Lang's 'Story,' 'Lessons' from Ward Connerly, Research Design, Web Tools...

  News in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Jul 13, 2008

• Book Review: The Richest Season by Maryann McFadden

  After twenty-five years of marriage, Joanna Harrison couldn't take it anymore. She ran away and found more than she ever could have imagined.

  Review in Books — by Debbie Friend — on Jul 13, 2008

• Interview with Kage Alan, Author of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to My Sexual Orientation

  "It’s important to keep writing stories dealing with characters who’re gay because I’m also demonstrating that there are similarities between them and their straight counterparts."

  Interview in Books — by Mayra Calvani — on Jul 13, 2008

Culture

• Cultural Differences: A Tale of Two Cousins

  Connections can be found even in the most distant of relatives.

  Opinion in Culture — by Joanne Huspek — on Jul 13, 2008

• Wheel vs. Wing

  Thanks to Paul Theroux, air travel is passé.

  Opinion in Culture — by umar trivandrum — on Jul 13, 2008

• Come Together, Right Now - Over Abortion?

  It can't be abstinence and preaching all the time.

  Opinion in Culture — by AH Dowden — on Jul 13, 2008

• Theater Review (NYC): Bouffon Glass Menajoree

  This parody of the Tennessee Williams classic is grotesque in the original and best sense of the word.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Jul 13, 2008

• Theater Review (LA): Looped by Mathew Lombardo at the Pasadena Playhouse

  Valerie Harper triumphs as Tallulah Bankhead.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Jul 13, 2008

Gaming

• PlayStation 3 HDD Upgrade Relatively Painless

  Sony has made it easy to replace your HDD.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Ken Edwards — on Jul 13, 2008

Sci/Tech

• Interview with Caren Mahar: World Congress on Xeroderma Pigmentosum, July 23-24

  Never before have all the specialists for the disease xeroderma pigmentosum been together to speak to family members, patients, and caregivers.

  Interview in Sci/Tech — by William Lambers — on Jul 13, 2008

• Technology Review: Apple iPhone and iPod Touch Applications

  Catherine Tuckwell marvels at what her iPod Touch is capable of

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Catherine Tuckwell — on Jul 13, 2008

• Revisiting the Amazon Kindle e-Book Reader

  Revisiting the Amazon Kindle after eight months of daily use: the good and the could-be-better.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Barbara Barnett — on Jul 13, 2008

Tastes

• Product Review: Three Olives Vodka Flavors - Triple Shot Espresso, Tomato, and Root Beer

  Three Olives Vodka has released three new flavors, and I'm here to drink them for you.

  Review in Tastes — by Josh Lasser — on Jul 13, 2008