January 25, 2009 Archive

Books

• Book Review: A New and Native Beauty - The Art and Craft of Greene & Greene edited by Edward R. Bosley and Anne E. Mallek

  An ambitious tribute to the "formulators of a new and native architecture" who strongly influenced California's architectural heritage and the American Arts and Crafts movement.

  Review in Books — by Purple Tigress — on Jan 25, 2009

• Book Review: Rich is a Religion - Breaking the Timeless Code to Wealth by Mark Stevens

  Attempting to break the Code to Wealth is nothing new. But this is a reminder we need.

  Review in Books — by Alie James — on Jan 25, 2009

• Book Review: RESTful .NET by Jon Flanders

  A concise tutorial on implementing REST services using Windows Communication Foundation.

  Review in Books — by Aspi — on Jan 25, 2009

Video

• DVD Review: 2012: Science Or Superstition

  Speculation and New Age theory combine with a bit of science to explore whether 2012 portends the apocalypse or a reawakening.

  Review in Video — by Tim Gebhart — on Jan 25, 2009

• DVD Review: Mannix – The Second Season

  Mannix is on his own and on the case.

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Jan 25, 2009

• Movie Review: Against the Dark

  Horor beyond horror - Steven Seagal fights the ineffable.

  Review in Video — by Aaron Fleming — on Jan 25, 2009

• Supernatural: Who Is The Real Sam Winchester?

  By demand, I take on the fan complaints and define who Sam Winchester really is.

  Opinion in Video — by Alice Jester — on Jan 25, 2009

• DVD Review: Mary Poppins - 45th Anniversary Edition

  Watching "Mary Poppins" will make the medicine go down.

  Review in Video — by Cinema Sentries — on Jan 25, 2009

• Movie Review: W. Isn't So Bad At All

  This movie captures George W. Bush's life with a refreshing candor.

  Review in Video — by Clarence Yu — on Jan 25, 2009

• TV Review: CSI:NY - "Rush To Judgment"

  This week Mac must deal with the death of a coach and an IA investigation of Flack.

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Jan 25, 2009

• DVD Review: Cheech and Chong's Still Smokin' - I Love The 80's Edition

  It's possibly the duo's worst collaboration to date.

  Review in Video — by Derek Fleek — on Jan 25, 2009

Culture

• News That Should’ve Been Headlined Differently

  This just in: Man charged with macabre disposal of 300 bodies for other man. This just not in: Other man not charged with 300 murders.

  Opinion in Culture — by Diana Hartman — on Jan 25, 2009

• Art Instinct Author, Denis Dutton, and the Darwinian Basis to Art

  A Darwinistic approach to art raises questions about humans as well as art.

  Opinion in Culture — by Art Ravels — on Jan 25, 2009

• Dire Commentary on the U.S. Economy Overblown

  Most business headlines paint a gloomy economic outlook. Other well-respected authors disagree with the veracity of such negativity.

  News in Culture — by gne1963 — on Jan 25, 2009

Music

• Top Ten Concert DVDs of 2008

  2008 proves to be another fruitful year for great concert DVDs.

  Opinion in Music — by Paul Roy — on Jan 25, 2009

• Music Review: Claire Hamill - Love In The Afternoon (Re-issue)

  Re-released, re-packaged, and ready to be heard again.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Jan 25, 2009

• Music DVD Review: Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Ladysmith Black Mambazo Live

  Note for note this is probably one of the best concert DVDs that I have ever seen.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Jan 25, 2009

• The Top 20 Albums of 2008

  The 20 best albums of the year show that while it may have been a bit of a down year in music, there was still plenty to celebrate.

  Opinion in Music — by Andy Sayers — on Jan 25, 2009

• Music Review: The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn!

  The Byrds: Chapter 2.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Jan 25, 2009

Politics

• Oprah and Demi Say You Must Serve the Leader

  Hollywood has spoken. We must pledge our undying loyalty to serving Obama. Shades of 1984!

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Jan 25, 2009

• Boycott the Banking Cartel, Join a Credit Union

  Credit unions could be another cause of the demise of the Federal Reserve banking system in the United States

  Opinion in Politics — by Kenn Jacobine — on Jan 25, 2009

• Looking at the World From the Top of the Bottom of the Barrel

  It's not so easy being at the bottom of the barrel, but at least you can look up.

  Opinion in Politics — by Joanne Huspek — on Jan 25, 2009

Sci/Tech

• Archaeology Finds The Craziest Things

  Text messages, multi-tasking architecture, and buried blunt.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Diana Hartman — on Jan 25, 2009

Tastes

• Australian Celebrity Chefs and Jacob’s Creek Wine

  Young, movie star handsome, and enormously talented, both chefs are major celebrities in Australia.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Marisa DVari — on Jan 25, 2009