April 17, 2009 Archive

Music

• Music Review: Asa - Asa

  Asa, pronounced Ah-sha, a name to look out for.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Apr 17, 2009

• Music Review: Bob Seger - Back In '72

  Bob Seger: Chapter 3.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Apr 17, 2009

• Interview: Ginuwine - Singer and Songwriter

  Although Ginuwine has five gold, platinum and multi-platinum albums, his influence on contemporary R&B has been largely underrated.

  Interview in Music — by Clayton Perry — on Apr 17, 2009

• Music Review: Chango Spasiuk - Pynandi (Los Descalzos)

  Chango Spasiuk introduces us to the land he loves.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Apr 17, 2009

• Retro Redux: Marchin' To The Train With King Curtis

  The song wasn't originally written as a march, but it seemed to work out pretty well this time.

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Apr 17, 2009

• The Rockologist On National Record Store Day

  I plan on supporting National Record Store Day this Saturday, and you should too.

  Opinion in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Apr 17, 2009

• The Friday Morning Listen: John Doe - A Year in the Wilderness

  Record Store Day is almost here. Do you care?

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Apr 17, 2009

• Music Review: Simon & Garfunkel – Live 1969

  Simon & Garfunkel's closing chapter -- epilogues notwithstanding -- is exceptionally preserved and chronicled.

  Review in Music — by Donald Gibson — on Apr 17, 2009

Sports

• Jeter Powers Yankees to First Home Victory

  The Yankees first victory at the new Yankee Stadium came in their traditional style.

  Opinion in Sports — by Anthony Tobis — on Apr 17, 2009

• Satire: The Week In Sports Pictures

  Masters, Yankee Stadium, NHL playoffs, NASCAR phenoms and a blockbuster trade, baby!

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Apr 17, 2009

• Detroit Ruins Columbus' First Playoff Game By Beating Them, 4-1

  This wasn't a game, it was a slaughter

  News in Sports — by Robert M. Barga — on Apr 17, 2009

Video

• Missing John Candy

  Looking back on 15 years without John Candy and wondering what happened to charm in Hollywood films.

  Opinion in Video — by Aaron Whitehead — on Apr 17, 2009

• Looking for Some Effort on Thursday Nights

  We've got some good, more bad, and some ugly.

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Apr 17, 2009

• Reality TV Casting Call Weekly Wrap-Up: Music Videos, Makeovers, Shear Genius, and More

  Get your hair cut, be in a music video, send a friend on a disaster date...

  News in Video — by RealityWanted — on Apr 17, 2009

• DVD Review: Porn-O-Rama (1992)

  If you’re a pornoholic or a member of a political cabinet, you’ll definitely want to give this a whirl.

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Apr 17, 2009

• PBS Primetime Programming for the Week of April 19

  More Hitchhiker's! The end of the pre-show! Impossible? No, just highly improbable.

  News in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Apr 17, 2009

• New Movies & Box Office Predictions: 17 Again, Crank - High Voltage, State of Play

  New week, new movies.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 17, 2009

Tastes

• Brewmaster Dinners Offer Beer Pairing Advice

  Wine pairings are easy to find, but some people want beer with their cuisine. Here's where to look.

  News in Tastes — by Colin Foote Burch — on Apr 17, 2009

Books

• Wolverine Co-Creator Loses Home and Comics in Fire

  Friends and fans of the award-winning comic book writer try to help him rebuild a fire-destroyed collection.

  News in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Apr 17, 2009

• Conceptual Fiction: Solaris by Stanisław Lem

  With the possible exception of Spielberg's Jaws no story has made an ocean seem quite so disturbing as Lem's Solaris

  Review in Books — by Ted Gioia — on Apr 17, 2009

Sci/Tech

• Dust Bunnies: Coming and Going Under the Bed

  Ashes to electrons, dust to nuclear physics.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Regis Schilken — on Apr 17, 2009

Culture

• Theatre Review (LA): Stick Fly by Lydia R. Diamond at the Matrix

  Lydia R. Diamond, an important new voice in the theatre, explores intra-racial prejudice and inter-racial hatred.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Apr 17, 2009

• Has Tombstone Become the Town Too Dumb to Die? - Part IV

  Will the Battle at Six Gun City one day be reenacted along with the Gunfight at the OK Corral?

  News in Culture — by SJ Reidhead — on Apr 17, 2009

Gaming

• Pirate Bay Operators Found Guilty

  Sentences and fines have been assessed for assisting in copyright infringement.

  News in Gaming — by Mark Buckingham — on Apr 17, 2009

• PlayStation Network Update: 04/16/2009

  A huge DLC week with toy soldiers, more Pixeljunk Eden and a return to Valkyria Chronicles as highlights.

  News in Gaming — by Michael Prince — on Apr 17, 2009

Politics

• Controversy Over the Release of the Bush Era Torture Memos

  This is clearly a compromise which truly pleases no one.

  Opinion in Politics — by Jonathan Lockwood Huie — on Apr 17, 2009

• MIWASP Nation

  Life was so much easier when stereotypes would pass for fact, and winning meant never having to say you're sorry.

  Opinion in Politics — by Realist — on Apr 17, 2009