September 28, 2008 Archive

Politics

• Obama Muslim! Obama Antichrist! The "Christian" Right Needs Your Fear

  Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! How the "Christian" right needs your irrational fear to take over America.

  Opinion in Politics — by Marlowe — on Sep 28, 2008

• Is A Bailout Actually Necessary?

  Rushing into an enormously expensive bailout may not be the answer to the current economic crisis.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Sep 28, 2008

• The World Whirls The Ailing Streets

  It looks like Wall Street's Gordon Gekko wins after all. But in his winning, we all lose.

  Opinion in Politics — by Realist — on Sep 28, 2008

• Tioga Middle School Tries to Define Profanity, Fails Miserably

  Education today is a tricky business. One school district in America doesn’t have a chance.

  Opinion in Politics — by Brad Laidman — on Sep 28, 2008

• How The Obama Campaign Bungled The Palin Phenomenon

  Palin comes out strong and leaves the Obama campaign and the left weak kneed and searching for proper footing.

  Opinion in Politics — by Texas Hill Country — on Sep 28, 2008

Tastes

• Experiencing Hochheim Riesling with Dr. Franz Werner Michel

  Visit this wine estate for a Riesling tasting and emerge an expert.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Marisa DVari — on Sep 28, 2008

• A Tale of Two Schlosses

  Taste Riesling in these exciting ancient castles.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Marisa DVari — on Sep 28, 2008

• Inhaling Wine with Johannes Leitz

  Can't believe inhaling wine can reveal as much information as sipping? Talking Riesling with winemaker Leitz.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Marisa DVari — on Sep 28, 2008

• Tasting Riesling with Jakob Schneider Jr. in Nahe, Germany

  Meet the new generation of German winemakers.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Marisa DVari — on Sep 28, 2008

Video

• These Films Sleep Well: The Proposition (2005, John Hillcoat)

  A proposition and The Proposition.

  Opinion in Video — by Joshua Wiebe — on Sep 28, 2008

• DVD Review: Forgetting Sarah Marshall - Unrated Collector’s Edition

  This is the real Heartbreak Kid.

  Review in Video — by Jen Johans — on Sep 28, 2008

• Movie Review: Nights in Rodanthe

  Pure romance, almost too pure.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 28, 2008

• Blu-ray Review: Speed Racer

  Destined to be a cult classic that hopefully catches people's eye on video.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Sep 28, 2008

• Survivor: China Couple Engaged

  Falling in love across the world.

  News in Video — by Maddy Pumilia — on Sep 28, 2008

• Movie Review: Death Race

  It works on the levels you'd hope for even if depth is the furthest thing from its sights.

  Review in Video — by Ross Miller — on Sep 28, 2008

• TV Recap: Eureka Midseason Finale - "From Fear to Eternity"

  The secret of Thorn is finally revealed.

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Sep 28, 2008

• News Bites Part II: Roger Ebert on Critics, Hammer's New Film, AMC and Hounddog, Depp and Burton, I Am Legend Sequel

  More news! Can you stand it?

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 28, 2008

• DVD Review: The Rebel

  It’s all ass-kicking to me.

  Review in Video — by Cinema Sentries — on Sep 28, 2008

• TV Recap: Supernatural – “Are You There God? It's Me, Dean Winchester."

  Dean is forced to accept God and angels exist, and Sam drives the Impala. Miracles galore!

  Review in Video — by Alice Jester — on Sep 28, 2008

Culture

• Paul Newman and the Demons Of Death

  Sometimes when a famous person dies it taps into our own feelings of loss and sadness.

  Opinion in Culture — by Dr. Juliann Mitchell, PhD — on Sep 28, 2008

• Theater Review (NYC): Beast

  All I can tell you is that Michael Weller has been reading one too many Marvel Comic Books.

  Review in Culture — by Tulis McCall — on Sep 28, 2008

• Dance Review: So You Think You Can Dance Live

  The finalists from the hit show dazzle on the live stage.

  Review in Culture — by Sherry Lipp — on Sep 28, 2008

Gaming

• PlayStation Network Update: 09/25/2008

  An amazing week to be a PS3 owner. So much to buy, play and enjoy, especially Wipeout HD.

  News in Gaming — by Michael Prince — on Sep 28, 2008

Books

• Graphic Novel Review: Fluffy by Simone Lia

  Portrays the playful relationship between a bunny and the man she is convinced is her father.

  Review in Books — by Lisa Damian — on Sep 28, 2008

• Book Review - Dumbocracy: Adventures with the Loony Left, the Rabid Right, and Other American Idiots by Marty Beckerman

  A sardonic search and destroy mission aimed at extremist positions plaguing modern politics.

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Sep 28, 2008

• Book Review: Cold In Hand by John Harvey

  A little help from Bessie Smith, with Louis Armstrong accompanying her on cornet, in the naming of this book.

  Review in Books — by Lou Novacheck — on Sep 28, 2008

• Book Review: Beanball by Gene Fehler

  Poet Gene Fehler uses free verse to tell the story of high school all-star Luke Wallace and the one pitch that will change his life forever.

  Review in Books — by Daddypundit — on Sep 28, 2008

Music

• Music Review: Pussycat Dolls - Doll Domination

  Nicole Scherzinger and four other Dolls try to dominate your playlist.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Sep 28, 2008

• Music Review: Bob Dylan - The Basement Tapes

  Bob Dylan: Chapter 16.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Sep 28, 2008

• The Rockologist: Reconnecting With My Inner Creedence

  This Tuesday Fantasy Records is reissuing the first six of Creedence's original albums in new remastered editions with bonus unreleased tracks.

  Opinion in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Sep 28, 2008

• Retro Redux: A Love Song That Became A Four-Time Hit

  It hit the charts in three different decades.

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Sep 28, 2008

• Music Review: Andre Williams & The New Orleans Hellhounds – Can You Deal With It?

  Part love songs and fist pounding, drunken sing-alongs and part raunchy, sloppy noise-fuelled romp

  Review in Music — by Mike Hammer — on Sep 28, 2008

• Music Review: Bluehorses - Thirteen Fires

  Accomplished Welsh Celtic rockers Bluehorses release their strongest album to date.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Sep 28, 2008

• Music Review: La Cherga - Fake No More

  If people who grew up surrounded by what they did can still have hope - maybe there really is some.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Sep 28, 2008