November 15, 2010 Archive

Video

• Blu-ray Review: RoboGeisha

  This is the movie for anyone looking for butt swords.

  Review in Video — by Cinema Sentries — on Nov 15, 2010

• Blu-ray Review: Metalocalypse Season 3

  A new beginning for Dethklok heralds the show's premiere on Blu-ray.

  Review in Video — by Michael Melchor — on Nov 15, 2010

• DVD Review: The Kids Are All Right

  A well-acted, but ultimately highly unsatisfying, character study.

  Review in Video — by The Other Chad — on Nov 15, 2010

• DVD Review: Nip/Tuck - The Complete Series

  A ridiculous, yet compelling, plastic surgery soap opera

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Nov 15, 2010

• TV Review: Bored to Death Ends a Second Season

  Bored to Death's 2nd season was better than the first, now that the series is defined.

  Review in Video — by JeromeWetzelTV — on Nov 15, 2010

• Blu-ray Review: A Christmas Carol (2009)

  A wonderful retelling of the classic holiday ghost story.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Nov 15, 2010

• Movie Review: Bright Star Stunningly Beautiful and Suitably Poetic

  Romantic poetry was never mushy and always direct. This movie is a perfect illustration of that.

  Review in Video — by Mule — on Nov 15, 2010

• DVD Review: Once Fallen

  An ex-con looks for a new life after prison. Where have we seen this before?

  Review in Video — by Jack Goodstein — on Nov 15, 2010

• DVD Review: V: The Complete First Season

  V: A saga of well publicized alien scum and the brave humans who fight them.

  Review in Video — by Scott Varnham — on Nov 15, 2010

Politics

• Will the TSA Crash the Security State?

  The values which define America are incompatible with the dictates of a security state.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Nov 15, 2010

• How I Single-handedly Eliminated the Federal Government's Budget Deficit

  And how you can too!

  News in Politics — by RJ Elliott — on Nov 15, 2010

Music

• Composer Lowell Liebermann: Creating a Better, Alternative World

  Liebermann keeps us on the keys, but uses the complete range of the piano, from the keyboard's lowest note to the highest.

  Interview in Music — by Ilona Oltuski — on Nov 15, 2010

• Music Review: Fleetwood Mac - Live

  Fleetwood Mac: Chapter 13.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Nov 15, 2010

• Music Review: Paquito D'Rivera - Panamericana Suite

  A live recording of detail, poise and energy.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Richardson — on Nov 15, 2010

• Interview: Dr. Jason King - Cultural Critic and Distinguished Professor

  Dr. Jason King is the Artistic Director of The Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music at New York University.

  Interview in Music — by Clayton Perry — on Nov 15, 2010

• Music Review: David Wilcox - Reverie

  David Wilcox is back and better than ever!

  Review in Music — by Fitz — on Nov 15, 2010

Gaming

• PlayStation Network Review: Blacklight: Tango Down

  FPS action on the cheap.

  Review in Gaming — by Levi Boley — on Nov 15, 2010

• What's New on the Wii/DSi Shop Channel for November 15, 2010

  This week has gone to the dogs, quite literally.

  News in Gaming — by Brian Szabelski — on Nov 15, 2010

Books

• Book Review: Rivalry: A Geisha's Tale by Nagai Kafu

  Rivalry is a fairly standard novel that reminds me of what most Westerners who have not read any Japanese literature would think a Japanese novel is like.

  Review in Books — by Jessica Schneider — on Nov 15, 2010

• Book Review: The Ice Road: An Epic Journey from the Stalinist Labor Camps to Freedom by Stefan Waydenfeld

  Memoir of Polish deportation to Soviet labor camps during World War II recalls often overlooked history.

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Nov 15, 2010

• Interview: Kristy Haile, Author of I Am Santa!

  Meet Kristy Haile, a lovely lady who brings the magic of Santa to life!

  Interview in Books — by April Pohren — on Nov 15, 2010

• Book Review: Going Mutant: Bat Boy Exposed! by Neil McGinness, Weekly World News, Bat Boy LLC

  The hoax, the hero, the hemoglobin—the untold story of the fabled Bat Boy!

  Review in Books — by James A. Gardner — on Nov 15, 2010

• Book Review: The Avenger by PC Cast

  A thrilling novel that superbly manages to combine historical fiction with time travel and the supernatural.

  Review in Books — by Emm — on Nov 15, 2010

• Book Review: Hating Olivia by Mark SaFranko

  "One day I pulled a book called Henry Miller On Writing off a shelf in a Trenton, New Jersey, bookstore and the world was transformed."

  Review in Books — by Jack Goodstein — on Nov 15, 2010

• The Early Word: New Books for the Week of November 15, 2010

  Featured: Mark Twain. Plus: Laura Hillenbrand, Jay-Z, Streisand, Obama White House, Darwin's Conjecture; Patterson, Cussler, 75 Years of DC Comics, Debra Ginsberg, Simon Brett

  News in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Nov 15, 2010

• Book Review: Ain't Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of the Temptations by Mark Ribowsky

  The lives and times of the greatest vocal group of all time, unvarnished

  Review in Books — by Stuart A Hamilton — on Nov 15, 2010

Sports

• It's A Shame About Ray

  Chelsea fans got the blues last week, as its assistant coach Ray Wilkins received his marching orders.

  Opinion in Sports — by Susannah Straughan — on Nov 15, 2010

• As Gang Green Turns: He Ain't Just Heavy; He's My Brother

  If you do the math and face the facts, the Jets should be 4-5 right now instead of 7-2.

  Opinion in Sports — by Victor Lana — on Nov 15, 2010

• Seahawks Ground Cardinals, 36-18

  Matt Hasselbeck looked young again as he led the Seahawks to win in the desert for the first time since 2005.

  Opinion in Sports — by Russ Evenhuis — on Nov 15, 2010

• SEC Week Twelve: Fighting for Bowl Game Spots

  With the SEC Championship game now set, the rest of the SEC teams vie for bowl spots.

  Opinion in Sports — by J. Newcastle — on Nov 15, 2010

Sci/Tech

• Product Review: Social Media Sobriety Test

  Drinking and Facebook don't work well together. A new app tries to keep you from embarrassing yourself online.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Hilary Topper — on Nov 15, 2010

Tastes

• Two Turtledoves and a Gucci From Italy

  A male "purse o'holic" comes out of the closet. Singing.

  Satire in Tastes — by Ron Hendricks — on Nov 15, 2010