December 8, 2009 Archive

Culture

• How To Drive Through Snow At Night

  Follow these 11 simple steps and you'll be safe, depending on how gullible you are.

  Opinion in Culture — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Dec 08, 2009

• Theater Review (London): George Orwell's 1984 presented by the Blind Summit Theatre and BAC

  A polished, entertaining, gripping, surprising presentation of Orwell's classic.

  Review in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Dec 08, 2009

• The Psychology of Selling Woo

  Turning buyers into believers and sellers into priests.

  Opinion in Culture — by Bob Lloyd — on Dec 08, 2009

• Science Fiction Sounds as Good as it Looks

  The genre's radio history shows that it doesn't need visual effects to appeal to the imagination.

  Review in Culture — by Michael Simpson — on Dec 08, 2009

• Objectum Sexuality: Loving Objects

  A very alternate lifestyle.

  Opinion in Culture — by Aaron Gayle — on Dec 08, 2009

Music

• Verse Chorus Verse: Switchfoot - "Hello Hurricane"

  That which doesn't kill me...

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Dec 08, 2009

• Music Review: High Performance – Live From Breaux Bridge: Part 2

  Warm up with the sounds of the bayou.

  Review in Music — by Big Geez — on Dec 08, 2009

• Night Of The Living Baseheads: Welcome To Da' Menu

  How low can you go?

  Opinion in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Dec 08, 2009

• Music CD/DVD Review: X-Ray Spex - Live At The Roundhouse London 2008

  Killer X-Ray Spex document of their 2008 London reunion concert.

  Review in Music — by Greg Barbrick — on Dec 08, 2009

• Music Review: Oxford American Magazine - The 11th Annual Southern Music Issue: True Soul & Other True Sounds

  Southern music smorgasbord

  Review in Music — by Lou Novacheck — on Dec 08, 2009

• Interview: Erik Hassle - Singer and Songwriter

  Like ABBA, who rose to fame fifteen years before Hassle’s birth, Erik is determined to cement Sweden’s place on the musical map.

  Interview in Music — by Clayton Perry — on Dec 08, 2009

• Music DVD Review: The Starting Line - Somebody's Gonna Miss U.S.

  The Starting Line leaves behind a last token for saddened fans.

  Review in Music — by Jennifer Stuart — on Dec 08, 2009

• Music Review: CrimsonFaced - Lunatic Binge

  Excellent album that you should not miss.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 08, 2009

• Music Review: Family of the Year - Songbook

  Indie-folk rock group, Family of the Year, really can rock a road trip.

  Review in Music — by GetinandGo — on Dec 08, 2009

• Music Review: Isaac Hayes - Shaft: Deluxe Edition

  “Damn right.”

  Review in Music — by Luigi Bastardo — on Dec 08, 2009

Sports

• Top Ten College Football Games From 2009

  A look at the best college football games from the 2009 season.

  Opinion in Sports — by Robert M. Barga — on Dec 08, 2009

• College Football Playoffs: 5 Reasons Why They're NOT Necessary

  Who needs a playoff system when college football is the most talked about sport for 33% of the year?

  Opinion in Sports — by Tamahome Jenkins — on Dec 08, 2009

Books

• Book Review: Small Kingdoms by Anastasia Hobbet

  Hobbet’s storytelling takes shape from different perspectives emanating from the lives of her culturally diverse mosaic of characters.

  Review in Books — by Wisteria Leigh — on Dec 08, 2009

• Book Review: A Pediatric Surgeon In Iraq by Christopher Coppola

  Pediatric Surgeon, LTC Christopher Coppola comes out with a book about his experience in a war zone.

  Review in Books — by Kanani Fong — on Dec 08, 2009

• Book Review: 101 Quick And Easy Secrets For Using Your Digital Photographs by Matthew Bamberg

  Do you want learn new things to do with your digital photographs?

  Review in Books — by T. Michael Testi — on Dec 08, 2009

• Book Review: Crack'd Pot Trail by Steven Erikson

  A perverse and twisted take on Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Dec 08, 2009

• On Writing, Typewriters, and Cormac McCarthy

  McCarthy's is the prose of a man who has taken the time to think things through.

  Opinion in Books — by Brian Sorrell — on Dec 08, 2009

• Book Review: The Infinities by John Banville

  This is the underlying celebration of the novel: the beauty of flawed humanity amidst the bodiless, bloodless gods.

  Review in Books — by Maggie Ball — on Dec 08, 2009

Sci/Tech

• A Look Back at "Ten Amazingly Accurate Tech Predictions for 2009"

  What I got wrong and what I got right.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Robert M. Barga — on Dec 08, 2009

• Software Review: SONAR 8.5 Producer From Cakewalk

  If you truly want the ultimate in DAW, then you need SONAR 8.5

  Review in Sci/Tech — by T. Michael Testi — on Dec 08, 2009

• Me and My Droid

  The Verizon Droid phone is a powerful smartphone. Real competition for the iPhone and great news for Verizon customers.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Barbara Barnett — on Dec 08, 2009

Video

• DVD Review: SciQ - Volume 1

  Hands-on educational adventures dig into scientific topics to the delight of viewers young and old.

  Review in Video — by Jennifer Bogart — on Dec 08, 2009

• Box Office Update 12/4-12/6: The Blind Side is Seen by the Most

  New Moon slips off its perch.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 08, 2009

• Movie Review: The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

  Werner Herzog lets Nicolas Cage off his leash.

  Review in Video — by Arlo J. Wiley — on Dec 08, 2009

• DVD Review: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse - Choo-Choo Express

  Hop on board the Choo-Choo Express with Mickey and friends.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Dec 08, 2009

• Movie Review: The Blind Side

  The Blind Side leaves you counting your blessings.

  Review in Video — by Julie Marie Totsch — on Dec 08, 2009

Gaming

• Nintendo Wii Review: New Super Mario Bros. Wii

  New Super Mario Bros. Wii is the kind of game that comes out once every five years.

  Review in Gaming — by 2dreviews — on Dec 08, 2009

Politics

• Who Are The Taliban?

  Who are the Taliban? How have they survived in remote areas, and in cities?

  News in Politics — by John Lake — on Dec 08, 2009

• Hopenhagen, My Ass!

  The cynical sell-out of environmentalism to global corporatism marks the Copenhagen conference as a fraud.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Dec 08, 2009