August 31, 2009 Archive

Sports

• Dodgers Crave Playoff Sandwich, Order Jim 'n Jon

  Ned Coletti: "I'll have a Thome and Garland on rye, hold the players to be named later."

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Aug 31, 2009

• Pineiro's Progress

  Why this pauper is now a prince.

  Opinion in Sports — by Brian_Kist — on Aug 31, 2009

• Myopic Hindsight: Revisiting The Miguel Cabrera Trade

  An annual MVP candidate and a derailed train. Did the Tigers or Marlins make a better trade?

  Opinion in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Aug 31, 2009

• Chicago Bears vs. Denver Broncos: Or, Why No One Pities Jennifer Aniston Anymore

  On mate poaching and how the Chicago Bears bagged their limit this offseason.

  News in Sports — by Tuffy — on Aug 31, 2009

Culture

• Why The Disney/Marvel Deal Is Good For Both Parties

  I, for one, hope Spider-Man doesn’t start singing in his future sequels.

  Opinion in Culture — by Matthew Milam — on Aug 31, 2009

• Life in Buenos Aires: The Identity Crisis That Isn't

  It didn’t make sense to commute 14,000 miles to dance. In the end, I sold everything I owned to come to Argentina to live.

  Opinion in Culture — by Tangospam — on Aug 31, 2009

• Depression and the Military

  Recognizing and treating depression and other mental illnesses can reduce military suicides.

  Opinion in Culture — by Costas Mcneil — on Aug 31, 2009

• My Journey Thus Far With Accutane

  Every teenager wants great skin, but sometimes for some of us the battle with acne can become ridiculous.

  Opinion in Culture — by Caroline — on Aug 31, 2009

• Halloween Horror Nights Promises 16 Days of Horror

  It’s only going to get better – and scarier.

  News in Culture — by Maddy Pumilia — on Aug 31, 2009

Video

• Movie Review: The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

  Laugh hard a few times.

  Review in Video — by Cinema Sentries — on Aug 31, 2009

• Movie Review: Halloween II (2009)

  What a brutal trip this was. Can we go again?

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 31, 2009

• Movie Review: Taking Woodstock Leaves a Lot Behind

  Like a VW bug running out of gas, “Taking Woodstock” sputters and stalls.

  Review in Video — by Cinema Sentries — on Aug 31, 2009

• NewsFlash: Disney Acquires Marvel

  There's a new spider web in the mouse's house.

  News in Video — by Anna Creech — on Aug 31, 2009

• Movie Review: The Final Destination

  Very gimmicky in nature, this is better than third, but quite forgettable.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 31, 2009

• DVD Review: Flight of the Conchords - The Complete Second Season

  A very funny show and act, similar to Tenacious D.

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Aug 31, 2009

• Defying Gravity Flashbacks and Shark Tank Flashes of Insight

  What will Defying Gravity do when the past meets the present?

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Aug 31, 2009

Politics

• Embracing Health Care Cost Controls - My Personal Story

  We need to embrace a counter force to the expanding menu of health care services being sold to the American consumer.

  Opinion in Politics — by Tania Sole — on Aug 31, 2009

Books

• Book Review: The Coral Thief by Rebeccaa Stott

  Paris's scientific community in 1815 provides setting for a heist thriller.

  Review in Books — by Jack Goodstein — on Aug 31, 2009

• Book Review: Of Bees and Mist by Erick Setiawan

  Erick Setiawan's debut novel, Of Bees and Mist, is a magical triumph.

  Review in Books — by Kikstad — on Aug 31, 2009

• Book Review: Dr. Siegal's Cookie Diet Book by Sanford Siegal, D.O, M.D.

  How a doctor and his cookie helped 500,000 people lose weight fast.

  Review in Books — by Karen Bentley — on Aug 31, 2009

• Book Review: Dark Road Rising by P.N. Elrod

  New chapter in the Vampire Files series does a few things differently this time around

  Review in Books — by Vyrdolak — on Aug 31, 2009

• Book Review: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Ex* by Heather Belle, MFC and Michelle Fiordaliso, MSW

  Got an 'ex' problem in your life? Spouse, lover, live-in? Learn who can stay, who's gotta go, and how to make it happen.

  Review in Books — by Dr. Coach Love — on Aug 31, 2009

• Book Review: Inherent Vice By Thomas Pynchon

  You couldn't ask for a better guide to the end of Sixties.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Aug 31, 2009

• Book Review: Moyers on Democracy by Bill Moyers

  Moyers covers the fundamentals to preserving and maintaining a healthy democracy.

  Review in Books — by Gordon S. Miller — on Aug 31, 2009

Music

• Music Review: Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge - The Comet's Tail: Performing The Compositions Of Michael Brecker

  A rousing memorial to tenor legend Michael Brecker

  Review in Music — by Greg Barbrick — on Aug 31, 2009

• Verse Chorus Verse: Toad The Wet Sprocket - "Little Heaven"

  As days go by...

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Aug 31, 2009

• Music Review: Ingrid Michaelson – Everybody

  Two years after her breakthrough, this piano-playing songbird struggles to get back on keyboard.

  Review in Music — by Michael Bialas — on Aug 31, 2009

• Retro Redux: Kenny Ball - Keepin' It Alive

  A one-hit wonder in the U.S. but beloved in Great Britain.

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Aug 31, 2009

Gaming

• What's New on the Wii/DSi Shop Channel for August 31, 2009

  One is the loneliest number of players, but this week, they'll have plenty of titles to keep them company.

  News in Gaming — by Brian Szabelski — on Aug 31, 2009

Sci/Tech

• Writing For The Tweeple

  It can be difficult to engage with your Tweeple in only 140 characters. Follow these tips to wrote better tweets.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Marc Berry — on Aug 31, 2009

Tastes

• Discovering Rhone Wines

  I’d pair the Tavel rosé from Domaine de la Mordoree with poached or grilled salmon.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Marisa DVari — on Aug 31, 2009