August 23, 2009 Archive

Books

• Book Review: Wounded by School: Recapturing the Joy in Learning and Standing Up to the Old School Culture by Kirsten Olson

  Heading back to school with a dose of reality.

  Review in Books — by Helen Gallagher — on Aug 23, 2009

• Book Review: The Dyodyne Experiment by James Doulgeris and V. Michael Santoro

  Intriguing, scary "What If?" provides thrills to the bitter end

  Review in Books — by Fitz — on Aug 23, 2009

• Book Review: Beauty Salon by Mario Bellatin

  Mexican author's novella is a minimalist, allegorical tale of a society facing a deadly plague.

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Aug 23, 2009

• Book Review: Breakthrough: The Return of Hope to the Middle East by Tom Doyle

  There's hope for peace in the Middle East, yet it has nothing to do with diplomacy or military might.

  Review in Books — by Jennifer Bogart — on Aug 23, 2009

• Interview with Real Estate Investor and Author Eddie Godshalk

  "There’s so much real estate information missing I could not put everything in my book, so I am updating ... through various social media sites."

  Interview in Books — by Dorothy Thompson — on Aug 23, 2009

Music

• Music Review: Above & Beyond - Trance Nation

  Reigning trance champions Above & Beyond reinvigorate the classic Trance Nation mix series.

  Review in Music — by David R Perry — on Aug 23, 2009

• Concert Review: AC/DC, CanadInns Stadium, Winnipeg, MB, 8/22/09

  AC/DC's massive stadium spectacle found the aging rockers still in top form.

  Review in Music — by Triniman — on Aug 23, 2009

• Music Review: Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic - Dawn Of The Cycads

  Excellent collection of vintage Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic material.

  Review in Music — by Greg Barbrick — on Aug 23, 2009

• Music Review: Matisyahu - Light

  Matisyahu hits his stride with his third full-length album "Light."

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Aug 23, 2009

• Music Review: Orchestra Of Tetouan - Escuela de Tetuan Tanger - Musique Andalouse The Music Of Andalusia

  Appreciate it for the magnificence of the spectacle and the way it manages to hold your attention.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Aug 23, 2009

• Verse Chorus Verse: Rolling Stones - "Ruby Tuesday"

  A lullaby by the Rolling Stones... sort of...

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Aug 23, 2009

• Music Review: Huun Huur Tu & Carmen Rizzo - Eternal

  A milestone recording in Tuvan musical tradition.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Aug 23, 2009

Video

• DVD Review: Gamera the Brave

  Gamera returns to his roots as a friend of children and the results are spectacular.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Aug 23, 2009

• DVD Pick of the Week: Sick Girl

  Plenty of TV titles this week, the new seasons are right around the corner.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 23, 2009

• DVD Review: Dexter - The Complete Third Season

  Continues the story of Miami Metro Police Department blood spatter analyst/serial killer Dexter Morgan.

  Review in Video — by Blake Matthews — on Aug 23, 2009

• DVD Review: Fighting

  Teen boy meets girl tale in the world of NYC street fights.

  Review in Video — by Greg Barbrick — on Aug 23, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: Adventureland

  Marketed poorly, this isn't an outrageous comedy, but a nostalgic dramedy and a good one at that.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Aug 23, 2009

• TV Review: Eureka - "Shower the People"

  Henry and Jack are faced with some things which are hard to handle.

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Aug 23, 2009

• Movie Review: Inglourious Basterds

  Director/screenwriter extraordinaire Quentin Tarantino does it again with his World War II epic that takes the fight directly to the Nazis.

  Review in Video — by Tall Writer — on Aug 23, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: Fighting

  A step in the wrong direction for director Dito Montiel.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Aug 23, 2009

• Movie Review: Inglourious Basterds

  But do two wrongs make a right?

  Review in Video — by Todd Ford — on Aug 23, 2009

Sci/Tech

• The Being of God is Science

  Spinoza equated all existence including mathematical and physical laws with God.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Regis Schilken — on Aug 23, 2009

• Video Training Review: Dreamweaver CS4: Learn by Video from Peachpit Press in Association with Adobe Press

  For the user who wants to gain a solid Dreamweaver foundation.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by T. Michael Testi — on Aug 23, 2009

Politics

• Whole Foods CEO: Good is the New Bad

  The left is now attacking and punishing one of their own for disagreeing with ObamaCare!

  Opinion in Politics — by Christine Lakatos — on Aug 23, 2009

Culture

• A Moving Misadventure with Three Boneheads and a Truck

  Beware when three boneheads and a truck show up on moving day.

  Opinion in Culture — by Joanne Huspek — on Aug 23, 2009