February 12, 2009 Archive

Video

• New Movies and Box Office Predictions: Friday the 13th, Confessions of a Shopaholic, The Internatonal

  Looking for something to take your significant other to?

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Feb 12, 2009

• DVD Review: Dave’s World - The Second Season

  Dave Barry as Homer Simpson... without the funny jokes.

  Review in Video — by Jen Johans — on Feb 12, 2009

• Movie Review: Pink Panther 2

  World famous thefts prompt another high-profile case for France's favorite detective in thoroughly enjoyable Pink Panther 2.

  Review in Video — by Tall Writer — on Feb 12, 2009

• TV Review: Fringe - "Ability"

  Mr. Jones returns to his old tricks.

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Feb 12, 2009

• Movie Review: I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry

  Chuck and Larry is more of a movement to build awareness that the word “faggot” is derogatory than a full-fledged comedy.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Feb 12, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: High School Musical - Remix Edition

  Feel free to "Bop to the Top" with this new Blu-ray release.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Feb 12, 2009

• DVD Review: Dead Of Night (1977)

  A fun anthology show that won't upset anyone's sensitive nature (until that creepy midget scene, that is).

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Feb 12, 2009

• DVD Review: Cheers: The Final Season

  Cheers returns on DVD for its last call.

  Review in Video — by Jen Johans — on Feb 12, 2009

• Movie Review: Diary of a Tired Black Man

  In a post-Barack Obama generation, Diary Of A Tired Black Man feels completely inappropriate.

  Review in Video — by Matthew Milam — on Feb 12, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: Changeling

  Eastwood continues to improve his craft; shame Universal screws up the Blu-ray.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Feb 12, 2009

• DVD Review: Untamed & Uncut

  A better title would be "Real Stories of the Animals Gone Wild Patrol".

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Feb 12, 2009

• TV Review: Supernatural - "Sex and Violence"

  Sibling rivalry has never been more explosive. Now with strippers!

  Review in Video — by Alice Jester — on Feb 12, 2009

Music

• Music Review: Michael Martin Murphey - Buckaroo Blue Grass

  Michael Martin Murphey returns with an album from the American heartland.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Feb 12, 2009

• Music Review: Arizona - Glowing Bird

  Prog-Rock for the 21st century.

  Review in Music — by Luke Johnson — on Feb 12, 2009

• Music DVD Review: The Lee Boys - The Lee Boys Live At Bonnaroo

  You've never heard anything quite like this before and once you have you won't forget it in hurry.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Feb 12, 2009

• Music Review: Matt & Kim - Grand

  Brooklyn duo Matt & Kim are at it again with their infectious indie pop punk melodies for their sophomore album "Grand."

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Feb 12, 2009

• Music Review: Jeff 'Tain' Watts - Watts

  The Wrath of Tain inspires an explosive jazz record with some social messages.

  Review in Music — by Pico — on Feb 12, 2009

Sci/Tech

• Spammers Love to Hurt Internet Users

  With Valentine's Day around the corner, spammers and scammers are sending out a lot of love designed to hurt people.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Ed Dickson — on Feb 12, 2009

• Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life

  Five secrets for breaking your bad habits.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Jonathan Lockwood Huie — on Feb 12, 2009

Politics

• The Deadliest Four Months in Human History

  Tens of millions died in only four months, and it's not even mentioned in our high school history books.

  Opinion in Politics — by Glenn Contrarian — on Feb 12, 2009

• Can the States Stop the Stimulus Bill?

  Can governors do anything to stop the stimulus bill or will their efforts provoke a constitutional crisis?

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Feb 12, 2009

• Do Fed Officials Read Fed Publications? They Should!

  Historically, stimulus plans and bailing out insolvent businesses prolong and deepen recessions.

  Opinion in Politics — by Kenn Jacobine — on Feb 12, 2009

Books

• Book Review: The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America by David Hajdu

  Real people, not just political stances, help focus an examination of the cultural battle over comic books.

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Feb 12, 2009

• Manga Review: The Manga Guide to Databases by Mana Takahashi

  The Manga Guide series gives Databases its signature treatment

  Review in Books — by Aspi — on Feb 12, 2009

• Book Review: Immortal by Tracy L. Slatton

  What price would you pay to live forever?

  Review in Books — by Gerry Weaver — on Feb 12, 2009

• Book Review: Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

  Love may not conquer all in this collection, but it keeps Bengali families together in their new country.

  Review in Books — by Art Ravels — on Feb 12, 2009

• Book Review: Slurp - Drinks and Light Fare, All Day, All Night by Nina Dreyer Hensley, Jim Hensley, and Paul Løwe

  One hundred seventy-six pages of pure food porn.

  Review in Books — by Anna Creech — on Feb 12, 2009

Culture

• Interview: Patricia Kicak of ChildsLife International

  The global economic crisis is making it hard for ChildsLife to pay for the the school meals it provides.

  Interview in Culture — by William Lambers — on Feb 12, 2009

• Teens: Our Next Greatest Generation

  If 40 is the new 30, and 50 is the new 40, then Teen-Age is the New Change-Age.

  Opinion in Culture — by Hank Wasiak — on Feb 12, 2009

• Product Review: Schleich Animal Figurines

  The world’s most realistic, premier animal figures - hands down.

  Review in Culture — by Jennifer Bogart — on Feb 12, 2009

• Defending Pope Benedict XVI

  What is the truth behind the spin?

  Opinion in Culture — by Selwyn Duke — on Feb 12, 2009

• Globalizing Americana: Part 3

  This series of articles will analyze how American culture is transmitted through the process of globalization.

  Opinion in Culture — by Jason J. Campbell — on Feb 12, 2009

Sports

• So Long (For Good), Brett Favre

  Brett Favre decides a career total of 310 interceptions is enough.

  Opinion in Sports — by Jay Skipworth — on Feb 12, 2009

• Why Jose Canseco Is The Sen. McCarthy Of Baseball

  Let's stop calling Jose Canseco a Whistleblower and call him what he really is: a fearmongering, self-aggrandizing modern-day McCarthyite

  Opinion in Sports — by Ethan Stanislawski — on Feb 12, 2009

Gaming

• Controls: The Current Achilles Heel of Console Gaming

  Flexibility in terms of options and configurability for game control setups can only help the overall experience.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Mark Buckingham — on Feb 12, 2009