December 23, 2008 Archive

Gaming

• PlayStation Network Update: 12/23/2008

  A great week on the PSN with Lumines Supernova, Suikoden, and the MGS themed LittleBigPlanet content.

  News in Gaming — by Michael Prince — on Dec 23, 2008

• Nintendo Wii Review: Cooking Mama: World Kitchen

  A great game stuffed with culinary entertainment and education ideal for all ages that requires fast action and finesse.

  Review in Gaming — by Tall Writer — on Dec 23, 2008

• PC Game Review: Etch a Sketch

  This worldwide classic game expands to the PC world.

  Review in Gaming — by Tall Writer — on Dec 23, 2008

Video

• Blu-Ray Review: Day of the Dead

  A surprisingly decent direct-to-DVD zombie flick

  Review in Video — by Alyse Wax — on Dec 23, 2008

• Blu-ray Review: LOST - The Complete Fourth Season

  Was it a mistake to get off the island?

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Dec 23, 2008

• Movie Review: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

  Neither terrible nor good: an in one eye and out the other experience.

  Review in Video — by Ross Miller — on Dec 23, 2008

• Movie Review: Bettina

  She was suffocating in her own greatness.

  Review in Video — by Lou Novacheck — on Dec 23, 2008

• House, MD: 2008 in Review

  What did 2008 mean for the people at Princeton Plainsboro and House, MD? And what's in store for 2009?

  Opinion in Video — by Barbara Barnett — on Dec 23, 2008

• Box Office Update 12/19-12/21: Jim Carrey's Yes Man Tops Tepid Box

  December's box office trudges on.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 23, 2008

• A Tip Top Idea for Top Gear

  Okay, I have an idea. Just hear me out.

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Dec 23, 2008

• Movie Review: Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage

  'Twas the crud before Christmas...

  Review in Video — by A.J. Hakari — on Dec 23, 2008

Books

• Book Review: Wanting by Richard Flanagan

  History is undermined and recreated in a fictionalised form that tells a greater truth.

  Review in Books — by Maggie Ball — on Dec 23, 2008

• Book Review: A Snowball In Hell by Christopher Brookmyre

  Brookmyre is one of the best social critics going as well as being one of the most original crime fiction writers you'll ever read.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Dec 23, 2008

• Book Review: White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

  While White Tiger reveals the dark matter in the cosmos of Indian reality, its exposition and complexity requires understanding and humanity absent in this novel.

  Review in Books — by Vivek Sharma — on Dec 23, 2008

• Book Review: The Duel - Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power by Tariq Ali

  An interesting study about Pakistan and how it came to be.

  Review in Books — by naperville mom — on Dec 23, 2008

• Book Review: The Little Man In The Map - With Clues To Remember All 50 States by E. Andrew Martonyi

  Need to memorize the names and locations of all 50 U.S. states? Having trouble? Young or old - here's your answer, hands down.

  Review in Books — by Jennifer Bogart — on Dec 23, 2008

Sports

• Spotlight On Football In Malta, Part 1: Capital Rivals, Floriana And Valletta

  Malta is a hotbed of local rivalries.

  Opinion in Sports — by Jeff Perkins — on Dec 23, 2008

• The Best Game Of All, Christmas 1914, France - European Football Round-Up

  Amazing goings on in Casino land. You wouldn't bet on a Monaco v Bordeaux score.

  News in Sports — by Jeff Perkins — on Dec 23, 2008

Music

• Music Review: Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

  As Ozzy turns sixty we go right back to where it started. The tolling bell of Black Sabbath's debut.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Dec 23, 2008

• Music Review: Joe Perry - "Run Rudolph Run"

  Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry releases his own recording of the Christmas classic

  Review in Music — by Clarence Yu — on Dec 23, 2008

• Rick Astley Ruined The Internet Forever By Having A Sense Of Humor

  When musicians are okay with idiosyncratic interpretations of their songs, it makes them less fun.

  Opinion in Music — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Dec 23, 2008

• Interview: Tony Rich - Singer, Songwriter, and Producer

  Tony Rich's rugged determinism and incessant persistence have blazed a trail that few other artists are willing to travel.

  Interview in Music — by Clayton Perry — on Dec 23, 2008

• Music DVD Review: Paul Simon - Live From Philadelphia (DVD)

  Paul Simon and the late Eric Gale entertain on this short but interesting DVD.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Dec 23, 2008

• Music Review: Stevie Klasson - Don't Shoot The Messenger

  What kept you Stevie?

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Dec 23, 2008

Politics

• Canadian Politics In Review: While Parliament Away Prime Minister Continues To Play

  Steven Harper has done nothing to dispel the opposition's mistrust in the two weeks since he suspended Parliament.

  News in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Dec 23, 2008

• Mr. Obama's Stimulus Plan

  Mr. Obama's stimulus plan may look good on paper, but the devil is always in the details. Let all buyers beware!

  Opinion in Politics — by Roger Nowosielski — on Dec 23, 2008

Sci/Tech

• Microsoft Goes Viral with the Help of Brickfish - Part Two

  An interview with Brickfish CEO/President Nichole Goodyear

  Interview in Sci/Tech — by Robert M. Barga — on Dec 23, 2008

• Why Blogging Is Just as Credible As “Real” Journalism

  So don’t insult the blogs.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Maddy Pumilia — on Dec 23, 2008

• Who Hacked the Halls of Congress?

  The CSIS Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency calls for more oversight on the threat hacking has become to our financial and national security.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Ed Dickson — on Dec 23, 2008

Culture

• Theater Review (San Diego): Boomer by Kerry Meads and Vanda Eggington

  This musical for the baby boomer generation reminds boomers that "60 is the new 40."

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Dec 23, 2008