February 16, 2009 Archive

Music

• Interview: K’Naan - Hip Hop Artist

  K'naan's narrative puts an international face on the burgeoning hip hop movement.

  Interview in Music — by Clayton Perry — on Feb 16, 2009

• Music Review: Fennesz - Black Sea

  The latest trip from Austrian artist Fennesz takes in the Black Sea.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Feb 16, 2009

• Music Review: Phil Ochs - Phil Ochs In Concert

  Phil Ochs: Chapter 3.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Feb 16, 2009

• Music Review: Beirut - March of the Zapotec

  A fascinating, adventurous double EP.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Feb 16, 2009

• Music Review: Eddie Daniels & Roger Kellaway - A Duet Of One

  A pair of veteran jazz pros prove that they still have the ability to surprise.

  Review in Music — by Big Geez — on Feb 16, 2009

• Music Review: Thursday/Envy Split

  Rock to this noise.

  Review in Music — by Mike Hammer — on Feb 16, 2009

• Music Review: Benny Golson - New Time, New 'Tet

  An aging jazz master demonstrates he's still got the chops to lead a great band.

  Review in Music — by The Other Chad — on Feb 16, 2009

• Concert Review: Of Montreal Live at the Bataclan, Paris, January 31, 2009

  OM brings a patently entertaining kind of postmodern theater spectacle that sometimes risks making the music its soundtrack.

  Review in Music — by Jayson Harsin — on Feb 16, 2009

• Concert Review: Soilwork w/ Darkane, Warbringer, Swallow the Sun, Downfire (Poughkeepsie, 2/13/09)

  European metal invades Poughkeepsie.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Feb 16, 2009

• Music DVD Review: 3RDegree - The Reunion Concerts

  Progressive rock is alive and well in New Jersey.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Feb 16, 2009

• Music Review: The Jacksons - Triumph

  Not an unqualified triumph, as the title suggests, but still a fun disco-inflected R&B album.

  Review in Music — by The Other Chad — on Feb 16, 2009

Books

• Book Review: Where Am I Wearing? A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People that Make Our Clothes by Kelsey Timmerman

  A balanced look at the international garment community.

  Review in Books — by Alyse Wax — on Feb 16, 2009

• Book Review: Yalo by Elias Khoury

  Under torture, a young Lebanese man forced to write his life story has kaleidoscopic memories of a life affected by civil war.

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Feb 16, 2009

• Book Review: Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith

  Flygirl follows a young black woman who joins the Women Airforce Service Pilots by passing as white.

  Review in Books — by Lacy Boggs — on Feb 16, 2009

• Book Review: Wicked Intentions - The Sheila Labarre Murders by Kevin Flynn

  A sensual, intelligent woman, who killed at least two young men, is eventually exposed by a single phone call.

  Review in Books — by Regis Schilken — on Feb 16, 2009

• Book Review: Ireland in the Twentieth Century by Tim Pat Coogan

  Sparkling with those most Irish of qualities - melancholy, humor and the gift of the gab - Coogan's comprehensive history comes close to being definitive.

  Review in Books — by James Carson — on Feb 16, 2009

• An Interview with Ray Comfort, Author of You Can Lead an Atheist to Evidence, But You Can't Make Him Think

  An exclusive interview with Ray Comfort, leading Christian author and speaker.

  Interview in Books — by Dorothy Thompson — on Feb 16, 2009

• Book Review: Undress Me In The Temple of Heaven by Susan Jane Gilman

  Undress Me In The Temple of Heaven is a wild ride with many memorable scenes and characters.

  Review in Books — by Lynda Lippin — on Feb 16, 2009

• The Early Word: New Books for the Week of February 16, 2009

  Binchy, Delinsky, Wiesel, Winspear, Greeley, Strieber, Niven & Pournelle; Ida Wells, Ted Kennedy, Obama, Vincente Minnelli, Biology of Consciousness, War, Criminal Brotherhoods, Brody & Beyond...

  News in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Feb 16, 2009

• Book Review: The Photoshop Lightroom Workbook - Workflow Not Workslow in Lightroom 2 by Seth Resnick And Jamie Spritzer

  If you want to truly become efficient in your Lightroom digital workflow, then you really need The Photoshop Lightroom Workbook.

  Review in Books — by T. Michael Testi — on Feb 16, 2009

• Graphic Audio Review - Wonder Woman – Mythos By Carol Lay, Based on the Series from DC Comics

  For a Movie In Your Mind check out Wonder Woman – Mythos.

  Review in Books — by T. Michael Testi — on Feb 16, 2009

Video

• Blu-ray Review: Gandhi, Kramer vs. Kramer, and Capote/In Cold Blood Double-Feature

  Four great movies come to Blu-ray, just in time for the Academy Awards.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Feb 16, 2009

• Oscar Picks 2009

  Can Wolverine save the Oscars?

  Opinion in Video — by Rob Rector — on Feb 16, 2009

• DVD Pick of the Week: Midnight Meat Train

  Horror, drama, and musicals arrive this week.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Feb 16, 2009

• Movie Review: Milk

  At the center of it all is the movie’s beast – Anita Bryant.

  Review in Video — by Todd Ford — on Feb 16, 2009

• DVD Review: The Natalie Wood Collection

  An imperfect, incomplete DVD collection.

  Review in Video — by Jordan Richardson — on Feb 16, 2009

• Movie Review: Coraline

  An astounding achievement in animation and storytelling.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Feb 16, 2009

• DVD Review: Coming To America (I Love the 80's)

  Not only would I pass on "Coming to America," but the entire poorly conceived line as well.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Feb 16, 2009

• DVD Review: Miracle At St. Anna

  The director's first film in years to reach greatness, a true masterpiece.

  Review in Video — by Derek Fleek — on Feb 16, 2009

• The Top 10 Movies of 2008

  The ten best offerings in the year of cinema.

  Opinion in Video — by Andy Sayers — on Feb 16, 2009

Politics

• Tesla Gets Federal Bailout Dough - Where Are The Jobs Going To Be?

  Can Tesla actually deliver what they hope to be the future of the automobile?

  Opinion in Politics — by Scott Golembiewski — on Feb 16, 2009

• Obama Not the First to be Informal in the Oval Office

  Obama's informal attire has to be forgiven because there is a precedent for it which trumps all others.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Feb 16, 2009

• A Ghost Detention and Extraordinary Rendition Case

  Small Step for Amnesty International and Center for Constitutional Rights -- and a Giant Leap for Democracy Worldwide

  News in Politics — by ASiCat — on Feb 16, 2009

• Obama: A Major Move to Socialism

  The year was 1992, and Pat Buchanan made "culture war" a household word. The battle was on with socialism.

  Opinion in Politics — by Trisha Redwine — on Feb 16, 2009

Gaming

• Wii Virtual Console News and Releases for 2/16/2009

  Two new titles appear this week and, wait ... what's this?

  News in Gaming — by Brian Szabelski — on Feb 16, 2009

• Game du Jour Deals: February 16 - February 22

  Find some upgraded versions of classic Windows games in this week's Game du Jour deals.

  News in Gaming — by Toni Schwartz — on Feb 16, 2009

• Wii Review: Coraline

  The book/film adaptation meets the game medium with striking visuals, characters and settings while the controls aren't quite what Wii expect.

  Review in Gaming — by Tall Writer — on Feb 16, 2009

Sci/Tech

• Software Review: Kubota AutoAlbum V3 From Kubota Image Tools

  Kubota AutoAlbum will pay for itself in time savings and customer satisfaction over and over again.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by T. Michael Testi — on Feb 16, 2009

Culture

• The Other Three Little Words: Belated Thoughts on Love This Valentine's Day

  It does not matter what you feel. It only matters what you do. Why love is a verb, not a noun.

  Opinion in Culture — by Legna Moned — on Feb 16, 2009

• Solitude: The Ultimate Valentine

  On this day of fake and gushing hearts, I fight through nausea and celebrate sensibility.

  Opinion in Culture — by Joe Harris — on Feb 16, 2009

• Globalizing Americana: Part 6

  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 16, 2009

• Missoula Art Beat: UM Photojournalist Shaun Bell Documents Hopeful, Promising Africa

  “My generation needs to care more about things in order to get things to change in the world.”

  Interview in Culture — by Brian D'Ambrosio — on Feb 16, 2009

• Sending Children to the Slammer for Profit

  Juveniles placed in private detention facilities net two judges kickbacks of $2.6 million.

  News in Culture — by Ed Dickson — on Feb 16, 2009

• Interview: Abdou Dieng of the World Food Programme in Guinea

  WFP’s school feeding network has been used as a channel to reach vulnerable children and their families.

  Interview in Culture — by William Lambers — on Feb 16, 2009

• Discovery Channel's Science of Sex Appeal Details the Biological Challenges to Long-Term Relationships

  What's up with sexual and emotional cheating? People claim they want a forever relationship. Does biology make us cheat?

  Opinion in Culture — by Dr. Coach Love — on Feb 16, 2009

• Theater Review (LA): Bram Stoker's Dracula by Dean and Balderston at the NoHo Arts Center

  A new "Dracula" hovers in LA, with plenty of chills and room for laughs.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Feb 16, 2009

Sports

• Treehouse Fort Headlines For February 15 - "Stars-a-poppin'"

  Robinson dunks over Howard ... Porter out in Phoenix? ... Falcons looking to shop Vick ... and Charlie Doherty's "What Were They Thinking?"

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Feb 16, 2009