November 22, 2009 Archive

Sports

• Nobody Will Ever Be Happy About NFL's Overtime

  Especially Bob Costas, who is pretty sure the NFL's overtime rules contradict the American spirit.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Nov 22, 2009

• UConn Further Tarnishes the Golden Dome On Weis' Watch

  With a loss to lowly UConn, the fighting Irish spiral further down the toilet, with their coach pushing the handle to flush.

  Opinion in Sports — by Anthony Tobis — on Nov 22, 2009

Music

• Listening to The Beatles' "Strawberry Fields Forever" on...Ukulele?

  The Beatles Complete on Ukulele Marathon is part of the latest trend: playing the Beatles' music on ukulele.

  News in Music — by Kit O'Toole — on Nov 22, 2009

• Retro Redux: Allan Jones - Father To The Son

  Taking a look at the origins of a crooner.

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Nov 22, 2009

• Music Review: John Coltrane - Side Steps

  A great collection to immerse oneself in.

  Review in Music — by Gordon S. Miller — on Nov 22, 2009

• Music Review: Kristina Train - Spilt Milk

  If I had been feeling down when I heard this, I would have enjoyed it more.

  Review in Music — by Sombrero Grande — on Nov 22, 2009

• Music Review: Gary Higgins - Seconds

  After a gap of 35 years Gary Higgins delivers his Seconds.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Perkins — on Nov 22, 2009

• Music Review: Tom Waits - Glitter And Doom Live

  Tom Waits Glitter And Doom Live is as thick and murky as Louisiana Gumbo.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Nov 22, 2009

• Music Review: Jimmy Wayne — Sara Smile

  Once again, Jimmy Wayne rocks.

  Review in Music — by Maddy Pumilia — on Nov 22, 2009

• Music Review: Hellsongs - Hymns in the Key of 666

  Fascinating new look at some metal classics.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Nov 22, 2009

• Music DVD Review: Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell: The Original Tour

  "It was long ago and far away; and it was so much better than it is today."

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Nov 22, 2009

• Interview: Pac Div - Rising Fast in the Hip Hop Industry

  Hip Hop trip Pac Div are rising fast in the industry and Universal Motown is helping "kick the door open".

  Interview in Music — by Hayley MacDonald — on Nov 22, 2009

• Music Review: Nouvelle Vague - 3

  More French-hued bossa nova covers of New Wave songs.

  Review in Music — by Patrick Taylor — on Nov 22, 2009

• Music Review: Behemoth - Evangelion

  Nergal returns with another dose of death.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Nov 22, 2009

• Music Review: Norah Jones – The Fall

  Jazz-folk chanteuse Norah Jones returns in unflinching form.

  Review in Music — by TYRONE S REID — on Nov 22, 2009

Books

• Book Review: How to Paint a Dead Man by Sarah Hall

  Four interwoven stories dealing with art and life.

  Review in Books — by Jack Goodstein — on Nov 22, 2009

• Book Review: Decoding the Lost Symbol by Simon Cox

  Symbols and codes are what you want them to be.

  Review in Books — by Regis Schilken — on Nov 22, 2009

• Graphic Novel Review: The Legend of Drizzt Book I by Salvatore, Dabb and Seeley

  Good Old Fantasy.

  Review in Books — by Eilonvi — on Nov 22, 2009

• The New Canon: The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

  A rags-to-riches tale set in India instead of America. Even in fiction, it seems, the world is flat.

  Review in Books — by Ted Gioia — on Nov 22, 2009

• Book Review: Love in Infant Monkeys by Lydia Millet

  Lydia Millet's short story collection is an uneven but compelling collection.

  Review in Books — by Derek Emerson — on Nov 22, 2009

• Book Review: Across the Endless River by Thad Carhart

  Indian son of Sacagawea lives royally in France.

  Review in Books — by Regis Schilken — on Nov 22, 2009

• Book Review: Women Writing for (a) Change by Mary Pierce Brosmer

  Our goal as women writing our thoughts, private or public, is to bear witness to the transformative power of conscious writing. Tags

  Review in Books — by Helen Gallagher — on Nov 22, 2009

• Book Review: Wright On Time: Arizona, Book 1 by Lisa M. Cotrell-Bentley, Illustrated by Tanja Bauerle

  "Mommy, when can we be road-schoolers?"

  Review in Books — by Jennifer Bogart — on Nov 22, 2009

Video

• DVD Review: Champions Forever: The Definitive Edition (Muhammad Ali—The Lost Interviews)

  The interviews here with Ali are riveting, but the documentary about him leaves little to be desired.

  Review in Video — by Donald Gibson — on Nov 22, 2009

• DVD Review: Eleventh Hour - The Complete Series

  Another Jerry Bruckheimer television drama — will his Midas touch continue with Eleventh Hour?

  Review in Video — by Daniel Terracina — on Nov 22, 2009

• Movie Review: Pirate Radio

  Does anyone out there wanna rock?

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Nov 22, 2009

• DVD Reviews: Zorro: The Complete First and Second Season

  Antonio Banderas be damned! Disney brings us the complete television classic at last.

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Nov 22, 2009

• Movie Review: A Christmas Carol (2009) - When Effects and Story Work

  Some well animated movies have poor scripts and lack quality. A Christmas Carol has both and makes the grade.

  Review in Video — by Damien Riley — on Nov 22, 2009

• Sick Girl, Stepfather II, Night of Death!: A Fistful Of Horror From Synapse Films

  From Sick Girls, to Stepfathers, and Nights Of Death, too.

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Nov 22, 2009

• TV Review: White Collar - "The Portrait"

  Neal and Peter must track down an art thief.

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Nov 22, 2009

• Movie Review: 2012

  You might as well rent one of Roland Emmerich's other movies - in the end you'll get the same effect.

  Review in Video — by Ross Miller — on Nov 22, 2009

Politics

• Time to Let An Old Cop Retire

  Stop providing warfare welfare to wealthy foreign nations.

  Opinion in Politics — by Joseph Flynn — on Nov 22, 2009

Gaming

• Nintendo DS Review: System Flaw

  Use your own world as a shooter environment with this exclusive Nintendo DSi action game.

  Review in Gaming — by Tall Writer — on Nov 22, 2009

• Far Cry 2: PC vs. PS3

  A rumble in the jungle between platform iterations.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Mark Buckingham — on Nov 22, 2009

• Nintendo DS Review: Imagine Soccer Captain

  Players lead their junior soccer league team with Olympic gold medalist Mia Hamm as coach.

  Review in Gaming — by Tall Writer — on Nov 22, 2009

• MIGS 09: Interview with Patrick Plourde, Ubisoft

  Patrick Plourde from Ubisoft and I share a candid discussion about Assassin's Creed 2.

  News in Gaming — by Michael Prince — on Nov 22, 2009