April 26, 2010 Archive

Music

• Music Review: Jethro Tull - War Child

  Jethro Tull: Chapter 8.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Apr 26, 2010

• Music Review: Otis Redding - Live On The Sunset Strip

  It doesn't get any better that Otis Redding live!

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Apr 26, 2010

• Music Review: Carole King - The Essential Carole King

  Carole King's impressive work gets the full treatment on this new greatest hits compilation.

  Review in Music — by Kit O'Toole — on Apr 26, 2010

• Melissa Etheridge Discusses her New Album Fearless Love

  Melissa Etheridge talks about what Fearless Love means to her.

  Interview in Music — by Hayley MacDonald — on Apr 26, 2010

• Music Review: Gorillaz - Plastic Beach

  Gorillaz return with their explosive third studio album.

  Review in Music — by Emm — on Apr 26, 2010

• Music Review: The Ruse - Love Sex Confusion

  The kind of luscious sound that make you feel relaxed and quivery.

  Review in Music — by A.L. Harper — on Apr 26, 2010

• A Conversation With Peter Apel, Children's Musician

  This guy has a dinosaur on his head, travels in a spaceship and sometimes eats oatmeal for breakfast - with milk

  Interview in Music — by Lynette Yetter — on Apr 26, 2010

Video

• NBFF 2010: Interview with Andi Hamamoto Kowal, Producer of "Eggbaby"

  Kowal explains the role of a producer and her work on the short film.

  Interview in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Apr 26, 2010

• DVD Review: Murphy's Law Series 2

  Even if you don't like police shows, you'll not want to miss these if only to witness James Nesbitt's portrayal of Tommy Murphy.

  Review in Video — by Richard Marcus — on Apr 26, 2010

• Movie Review: Kick-Ass

  Ordinary people.

  Review in Video — by Michael Nordine — on Apr 26, 2010

• DVD Review: Six Centuries of Verse

  If we're really serious about the arts being for more than just a few, we need to find a way of overcoming the elitist stereotype associated with them.

  Review in Video — by Richard Marcus — on Apr 26, 2010

• DVD Review: Jim Henson's The Song of the Cloud Forest and Other Earth Stories

  Explore the rain forest with the Muppets!

  Review in Video — by Fitz — on Apr 26, 2010

• Blu-ray Review: It's Complicated (2009)

  It's a comedy... starring adults... for adults.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Apr 26, 2010

• Hobo With a Shotgun: Because You Need To Know

  Hobo With a Shotgun: Awesome title, awesome idea, awesome movie? Here's hoping...

  News in Video — by Troy Mayes — on Apr 26, 2010

• Movie Review: Complaints Choir

  Sing and be happy? Sure, set your complaints to music!See how it's done in Complaints Choir.

  Review in Video — by Miss Bob Etier — on Apr 26, 2010

• DVD Review: House of Fears

  Bland, unremarkable horror offering.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 26, 2010

• DVD Review: Wolverine and the X-Men: Revelation

  Wolverine and the X-Men have eight days to stop the end of the world. Can they do it?

  Review in Video — by Fitz — on Apr 26, 2010

• TV Review: Fringe – “The Man from the Other Side”

  Peter finally finds out, and the alternate universe makes its first known attempt to cross over a biological entity.

  Review in Video — by Sahar — on Apr 26, 2010

Politics

• Scott Brown Hides Behind Discredited Talking Points As He Sells Massachusetts Out To Big Banks

  But will Bay State voters buy his big Republican Party-produced lie in 2012?

  Opinion in Politics — by Scott Nance — on Apr 26, 2010

• Just Look in the Mirror

  In the search for fat cats, here's one hiding in plain sight.

  Opinion in Politics — by Mr Dock Ellis — on Apr 26, 2010

Books

• Interview: Becky Due, Author of Returning Injury

  Just who is Becky Due?! Read on and find out!

  Interview in Books — by April Pohren — on Apr 26, 2010

• Book Review: Abby and the Secrets of the Dollhouse by Jan Wiltse, illustrated by Edwin James

  When Abby’s asleep, the children in her dollhouse travel through time to learn a lesson about Jesus.

  Review in Books — by Miss Bob Etier — on Apr 26, 2010

• Book Review: Indispensable by Monday by Larry Myler

  Are you indispensable?

  Review in Books — by Hilary Topper — on Apr 26, 2010

• The New Canon: London Fields by Martin Amis

  Imagine a mystery where the victim figures out who will commit the murder long before the killer realizes it himself.

  Review in Books — by Ted Gioia — on Apr 26, 2010

• Book Review: Our Undiscovered Universe: Introducing Null Physics by Terence Witt

  A poorly written book of philosophy that may have some important scientific ideas.

  Review in Books — by Dan Schneider — on Apr 26, 2010

• Book Review: Think Twice by Lisa Scottoline

  Looking for a book that is totally absorbing, exciting, and fun? Get Lisa Scottoline’s Think Twice.

  Review in Books — by Miss Bob Etier — on Apr 26, 2010

• Author Interview: Forty Years Later's Steven Jay Griffel

  Author Steven Jay Griffel skipped past the paperbound phase of publishing and is enjoying success on the Kindle and iPad.

  Interview in Books — by Lynn Voedisch — on Apr 26, 2010

• Book Review: Easy as Pi: The Countless Ways We Use Numbers Every Day by Jamie Buchan

  Zoom from zero to infinity in 175 pages, while Easy as Pi explains the history and usage of numbers today.

  Review in Books — by Helen Gallagher — on Apr 26, 2010

• The Early Word: New Books for the Week of April 26, 2010

  Featured: Betsy Ross and the Making of America. Plus: Winston's War, Molly Ringwald, Wes Moore, Martin Luther King, Jr.; Allende, Candace Bushnell, Patterson, J.R. Ward...

  News in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Apr 26, 2010

• Manga Review: Rampage Volume One by Yunosuke Yoshinaga

  A “mature” readers manga takes from a classic work of Chinese historical fiction.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Apr 26, 2010

Sci/Tech

• Hawking Warns Against Close Encounters of Any Kind

  Is the dream of a peaceable universe so far-fetched? Perhaps as inconceivable as a peaceful world right here on Earth?

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Victor Lana — on Apr 26, 2010

• When Man’s Best Friend Social Networks Better than You Do

  Who would have thought there would be so many Boston terriers with Facebook pages?

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Joanne Huspek — on Apr 26, 2010

Sports

• Who Will First Reach 100 Triples?

  In the context of three-base hits, baseball may finally break itself free from the Dark Ages.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Apr 26, 2010

• Aldo vs. Faber: How Fighting Got Its Groove Back

  After a miserable MMA month, the first WEC PPV was a breath of fresh air.

  Opinion in Sports — by Matt DeTura — on Apr 26, 2010

• Kingdom Interviews: Scot Pollard

  Former Sacramento Kings center Scot Pollard talks about his old teammates, his hairstyles, and his on-the-court mentality.

  Interview in Sports — by Alex Kramers — on Apr 26, 2010

Gaming

• Reviews in Brief: Bonetown for PC

  There's a new adult game in town and it's called Bonetown!

  Review in Gaming — by Auke Veenstra — on Apr 26, 2010

Culture

• The Media Can Play a Role in Fighting Global Hunger

  A world without hunger would be far less of a breeding ground for chaos, extremism, and terrorism.

  Opinion in Culture — by William Lambers — on Apr 26, 2010

• Satire: The News in Pictures XXII

  If you’re happy and you know it, stare into the abyss.

  Satire in Culture — by Diana Hartman — on Apr 26, 2010

Tastes

• Food Police Takes Aim at New Target: The Deadly Dreaded Salt

  Sense and sensibility will go a long way in the war against the Food Police.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Joanne Huspek — on Apr 26, 2010