July 18, 2008 Archive

Culture

• Theater Review (LA): American Tales by Jan Powell and Ken Stone for The Antaeus Theatre Company at Deaf West Theatre

  Mark Twain and Herman Melville, set to music, make for a thoroughly enjoyable evening.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Jul 18, 2008

Video

• Movie Review: The Dark Knight

  Believe the hype -- this is the Citizen Kane of comic book movies.

  Review in Video — by Michael Clayton — on Jul 18, 2008

• PBS Primetime Programming for the Week of July 20

  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 18, 2008

• DVD Review: Knife in the Water

  Roman Polanski takes you sailing with a hitchhiker in his tense, gorgeously restored feature filmmaking debut.

  Review in Video — by Jen Johans — on Jul 18, 2008

• New Movies and Box Office Predictions: The Dark Knight, Mamma Mia!, Space Chimps

  Guess what movie is at the top of my list?

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 18, 2008

• Blu-ray Review: Step Up 2 The Streets

  The first time you'll ever experience physical pain from watching a movie.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Jul 18, 2008

• Movie Review: The Dark Knight Rules Gotham

  Christopher Nolan has created a film that is almost as wild and daring as The Joker.

  Review in Video — by Phillip Winn — on Jul 18, 2008

• Movie Review: The Dark Knight

  There's a reason it's not called Batman; this time around, it's all about The Joker.

  Review in Video — by Jen Johans — on Jul 18, 2008

• Movie Media: The Dark Knight, The Tale of Despereaux, WarGames: The Dead Code, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Pineapple Express, The Perfect Game, Human Lanterns, Man on Wire

  The last Batman media is here! At least the last for a while.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 18, 2008

• Dragons' Den More Smoke Than Fire

  This week I'm a little down on Dragons' Den. I'm hoping it's just a short term thing though.

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Jul 18, 2008

• Movie Review: Space Chimps

  Apes in Space! That's one small step for chimps and one giant leap for animated audiences in this less than stellar family film.

  Review in Video — by Jen Johans — on Jul 18, 2008

• Perfection: How I Got to Go to the World Premiere of The Dark Knight

  From obsession to ovation, the wholly lucky journey to the premiere of The Dark Knight is a story of perfection.

  Opinion in Video — by Casey Michel — on Jul 18, 2008

• TV Media: He-Man, Voltron, The Gong Show, Rescue Me, Dilbert, VIP, Heroes, The Office

  Welcome to my latest media experiment.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 18, 2008

Politics

• Obama or McCain Can Finish Journey to Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

  Barack Obama or John McCain can show U.S. leadership in ratifying the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

  Opinion in Politics — by William Lambers — on Jul 18, 2008

• Sell Fannie and Freddie, Now

  Like many government programs, Fannie and Freddie’s objective is noble, but at the same time inappropriate for government to undertake.

  Opinion in Politics — by Kenn Jacobine — on Jul 18, 2008

• Netroots Nation: A Fly on the Wall

  In which a square-peg Republican makes a visit to the beating heart of the progressive left and comes out alive.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Jul 18, 2008

• Just Who Is Barack Obama?

  Barack Obama -- politics as usual.

  Opinion in Politics — by MountainSage — on Jul 18, 2008

• Jesse Jackson Drops "Hate" Bomb on Barack Obama

  Jackson wields the knife, The New Yorker provides cover.

  News in Politics — by Heloise — on Jul 18, 2008

Music

• Music Review: Steinski - What Does It All Mean?

  One of the godfathers of mashup and collage music finally sees a non-bootleg release of classic underground hip hop.

  Review in Music — by David R Perry — on Jul 18, 2008

• The Friday Morning Listen: Björk - Medúlla

  A life mashup? Yes, I like that.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Jul 18, 2008

• Music Review: Janiva Magness - What Love Will Do

  If you want to hear a real woman sing real music for a change, than this is the disc for you.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Jul 18, 2008

• Music Media: Iced Earth, Ethereal Collapse, Buckcherry, Slipknot, Alice Cooper, Gojira, Heavy Heavy Low Low, M.A.N.

  This week brings a fistful of metal.

  News in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 18, 2008

• Music DVD Review: Neil Diamond - The Thank You Australia Concert: Live 1976

  Witness Neil Diamond's historic concert event in Australia.

  Review in Music — by El Bicho — on Jul 18, 2008

• Music Review: Sonny Rollins - Freedom Suite

  A legend -- but one who is still around and still doing it his way.

  Review in Music — by Big Geez — on Jul 18, 2008

Books

• Book Review: The Trillion Dollar Meltdown by Charles R. Morris

  Fasten your seat belts, folks. Rough landing ahead!

  Review in Books — by Lou Novacheck — on Jul 18, 2008

• Book Review: Towards Asmara by Thomas Keneally

  "Towards Asmara" by Thomas Keneally travels through Eritrea's war of independence, a conflict that ousiders interpret.

  Review in Books — by Philip Spires — on Jul 18, 2008

• The New Canon: The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster

  Paul Auster's The New York Trilogy is detective fiction with a distinctly post-modern flavor.

  Review in Books — by Ted Gioia — on Jul 18, 2008

• Manga Review: The Drifting Classroom, Volume Five by Kazuo Umezu

  A classic survival horror manga pits school kids against an apocalyptic future world.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Jul 18, 2008

• Book Review: A Voice in the Wind (Mark of the Lion Series #1) by Francine Rivers

  Biblical fiction, strong characterization and an exemplary Christian example have made this title a classic in modern Christian fiction.

  Review in Books — by Jennifer Bogart — on Jul 18, 2008

• The Kamasutra Code (And Questionable Coffee Table Book): Ancient Treatise Is A New Bestseller

  The ancient treatise on sex drives a publishing boom.

  News in Books — by umar trivandrum — on Jul 18, 2008

Sci/Tech

• Technology Review: Western Digital 500GB MyBook Essential Edition USB 2.0 External Hard Drive

  The price keeps dropping (depending where you shop), and it's the best deal around for the size.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Mark Buckingham — on Jul 18, 2008

Sports

• Does Brett Favre Know When to Say When?

  Packers management is afraid that Brett Favre will thrive elsewhere. They shouldn't be.

  Opinion in Sports — by Gary D. Benz — on Jul 18, 2008