October 2, 2008 Archive

Video

• The Starter Wife Super Duper Giveaway

  Well, we're not giving away her, but we're giving away prizes that have to do with her.

  News in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Oct 02, 2008

• TV Review: House, MD - "Adverse Events"

  House, MD's third outing of season three examines perception vs. reality as the team treats an artist in "Adverse Events."

  Review in Video — by Barbara Barnett — on Oct 02, 2008

• News Bites: Blindness Protest, The Graysons, Sherlock Holmes, Kung Fu Panda 2

  Pandas, Holmes, Robins, and Julianne Moore, elementary.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 02, 2008

• DVD Review: The Love Guru

  The "Love" train has come completely off the tracks.

  Review in Video — by Cinema Sentries — on Oct 02, 2008

• Blu-ray Review: Street Kings

  Keanu is a long way from Bill & Ted here.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Oct 02, 2008

• DVD Review: The Love Guru

  The Love Guru is Mike Myers' first live action endeavor in a long time.

  Review in Video — by Blake Matthews — on Oct 02, 2008

• Blu-ray Review: Iron Man - Ultimate 2-Disc Edition

  A fun, action-filled comic book movie held together by Robert Downey Jr.'s fantastic performance.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Oct 02, 2008

• New Movies and Box Office Predictions: Blindness, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Religulous, Appaloosa, and more

  LOTS of choices this weekend!

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 02, 2008

• Pushing Daisies' Triumphant Return

  Pushing Daisies - two thumbs up. Knight Rider - I don't even know what to tell you.

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Oct 02, 2008

• Wayne Wang Returns to His Roots With A Thousand Years of Good Prayers and Princess of Nebraska

  Director Wayne Wang returns to his roots with two films based on short stories Yiyaun Li.

  Opinion in Video — by James McCaskill — on Oct 02, 2008

• Movie Review: Miracle at St. Anna

  Powerful story with not so powerful structure.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 02, 2008

• DVD Review: Schoolhouse Rock!: The Election Collection

  “I’m just a bill. Yes, I’m only a bill and I’m sitting here on Capital Hill…”

  Review in Video — by Cinema Sentries — on Oct 02, 2008

Culture

• Blogging: Addiction Or Conviction?

  Blogging can be useful and rewarding, but it can also become a harmful addiction.

  Opinion in Culture — by Dr. Juliann Mitchell, PhD — on Oct 02, 2008

• Theater Review (NYC): The Night Carter Was Bad by Ben Cikanek

  Commitment problems are the standard male character flaw of our age, but "Carter" is a compelling, even sympathetic bastard.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Oct 02, 2008

• Take Five Minutes to Stop Telemarketers from Bothering You

  Want to get rid of those telemarketers once and for all?

  Opinion in Culture — by Brandon J. Mendelson — on Oct 02, 2008

Music

• Music DVD Review: Talib Kweli - Live at the Shrine

  Talib Kweli's first home video ever is dynamite for your Eardrum.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Oct 02, 2008

• Music Review: The Pretenders - Break Up The Concrete

  When Chrissie Hynde sings, we listen. It is as simple as that.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Oct 02, 2008

• Music Review: Tina Turner - Tina

  Tina Turner returns with a fine retrospective of her career.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Oct 02, 2008

• Music Review: TV On The Radio - Dear Science,

  TV on The Radio is back with an art-rock masterpiece that might just be the album of the year.

  Review in Music — by Nik Dirga — on Oct 02, 2008

• Retro Redux: Don Cherry - The Other One

  The same name -- but two very different musical stars.

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Oct 02, 2008

• Music Review: Jessie Baylin - Firesight

  A warm and tasteful mash-up of jazz, pop, and country songs.

  Review in Music — by Anna Creech — on Oct 02, 2008

• Music Review: Clutch - Full Fathom Five: Audio Field Recordings 2007-2008

  Honest hard rockers Clutch have released their first live DVD. This CD is just a small taste of the entire showcase.

  Review in Music — by Brian McConville — on Oct 02, 2008

• Music Review: Bob Dylan - Saved

  Bob Dylan: Chapter 20.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Oct 02, 2008

• In Praise of Bob Dylan

  See Bob's on autobiography in Chronicles, or via Scorcesse, in No Direction Home DVD, or Michael Gray's Song and Dance Man.

  Opinion in Music — by Will Brennan — on Oct 02, 2008

• Music Review: Witchfynde -Play It To Death

  Witchfynde order you to play their new album to death.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Oct 02, 2008

• Music Review: The Weight - Are Men

  This is sheer rocky-tonk music that should be in every dive-bar jukebox in the country.

  Review in Music — by Mike Newman — on Oct 02, 2008

• Music Review: Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

  The essential art rock album from 1988.

  Review in Music — by Kyle West — on Oct 02, 2008

• Music Review: Charlie Haden Family & Friends – Rambling Boy

  Those deep roots return to their natural color when a legendary jazz bassist goes into the heart of His Country, taking loved ones along for a joy ride back in time

  Review in Music — by Michael Bialas — on Oct 02, 2008

• Music Review: Brandi Carlile - Live From Boston

  Carlile's "Story" continues with an exclusive iTunes EP.

  Review in Music — by Jen Johans — on Oct 02, 2008

• Music Review: Joe Lynn Turner - Live in Germany

  The first live solo album from Joe Lynn Turner is out this month.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Oct 02, 2008

Gaming

• Retro Review: Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1)

  An old game that still holds a lot of punch today in terms of depth, presentation, story, and game play.

  Review in Gaming — by Ryan Fair — on Oct 02, 2008

• BC Gaming's Five Weeks of Horror: Horror in the Time of Atari

  It's amazing what having one can reap with a few pixels and a joystick.

  Review in Gaming — by Jason Westhaver — on Oct 02, 2008

• PS2 Review: Yakuza 2

  This PlayStation 2 exclusive game has an excellent third-person crime plot peppered with unique foreshadowing, side missions, great fighting and nice role-playing elements.

  Review in Gaming — by Tall Writer — on Oct 02, 2008

Books

• Book Review: No Innocent Bystander - Riding Shotgun in the Land of Denial by Mickey Z.

  Time to stop the excuses.

  Review in Books — by Joel S. Hirschhorn — on Oct 02, 2008

• Book Review: Waiting for Daybreak by Kathryn Cushman

  Welcome to the world of dueling pharmacists, where a little mistake can wreck a career.

  Review in Books — by Violet Nesdoly — on Oct 02, 2008

• E-Book Review: Little Brother By Cory Doctorow

  This book will open your eyes to the reality of our not so brave new world.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 02, 2008

• Interview with The Story Plant’s Debut Author Sienna Skyy

  "As much as writer’s block can be a problem, barreling ahead too long when you’ve got momentum can be equally as tough on you."

  Interview in Books — by Dorothy Thompson — on Oct 02, 2008

• Book Review: Indignation by Philip Roth

  Philip Roth delivers a coming-of-age story about an indignant teenager whose conflicts seem destined to lead to an early grave.

  Review in Books — by Ted Gioia — on Oct 02, 2008

• Interview with Gordon Clemmons, Editor of ShadeWorks

  "I think the literary value of any horror work is entirely dependent on the author and not the genre."

  Interview in Books — by Mayra Calvani — on Oct 02, 2008

Sports

• The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Baseball, Golf and A Bonus

  The latest odds and ends from the world of sports.

  Opinion in Sports — by David Bowling — on Oct 02, 2008

• RJ's NFL Picks - Week Five

  Rams fire Linehan, Raiders fire Kiffin, Bengals inexplicably still paying for the services of Marvin Lewis...

  News in Sports — by RJ Elliott — on Oct 02, 2008

Politics

• Another Frustrating Day on Main Street

  It's frustrating down here on Main Street.

  Opinion in Politics — by Joanne Huspek — on Oct 02, 2008

• Barack Obama Will Win the 2008 Presidential Election

  In case you had any doubts.

  Opinion in Politics — by Pleasexcusetheinterruption — on Oct 02, 2008

• Palin: Ready for Thursday Debate

  Palin on the offense at the VP debate Thursday.

  Opinion in Politics — by Janica Unruh — on Oct 02, 2008

• Palin versus Biden: Get Out the Yellow Flags

  The VP debate. You're not going to miss it, and we all know exactly why.

  Opinion in Politics — by Brad Laidman — on Oct 02, 2008

Sci/Tech

• Six Grand: Ten Takeaways from Technorati's State of the Blogosphere 2008

  One blogger's look inside Technorati's extensive report on the latest blogging stats and trends.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Matt Springer — on Oct 02, 2008