October 8, 2008 Archive

Politics

• "Don't Shatter the Darfur Peace Process": What Peace Process?

  An indictment of Sudan's president will not shatter the Darfur peace process. There is no peace process to shatter.

  News in Politics — by Savo Heleta — on Oct 08, 2008

• Take Cover: There Will Be Mud

  Sean Hannity preached at McCain to take the gloves off . He was feisty but confused: “We (Americans) are peacemakers, and peace keepers.”

  Opinion in Politics — by Heloise — on Oct 08, 2008

Gaming

• PC Games 2008 Gift Guide

  Time to fire up your personal computers and enjoy some great holiday game titles!

  News in Gaming — by Tall Writer — on Oct 08, 2008

Video

• TV Recap: Project Runway - Season Five, Episode Twelve

  Will the New York Botanical Garden prove fertile ground for our designers' budding imaginations?

  Review in Video — by Brandy — on Oct 08, 2008

• DVD Review: Deception

  Ewan McGregor and Hugh Jackman fail to ignite this "thriller."

  Review in Video — by Sherry Lipp — on Oct 08, 2008

• DVD Review: The Sarah Silverman Program - Season 2, Volume 1

  "Here comes trouble with a capital S."

  Review in Video — by Jen Johans — on Oct 08, 2008

• Movie Review: How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

  It all just feels a bit disappointing.

  Review in Video — by Ross Miller — on Oct 08, 2008

• TV Review: Prison Break - "Five the Hard Way" Is Fun, Funny, and Fantastic!

  Cast and crew have cohesively come together to make Prison Break a grand affair!

  Review in Video — by Sharmila — on Oct 08, 2008

• Blu-ray Review: Forgetting Sarah Marshall

  A look at one of the best romantic comedies of the year!

  Review in Video — by Forrest Kobayashi — on Oct 08, 2008

• DVD Review: Iron Man (Two-Disc Special Collectors' Edition)

  Iron Man is the origin story of Tony Stark's armored alter-ego.

  Review in Video — by Blake Matthews — on Oct 08, 2008

• Movie Review: Paths of Glory

  Who are three soldiers or even a righteous colonel next to a general?

  Review in Video — by Todd Ford — on Oct 08, 2008

• Movie Review: Appaloosa

  I’ve just seen enough really good westerns to spot a poser the moment it pulls into the station.

  Review in Video — by Todd Ford — on Oct 08, 2008

• DVD Review: Girlfriends - The Fourth Season

  Should you buy the show's fourth season? Only if you are a fan. Just getting into it? Rent it first.

  Review in Video — by Matthew Milam — on Oct 08, 2008

• DVD Review: Kill Switch

  Seagal, Creole, and jump cuts. How can you go wrong?

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 08, 2008

• Movie Review: The Miracle at St. Anna

  St. Anna is clearly a very personal epic for Lee and it feels like a companion to his earlier film Do the Right Thing.

  Review in Video — by Todd Ford — on Oct 08, 2008

• Blu-ray Review: The Godfather - The Coppola Restoration

  If you buy one Blu-ray this year, The Godfather – The Coppola Restoration has to be it.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Oct 08, 2008

Music

• Music Review: Jarboe - MahaKali

  An epic journey built around themes of power, restraint, control, and destruction.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Oct 08, 2008

• Music Review: Tragedian - Dreamscape

  Tragedian underline their arrival on the melodic metal scene.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Oct 08, 2008

• Music Review: Bob Dylan - Oh Mercy

  Bob Dylan: Chapter 26.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Oct 08, 2008

• Music Review: Rise Against - Appeal To Reason

  Rise Against's lyrics are very politically fueled, and the band makes no apologies for it...

  Review in Music — by Zaldor — on Oct 08, 2008

• Music Review: Ava Logan - So Many Stars

  The debut of a talented new jazz singer with an unusual day job.

  Review in Music — by Big Geez — on Oct 08, 2008

• Music DVD Review: John Mayer - Where The Light Is (Live In Los Angeles)

  John Mayer isn't just for little girls anymore.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Oct 08, 2008

• Music Review: The Streets - Everything Is Borrowed

  Mike Skinner's all cleaned-up and ready to tell you about God.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Oct 08, 2008

• Concert Review: Joe Satriani w/ Mountain - Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg, MB, 10/06/2008

  Numbing guitar solos wear you out in this otherwise stunning evening of instrumental prowess.

  Review in Music — by Triniman — on Oct 08, 2008

Culture

• Satire: An Open Letter to Mr. Al Gore

  You know that whole green movement, that environmentalism thing? I don't like it anymore.

  Opinion in Culture — by Brian Murff — on Oct 08, 2008

• Opera Review (LA): The Fly

  Can bad science fiction made good opera? Not in the case of the recent outing of "The Fly" at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles.

  Review in Culture — by Purple Tigress — on Oct 08, 2008

• Theatre Review (La Jolla, CA): The Third Story by Charles Busch at the La Jolla Playhouse

  Scientists, clones, misshapen experiments, a female mob boss, an old Russian folk tale, and Charles Busch.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Oct 08, 2008

Books

• Book Review: The Warriors by Mark Andrew Olsen

  Fabulous scenery and suspense, less than stellar spiritual application.

  Review in Books — by Jennifer Bogart — on Oct 08, 2008

• Book Review: Someone Comes To Town, Someone Leaves Town By Cory Doctorow

  Doctorow has written a moving, sometimes funny, and sometimes frightening story.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 08, 2008

• The New Canon: House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

  Breaks almost every rule of fiction, from the typographical to the metaphysical.

  Review in Books — by Ted Gioia — on Oct 08, 2008

Sports

• Some Cinematically-Inspired NBA Predictions

  If your NBA team was a movie for the 2008-09 season, which one would it be?

  Satire in Sports — by Casey Michel — on Oct 08, 2008

• CBS and EliteXC: All A-Kimbo

  The MMA hype machine cuts off it's own legs with an unexpected beatdown.

  News in Sports — by Geeves — on Oct 08, 2008

Sci/Tech

• How Using Pirated Software Turns People into Internet Crime Victims

  Using pirated (counterfeit) software can lead to becoming an Internet Crime statistic.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Ed Dickson — on Oct 08, 2008

• Video Training Review: Photoshop Magic With Susi Lawson

  The Photoshop Magic will have you producing digital works of art in no time.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by T. Michael Testi — on Oct 08, 2008