December 16, 2008 Archive

Music

• Music Review: The Definitive Rod Stewart (Deluxe) (2 CD/1 DVD)

  An ideal collection for both die-hard and fair-weather Rod Stewart fans.

  Review in Music — by Cinema Sentries — on Dec 16, 2008

• Music Review: Karl Blau - Nature's Got Away

  Nature gets away from Karl Blau on this incredible record.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Dec 16, 2008

• Music DVD Review: Merle Haggard - Legendary Performances: Merle Haggard

  A well put together retrospective of some of his favorite songs performed when they were first popular.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Dec 16, 2008

• Music Review: The Zac Brown Band - The Foundation

  This latest studio release is a major hit.

  Review in Music — by Forrest Kobayashi — on Dec 16, 2008

• Music Review: Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson

  If Hudson had a tighter collection of songs this go round, she would soar tremendously on the charts.

  Review in Music — by Matthew Milam — on Dec 16, 2008

• Music Review: Six Feet Under - Death Rituals

  Groove-oriented death metal that still bludgeons with the best.

  Review in Music — by Stuart A Hamilton — on Dec 16, 2008

• Music DVD Review: - The Story Of The Yardbirds

  For fans of rock history, the band itself, or of the famous guitarists the Yardbirds produced, this is a must-get.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Dec 16, 2008

• Music Review: The Who - Quadrophenia

  The Who: Chapter 9.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Dec 16, 2008

Books

• Book Review: Charlatan - America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam by Pope Brock

  The self-aggrandizing goat-gland king must be dethroned. And it’s up to "the great quack buster of his day ... the hellhound on his trail."

  Review in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Dec 16, 2008

• Book Review: The Philosopher And The Wolf - Lessons in Love, Death, and Happiness by Mark Rowlands

  A masterful evocation and definition of existence from a philosopher on the rise.

  Review in Books — by Dan Schneider — on Dec 16, 2008

• Book Review: The Expectant Knitter - 30 Designs for Baby and Your Growing Family by Marie Connolly

  A knitting collection to complement your pregnancy.

  Review in Books — by Alyse Wax — on Dec 16, 2008

Video

• Movie Review: Milk

  Lactose intolerant...

  Review in Video — by Louis Boram — on Dec 16, 2008

• TV Review: Prison Break - "Going Under" Might Have Lost the Plot

  This episode was enjoyable, until the last five minutes when Prison Break might have lost its plot!

  Review in Video — by Sharmila — on Dec 16, 2008

• Box Office Update 12/12-12/14: The Day the Earth Stood Still Rises to the Top

  Lackluster box office shines a dull light on December.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 16, 2008

• Movie Review: Milk (2008)

  Sean Penn delivers the performance of a lifetime in this soaring biopic.

  Review in Video — by Arlo J. Wiley — on Dec 16, 2008

• Blu-ray Review: Hot Rod

  Andy Samberg presents an 87-minute seminar on how not to be funny.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Dec 16, 2008

• My Top 100 Films of All Time: Part 6, 50-41

  At last the list continues, from 50 on downwards...

  Opinion in Video — by Ross Miller — on Dec 16, 2008

• Final Thoughts About My Own Worst Enemy

  Last night the show's final episode aired. It wasn't the disappointing experience it could have been.

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Dec 16, 2008

• Movie Review: Doubt

  We should be eternally grateful that in the adaptation of Doubt to film, the play's core struggle was not lost in translation.

  Review in Video — by Ethan Stanislawski — on Dec 16, 2008

• DVD Review: Burn After Reading

  Joel and Ethan Coen are back to lesser form with Burn After Reading.

  Review in Video — by Derek Fleek — on Dec 16, 2008

Gaming

• Nintendo DS Review: Ninjatown

  This addictively entertaining Nintendo DS exclusive game features all age action battles involving babies, dragons, cookies and demons.

  Review in Gaming — by Tall Writer — on Dec 16, 2008

Culture

• News of the Accused, Confused, and Bemused

  Crime doesn’t pay no matter how much you do it, David Paterson chides late night satire, and irony paves the way.

  Opinion in Culture — by Diana Hartman — on Dec 16, 2008

• Theater Review (San Diego): Scrooge in Rouge by Ricky Graham, Jeffrey Roberson, Yvette Hargis, and Jefferson Turner

  A queer take on "A Christmas Carol" set in the music hall tradition.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Dec 16, 2008

• The Enigma of Nuns and Gavin Maxwell

  A chance encounter in an Irish car park leads to a serious re-evaluation of all things holy.

  Opinion in Culture — by Stephen Power — on Dec 16, 2008

Politics

• Arab World Revels in Insult to Our President

  We tried to export democracy. Judging by this crazed behavior we have ended up with a bunch of Democrats.

  Opinion in Politics — by Patrick Gibson — on Dec 16, 2008

• Martial Law: Through the Eyes of Colonel Ryszard Kuklinski

  “One of you is a spy!”

  Opinion in Politics — by Lou Novacheck — on Dec 16, 2008

• The Case for Fraud: What's Next?

  The crisis we're facing defies all comparisons. The exact contours of the world in the making are anyone's guess. Still, we shall persevere!

  Opinion in Politics — by Roger Nowosielski — on Dec 16, 2008

Sci/Tech

• Web Site Review: Adobe Photoshop.com

  If you use Photoshop Elements 7 or Premiere Elements 7, then you owe it to yourself to check out Photoshop.com.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by T. Michael Testi — on Dec 16, 2008