October 3, 2010 Archive

Music

• Chick Corea Stresses Improvisation on His Latest Tour with Christian McBride and Brian Blade

  The Corea/McBride/Blade Trio tour takes audiences on a spontaneous musical journey through jazz.

  News in Music — by Kit O'Toole — on Oct 03, 2010

• Music DVD Review: Electric Light Orchestra - Live, The Early Years

  The Early Years proves that ELO were much more than just a singles band with a fancy stage show.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Oct 03, 2010

• Music Review: The Trio of Oz - The Trio of Oz

  “There are only two types of music - good and bad.” - Duke Ellington

  Review in Music — by FCEtier — on Oct 03, 2010

• Music Review: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will the Circle Be Unbroken

  Another Album from the 'Dark Elf Essential Performance' Series

  Review in Music — by The Dark Elf — on Oct 03, 2010

• Music Review: Jefferson Airplane - Return to the Matrix, 02/01/68

  1968 Jefferson Airplane live show released on two disc set

  Review in Music — by Jack Goodstein — on Oct 03, 2010

Video

• DVD Review: Atlantis, The Lost Continent

  Ultimately, Atlantis, The Lost Continent emerges as a winner...even if it does sink in the end (ta-dum).

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Oct 03, 2010

• TV Review: Rubicon - "A Good Day's Work"

  Rubicon raises the stakes and the tension as the season begins to draw to a close with "A Good Day's Work."

  Review in Video — by Barbara Barnett — on Oct 03, 2010

• TV Review: Fringe - “Olivia”

  Olivia is stuck in the alternate universe; how is she going to get back home?

  Review in Video — by Sahar — on Oct 03, 2010

• Movie Review: The Social Network

  Mark Zuckerberg programs drunk as a skunk while he tames the Internet jungle to co-found Facebook.

  Review in Video — by Heloise — on Oct 03, 2010

• Movie Review: "Amexica"

  Well-acted and well-shot, Amexica has a great message but it never feels like anything more than a PSA on the ills of human trafficking.

  Review in Video — by Jonathan Sullivan — on Oct 03, 2010

• DVD Review: Ground War — The Evolution of the Battlefield

  Since before the pharaohs, the wheels of war have turned beneath the most destructive fighting machines the world has ever seen.

  Review in Video — by FCEtier — on Oct 03, 2010

• Meet Gugu Mbatha-Raw: J. J Abrams' Fresh new Face

  J.J Abrams presents his latest rising star in his latest TV spy series, Undercovers.

  News in Video — by Olga Parera — on Oct 03, 2010

• Movie Review: Fair Game (2010)

  It is Scooter Libby’s (David Andrews) job to deliver a scary-good performance within a film that will be queued for Oscar.

  Review in Video — by Heloise — on Oct 03, 2010

Books

• Book Review: Hollywood: A Third Memoir by Larry McMurtry

  Novelist McMurtry's screenwriting career remembered.

  Review in Books — by Jack Goodstein — on Oct 03, 2010

• Book Review: Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So by Mark Vonnegut

  Mark Vonnegut's second memoir on living with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia worthy addition to anyone's bookshelf.

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Oct 03, 2010

• Book Review: The Grease Monkey's Tale by Paul Burman

  A novel full of suspense, trickery, rich imagery, and strong character transformation.

  Review in Books — by Maggie Ball — on Oct 03, 2010

• Book Review: River of Darkness by Rennie Airth

  Serial killer stalks the English country side shortly after World War I in Airth's compelling thriller.

  Review in Books — by A. Jurek — on Oct 03, 2010

• Interview: Steff Deschenes, Author of The Ice Cream Theory

  Life is a lot like ice cream and those around you the unending varieties of flavors!

  Interview in Books — by April Pohren — on Oct 03, 2010

Sports

• As Gang Green Turns: Jets Trounce the Bills 38-14

  The Jets proved their legitimacy as playoff bound and now sit in first place with a 3-1 record.

  Opinion in Sports — by Victor Lana — on Oct 03, 2010

• The Famous “Dooley 13”

  You can't blame the zebras for this one, coach!

  Opinion in Sports — by FCEtier — on Oct 03, 2010

• SEC Week Five Wrap Up: Florida, LSU Exposed, 'Bama Keeps Rolling

  Alabama exposes Florida, LSU exposes itself and Georgia loses again.

  Opinion in Sports — by J. Newcastle — on Oct 03, 2010

Culture

• Fiat 500 to Make U.S. Appearance Early Next Year

  Fiat is poised to make an American market comeback with its spiffy city car, the Fiat 500.

  News in Culture — by A. Jurek — on Oct 03, 2010

• The Nature of Inspiration (II)

  The road to inspiration goes on, and on, and on ...

  Opinion in Culture — by RetroCollage — on Oct 03, 2010

• I'm Not Waiting for Superman

  Why is Waiting for Superman so popular? Are we missing the behind-the-scenes politics?

  Opinion in Culture — by idontgetit — on Oct 03, 2010

• To Ditch or Not to Ditch: A Problem Among College Students

  Attendance, attendance, attendance...college students struggle to make it to class.

  Opinion in Culture — by Maddy Pumilia — on Oct 03, 2010

• A Female Decoder Ring

  Understanding the different communication styles of men and women.

  Opinion in Culture — by ErwanDavon — on Oct 03, 2010

Politics

• Libertarian Party Loses its Principles and Becomes Irrelevant

  The Libertarian Party has diluted its message and become irrelevant with bad strategy and bad candidates.

  Opinion in Politics — by Marc Tully — on Oct 03, 2010

Sci/Tech

• iPhone App Review: Ubrain

  Ubrain is an innovative new binaural beat application that you can layer over your own music to enhance energy and concentration

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Emm — on Oct 03, 2010