March 12, 2009 Archive

Books

• Book Review: Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

  Some ideas are inherently interesting, others are not. Are they born interesting or made interesting?

  Review in Books — by Helen Gallagher — on Mar 12, 2009

• Graphic Fiction Review: Graphic Classics: Oscar Wilde Edited by Tom Pomplun

  The newest collection of comic art adaptations of classic lit does a strong job capturing Oscar Wilde's distinct voice.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Mar 12, 2009

• Book Review: Fiction by Ara 13

  A mix of malapropistic absurdity and metafiction. Chapter 4 in total: “At the binding, raging maggots feast on the glue.” Bookmark and Bedtime!

  Review in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Mar 12, 2009

Video

• New Movies and Box Office Predictions: The Last House on the Left, Miss March, Race to Witch Mountain

  A new week, some new movies.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 12, 2009

• Movie Review: Frost/Nixon

  Frost and Nixon take off their gloves.

  Review in Video — by Todd Ford — on Mar 12, 2009

• Reality TV Casting Call Weekly Wrap-Up: Food Network's Chopped, MMA Families, Home Makeover, Hairstylists, and More

  Chefs, hairstylists, MMA families, veterans... is your big opportunity among this week's listings?

  News in Video — by RealityWanted — on Mar 12, 2009

• DVD Review: Wonder Woman (Two-Disc Special Edition) (2009)

  It’s a wonder this got made considering how many bad choices the creative team made.

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Mar 12, 2009

• What the Future Holds for Chuck

  This should give you a few things to think about.

  Opinion in Video — by NancyGail — on Mar 12, 2009

• Movie Review: Anvil! The Story of Anvil at SXSW

  You don’t have to even be a fan of music to appreciate the love these two men have for their craft.

  Review in Video — by Aaron Peck — on Mar 12, 2009

• Movie Review: The Counterfeiters

  Shades of gray.

  Review in Video — by Todd Ford — on Mar 12, 2009

• TV Review: House, M.D. - "The Social Contract"

  House treats a man who doesn't know when to stop talking, and Wilson's long lost brother Daniel turns up in "The Social Contract."

  Review in Video — by Barbara Barnett — on Mar 12, 2009

• DVD Review: Grindhouse Double Shock Show - Fright (1956) / Stark Fear (1962)

  Alpha Video presents two vintage B-Thrillers for only a few bucks--break out the scotch and enjoy.

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

• NBC Serves up The Chopping Block

  Another new reality cooking show hit the air last night. The difference? The host.

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Mar 12, 2009

• DVD Review: Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

  If I could send this movie to hell, I would.

  Review in Video — by Cinema Sentries — on Mar 12, 2009

• Movie Review: Watchmen

  A fan struggles with the mixed emotions involved in seeing the Watchmen film adaptation.

  Review in Video — by Andy Sayers — on Mar 12, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: Caligula (1979)

  The pornographic movie comes to Blu-ray.

  Review in Video — by Robert M. Barga — on Mar 12, 2009

• TV Recap: 24 Day Seven, Hour 13 - Rest in Peace, Bill Buchanan

  Jack sinks to the floor - the weight of one more friend’s death squeezes the spirit out of him.

  Review in Video — by Mary K. Williams — on Mar 12, 2009

Politics

• The UN Celebrates 100 Years of Madness

  Making the same mistakes over and over again for 100 years and expecting a different result is a sure sign of madness.

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

• The Audacity of Liberal Hypocrisy - Part II

  Once again the liberal capacity for attack has proved my point! They simply attack to attack.

  Opinion in Politics — by SJ Reidhead — on Mar 12, 2009

Sci/Tech

• iPhone Application Review: Thirsty Pocket

  It's like eBay for the iPhone

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Robert M. Barga — on Mar 12, 2009

Culture

• Theater Review (Las Vegas): LOVE: The Beatles Love Cirque Du Soleil

  Cirque Du Soleil encapsulates the "Beatles experience."

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Mar 12, 2009

• An Anti-Gun Advocate Sees the Fallacy of Anti-Gun Laws

  We are myopically focused on the weapon, not the person. It is our blindness, not our guns, that has betrayed us.

  Opinion in Culture — by Diana Hartman — on Mar 12, 2009

Music

• Music Review: Dennis DeYoung - One Hundred Years From Now

  Dennis DeYoung, a founding member of the group Styx, returns with a masterful solo album.

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

• Music Review: Javier Oviedo - The Classical Saxophone A French Love Story

  A French love story in so many ways.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Mar 12, 2009

• Music Review: Prefab Sprout - Two Wheels Good

  A quarter of a century on, a defining moment which hid a tragedy.

  Review in Music — by Andy Peterson — on Mar 12, 2009

• Music Review: Jesse Harris - Watching the Sky

  Jesse Harris provides a beautifully arranged, lighthearted folk/jazz hybrid.

  Review in Music — by Michael Pascua — on Mar 12, 2009

Sports

• Stephen Strasburg, The Greatest Baseball Prospect of All Time

  He throws a 100+ mph fastball with movement. That's unheard of.

  Opinion in Sports — by Anthony Tobis — on Mar 12, 2009

• Are The Blue Jackets The Best Team in the NHL?

  The 6th placed team in the West really should be the 1st.

  Opinion in Sports — by Robert M. Barga — on Mar 12, 2009