September 13, 2009 Archive

Sports

• Bears at Packers: Or, It Take a Long Pull to Get There

  Why the Chicago Bears might be a two-step away from missing the playoffs already.

  News in Sports — by Tuffy — on Sep 13, 2009

• CCW: Triple A-Tribe Passes Brett Favre-Beaten Browns

  The Browns welcome back Favre and secure their first last-place finish.

  Opinion in Sports — by Craig Lyndall — on Sep 13, 2009

• We Hope You Like Jameel Too

  Virginia lost to TCU, 30-14. But our quarterback Jameel Sewell gave me hope.

  News in Sports — by Josh Mandell — on Sep 13, 2009

Sci/Tech

• Dowsing in the 21st Century

  Dowsing in America throughout the 21st Century is on the brink of collapse.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by James Zeller — on Sep 13, 2009

Music

• Music DVD Review: Ted Nugent - Motor City Mayhem: 6,000th Concert

  The Motor City Madman comes home again to celebrate his 6,000th concert in style.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Sep 13, 2009

• Music Review: Porcupine Tree - The Incident

  The Incident is the great new album, by one of the best kept secrets in music

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Sep 13, 2009

• Verse Chorus Verse: Alison Krauss - "Moments Like This"

  Expand your horizons, would you ever?

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Sep 13, 2009

• Music Review: Rory Gallagher – Crest of a Wave: The Best of Rory Gallagher

  While awaiting a true religious experience, faithful followers of the late Irish blues/rock guitarist might worship this double disc.

  Review in Music — by Michael Bialas — on Sep 13, 2009

• Music Review: Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band – Between My Head and The Sky

  Is it music or is it art?

  Review in Music — by Justin Handley — on Sep 13, 2009

• When We Two Parted

  Music is a funny thing. You just never know what’s going to take with an audience.

  Opinion in Music — by Benjamin Cossel — on Sep 13, 2009

• Music Review: Willie Nelson - American Classic

  Willie Nelson keeps the past alive.

  Review in Music — by Gordon S. Miller — on Sep 13, 2009

• Music Review: Cream - Disraeli Gears

  Eric Clapton: Chapter 5.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Sep 13, 2009

• Music Review: Iggy Pop - Préliminaires

  Iggy Pop's ambitious Preliminaires combines influences as diverse as French jazz, New Orleans swing and passages from a controversial novel.

  Review in Music — by Jade Blackmore — on Sep 13, 2009

• Music Review: Willie Nelson's American Classic

  Redheaded he may be, but Willie Nelson is no stranger to the standards genre.

  Review in Music — by Dusty Hixenbaugh — on Sep 13, 2009

• Music Review: Crest of a Wave - The Best of Rory Gallagher

  How I am just learning about the brilliance of Rory Gallagher?

  Review in Music — by Gordon S. Miller — on Sep 13, 2009

Video

• DVD Review: Blood and Bone

  Michael Jae White is back and breaking a few bones in his latest film...

  Review in Video — by Fitz — on Sep 13, 2009

• DVD Review: Bedknobs and Broomsticks - Enchanted Musical Edition

  This extended version may be too long and boring for younger viewers. I even got bored at times.

  Review in Video — by Cinema Sentries — on Sep 13, 2009

• DVD Review: The Legend Of Blood Castle

  Jorge Grau’s take on Countess Elizabeth Bathory makes for memorable viewing.

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Sep 13, 2009

• Movie Review: Whiteout (2009)

  It failed more through execution than because of the storyline.

  Review in Video — by Cinema Sentries — on Sep 13, 2009

• DVD Review: Nature’s Grave

  Crikey — it’s another “Save The Planet Or We’re All Doomed” movie, folks!

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Sep 13, 2009

Books

• Book Review: Heavy Rotation: Twenty Writers On The Albums That Changed Their Lives Edited by by Peter Terzian

  A great job sharing the world of music through the rhythm and music of writing.

  Review in Books — by Cinema Sentries — on Sep 13, 2009

• Comic Review: Frederick Burr Opper's Happy Hooligan Edited by Jeffrey Lindenblatt

  The seldom-seen classic slapstick comic strip gets a well-packaged collection as a part of NBM's "Forever Nuts" series.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Sep 13, 2009

• Book Review: Just Desserts by Carl Reiner

  Recommended if you like a little humor with your religion.

  Review in Books — by Julie Marie Totsch — on Sep 13, 2009

• The Early Word: New Books for the Week of September 14, 2009

  Dan Brown's long-awaited The Lost Symbol, third Joyce Carol Oates book of 2009, Lackey, Mitchard; Edward Kennedy, Michael Jackson, Krakauer, Luntz, 'Hawk and the Dove'...

  News in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Sep 13, 2009

• Graphic Novel Review: P.B.M.: Beats Per Minute by Paul Sizer

  Musings on the nature of the human condition, and a review of Paul Sizer's brilliant graphic novel, Beats Per Minute.

  Review in Books — by Dan Traeger — on Sep 13, 2009

Culture

• Theater Review (NYC): The Confidence Man by Woodshed Collective

  A "Choose Your Own Adventure" play, on a boat, under the Manhattan skyline – does it get much better?

  Review in Culture — by Art Ravels — on Sep 13, 2009

• A Week of Wistful Confusion

  Labor Day, the West Indian Day Parade, speeches by the president, bells tolling again for 9/11: what a week!

  Opinion in Culture — by Jeanne Browne — on Sep 13, 2009

Politics

• The Fictional Rift Between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton

  The Hillary Clinton rumor mill has been working overtime this summer, with increasingly unlikely scenarios for the Secretary of State's future.

  Opinion in Politics — by StacyB — on Sep 13, 2009

• Wikileaks Under Fire For Publication of Court-Protected Information

  Wikileaks publishes a court protected document on its site.

  News in Politics — by CBurke — on Sep 13, 2009

• Victory Over Labor Day

  There is little today for labor to celebrate while there are plenty of reasons for employers to rejoice.

  Opinion in Politics — by Realist — on Sep 13, 2009

Gaming

• PAX 2009 Impressions: Fairytale Fights

  Something's gone terribly wrong in the world of fairytales, and it's up to you to solve it ... with lots and lots of violence.

  News in Gaming — by Brian Szabelski — on Sep 13, 2009