March 2, 2009 Archive

Video

• DVD Review: A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints - Limited Edition

  The raw 2006 Sundance hit deserves a wider audience.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Mar 02, 2009

• Another Late Shift Is Upon Us

  Fallon takes the helm of Late Night this evening.

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Mar 02, 2009

• When Rape Can Become Rapture: The Rapture of Fe Might Be Worth Seeing

  The Rapture of Fe is an independent Filipino film currently in production that looks very promising.

  News in Video — by Clarence Yu — on Mar 02, 2009

• DVD Review: In the Electric Mist

  Don't let this one slip off the radar into the mist...

  Review in Video — by Fitz — on Mar 02, 2009

• Reaper Returns Tuesday: Why You Should Watch

  Reaper returns March 3 at 8pm on The CW. Here are reasons why you don't want to miss it.

  Opinion in Video — by Alice Jester — on Mar 02, 2009

• Movie Review: The Intruder

  A film that asks to be felt rather than understood.

  Review in Video — by Sam C. Mac — on Mar 02, 2009

• DVD Review: Beverly Hills Chihuahua

  Even dog lovers will be disappointed.

  Review in Video — by Derek Fleek — on Mar 02, 2009

• Movie Review: Trouble Every Day

  Denis's abstract meditation on the thin line between lip and tooth.

  Review in Video — by Sam C. Mac — on Mar 02, 2009

• DVD Review: House On Haunted Hill - 50th Anniversary Special Edition (1959)

  There’s always more going on than meets the eye… especially when Vincent Price is hanging around.

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Mar 02, 2009

• DVD Pick of the Week: Dead in 3 Days

  Rather slim pickings this week.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 02, 2009

• Everyone's Gotta Play Their Own Tomato: A Conversation with Rules of Engagement's Patrick Warburton

  Patrick answers questions about Rules of Engagement, Seinfeld, and just what makes a show a staple for generations to come.

  Interview in Video — by ASiCat — on Mar 02, 2009

• Movie Review: Che - Part Two

  Easily the more enjoyable, clearer, more watchable of the two.

  Review in Video — by Ross Miller — on Mar 02, 2009

Music

• Looking for Pop with a Rock and Soul Twist? Look No Further Than 60s Band The Grass Roots

  While the 60s evokes memories of the Beatles and Stones, don't overlook The Grass Roots' unique brand of pop-rock.

  Opinion in Music — by Kit O'Toole — on Mar 02, 2009

• Music DVD Review: Jon Anderson - Tour Of The Universe

  Can't help but appreciate the sincerity and elegance of his performance.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Mar 02, 2009

• Music Review: Bullet For My Valentine - Scream Aim Fire

  Bullet For My Valentine aim at the top.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Mar 02, 2009

• Music Review: The Moody Blues - Days Of Future Passed

  The Moody Blues: Chapter 2.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Mar 02, 2009

• Music Review: Linda Presgrave - Inspiration

  Saluting the women of jazz in the best possible way -- by playing their music.

  Review in Music — by Big Geez — on Mar 02, 2009

• Concert Review: Audible Thought w/ Black Iron Prison, Martyrd, Purifier, Downfire (Poughkeepsie 2/28/09)

  You have to love live and local music.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 02, 2009

Books

• Book Review: The Night Battles by M.F. Bloxam

  The Night Battles commands your attention with mesmerizing intrigue and alluring appeal.

  Review in Books — by Wisteria Leigh — on Mar 02, 2009

• Graphic Novel Review: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen – Century: 1910 by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill

  A new mini-series takes Alan Moore's League of classic and obscure literary characters into a dangerous new era.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Mar 02, 2009

• Book Review: The Senator's Wife by Sue Miller

  Miller is a novelist to be read and treasured. Anyone who has not yet discovered her novels is in for a treat.

  Review in Books — by Lisa Solod — on Mar 02, 2009

• Book Review: Real World Compositing with Adobe Photoshop CS4 by Dan Moughamian And Scott Valentine

  If you want to see how to improve your skills with composing then take a look at Real World Compositing.

  Review in Books — by T. Michael Testi — on Mar 02, 2009

• Book Review: Rogue by Cheryl Brooks

  In Brooks' universe, cat men do it very well.

  Review in Books — by Robin Kavanagh — on Mar 02, 2009

• Book Review: Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem by Maya Angelou with Illustrations by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher

  Townsfolk of every color and creed walk to a town hall on a snowy Christmas Eve to rejoice in peace.

  Review in Books — by Regis Schilken — on Mar 02, 2009

• Book Review: One More Year by Sana Krasikov

  Sana Krasikov's stories are not windows into the eccentric neighbor's living room, they are descriptions of our own.

  Review in Books — by Sarah C. Culver — on Mar 02, 2009

• Book Review: Warhorses by Yusef Komunyakaa

  Komunyakaa's poems re-imagine myths, examine current events, and offer hope in primal, ferocious language.

  Review in Books — by Karl Wolff — on Mar 02, 2009

• The Early Word: New Books for the Week of March 2, 2009

  Archer, Palahniuk, Picoult, Littell; 'Bridging the Gap', Mad March, the Gay Ban, Global Poverty, 'Two Remarkable Families'...

  News in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Mar 02, 2009

• The New Canon: Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl

  Marisha Pessl's stunning debut novel starts out as a coming-of-age story but morphs into a dark whodunit with political overtones.

  Review in Books — by Ted Gioia — on Mar 02, 2009

• Book Review: My Diva Diet by Christine Lakatos

  When a diet book delivers, its worth its weight in gold. Christine Lakatos delivers, so we can safely shed those unwanted pounds!

  Review in Books — by Alie James — on Mar 02, 2009

Gaming

• Wii Virtual Console News and Releases for 3/2/2009

  Battle with ogres ... or your family.

  News in Gaming — by Brian Szabelski — on Mar 02, 2009

• Xbox 360 Review: FIFA Soccer 09

  The FIFA series has finally surpassed the Pro Evolution series as the best soccer game around.

  Review in Gaming — by Mark Kalriess — on Mar 02, 2009

• Mobile Game Review: Rock Revolution

  The ability to pick instruments, and to use different character skill sets, makes this a pretty good game.

  Review in Gaming — by Robert M. Barga — on Mar 02, 2009

• Game du Jour Deals: March 2 - March 8

  Check out what discounted games Game du Jour has this week.

  News in Gaming — by Toni Schwartz — on Mar 02, 2009

Politics

• Shipping Jobs Overseas Will Help The US Economy

  The US economy is clinching to a manufacturing past and needs to go forward into a technology and science economy

  Opinion in Politics — by Jorge Olson — on Mar 02, 2009

• Politics and Ethics: State-of-Nature Theories

  Before politics, life was "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short." Is there anything wrong with that picture, or should it matter?

  Opinion in Politics — by Roger Nowosielski — on Mar 02, 2009

Culture

• Theater Review (NYC): The Cherry Orchard

  Tragedy or comedy, Chekhov's final play retains its greatness in its latest New York production.

  Review in Culture — by Art Ravels — on Mar 02, 2009

• Theater Review (NYC): The Question House

  What if there were a house in which only questions could be spoken?

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Mar 02, 2009

• Men, Why Not Try Manly Venus This Year?

  What's the real difference between men and women? Sometimes, just some clever marketing.

  Opinion in Culture — by Andy Anonymous — on Mar 02, 2009

• Globalizing Americana: Part 14 - Xenophobia and Border Protection

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

  Opinion in Culture — by Jason J. Campbell — on Mar 02, 2009

• The Final Edition of the Rocky Mountain News Ruins My Birthday

  We all lose when a newspaper dies and the information pool shrinks.

  Opinion in Culture — by Carol Richtsmeier — on Mar 02, 2009

Sports

• Will Randy Johnson Be The First Hall Of Fame D'Back?

  Now pitching for the Giants, he's going to face his potential HOF club in spring training Tuesday. EVERYBODY PANIC!

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Mar 02, 2009

• Treehouse Fort Headlines For March 1 - "Schwing Training"

  Haynesworth signs with the Skins ... Cassel and Vrabel are shipped to KC ... Jim Bowden resigns disgracefully ... and "What Were They Thinking?"

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Mar 02, 2009

Sci/Tech

• Escaping Life by Suicide

  The drive behind a major and preventable health and social problem.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Nazia Mallick — on Mar 02, 2009