August 2, 2009 Archive

Sports

• If The Slipper Fits, Wait 'Til It's On Sale

  The trade deadline marks the beginning of sports hell, not to mention the beginning of the show.

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

• Thurman Munson's Death: Feels Like Yesterday

  Has it really been 30 years already?

  Opinion in Sports — by TC Lynch — on Aug 02, 2009

• Yankees Shockingly Silent at Trade Deadline As Rivals Grow Stronger

  The Yankees failure to make a move at the trade deadline might be their undoing this season.

  Opinion in Sports — by Anthony Tobis — on Aug 02, 2009

Music

• Music Review: Najma Akhtar and Gary Lucas - Rishte

  An eloquent mix of Indian and American roots music that yields a most satisfying creative result for both artists.

  Review in Music — by Con Murphy — on Aug 02, 2009

• Retro Redux: Remembering The B-List Music Stars

  Big stars in their day, and the music was pretty good too.

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Aug 02, 2009

• Music DVD Review: RPWL - The RPWL Live Experience

  Let the RPWL Live Experience get you comfortably numb.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Aug 02, 2009

• Music Review: Side FX - Contradictions

  A blend of styles that arrives cooler than an autumn breeze.

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

• Music Review: The Phenomenal Handclap Band

  A bunch of hipsters playing funky acid rock

  Review in Music — by Patrick Taylor — on Aug 02, 2009

• Music Review: Angela Easterling – BlackTop Road

  She's not running for office, but this South Carolina singer-songwriter has a voice that deserves to be heard.

  Review in Music — by Michael Bialas — on Aug 02, 2009

• Music Review: R.E.M. - Automatic for the People, A Look Back at a Classic Album

  A re-examination and personal look back at R.E.M.'s critical and commercial "classic" album, Automatic for the People.

  Opinion in Music — by Square Seed — on Aug 02, 2009

• Interview with Randy Brecker

  The jazz trumpeter Randy Brecker talks about his collaborations with the greatest musicians and with his brother Michael.

  Interview in Music — by filippocaggiani — on Aug 02, 2009

Books

• Book Review: Fordlandia by Greg Grandin

  Henry Ford's American Dream meets Brazilian jungle. Bad novel? Actually the subject of the non-fiction Fordlandia.

  Review in Books — by Derek Emerson — on Aug 02, 2009

• Book Review: True Crime: An American Anthology edited by Harold Schechter

  350 years worth of the most fascinating American crimes

  Review in Books — by Alyse Wax — on Aug 02, 2009

• Book Review: Science Matters by Robert M. Hazen and James Trefil

  Science raw, is a puzzle or a maze. But understood, can wipe away the haze!

  Review in Books — by Regis Schilken — on Aug 02, 2009

• Book Review: The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web by Tamar Weinberg

  O'Reilly's latest guide provides a thorough introduction to the new rules of social web marketing.

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

• Book Review: Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon

  I must have run into this Pynchon fellow down at the beach. His latest novel makes that perfectly clear.

  Review in Books — by Ted Gioia — on Aug 02, 2009

• Book Review: The Lake That Stole Children by Douglas Glenn Clark

  A boy casts his lure into a swift stream and is dragged into a deep lake by a strange force.

  Review in Books — by Regis Schilken — on Aug 02, 2009

• Book Review: Under This Unbroken Sky by Shandi Mitchell

  Mitchell’s writing is edgy and disturbing as two families head toward a collision.

  Review in Books — by Wisteria Leigh — on Aug 02, 2009

• Book Review: City Room by Arthur Gelb

  A memoir of life at the New York Times makes for nostalgic reading in era of declining print journalism.

  Review in Books — by Jack Goodstein — on Aug 02, 2009

• Book Review: Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison

  A strange thing happened to Madison Avery on her prom night. She was killed, then came back, not quite human.

  Review in Books — by Mel Odom — on Aug 02, 2009

Gaming

• Game du Jour Deals: August 2 - August 8

  Enjoy some discount puzzle games courtesy of Game du Jour.

  News in Gaming — by Toni Schwartz — on Aug 02, 2009

• Nintendo Gamecube Review: Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean

  You'd be hard-pressed to find another RPG like this.

  Review in Gaming — by Comrade Pants — on Aug 02, 2009

Culture

• Immigration: Building a Bridge to a Family's Future

  A family crossed into Texas from Mexico over 100 years ago, and all of our families are the rewards.

  Opinion in Culture — by Rene Arguello — on Aug 02, 2009

• Men Are So Hard to Understand

  First you date guys who do the kinds of things you can never understand, and then you marry one.

  Opinion in Culture — by Ani Ram — on Aug 02, 2009

• Creativity and the Creator: Keeping It Real While Keeping the Spirit

  Islam, entertainment, and pop culture - topics of heated debate in and out of the Islamic community, and in the blogosphere.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mikael — on Aug 02, 2009

• Catharsis vs. Craft

  For me, blogging is catharsis, but journalistic writing is craft.

  Opinion in Culture — by Shari — on Aug 02, 2009

• Showering with "sexy_veronica"

  I need a new computer. One that shuts down faster, and without getting me into trouble.

  Opinion in Culture — by RhodesTer — on Aug 02, 2009

Video

• Blogcritics Launches a Holidate Giveaway!

  Anyone up for a Holidate? How about a giveaway?

  News in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Aug 02, 2009

• DVD Review: Miss March (Unrated Edition)

  We’ve seen it all before and usually done a lot better.

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

• DVD Review: Race to Witch Mountain

  Race to Witch Mountain is a new adaptation of the 1968 novel by Alexander Key.

  Review in Video — by Blake Matthews — on Aug 02, 2009

• New Releases From Alpha Video, Week of 7/28/09

  The original Tarzan, B-Westerns, and even Hammer Horror!

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Aug 02, 2009

• Movie Review: Circus Clown (1934)

  A Joe E. Brown circus flick from the '30s dabbles with drag comedy.

  Review in Video — by Bill Sherman — on Aug 02, 2009

• Studios Take Movie Bloggers Seriously? Really?

  A columnist recently said movie studios are working more with film-oriented websites. But that is really the case?

  Opinion in Video — by TC Kirkham — on Aug 02, 2009

• The Prisoner: Comic Whets Appetite for Mini-Series, But What Does It Mean?

  What does The Prisoner's comic teaser tell us about the theme of AMC's remake vs. the original 1960 series?

  Opinion in Video — by Joe Beaudoin Jr. — on Aug 02, 2009

• Movie Review: Funny People

  Very funny movie that delivers guffaws while getting at some very real emotions.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 02, 2009

• DVD Review: Dollhouse - Season One

  The first season of yet another intriguing, witty television series from Joss Whedon comes to DVD.

  Review in Video — by Jordan Richardson — on Aug 02, 2009

Politics

• You Really Have No Idea

  Radicalism is growing in America. As government cracks down, the response will become more extreme.

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

• Obama Should Not Have Met Philippine President

  Obama finally meets the Philippine president, which could not have come at a worse time.

  Opinion in Politics — by Clarence Yu — on Aug 02, 2009

• A Little Learning Is A Dangerous Thing, Part 1

  Notes on the hopeful death of George Walker Bush’s political career.

  Opinion in Politics — by Simon J. James — on Aug 02, 2009

Tastes

• Abundant Garden Tomatoes Make Supreme Sauce Recipe

  Don't waste garden tomatoes. Try DCL's Supreme Sauce recipe.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Dr. Coach Love — on Aug 02, 2009