March 26, 2009 Archive

Video

• DVD Review: The Water Horse - 2-Disc Special Edition

  Good family film that probably snuck by you in the theaters.

  Review in Video — by Joe Menta — on Mar 26, 2009

• DVD Review: Starlight Over Texas

  This corny B-Western is a hoot -- and a great companion piece to a bottle of “Ah! Viva Tequila.”

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Mar 26, 2009

• DVD Review: Blue Murder - Set Three

  The most recent series of Blue Murder episodes shows this solid British cop show maintaining its comfortable stride.

  Review in Video — by Bill Sherman — on Mar 26, 2009

• Movie Review: I Love You, Man

  A decidedly Apatowian movie Judd Apatow had nothing to do with.

  Review in Video — by Arlo J. Wiley — on Mar 26, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: The One (2001)

  Jet Li kills many Jet Lis in an effort to be the one Jet Li left standing.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Mar 26, 2009

• Movie Review: Knowing

  Best surprise of the year so far.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 26, 2009

• DVD Review: Stephen Hawking and the Theory of Everything

  A tremendous examination of Stephen Hawking's life and theories.

  Review in Video — by Jordan Richardson — on Mar 26, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway

  Doesn't fully capture the Broadway Rent experience, but it's the next best thing.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Cozart — on Mar 26, 2009

• DVD Review: Moving Midway

  "Moving Midway" hooked me.

  Review in Video — by Cinema Sentries — on Mar 26, 2009

• DVD Review: Australia

  "Australia" may be far from perfect, but it’s still better than "Pearl Harbor."

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Mar 26, 2009

Books

• Book Review: Engaging Autism: Using the Floortime Approach to Help Children Relate, Communicate, and Think by Stanely I. Greenspan, M.D. and Serena Wieder, Ph.D

  A proven “floor-time” technique will help children with autism relate and communicate successfully with adults and peers.

  Review in Books — by Regis Schilken — on Mar 26, 2009

• Book Review: The Love as a Way of Life Devotional: A Ninety-Day Adventure That Makes Love a Daily Habit by Gary Chapman and Elisa Stanford

  Chapman's effective micro-devotionals point the way towards a fuller expression of Christ's love within us.

  Review in Books — by Jennifer Bogart — on Mar 26, 2009

• Interview with Relationship Expert Tim Kellis on Marriage, Divorce and Soul Mates

  "I believe that for the first time in history my book defines psychologically what causes divorce."

  Interview in Books — by Dorothy Thompson — on Mar 26, 2009

• Book Review: For The Love of Knitting by Kari Cornell and Fiber Gathering by Joanne Seiff

  A pair of books about the culture and history of knitting.

  Review in Books — by Alyse Wax — on Mar 26, 2009

• Book Review: A Free Life by Ha Jin

  Award-winning author Ha Jin unhurriedly unfolds the story of a Chinese immigrant family pursuing the American Dream.

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Mar 26, 2009

• Book Review: The Thoreau You Don’t Know: What the Prophet of Environmentalism Really Meant by Robert Sullivan

  Its always a little tragic when a personal image of a famous legend becomes tarnished by reality.

  Review in Books — by James O'Neil — on Mar 26, 2009

• Graphic Audio Review: Wonder Woman: Mythos by Carol Lay

  Wonder Woman: Mythos by Carol Lay is the latest audio adventure from Graphic Audio

  Review in Books — by Blake Matthews — on Mar 26, 2009

Sci/Tech

• Hardware Review: Bubba|Two - Return of the Linux-Based Mini Server

  Excito deliver a promising looking upgrade to their first generation Linux mini server. Does it deliver?

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Daniel Woolstencroft — on Mar 26, 2009

• Diets: Hope or Hype?

  Diets are big business ($58 billion) but do they work? In our quest to get fit and healthy, do diets offer hope or hype?

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Christine Lakatos — on Mar 26, 2009

Sports

• Crowning The Next John Valentin

  Searching through boyhood memories to pick a favorite player on the 2009 Red Sox.

  Opinion in Sports — by Ethan Booker — on Mar 26, 2009

• R.I.P., Edmonton Cracker-Cats

  Changing its independent baseball team name to the Capitals just made me fall asleep.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Mar 26, 2009

• An Open Letter to Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank

  A CEO stands up and does what's right for a change.

  Opinion in Sports — by CB — on Mar 26, 2009

Music

• Music Review: Sly & The Family Stone - A Whole New Thing

  Sly & The Family Stone: Chapter 1.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Mar 26, 2009

• Music Review: Amadou & Mariam - Welcome To Mali

  Amadou & Mariam make the kind of music that transcends genre and taste, and Welcome To Mali could also have been titled "Welcome To Dance."

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Mar 26, 2009

• Retro Redux: Bringin' The Blues -- The Butterfield Blues Band

  Years before the Blues Brothers, this group brought Chicago-style blues to a wide audience.

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Mar 26, 2009

Culture

• Knocking Down Conflict

  A high-powered fix for relationship conflict.

  Opinion in Culture — by MT — on Mar 26, 2009