April 2, 2009 Archive

Books

• Book Review: Humpty Dumpty, Jr., Hardboiled Detective: The Mystery of Merlin and the Gruesome Ghost by Nate Evans and Paul Hindman

  The harboiled detective takes a crack at another case.

  Review in Books — by Warren Kelly — on Apr 02, 2009

• Book Review: The Midwife by Jennifer Worth

  Jennifer Worth's memories of midwifery in 1950's London will resonate with anyone who ever had a heart.

  Review in Books — by Jon Sobel — on Apr 02, 2009

• Book Review: Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton with Erin Torneo

  Thompson's and Cotton's story powerfully demonstrates the real meaning of "innocent until proven guilty."

  Review in Books — by Kit O'Toole — on Apr 02, 2009

• Interview with Jessica James, Author of Shades of Gray

  "The more I read about the war, the more inspired I became to put a story down on paper," says James.

  Interview in Books — by Mayra Calvani — on Apr 02, 2009

• Book Review: Things I've Said, But Probably Shouldn't Have: An Unrepentant Memoir by Bruce Dern, Robert Crane, and Christopher Fryer (Contributor)

  A superb memoir by Bruce Dern, and an "Unrepentant" one, indeed.

  Review in Books — by Charlie LeSueur — on Apr 02, 2009

• Book Review: Adobe Photoshop CS4 For Photographers: A Professional Image Editor's Guide To The Creative Use Of Photoshop For The Macintosh And PC By Martin Evening

  For anyone who is serious about Photoshop, this is a must have.

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

• Book Review: An Offer You Can't Refuse by Jill Mansell

  One of Britain's most-loved contemporary authors makes her U.S. debut with quirky characters, a unique plot, and a great ending.

  Review in Books — by Jill Hart — on Apr 02, 2009

Video

• DVD Review: Cracker - The Complete Collection

  The mysteries of one of the best TV detectives of the '90s are all in one place.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Apr 02, 2009

• Movie Review: I Love You, Man, But Not That Much

  While the character Sydney is over-the-top and unbelievable, this movie portrays well the struggle to maintain guy-friends after marriage.

  Review in Video — by Damien Riley — on Apr 02, 2009

• Supernatural Fan News: Upcoming Releases and Charity Drives

  This fandom never rests. The latest on "Life's That Way," The Ghostfacers, and two awesome charity drives.

  News in Video — by Alice Jester — on Apr 02, 2009

• DVD Review: Seven Pounds

  Can you fill a void of infinite sorrow by doing good deeds?

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

• 2009 Philadelphia Film Festival & Cinefest, Part One: Got Bodily Fluids?

  Gain a new respect for ad agencies and a new fear of British prisons.

  Review in Video — by David Dylan Thomas — on Apr 02, 2009

• Reality TV Casting Call Weekly Wrap-Up: NBC Casting Families, Big Brother 11, Bully Beatdown, Plus Size Model, and More

  Crazy families, sexy women, house guests...

  News in Video — by RealityWanted — on Apr 02, 2009

• Movie Review: Doubt (2008)

  Intellectual thriller revolving around the fight for justice and the struggle between truth, faith, indifference and uncertainty...

  Review in Video — by Diabolique Belle — on Apr 02, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick

  A solid movie and less solid sequel come to Blu-ray -- a cautionary Hollywood tale.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Apr 02, 2009

• DVD Review: Craig Ferguson: A Wee Bit o' Revolution

  Ferguson shares his views on life in America, sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll...

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

• DVD Review: Spider-Man 3

  Better than advertised film in the best superhero film franchise yet.

  Review in Video — by Dan Schneider — on Apr 02, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: Australia (2008)

  It manages to "tell a good story."

  Review in Video — by The Masked Movie Snobs — on Apr 02, 2009

• Sinister Cinema Untombs Creepy Rarities on VHS!

  Jonesing for a Vincent Price fix on VHS?

  News in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Apr 02, 2009

• TV Review: Chuck - "Chuck Versus the Broken Heart"

  Chuck and Casey are at an Awesome bachelor party while Sarah deals with a hard-hearted intelligence agent.

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Apr 02, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: Watchmen - Tales of the Black Freighter and Under the Hood

  All of the content on this Blu-ray will inevitably find its way onto the Blu-ray when Watchmen is released. Save your money until then.

  Review in Video — by Aaron Peck — on Apr 02, 2009

• New Movies and Box Office Predictions: Adventureland, Fast & Furious

  The build towards summer begins.

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

Music

• Music Review: Max Morgan - Interrupting the Silence

  Max Morgan enters the pop scene with his debut album.

  Review in Music — by Fitz — on Apr 02, 2009

• Neil Young World Premieres New Album Today On MySpace Music

  You can stream the new album Fork In The Road right now by going to Neil Young's MySpace page.

  News in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Apr 02, 2009

• Music Review: Ersatzmusika - Songs Unrecantable

  Ersatzmuzika is on the leading edge of the movement intent on proving anything old can be new again.

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

• Music Review: The Only Ones - All Three Albums Re-Released

  They were clever, cool, articulate, yet often overlooked. UK's The Only Ones three album get the full re-release treatment.

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

• Music Review: Kinetic Stereokids - Kid Moves

  This Flint, Michigan, band comes up with delightful junkyard scrap.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Apr 02, 2009

• Music Review: Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On

  Sly & The Family Stone: Chapter 6.

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

• Concert Review: Audible Thought at The Barking Frog (3/27/09 Beacon, NY)

  Support your local music scene.

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

Politics

• Flash of Non-Newsworthy Note: Stimulus Arrives Via Payroll Check

  It's not exactly a stimulus, but it's the best I can do under the circumstances.

  Satire in Politics — by Joanne Huspek — on Apr 02, 2009

• Shouldn't Christians be Encouraging Women to Have Abortions?

  Counting the Souls as they March into Heaven

  Opinion in Politics — by Doug DeLong — on Apr 02, 2009

• HR 875, The "Kill The Small Farmer" Bill

  The legislative lackeys of the agromonopolists are taking aim at small farmers and your kitchen garden.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Apr 02, 2009

• Green Acres or How To Blow a Small Fortune on Gardening Before It's Too Late

  If you are planning that money saving kitchen garden, you could end up breaking the law!

  Opinion in Politics — by SJ Reidhead — on Apr 02, 2009

• Counterfeit Documents Enable Dangerous Criminal Activity

  The first thing anyone who crosses the border illegally needs is documents that give them the false appearance of being legitimate.

  News in Politics — by Ed Dickson — on Apr 02, 2009

Sports

• Bears Make the Right Move with Cutler

  This makes sense for the short-term and long-term of the Chicago Bears.

  Opinion in Sports — by Jay Skipworth — on Apr 02, 2009

• Welcome Back, D'Backs Infield

  With Dunn, Eckstein and Hudson gone, the infield still looks very familiar and primed for breakout years.

  Opinion in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Apr 02, 2009

• Jay Cutler Traded To Bears

  In return the Broncos get two first-round picks, Kyle Orton, and peace of mind.

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

• Steve Kragthorpe is a Victim of Coaching Celebrity

  Kragthorpe’s reputation got him where he is and it has not translated into success.

  Opinion in Sports — by Jay Skipworth — on Apr 02, 2009

Sci/Tech

• Celebs Give Twitter A Bad Name

  And consequently, intelligent people are turned off because they assume that's all Twitter is.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Apr 02, 2009

• Software Review: Panda's New SaaS Enabled Endpoint Security Product for Small Businesses

  Review of Panda's new SaaS-enabled endpoint security offering for small business: Panda Managed Office Protection.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Josue Fontanez — on Apr 02, 2009

Culture

• Theater Review (San Diego): Working by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso at the Old Globe Theatre

  A reworked version scores in San Diego with new updates by Stephen Schwartz and new songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Apr 02, 2009

Gaming

• Nintendo DSi Preview

  The new Nintendo DSi hits stores on April 5 at a reasonable price of $169.99.

  News in Gaming — by Tall Writer — on Apr 02, 2009