November 16, 2009 Archive

Video

• Blu-ray Review: The Venture Bros. - 3rd Season

  Not the place to start, but it is extremely rewarding for those who have followed the series.

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Nov 16, 2009

• Movie Review: 2012

  It's the end of the world as we know it but with John Cusack we'll feel fine.

  Review in Video — by Cinenerd — on Nov 16, 2009

• DVD Review: Californication - The Second Season

  Not bad... but not as good as the first season.

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Nov 16, 2009

• Sesame Street: Midmorning Laughs, Brought to You by the Letter S

  Still going strong after 40 years, Sesame Street offers more laughs and better satire than some grown-up programming.

  Opinion in Video — by msamaroo — on Nov 16, 2009

• Box Office Update 11/13-11/15: 2012 Destroys All Comers

  Disaster strikes.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Nov 16, 2009

• DVD Pick of the Week: Star Trek (2009)

  Plenty of good movies to curl up with this week.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Nov 16, 2009

• DVD Review: Skills Like This

  The award-winning indie comedy makes its long-awaited DVD debut.

  Review in Video — by Daniel Terracina — on Nov 16, 2009

• Movie Review: The Fourth Kind

  Interesting film, not nearly as frightening as it is billed, but has something to offer.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Nov 16, 2009

• Blu-ray Review: Monty Python - Almost The Truth: The Lawyer's Cut

  A fitting tribute to a landmark comedy group

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Nov 16, 2009

Music

• Music Review: Fela Kuti - The Return Of The Black President (Deluxe Edition)

  The Return Of The Black President is the first of a huge reissue of Fela Kuti's music by the Knitting Factory label.

  Review in Music — by Greg Barbrick — on Nov 16, 2009

• Retro Redux: Jeanne Black Had The Answer

  But what was the question?

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Nov 16, 2009

• Concert Review: Ray Lamontagne at The Citi Performing Arts Center (Boston, MA) 11/04

  Ray Lamontagne, the eighth wonder of the bearded folk world.

  Review in Music — by Cindal Lee Heart — on Nov 16, 2009

• Music DVD Review: Thin Lizzy - Are You Ready?

  Are You Ready? is a fine DVD document of a 1981 Thin Lizzy performance.

  Review in Music — by Greg Barbrick — on Nov 16, 2009

• Music Review: The Blind Boys of Alabama - Duets

  Is there any kind of music that doesn't sound better with a cushion of gospel harmonies?

  Review in Music — by Holly Hughes — on Nov 16, 2009

• Interview: DJ Space Cowboy

  Nick Dresti is the official DJ of Lady GaGa and the protégé of Norman Cook, the illustrious “Fatboy Slim.”

  Interview in Music — by Clayton Perry — on Nov 16, 2009

• Music Review: Paul McCartney - Good Evening New York City

  Paul McCartney's new live album, recorded at New York's Citi Field, may be his best one yet.

  Review in Music — by Kit O'Toole — on Nov 16, 2009

• Music DVD Review: Blaze Bayley - The Night That Will Not Die

  Blaze Bayley captured at his most powerful.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Nov 16, 2009

• Verse Chorus Verse: Bruce Sprinsgteen & The E Street Band - "Atlantic City"

  Tennessee Waltzing with the E Street Band on Ice...

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Nov 16, 2009

• Music Review: Hot Club of San Francisco - Hot Club Cool Yule

  The Hot Club of San Francisco turns Christmas onto the gypsy jazz genre with remarkable success.

  Review in Music — by Derek Emerson — on Nov 16, 2009

• Music Review: F**k Buttons - Tarot Sport

  Emperors new dance movement splices shoegazing with white noise.

  Review in Music — by Andy Peterson — on Nov 16, 2009

Books

• Book Review: Ace of Cakes: Inside the World of Charm City Cakes by Duff and Willie Goldman

  The Ace of Cakes book! (frosting not included)

  Review in Books — by CB — on Nov 16, 2009

• Book Review: Guinness World Records 2010: The Book of the Decade

  Guinness World Records 2010: You too can be a Record-Breaker

  Review in Books — by GetinandGo — on Nov 16, 2009

• Book Review: Treasures of the Beatles by Terry Burrows

  Collectible replicas of Beatles memorabilia make this more than just your standard history lesson.

  Review in Books — by Arlo J. Wiley — on Nov 16, 2009

• Book Review: Already Gone - Why Your Kids Will Quit Church and What You Can Do To Stop It by Ken Ham and Britt Beemer, with Todd Hillard

  A bit of a muddle, Ham explores the decline in church attendance while not deeply addressing believers who've left.

  Review in Books — by Jennifer Bogart — on Nov 16, 2009

• Book Review: Breakshot: A Life in the 21st Century American Mafia by Kenny Gallo and Matthew Randazzo V

  Japanese-American gangster Kenny Gallo dishes on porn, drugs, the LA and NY Mafia, and his years as an FBI informant.

  Review in Books — by Scott Deitche — on Nov 16, 2009

• Book Review: The Country Where No One Ever Dies by Ornela Vorpsi

  Novel's well written vignettes of life in Communist Albania ultimately fall short of creating broad insight into its people.

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Nov 16, 2009

• Graphic Memoir Review: The Year of Loving Dangerously by Ted Rall and Pablo G. Callejo

  The provocateur political cartoonist looks back to a misspent youth in the Reagan Years.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Nov 16, 2009

• Book Review: Superfreakonomics, by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner

  Find out more about the things you thought you didn't want to know about but do.

  Review in Books — by Sahar — on Nov 16, 2009

Tastes

• Thanksgiving in Las Vegas, a Foodie's Paradise

  Thanksgiving in Las Vegas sparks some interesting and unconventional choices.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Tanya Vece — on Nov 16, 2009

• Pairing Food with Wine in Burgundy

  Dinner at Chateau de Chassagne-Montrachet was a magical experience.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Marisa DVari — on Nov 16, 2009

• Understanding Wine from Burgundy

  Why is Burgundy wine special?

  Opinion in Tastes — by Marisa DVari — on Nov 16, 2009

• Hospices de Beaune Weekend: Part 1

  The first hours of the Hospices de Beaune auction weekend.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Marisa DVari — on Nov 16, 2009

Culture

• A Brief History of Makeup

  Ever wondered how makeup became such a staple of everyday women's lives? You can thank two individuals.

  Opinion in Culture — by Meghan Partain — on Nov 16, 2009

• Grieving On Schedule?

  I want to grieve for my grandmother when she dies, and I don’t want to do it on somebody else’s schedule.

  Opinion in Culture — by BrunetteConversations — on Nov 16, 2009

• Theater Review (Queens, NY): Cyrano de Bergerac

  Daniel Wolfe delivers a tour-de-force performance as the swashbuckling poet in Rostand's masterwork.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Nov 16, 2009

• Practice-Parenting: Lessons of a Camp Counselor

  If every college student spent a few weeks in the summer investing in younger kids, we would make the world a better place.

  Opinion in Culture — by Daniel Terracina — on Nov 16, 2009

• European Court of Human Rights Defends Secularism

  Is there a place for religious symbolism on classroom walls?

  Opinion in Culture — by Bob Lloyd — on Nov 16, 2009

• Faith is Hard, Bullets and Bombs are Easy

  What do Scott Roeder and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed have in common?

  Opinion in Culture — by Joseph Flynn — on Nov 16, 2009

Sci/Tech

• The Best E-Readers Compared

  Get the lowdown on the best e-readers in the biz.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by John_McKoy — on Nov 16, 2009

• Tech Review: The LG Xenon

  A fan brags about the LG Phone and compares it to her old RAZR.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by BrunetteConversations — on Nov 16, 2009

Sports

• Seahawks Sink In The Desert 31-20

  Seattle played the best first half all season. The second half, on the other hand...

  News in Sports — by Russ Evenhuis — on Nov 16, 2009

• Dan Shaughnessy Finds Belichick's Sports Decision As The Worst Thing Ever

  Suffice to say, he was not a fan.

  Opinion in Sports — by Ethan Booker — on Nov 16, 2009

Gaming

• Game du Jour Deals: November 15 - 21, 2009

  Two forms of chess and hidden object games are among the selections in this GDJ games.

  News in Gaming — by Toni Schwartz — on Nov 16, 2009

• Nintendo Wii Review: Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo

  Goku goes on one of his first adventures in Revenge of King Piccolo.

  Review in Gaming — by Todd Douglass — on Nov 16, 2009

• What's New on the Wii/DSi Shop Channel for November 16, 2009

  Demos make their debut on WiiWare. It's about time, Nintendo.

  News in Gaming — by Brian Szabelski — on Nov 16, 2009

• Nintendo Wii Review: New Super Mario Bros. Wii

  Swing your arms from side to side, it's time to go - do the Mario!

  Review in Gaming — by Josh Lasser — on Nov 16, 2009

• MIGS 09: Yoichi Wada, President and CEO of Square Enix Keynote Liveblog

  A liveblog and recap as Yoichi Wada, President and CEO of Square Enix, discusses cultural diversity in gaming development.

  News in Gaming — by Michael Prince — on Nov 16, 2009