May 11, 2010 Archive

Books

• Manga Review: Portrait of M & N Volume One by Tachibana Higuchi

  Narcissistic boy meets masochistic girl in this serious shojo romance.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on May 11, 2010

• An Interview With Brad Meltzer About His New Book, Heroes For My Son

  Brad Meltzer takes a break from writing thrillers to writing a touching book about heroes

  Interview in Books — by Scott Butki — on May 11, 2010

• Book Review: Pork Chop by David Edminister

  “Martial Arts Is Not for Chickens!” I’m trying awfully hard not to make cracks about “the other white meat.”

  Review in Books — by Miss Bob Etier — on May 11, 2010

• Book Review: Anywhere - How Global Connectivity is Revolutionizing the Way We Do Business by Emily Nagle Green

  Digital Connectivity is All Around Us!

  Review in Books — by Hilary Topper — on May 11, 2010

• Book Review: If You Follow Me, by Malena Watrous

  Follow Malena Watrous' protagonist to Japan in this lovely novel about the confusing jumble of love, grief, and communication that is life.

  Review in Books — by Christy Corp-Minamiji — on May 11, 2010

Gaming

• Remake This!

  Since the gaming industry has a pathological need to remake the classics, I have some recommendations.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Scott Arciszewski — on May 11, 2010

• Nintendo DS Review: Picross 3D

  Nintendo expands their quality puzzle game series into the third dimension.

  Review in Gaming — by Tall Writer — on May 11, 2010

• Nintendo Wii Review: The Calling

  The Calling is a good concept that doesn't follow through in the end.

  Review in Gaming — by Sherry Lipp — on May 11, 2010

Music

• 31st Blues Music Awards Reaction: The Good, Bad, & Ugly

  Comparing my ballot to the winners' list and coming to terms with the results...

  Opinion in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on May 11, 2010

• Music Review: Gayngs - Relayted

  Gayngs is a mega-group of monstrous proportions and soulful R&B love-bumps.

  Review in Music — by Cindal Lee Heart — on May 11, 2010

• Music Review: Bing Crosby - So Rare: Treasures From The Crosby Archive

  Some rare treasures from an old master.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on May 11, 2010

• Music Review: Electrik Red - How To Be A Lady, Vol.1

  The-Dream is excellent as always. In his third album, he shows-- What? This isn’t The-Dream? Electrik Red you say? Who?

  Review in Music — by Jonathan Kroening — on May 11, 2010

• Opinion Column: Fever Ray - Fever Ray

  Judging this solo debut as an individual work reveals its incidental nature.

  Opinion in Music — by Jonathan Kroening — on May 11, 2010

• Greil Marcus Discusses New Book on Van Morrison

  Esteemed critic and historian Greil Marcus discusses his latest book on the music of Van Morrison.

  Interview in Music — by Donald Gibson — on May 11, 2010

Video

• iPhone Application Review: InHouse - "Baggage"

  The InHouse App takes on this week's House episode - "Baggage"

  Review in Video — by Mindy Peterman — on May 11, 2010

• DVD Pick of the Week: Kid with the Golden Arm

  Martial arts top this week's list.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on May 11, 2010

• Doug: A Retrospective

  A '90s kid reflects on one of the greatest animated shows of all time.

  Opinion in Video — by Jonathan Sullivan — on May 11, 2010

• TV Review: America: The Story of Us - Part 3

  Robert E. Lee and the South were doomed from the beginning and didn't know it.

  Review in Video — by FCEtier — on May 11, 2010

• DVD Review: Jordan Saffron: Taste This!

  Little comedy about a big-ego chef exploiting the world’s most expensive spice — somewhat satisfying, but not entirely delicious.

  Review in Video — by Miss Bob Etier — on May 11, 2010

• TV Review: Supernatural - "Two Minutes To Midnight"

  Team Freewill wins some battles for once, but the big war is still to come.

  Review in Video — by Alice Jester — on May 11, 2010

• Blu-ray Review: The Tooth Fairy

  A visit to the dentist is more enjoyable than The Tooth Fairy.

  Review in Video — by Todd Douglass — on May 11, 2010

• TV Review: 24 - You Don't Know Pain!

  Jack will pursue justice the only way he knows how, but the price of his actions may be more than we as fans have ever wanted him to pay.

  Review in Video — by Victor Lana — on May 11, 2010

• Blanc de Blanc: A Two-Week Film Heads to the Big Screen

  A Twitter challenge yields some surprising results.

  News in Video — by Lisa McKay — on May 11, 2010

• TV Review: Treme - "Shame, Shame, Shame"

  We don't get much call for Sazeracs around here.

  Review in Video — by Kate Shea Kennon — on May 11, 2010

• Movie Review: Iron Man 2

  Iron Man 2 is successful despite some unnecessary baggage squeezed into the plot

  Review in Video — by Jesse Miksic — on May 11, 2010

• Box Office Update 5/7-5/10: Iron Man 2 Takes the Crown

  Yes, Iron Man weekend has arrived.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on May 11, 2010

• TV Review: House, M.D. - "Baggage"

  We're flies on the wall during an intense hour of House's psychotherapy in House, M.D.'s "Baggage."

  Review in Video — by Barbara Barnett — on May 11, 2010

Sports

• Advice For Dealing With Soccer Referees

  By day, I’m your regular guy working in an office. On weekends, I turn into a soccer referee.

  News in Sports — by SeanRamblings — on May 11, 2010

• Would Stan Van Gundy Have Been Magical for the Kings?

  What if Stan Van Gundy had accepted the Sacramento Kings' head coaching position?

  Opinion in Sports — by Alex Kramers — on May 11, 2010

• Jose Valverde Should Have Less Fun When Pitching

  The Tigers closer irked several Yankees fans by shakin' and shimmyin' after every strikeout, but mostly because the strikeouts were against their own team.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on May 11, 2010

• Sweeps In NBA Playoffs Clear Path For NHL

  With the NBA's series of boring sweeps, suddenly the NHL has no competition for their marquee Game 7 on Wednesday night.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on May 11, 2010

Culture

• Theatre Review (LA): The Women of Brewster Place by Tim Acito

  A moving musical by Tim Acito based on The Women of Brewster Place gets a rousing and beautiful production at the Celebration Theatre.

  Review in Culture — by Robert Machray — on May 11, 2010