May 8, 2009 Archive

Video

• All Day Entertainment's Becoming Charlie Chase Gets Picked Up By VCI

  Rediscover one of comedy's greatest unsung heroes July 28.

  News in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on May 08, 2009

• Alan Alda Does 30 Rock

  Out of all the stars on TV and in films, Alda just may be the one I'd most like to meet.

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on May 08, 2009

• Movie Review: Star Trek

  Rebooting this franchise, in this way, was the best thing to ever happen to it.

  Review in Video — by Aaron Peck — on May 08, 2009

• PBS Primetime Programming for the Week of May 10

  More Hitchhiker's! We're aboard our ship with our paranoid android, and the one and only Zaphod Beeblebrox... aren't we lucky?

  News in Video — by Josh Lasser — on May 08, 2009

• House Confirms TV Trend: "Normal's Overrated"

  A crop of new and returning shows mine mental health issues for complex drama.

  Interview in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on May 08, 2009

Books

• Book Review: Global Shanghai, 1850-2010 by Jeffrey Wasserstrom

  Snapshots of Shanghai's globalization and re-globalization history.

  Review in Books — by Xujun Eberlein — on May 08, 2009

• Conceptual Fiction: Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny

  This is a mix of theology and technology: imagine Edith Hamilton's Mythology with much better weapons.

  Review in Books — by Ted Gioia — on May 08, 2009

• Manga Review: Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit Volume One by Motoro Mase

  Viz Media brings a popular "mature readers" manga series to American shores.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on May 08, 2009

• Book Review: The Google Way: How One Company is Revolutionizing Management As We Know It by Bernard Girard

  The book of how Google has rewritten management principles in the 21st century.

  Review in Books — by T. Michael Testi — on May 08, 2009

Politics

• Bank Stress Tests

  An average American's questions about stimulus, bailouts, and ownership of corporations by the Treasury.

  Opinion in Politics — by kelli jo momma — on May 08, 2009

• Divided Loyalties in Military Shape Pakistan Crisis

  While the Taliban seem unlikely to take control of Pakistan their ability to create problems is enormous.

  News in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on May 08, 2009

• Meet Fire With Fire Indeed

  Exactly whom is impressed by the lenient human rights attitude we show our enemies?

  Opinion in Politics — by Mark Edward Manning — on May 08, 2009

Sports

• Satire: What A Long Strange Star-Spangled Banner It's Been

  Also: hand tennis, medieval Indy racing, and a cheap Manny Ramirez joke.

  Satire in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on May 08, 2009

Culture

• Theatre Review (LA): The Fantasticks at the Freud Playhouse

  Despite odd choices, Jason Alexander's revival of this homey classic (starring Eric McCormack) makes for an enjoyable evening.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on May 08, 2009

Music

• The Friday Morning Listen: Greg Brown - Slant 6 Mind

  Happy Mother's Day!

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on May 08, 2009

• Music Review: Bury Your Dead - Bury Your Dead

  Solid effort as the band changes directions slightly.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on May 08, 2009

• Music Review: Herbie Hancock - Thrust

  Herbie Hancock's 1974 album Thrust sounds so good on audiophile vinyl, you may wonder why you ever switched over to CDs.

  Review in Music — by Greg Barbrick — on May 08, 2009