February 10, 2009 Archive

Video

• DVD Review: Naked Gun - From the Files of Police Squad! (I Love the 80's Edition)

  Hopefully we can expect more from a 25th anniversary release.

  Review in Video — by The Masked Movie Snobs — on Feb 10, 2009

• Eliza Dushku, FOX's New Doll, Talks About Dollhouse

  Have Faith, she ain't just a doll!

  Interview in Video — by ASiCat — on Feb 10, 2009

• DVD Review: Way of War Should Be Cataloged As A Friendly Fire Incident

  A difficult to follow timeline smothers the potential of Way of War's story of intrigue, betrayal, and revenge.

  Review in Video — by Bryan Myrick — on Feb 10, 2009

• Who Will Take Home the Oscar? 2009 Academy Award Predictions

  It's time to try to read the minds of Academy members once again.

  Opinion in Video — by moviejohn — on Feb 10, 2009

• Movie Review: Igor

  Igor is without question an odd movie.

  Review in Video — by Marc Eastman — on Feb 10, 2009

• DVD Review: Blindness

  The worst so-called thriller of 2008.

  Review in Video — by Derek Fleek — on Feb 10, 2009

• What's New On Chuck?: Josh Schwartz, Chris Fedak, and Yvonne Strahovski at New York Comic Con 2009

  Plenty of great info about season two was shared, plus there's a conspiracy by President Obama to destroy Chuck.

  News in Video — by Alice Jester — on Feb 10, 2009

• Thinking About a New and Different 24

  I'm hitting the mid-season doldrums on 24 today.

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Feb 10, 2009

• Box Office Update 2/6-2/8: Audiences Taken with He's Just Not That Into You

  February picks up right where January left off.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Feb 10, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: Street Fighter - Extreme Edition

  Camp classic or just a plain awful movie?

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Feb 10, 2009

• Movie Review: Better Things

  Grim social-realist debut feature from British filmmaker Duane Hopkins.

  Review in Video — by Bags — on Feb 10, 2009

• Movie Review: Coraline

  Coraline may perhaps reinvigorate the industry and provide merit for future products.

  Review in Video — by Rob Rector — on Feb 10, 2009

• DVD Review: UFC – Ultimate Knockouts 6

  Let's get ready to watch some rumbling!

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Feb 10, 2009

Sci/Tech

• Hemochromatosis: Ever on the Lookout for Signs

  Hemochromatosis is not a disease until it is allowed to become one.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Marie Warder — on Feb 10, 2009

• More Bad News for Vitamins

  Supplements are still no substitute for the real thing.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Bruce Kaler M.D. — on Feb 10, 2009

• Chewing the Fat - Literally

  With today’s modern food assortment most people turn to fish oil capsules to make up for the rest of the needed fats.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Maureen Jeanson — on Feb 10, 2009

Politics

• Term Limits: Correcting Congress

  The governing class has long ceased representing the constituencies that elect it because its job is only to get re-elected.

  Opinion in Politics — by Tommy Mack — on Feb 10, 2009

• The New World Order, Part I

  We're living in unprecedented times, as the State and the corporation vie for power. Welcome to the brave new world.

  Opinion in Politics — by Roger Nowosielski — on Feb 10, 2009

• Voting My Conscience in Israel: Tet, The Least Offensive of All the Choices

  Today, Israelis shuffle the political deck - and will wind up with the same knaves, deuces, and dunces in power. Feh!

  Opinion in Politics — by Ruvy — on Feb 10, 2009

Music

• New Album Releases 02/10/09: Van Morrison, India.Arie, Lily Allen, Dan Auerbach, Beastie Boys, Motörhead, & More

  Reimagining a pair of classics, Josh Hathaway's new BFF, Saleski's back.

  News in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Feb 10, 2009

• Music Review: The Gay Blades - Ghosts

  Spastic, expressive pop rock to cut your wrists to.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Feb 10, 2009

• Music Review: Sholi - Sholi

  Sholi's self-titled expansive debut is reminiscent of a mellower, more indie, and less glitzy Radiohead.

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Feb 10, 2009

• Music Review: Van Morrison - Astral Weeks: Live At The Hollywood Bowl

  Not simply a rerelease, performing the songs again gives them even more soul than they did in 1968.

  Review in Music — by The Masked Movie Snobs — on Feb 10, 2009

Books

• Book Review: Nuclear Jellyfish by Tim Dorsey

  Jewel thieves, coin collectors, and so much Florida trivia you may actually want to go south for your own personal road trip!

  Review in Books — by Lynda Lippin — on Feb 10, 2009

• Book Review The Angry Smile - The Psychology of Passive-Aggressive Behavior in Families, Schools, and Workplaces by Jody E. Long, Nicholas J. Long, and Signe Whitson

  The authors give plenty of scenarios so someone without a background in psychology can understand the subject matter of passive-aggressive behavior.

  Review in Books — by NancyGail — on Feb 10, 2009

• Book Review: The Archimedes Codex - How a Medieval Prayer Book Is Revealing the True Genius of Antiquity's Greatest Scientist by Reviel Netz and William Noel

  The secrets of the universe revealed.

  Review in Books — by Lou Novacheck — on Feb 10, 2009

• Book Review: Jewish Dharma - A Guide to the Practice of Judaism and Zen by Brenda Shoshanna, Ph.D.

  Jewish Dharma will appeal to Jews, Buddhists, JuBus, and those who are interested in learning more about both.

  Review in Books — by Lynda Lippin — on Feb 10, 2009

• Book Review: Castaway Kid – One Man’s Search for Hope and Home by R.B. Mitchell

  Abandoned by a mentally ill mother and rejected by extended family, Robbie doubted that anyone could ever love him.

  Review in Books — by Jennifer Bogart — on Feb 10, 2009

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

  Practical common sense advice that inspires, challenges, and shows the way.

  Review in Books — by Violet Nesdoly — on Feb 10, 2009

Gaming

• Nintendo DS Review: The Legend of Kage 2

  The Legend of Kage 2 is a decent action title that breaks no new ground.

  Review in Gaming — by Michael Prince — on Feb 10, 2009

Culture

• Art Review: Marlene Dumas' Retrospective Reveals a Chill, Explicit Beauty

  Dumas takes stock of a prolific career without giving away anything.

  Review in Culture — by Art Ravels — on Feb 10, 2009

• Product Review: Vaseline Intensive Care Clinical Therapy Lotion

  I would recommend this lotion for anyone needing some intense moisture that lasts all day.

  Review in Culture — by Aaron Peck — on Feb 10, 2009

• The Universal Backlot is Reopening!

  The Backlot has been upgraded.

  News in Culture — by Maddy Pumilia — on Feb 10, 2009

• Taking Personal Responsibility for Your Own Destiny

  The whole concept for us being on Earth is for us to learn and become better people.

  Opinion in Culture — by Astridestella — on Feb 10, 2009

• Why Not Make "Sportspersons" Pay for Their Stupidity?

  When you go ice fishing and ignore the warnings not to do so, and then need to be rescued - who pays?

  Opinion in Culture — by SJ Reidhead — on Feb 10, 2009

• Forget About Oprah: This is the Year of Rick Warren!

  Will he become a rising media star with the launch of his new magazine?

  Opinion in Culture — by Bradley J. Moore — on Feb 10, 2009

• The New Literacy

  The craft of reading and writing is not dying, it is evolving.

  Opinion in Culture — by Jonathan Scanlan — on Feb 10, 2009

• Black Saturday, Australia’s Worst Bushfire Disaster: Anatomy Of An Inferno

  Mother nature descended in all her fury on south-eastern Australia at the weekend, leaving a trail of fiery death and destruction that belies belief

  News in Culture — by the silver surfer — on Feb 10, 2009