December 13, 2008 Archive

Music

• Music Review: Innerpartysystem - Innerpartysystem

  An impressive, speaker-rattling introduction.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Dec 13, 2008

• Music Review: Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou - The Vodoun Effect: 1973-1975 Funk & Sato From Benin's Obscure Labels

  Funk. latin, Vodoun, and African high life come together in one exciting explosion of sound.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Dec 13, 2008

• Music Review: David Gilmour - Live In Gdansk

  Rock icon David Gilmour returns with a spectacular live album.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Dec 13, 2008

• Christmas Music Review: Faith Hill, Gretchen Peters, and Julianne Hough Just a Little Bit Country

  These holiday songs remain (mostly) the same, but 'tis the season for music yule truly love.

  Review in Music — by Michael Bialas — on Dec 13, 2008

• Music Review: Harry Connick, Jr. - What a Night! A Christmas Album

  Harry still does big band right, even at Christmas!

  Review in Music — by Fitz — on Dec 13, 2008

Books

• Books Review: The Carhullan Army by Sarah Hall and The Road by Cormac McCarthy

  Two competitors for 'The Great Climate Change Novel' prize run in balanced parallel.

  Review in Books — by Natalie Bennett — on Dec 13, 2008

• Book Review: Confessions of an Eco-Sinner by Fred Pearce

  From Bangladesh to Brazil, Pearce seeks out the origins worldly goods.

  Review in Books — by James Carson — on Dec 13, 2008

• The Great Book Adventure: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

  The lion, the witch and the wardrobe are all worth finding for yourself.

  Review in Books — by CB — on Dec 13, 2008

• Book Review: Lamplighter by D.M. Cornish

  Another fantastic addition to what could be one of the best new works of fantasy in a long time.

  Review in Books — by Ryan Fair — on Dec 13, 2008

Culture

• Theater Review (LA): The Life by Cy Coleman and Ira Gasman at the Stella Adler Theatre

  Go see this seldom-performed musical, because you may not get another chance anytime soon.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Dec 13, 2008

• Simon Cowell for the Prosecution, Please

  To hear their family and friends tell it, two young criminals should be up for scholarships, not up on charges.

  Opinion in Culture — by Diana Hartman — on Dec 13, 2008

• Interview: Salman Omer of the World Food Programme in Yemen

  In some countries, students attend school solely because there is a food incentive.

  Interview in Culture — by William Lambers — on Dec 13, 2008

Video

• DVD Review: Gunsmoke – The Third Season, Volume 1

  A great collection of solid performances and nostalgia associated with classic westerns of the fifties.

  Review in Video — by Cinema Sentries — on Dec 13, 2008

• Movie Review: Frost/Nixon

  A boring, superficial look at a fascinating piece of presidential history.

  Review in Video — by Arlo J. Wiley — on Dec 13, 2008

• DVD Review: New York Noir - The History Of Black New York

  Perpetuates the lie that everything is all right with American society today, and inequality is a thing of the past.

  Review in Video — by Richard Marcus — on Dec 13, 2008

• DVD Review: The Mummy - Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, 2-Disc Deluxe Edition

  This must-have for fans of the franchise comes to DVD on December 16!

  Review in Video — by Fitz — on Dec 13, 2008

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

  Or: The Day Remakes Should Die.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Dec 13, 2008

• DVD Review: Unstable Fables - Tortoise vs. Hare

  Tortoise vs Hare doesn't take the fun out of the classic story as much as it swamps its important moral.

  Review in Video — by Derek Fleek — on Dec 13, 2008

• TV Review: CSI:NY - "The Triangle"

  This week the team must try and figure out who held up an armored car.

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Dec 13, 2008

• DVD Review: Power Rangers: Jungle Fury – “Into the Jungle” & “Way of the Master”

  As bad as it may be, there are some decent messages for kids.

  Review in Video — by Cinema Sentries — on Dec 13, 2008

Politics

• Insanity in the Time of Cholera

  Out of touch or simply mad – Robert Mugabe and the suffering in Zimbabwe.

  News in Politics — by Savo Heleta — on Dec 13, 2008