December 19, 2008 Archive

Books

• Book Review: The Ghosts Of Turtle Nest by Edith Edwards

  Author Edith Edwards takes us on a journey that is at once physical, mental, and spiritual.

  Review in Books — by Don McCauley — on Dec 19, 2008

Video

• Movie Media: Dragonball: Evolution, Knowing, My Bloody Valentine: 3D, Marley and Me, The Unborn and lots of The Spirit

  A veritable ton of stuff for The Spirit is within.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 19, 2008

• DVD Review: TV Sets - Holiday Treats

  Adam Becvar (aka Luigi Bastardo) takes on CBS/Paramount's DVD release of eight timeless TV classics.

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Dec 19, 2008

• DVD Review: Unstable Fables: Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Show

  Look out, Ty Pennington, Goldilocks is shooting for your job!

  Review in Video — by Fitz — on Dec 19, 2008

• Movie Nuggets Holiday Edition: P2, 1941, Transsiberian, Die Hard, Cast Away, The Thing (1982)

  When you just don't have time for all the details.

  Review in Video — by Mark Buckingham — on Dec 19, 2008

• DVD Review: Horton Hears a Who! (2008) - Two-Disc Special Edition

  "A person's a person, no matter how small."

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Dec 19, 2008

• TV Review: Chuck - "Chuck Versus Santa Claus"

  Chuck and company must get through a holdup at the Buy More before they go home for the holidays.

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Dec 19, 2008

• DVD Review: The Longshots

  It's a tribute rather than a trite, cinematic exposition of a true-life story.

  Review in Video — by Derek Fleek — on Dec 19, 2008

• The 3rd Annual National Forget Your Family, Love Your Television Day

  It's back for a third go-round, and it's better than ever!

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Dec 19, 2008

• Movie Review: Delgo

  The cinema serves up another mediocre animated adventure.

  Review in Video — by A.J. Hakari — on Dec 19, 2008

• New Movies and Box Office Predictions: Seven Pounds, The Tale of Despereaux, Yes Man, Slumdog Millionaire

  Broad comedy, mysterious drama, and Oscar hopefuls.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 19, 2008

• PBS Primetime Programming for the Week of December 21

  The creation of the Sword in the Stone ride continues.

  News in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Dec 19, 2008

Music

• Music DVD Review: Rush – Snakes & Arrows Live

  A great reminder of good times, good music, and good friends.

  Review in Music — by The Masked Movie Snobs — on Dec 19, 2008

• Music Review: James Harman Band – Do Not Disturb

  One of Harman's best re-issued by Hep Cat

  Review in Music — by John Taylor — on Dec 19, 2008

• Music Media: Christmas Special

  Christmas tunes to rock to.

  Opinion in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 19, 2008

• Music Review: Christine Perfect - The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions

  Not perfect but pretty darn close.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Dec 19, 2008

• Music Review: The Steeldrivers - The Steeldrivers

  Unique sound makes bluegrass 'newgrass'

  Review in Music — by John Taylor — on Dec 19, 2008

• Retro Redux: From Summer Camp To Pop Music Stardom

  Most kids come home from summer camp with a bag of dirty clothes and a case of poison ivy.

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Dec 19, 2008

• Music Media: Scott Weiland, Nightmare, Psycroptic, Into Eternity, Misfits, Evile, Trivium

  Plenty of metal with a touch of punk.

  News in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 19, 2008

• Music Review: Fall Out Boy - Folie A Deux

  Arguably the biggest name in rock, Fall Out Boy is the band to be right now, like it or not.

  Review in Music — by Andy Kissner — on Dec 19, 2008

• Music Review: Sierra Hull - Secrets

  A wonderful debut from an artist with astonishing promise!

  Review in Music — by John Taylor — on Dec 19, 2008

• The Friday Morning Listen: John Scofield -Quiet

  Ice Storm Edition.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Dec 19, 2008

• Music Review: A Princeton Christmas: For The Children Of Africa, Vol. 1 & 2

  A selection of classic and classical Christmas songs performed by many of the Princeton (NJ) choral ensembles.

  Review in Music — by Anna Creech — on Dec 19, 2008

• Music DVD Review: Down The Tracks: The Music That Influenced Led Zeppelin

  Grab your guitar and harmonica, and follow Led Zeppelin “Down The Tracks.”

  Review in Music — by The Masked Movie Snobs — on Dec 19, 2008

Culture

• Theater Review (LA): The Joy Luck Club

  If you haven't read the novel or seen the movie, Amy Tan's bestseller is now a stage production.

  Review in Culture — by Purple Tigress — on Dec 19, 2008

Politics

• Calm Down, Girls -- Rick Warren's Saying a Prayer, Not Moving In

  If Obama can reach out to Rick Warren he can reach out to the gay and lesbian community too.

  Opinion in Politics — by Silas Kain — on Dec 19, 2008

• White Supremacists Do the Funniest Things

  An altercation between a New Jersey couple and their local supermarket puts the spotlight on parents' and children's rights.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dr Dreadful — on Dec 19, 2008

• Open Letter to Morgan Tsvangirai

  Well, the time has come for the world once again to support a new liberation war.

  News in Politics — by Rollo Miles — on Dec 19, 2008

• Supply-Side Economists Use Beer To Stiffle Intelligent Discourse

  Conservatives apparently will do anything to preserve the wealth of the wealthy, including drown us in beer blather.

  Opinion in Politics — by Mark Schannon — on Dec 19, 2008

Gaming

• End of the Year Holiday Video Game Treasures - Adults

  Catch up on all the exciting games you might have missed amid the holiday frenzy!

  Opinion in Gaming — by Tall Writer — on Dec 19, 2008

Sci/Tech

• The Future of Blogging

  The blogging phenomenon is geared to replace the traditional means of information dissemination and exchange.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Roger Nowosielski — on Dec 19, 2008

• Software Review: Microsoft Expression Studio 2 – Expression Encoder 2 & Expression Media 2

  If you are into development using Microsoft products, then you should really checkout Expression Encoder and Expression Media 2

  Review in Sci/Tech — by T. Michael Testi — on Dec 19, 2008

Tastes

• TasteTV Visits The Great Dickens Fair

  This annual fair is a fantastic event that includes food, wine, ale, song, dance, and an occasional corset - for women and men!

  News in Tastes — by TasteTV — on Dec 19, 2008