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All articles published on December 8, 2008
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Video
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Giving the Gift of Film on DVD
As you are striking off names of cinephiles from your holiday gift list, consider some of these options.
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Reality TV Casting Call Weekly Wrap-Up: TV Hosts, I Survived A Japanese Game Show, Trophy Wife, Dating Shows, HGTV's Design Star, and More!
Trophy wives, army wives, and Japanese game shows -- is your big chance among this week's opportunities?
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Blu-ray Review: L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential arrives on Blu-ray, the movie is still great but the transfer is simply average.
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Internal and External Enemies on Desperate Housewives
A quick look at last night's battles and plotlines.
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Movie Review: My Name Is Bruce
B-movie icon Bruce Campbell takes aim at himself in a goofy and hilarious satire.
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Movie Review: The X-Files - I Want To Believe
What were they thinking?
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Movie Review: Grave of the Fireflies
Isao Takahata's poignant, distressing masterpiece.
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Movie Review: Nobel Son
It tries to be clever, but it tries too hard.
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TV Review: CSI: NY - "The Box"
Danny deals with a life-changing event.
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DVD Pick of the Week: The Dark Knight
All Batman, all the time.
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DVD Review: Tracey Ullman's State of the Union - Complete Season One
A hysterical skewer of America.
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Blu-ray Review: The Dark Knight (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Gotham's Caped Crusader is unleashed on Blu-ray.
Books
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Beyond the Books: Interview with Jenny McGill, Author of Drama & Diplomacy: In Sultry Puerto Vallarta
"Very few people knew I was writing a book, but those who did encouraged me to keep plugging away."
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Book Review: Why the Long Face - a Collection of Stories by Ron MacLean
The common thread in each story is the reality of human action and emotion.
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Book Review: Crash Proof - How to Profit from the Coming Economic Collapse by Peter D. Schiff with John Downes
More than just advice on how to survive the economic crisis, this is a definitive economics textbook.
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The Early Word: New Books for the Week of December 8, 2008
Eco on Beauty and Ugliness, Rat Pack packs heat, Byrne has Secrets. Bios: Michael Phelps, Doyle, John Tyler. Plus Johansen, R.R. Martin, Sontag, Star Wars…
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Book Review: Death With Interruptions by José Saramago
In José Saramago's newest novel, people suddenly stop dying, but this unexpected gift of immortality leads to chaos.
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Book Review: The Magic Pudding by Norman Lindsay
The real draw is the story, which manages to walk the difficult line between morality and subversiveness, humor and intrigue.
Gaming
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Wii Virtual Console News and Releases for 12/8/2008
A whole lot of surprises this week on the Wii Shop Channel. Are they good or bad?
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iPhone Game Review: Pool Rebel
Play pool, with real physics, on your iPhone and iPod Touch!
Sports
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Just Who Is Vedad Ibisevic? It's Your European Football Round-Up
Despite losing to Bayern Munich, Hoffenheim provide valuable inspiration to every team, no matter how small.
Culture
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Theater Review (NYC): The Klezmer Nutcracker
Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" is cleverly klezmerized in this kid-pleasing show about a magical dreydl.
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Theater Review (NYC): The Truth About Santa by Greg Kotis
Greg Kotis brings the same intellectually-grounded absurdity to religion that his Urinetown brought to revolutionary politics.
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Theater Review (NYC): A Memory Play by Bob Stewart
A man tries to rewrite his parents' past to prevent their catastrophe of a marriage from ever having happened.
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Let Me Listen
Music is therapy no matter what volume.
Music
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Concert Review: Richard Thompson - Garrick Theatre, Winnipeg, MB, 12/05/2008
Mesmerizing performance by the legendary British singer-songwriter virtuoso guitarist Richard Thompson.
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"I Believe in Father Christmas": One of the Darkest and Most Unusual Carols Ever Recorded
Greg Lake's classic Christmas tune holds some interesting secrets and communicates a lasting message.
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Music DVD Review: Donovan - Sunshine Superman, The Journey Of Donovan
Rolling down the cosmic highway with Donovan.
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Music Review: Charlie Louvin - Charlie Louvin Sings Murder Ballads and Disaster Songs
Charlie Louvin explores the darker side of traditional American music
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Concert Review: Sarah Brightman - MTS Centre, Winnipeg, MB, 12/06/2008
The ultimate pop-opera crossover diva is still at the top of her game.
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Music Review: Dionyza - Quite Like Me
Like Ashanti or Chante Moore? You might want to give Dionyza's debut CD a listen.
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Music Review: Joanne Shaw Taylor - White Sugar
She promises to be a force to be reckoned with for a long time.
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Music Review: RL/VL - Chagrin
Is it real or is it virtual? Welcome to the strange world of RL/VL.
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Music Review: Neil Young - Sugar Mountain - Live At Canterbury House 1968 (CD/DVD)
You've heard these songs before, but never like this.
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Music Review: The Who - Tommy
The Who: Chapter 5.
Sci/Tech
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Product Review: i1 Product Line: Part 3 – i1 Digital Camera Upgrade Module from X-Rite
For the professional, or someone who wants to become professional, the i1 Digital Camera Upgrade will make sure that your camera takes its best shots.
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Product Review: Etre's Touchy Glove - Keep Warm While Still Using Your iPhone
New gloves keep your fingers warm, while still allowing access to your touch-screen technology.
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Is the CheckFree Hack a New Information Theft Trend?
In a world of outsourcing financial and personal information to third-party providers -- will more and more people become victims of identity theft?
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