April 4, 2010 Archive

Video

• DVD Review: The First Easter Rabbit - Deluxe Edition

  Just how did the Easter Bunny get his job?

  Review in Video — by Fitz — on Apr 04, 2010

• DVD Review: Dwizzle Dee - Colors, Sizes, Songs & Imagination!

  A half-hour filled with lessons about colors and sizes for preschool children

  Review in Video — by Miss Bob Etier — on Apr 04, 2010

• DVD Review: Bugs Bunny's Easter Funnies

  Granny gets some help to find an Easter Bunny stand-in

  Review in Video — by Fitz — on Apr 04, 2010

• DVD Review: Food, Inc.

  What’s for dinner? Maybe a more important question is “where did it come from” or “how did it get here?”

  Review in Video — by Miss Bob Etier — on Apr 04, 2010

• Craig Ferguson Has the Best Show on Late-Night TV: Are You Watching?

  Lettterman, Leno, or Fallon? How about: None of the above.

  Opinion in Video — by Scott C. Smith — on Apr 04, 2010

• DVD review: The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries - Set One

  Mystery abounds in the gay 1920s with Lord Peter Wimsey

  Review in Video — by Friend Mouse — on Apr 04, 2010

• TV Review: Fringe – "Peter"

  Fans finally find out what happened back in 1985.

  Review in Video — by Sahar — on Apr 04, 2010

• Reviews in Brief: After.Life (2009)

  A movie that will have you at the edge of your seat and your mind going from beginning to end.

  Review in Video — by Jeremy Meyer — on Apr 04, 2010

Music

• Music Review: Ray Charles - Genius + Soul = Jazz (Expanded Edition)

  Ray Charles and all that jazz!

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Apr 04, 2010

• Music Review: Robin Trower - Twice Removed From Yesterday

  Robin Trower's great debut has been reissued on CD complete with rare bonus track.

  Review in Music — by Greg Barbrick — on Apr 04, 2010

• Music Review: Ludacris - Battle Of The Sexes

  Plenty of sex can be found here, but not much of it is worth fighting for.

  Review in Music — by Jonathan Kroening — on Apr 04, 2010

• Music DVD Review: Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

  Everything you always wanted to know about the blues plus classic performance.

  Review in Music — by Jack Goodstein — on Apr 04, 2010

• Music Review: Spoon - Transference

  Spoon's Transference Will Transform You.

  Review in Music — by Hilary Topper — on Apr 04, 2010

• Music Review: Corinne Bailey Rae - The Sea

  In spite of her lauded sincerity, tragedy has left Ms. Bailey Rae musically out to sea.

  Review in Music — by Jonathan Kroening — on Apr 04, 2010

• Music Review: Red Riding (Trilogy Soundtracks)

  The scores to the Red Riding trilogy are as dark and moving as the films they accompany.

  Review in Music — by Emm — on Apr 04, 2010

Politics

• Of Political Mice And Men

  One has to question just how deep Obama's bravery goes. Dr. King would have understood.

  Opinion in Politics — by Realist — on Apr 04, 2010

Culture

• She Doesn't Know Me

  Although I live my life as an open book, my mother still doesn't seem to know me.

  Opinion in Culture — by grown.ass.woman — on Apr 04, 2010

• Theatre Review (LA): Above The Line by Susan Rubin at the Bootleg Theatre

  A play with a ridiculous premise about the making of a Hollywood movie – a musical about the Boston Tea Party – lets the actors shine.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on Apr 04, 2010

• Feeding Stomachs, and Minds, in Sri Lanka

  some families still live in camps for displaced people, where conditions are poor and little education is available to children

  Interview in Culture — by William Lambers — on Apr 04, 2010

Sports

• NFL Ruins Baseball Momentum With McNabb Trade

  The news of Donovan McNabb going to the Redskins game 60 seconds after Opening Night's first pitch.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Apr 04, 2010

• Congratulations, Butler; Now Here's The Bad News

  Duke's gonna kick your ass. And I don't want to see that happen.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Apr 04, 2010

Gaming

• Nintendo DS Review: America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking

  You can use your Nintendo DS to learn how to cook, choose recipes, or organize a group cooking effort.

  Review in Gaming — by Miss Bob Etier — on Apr 04, 2010

Tastes

• Fresh from Florida: Local, Seasonal, Just Right

  Should we purchase out-of-season ingredients from another hemisphere? No! Support local seasonal producers.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Lazaro Cooks — on Apr 04, 2010

• Buckwheat Pancakes: All You Can Eat

  Ohiopyle's Buckwheat Festival attracts crowds of pancake lovers from all over Southwestern Pennsylvania.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Jack Goodstein — on Apr 04, 2010

• The Funny Fruit

  A brief but in-depth look at what might be the most entertaining fruit ever.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Olithia Rose — on Apr 04, 2010

Books

• Book Review: Wild Bill Hickok & Calamity Jane: Deadwood Legends by James D. McLaird

  Historian delves into folklore of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane, examining the facts and fictions of their status as Old West heroes.

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Apr 04, 2010

• Book Review: A Different Kind of Hero by Leah Beth Evans

  Tamagochi the monkey saves the rain forest!

  Review in Books — by Fitz — on Apr 04, 2010

• Graphic Novel Review: A Home for Mr. Easter by Brooke A. Allen

  An engaging comic graphic novel about a girl and her egg-laying bunny rabbit.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Apr 04, 2010

Sci/Tech

• iPad App Review: Kindle for iPad is A Killer App for the Kindle Killer

  Amazon's great iPad application makes this Kindle user very happy.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Barbara Barnett — on Apr 04, 2010