September 30, 2010 Archive

Books

• Book Review: The Strangers Outside by Vanessa Morgan

  Chilling terror that reads like Hitchcock.

  Review in Books — by Leslie Wright — on Sep 30, 2010

• Book Review: Boiling Mad by Kate Zernike

  Inside the Tea Party movement, warts and all.

  Review in Books — by Marty Dodge — on Sep 30, 2010

• Book Review: Schizophrenia: Medicine’s Mystery, Society’s Shame by Marvin Ross

  A solid introduction to the disease and its effects on individuals and society.

  Review in Books — by Miss Bob Etier — on Sep 30, 2010

• Book Review: Frugal and Focused Tweeting for Retailers by Carolyn Howard-Johnson

  If you don’t quite ‘get’ what Twitter is all about, your doubts will be clarified after reading this little crash course on the art of tweeting.

  Review in Books — by Mayra Calvani — on Sep 30, 2010

• Book Review: Liquid Diet: A Vampire Satire by Michael McCarty

  Does Michael McCarty's novel have what it takes?

  Review in Books — by aidanphantom — on Sep 30, 2010

Video

• DVD Review: Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue

  Disney's most famous fairy comes to life!

  Review in Video — by Confessions of an Overworked Mom — on Sep 30, 2010

• House, M.D. and the Ratings Game: A Differential Diagnosis

  What causes the ratings of a hit series to dip? It's complicated.

  Opinion in Video — by Barbara Barnett — on Sep 30, 2010

• DVD Review: Defendor

  Woody Harrelson turns in a terrific performance as Defendor!

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 30, 2010

• Blu-ray Review: American Beauty

  A disappointing Blu-ray of an overvalued film.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Sep 30, 2010

• Star Wars in Glorious 3D! (That Never Gets Old)

  Star Wars is being re-released in 3D. In the wrong order.

  Opinion in Video — by Scott Varnham — on Sep 30, 2010

• DVD Review: Outsourced

  The T.V. show was first a movie.

  Review in Video — by Jake Guerra — on Sep 30, 2010

• Fred Scores Big With Viewers, Will Come to DVD October 5

  Fred makes a big splash.

  News in Video — by Jake Guerra — on Sep 30, 2010

• Movie Review: The Social Network

  Facebook: The Movie! "Like" it today, I know I did.

  Review in Video — by Cinenerd — on Sep 30, 2010

• Movie Review: Buried

  Experiencing this film is the closest thing to the reality you’re going to get without actually doing it for real.

  Review in Video — by Ross Miller — on Sep 30, 2010

• Blu-ray Review: The Disappearance of Alice Creed

  A dark, minimalist thriller that maintains an unrelenting degree of tension from the opening sequence right to the closing credits.

  Review in Video — by Emm — on Sep 30, 2010

Sci/Tech

• Software Review: ArtRage Studio Pro

  This affordable raster graphics editor works and feels like physical art media.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Vyrdolak — on Sep 30, 2010

• Singularity Watch: The Talking Bauble

  Is there anything that doesn't come with audio?

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Sue Lange — on Sep 30, 2010

• Software Review: Topaz Labs Plug-In Bundle

  Do you want to make your pictures pop?

  Review in Sci/Tech — by T. Michael Testi — on Sep 30, 2010

Culture

• The Jews of Medina

  Muhammed's (pbuh) relationship with the Jews of Medina and how Islam affected them as a whole.

  Opinion in Culture — by ismailjabaar — on Sep 30, 2010

• Mattel's Fisher-Price Recall a Result of Consumer Feedback

  Fisher-Price recall affecting millions of toys.

  News in Culture — by A. Jurek — on Sep 30, 2010

• There’s Something Happening Here

  For What It’s Worth

  Satire in Culture — by Lou Novacheck — on Sep 30, 2010

Gaming

• PlayStation 3 Review: F1 2010

  Codemasters has delivered their first current generation F1 title. Is it up to speed?

  Review in Gaming — by Josh Lasser — on Sep 30, 2010

Music

• Music Review: Ben Folds - Lonely Avenue

  Here's an irresistible pop cocktail: The wit of Nick Hornby plus the tunes of Ben Folds, shaken AND stirred.

  Review in Music — by Holly Hughes — on Sep 30, 2010

• Music Review: Led Zeppelin - Presence

  Led Zeppelin: Chapter 7.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Sep 30, 2010

Politics

• Your “New” Normal Has Been My Normal For Years

  The "new" normal? Welcome to my world.

  Opinion in Politics — by Joanne Huspek — on Sep 30, 2010

• The Ayodhya Verdict

  The verdict in a sixty year old trial has finally been delivered.

  Opinion in Politics — by Pooja Wanpal — on Sep 30, 2010

• Christine O'Donnell is Bewitched by Wichita Billionaires

  The billionaire Koch brothers are using the Tea Partiers for their own purposes.

  Opinion in Politics — by jcurtis — on Sep 30, 2010

• Ahmadinejad's Enigmatic Statements are Well Based in Fact

  Ahmadinejad's walkout at the U.N. General Assembly.

  Opinion in Politics — by John Lake — on Sep 30, 2010

• Obama’s Comments are Disgusting

  When the Iranian president asked about responsibilities, the US president responded with profanities.

  Opinion in Politics — by Sekhar — on Sep 30, 2010

Sports

• How Will The Patriots Fill Kevin Faulk's Shoes?

  With Kevin Faulk out for the season, New England looks to find a way to move on without its offensive co-captain.

  Opinion in Sports — by Charlie Doherty — on Sep 30, 2010