May 9, 2010 Archive

Books

• Book Review: Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy

  Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy is full of wit, excitement, and magic. It's like The Dresden Files for kids.

  Review in Books — by Jessica Lada — on May 09, 2010

• Scholastic Relaunches Its Popular Series The Baby-Sitters Club

  The Baby-Sitters Club is back with a brand new prequel and a re-issue of the first four novels of the series.

  News in Books — by Sahar — on May 09, 2010

• Book Review: What I Be by Michael Franti

  Michael Franti shares a story of self acceptance in What I Be.

  Review in Books — by Fitz — on May 09, 2010

• Book Review: Bradley Daggers Investigates: The Case of the Great Granny by Thomas Eammon Pisano

  How not to write a book: authors who expect readers to pay $10 for an incomprehensible mess insult us all.

  Review in Books — by Miss Bob Etier — on May 09, 2010

• Book Review: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

  A deceptively short novel about an old Iowa preacher writing to his son.

  Review in Books — by Karl Wolff — on May 09, 2010

• Book Review: Brother West — Living and Loving Out Loud: A Memoir by Cornel West and David Ritz

  Cornel West: a modern-day Peter Abelard, in demand by the best and doing his fire-breathing duty to the rest

  Review in Books — by Heloise — on May 09, 2010

• The Early Word: New Books for the Week of May 10, 2010

  Featured: Martin Amis. Plus: Dale Brown, Emily Giffin, Hobb, Hunter, Steinhauer, Preston; Intellectual Devotional Biographies, Steinbrenner, Junger, Billy Graham, America's Hidden History, Henry Aaron, American Insurgents...

  News in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on May 09, 2010

• Book Review: The Messenger of Athens by Anne Zouroudi

  A meditation on life in the Greek isles as well as a mystery with an intriguing PI

  Review in Books — by Nancy Fontaine — on May 09, 2010

Sci/Tech

• What Are You Pretending Not to Know, Mr. Zuckerberg?

  Can Facebook spontaneously recover from incompetence?

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by M. Edward (Ed) Borasky — on May 09, 2010

• Guenter Wendt — The Führer of the White Room

  He was the last man to see off astronauts for over forty years. Guenter Wendt was one of many unsung heroes of the Space Program.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Khaver Siddiqi — on May 09, 2010

• GPS-Enabled Cell Phone Users Can Help Map the Gulf Oil Spill

  Volunteer reporting instructions to help map this environmental disaster.

  News in Sci/Tech — by M. Edward (Ed) Borasky — on May 09, 2010

• Five Money-Saving and Environmentally Friendly Tips

  Simplify and save money the (sort of) Andean way.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Lynette Yetter — on May 09, 2010

Video

• DVD Review: Iron Man: The Complete 1994 Animated Television Series

  An Iron Man cartoon that could have been much better...

  Review in Video — by Fitz — on May 09, 2010

• Movie Review: Iron Man 2

  Stark is back and he has a few new tricks up his sleeve.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on May 09, 2010

• DVD Review: No Kidding, Me 2!

  Joe Pantoliano opens your eyes about mental disease in NKM2.

  Review in Video — by Fitz — on May 09, 2010

• NBFF 2010: Holy Rollers

  The biggest sin Holy Rollers commits is being anti-climatic.

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on May 09, 2010

• DVD Review: Blessed is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh

  Docudrama pictures life of Jewish heroine, Hannah Senesh.

  Review in Video — by Jack Goodstein — on May 09, 2010

• DVD Review: It's Complicated

  Director/screenwriter Nancy Meyers creates yet another satisfyingly smart adult comedy with three accomplished leads.

  Review in Video — by Tall Writer — on May 09, 2010

• DVD Review: Where's Spot? and other stories

  The stories are simple and cute, but there's a little lost in the adaptation.

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on May 09, 2010

Politics

• An Exit Strategy for the War on Drugs

  Civil disobedience is the key to ending the War on Drugs.

  Opinion in Politics — by Winston Apple — on May 09, 2010

• Ahmadinejad Has Been Lucid, Open, and Diplomatic

  A review of the recent statements and remarks from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

  Opinion in Politics — by John Lake — on May 09, 2010

• You Can't Count on Me

  A fatal combination of inefficiency and excessive politeness prevented some British voters from exercising their democratic rights.

  Satire in Politics — by Susannah Straughan — on May 09, 2010

Music

• Interview: Walter Beasley - In The Jazz Groove

  Saxophonist, singer, and full-time Berklee professor Walter Beasley talks about his musical approach, new live album, and "American Idol."

  Interview in Music — by Justin Kantor — on May 09, 2010

• Tommy Castro Sweeps 31st Blues Music Awards

  On a night when the Blues Foundation honored legendary Buddy Guy, Tommy Castro became the story winning all four awards he was nominated for...

  News in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on May 09, 2010