April 7, 2009 Archive

Video

• TV Review: 24 Day Seven: Hour 17 - Wincing the Night Away

  Tony captures the image and back at FBI, Jack confirms that those are indeed the lovely canisters, looking better than ever.

  Review in Video — by Mary K. Williams — on Apr 07, 2009

• DVD Review: The Odd Couple - Centennial Collection (1968)

  Lemmon and Matthau mine comedic gold in the Centennial Collection release of the Neil Simon classic.

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Apr 07, 2009

• TV Review: House, M.D. - "A Simple Explanation"

  Kutner's stunning death sends House searching for "A Simple Explanation."

  Review in Video — by Barbara Barnett — on Apr 07, 2009

• DVD Review: Come Hell or High Water

  Western revenge in a post-Civil War Missouri...

  Review in Video — by Fitz — on Apr 07, 2009

• Has House M.D. Jumped the Shark?

  The latest episode, "Simple Explanation," symbolizes the hit show's problematic season.

  Opinion in Video — by Kit O'Toole — on Apr 07, 2009

• TV Review: Dancing With The Stars - Gilles Pasos With Flying Colors, Lawrence and Steve-O Fail To Impress

  The judges held up a total of six 10s last week, but tonight, only one dance earned that number...

  Review in Video — by Kimberly Mauck — on Apr 07, 2009

• Box Office Update 4/3-4/5: Fast & Furious Goes Wild on April

  April starts with a bang.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 07, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: Slumdog Millionaire

  Okay, great story, fantastic story, love the story. Authentic? Maybe not.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Apr 07, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: Batman - The Motion Picture Anthology 1989-1997

  The four-film anthology from 2005 has now been released on Blu-ray.

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Apr 07, 2009

• DVD Review: Yes Man

  This is a decent Jim Carrey comedy but it gets a pitiful DVD presentation.

  Review in Video — by Mark Kalriess — on Apr 07, 2009

Music

• New Album Releases 04/07/09: Neil Young, Doves, Rascal Flatts, Jadakiss, James Taylor, Bob Mould, Jimmy Greene & More

  American Stars And...Cars.

  News in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Apr 07, 2009

• Music Review: Temirzhan Yerzhanov - Piano Transcriptions By Sergei Prokofiev

  Pushing my library of superlatives to its absolute limit.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Apr 07, 2009

• Music Review: Jaded Sun - Gypsy Trip

  Attempting to knock The Answer off the number one spot, and claim the title of "Ireland's Most Exciting New Band."

  Review in Music — by Rhys Williams — on Apr 07, 2009

• Philadelphia Space Music: The Gatherings 2009 Season Gears Up

  Just let go...

  News in Music — by Lou Novacheck — on Apr 07, 2009

• Music Review: Chris Cornell - Scream

  Grunge pin-up Chris Cornell proves he is still a creative force to be reckoned, and all without raising his voice.

  Review in Music — by Rhys Williams — on Apr 07, 2009

• Doves Announce N. American Kingdoms of Rust Tour Dates

  Manchester, UK band Doves release follow up to 'Some Cities' and US/UK tour dates

  News in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Apr 07, 2009

• Music Review: En Este Momento by Claudia Acuna

  Claudia Acuna blends Latin and Jazz influences without missing a beat.

  Review in Music — by Fitz — on Apr 07, 2009

• Retro Redux: Jan Savitt - The Enigmatic Russian

  Even if his early life was fuzzy around the edges, there was little doubt about his musical talent.

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Apr 07, 2009

• Music Review: Sly & The Family Stone - High On You

  Sly & The Family Stone: Chapter 9.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Apr 07, 2009

Culture

• Theater Review (LA): Home Siege Home by Katherine Noon and The Ghost Road Company at Inside The Ford

  A modern take on "The Oresteia" is disappointingly watered-down.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Apr 07, 2009

• Theater Review (NYC): Rock of Ages

  80's hair bands get the Broadway treatment in an evening of pure escapist fun.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Apr 07, 2009

• The Insanity Defense - Part 2: Who Has The Defendant's Best Interests at Heart -- Court, Psychiatrist, Or Attorney?

  In America we have a multi-layered system which may unfortunately translate into "you get what you pay for."

  Opinion in Culture — by Peter Sabbagh — on Apr 07, 2009

• Theater Review (NYC): Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage

  With hopeful young plays breaking through on Broadway, fringe shows like "Beowulf" are starting to capture youth's more diabolical side.

  Review in Culture — by Ethan Stanislawski — on Apr 07, 2009

• Found Art: McMercy Family Band Poster

  You never know what Cthulhian works of design you'll run into in one of Austin's popular icecreameries.

  Review in Culture — by Dave Nalle — on Apr 07, 2009

• Parenthood and Pictures

  It takes 52.5 tries to get the perfect picture.

  Opinion in Culture — by gummylump — on Apr 07, 2009

Gaming

• Game du Jour Deals: April 5 - April 11

  Shower yourself with cheap casual games this April from Game du Jour.

  News in Gaming — by Toni Schwartz — on Apr 07, 2009

Books

• Interview: Thomas Emson, author of Skarlet and Maneater

  "What I try to do is put very unreal monsters into a very real world and see what happens."

  Interview in Books — by Fitz — on Apr 07, 2009

• Book Review: Slavery by Another Name by Douglas A. Blackmon

  African-Americans were held in something very akin to slavery through the cotton belt until World War II.

  Review in Books — by Aaron Whitehead — on Apr 07, 2009

• Usability: Close Encounters with the RSS Feed

  Lessons one writer learned the hard way about writing for the web

  Opinion in Books — by Kimberly Davis — on Apr 07, 2009

• Book Review: Ubuntu Kung Fu: Tips, Tricks, Hints and Hacks by Keir Thomas

  An intermediate guide to both practical and personal aspects of the Ubuntu operating system.

  Review in Books — by Janica Unruh — on Apr 07, 2009

• Book Review: Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi by Geoff Dyer

  Geoff Dyer combines two short novels in his new book, and they might involve the same character . . . or maybe not.

  Review in Books — by Ted Gioia — on Apr 07, 2009

Politics

• The Irony of History: The NWO Revisited

  Our future is anything but rosy. But that's the irony of history.

  Opinion in Politics — by Roger Nowosielski — on Apr 07, 2009

• I Support President Obama's Peaceful Outreach in the Middle East

  Using selective quotes from the Quran is hateful and inflammatory.

  Opinion in Politics — by Jonathan Lockwood Huie — on Apr 07, 2009

• Getting Smoked

  Obama smokes up his own supporters for the first tax hike.

  Opinion in Politics — by Mr Dock Ellis — on Apr 07, 2009

• Mark to Market Magic — and Madness

  Mark to market accounting is a game changer in a game that needs some changing.

  Opinion in Politics — by Aetius Romulous — on Apr 07, 2009

Sports

• Blake Griffin Announces He Will Play For A Bad Team Next Year

  Kidding aside, the best college basketball player of the year makes a no-brainer decision.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Apr 07, 2009

• D'Backs Open With 9-8 Win Behind Felipe Lopez Onslaught

  When the leadoff guy hits two home runs, you know it's a solid day.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Apr 07, 2009

• Sabathia's First Outing Is Cause for Alarm

  Did injuries contribute to CC Sabathia's horrid opening day outing?

  Opinion in Sports — by Anthony Tobis — on Apr 07, 2009

• Sounders Take Down Toronto 2-0

  They just keep winning.

  News in Sports — by Russ Evenhuis — on Apr 07, 2009