April 25, 2011 Archive

Books

• The Early Word: New Books for the Week of April 25, 2011

  Featured: Stuart Woods. Plus: Candace Bushnell, Fern Michaels, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Sarah Graves, Megan McCafferty, Walter Simonson, Meg Cabo; Rob Lowe, Escoffier, Bernie Madoff, Nuclear Diplomacy...

  News in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Apr 25, 2011

• Book Review: Raising Frogs for $$$ by Jason Fulford

  Judge this book by its cover, and be rewarded with an enigmatic, provocative, and dryly humorous photographic sequence.

  Review in Books — by Pat Padua — on Apr 25, 2011

• Book Review: Dragon's Ark by Thomas Burchfield

  A supernatural-horror tale in which the ageless King of all Vampires rages to secure the future of his mountain kingdom.

  Review in Books — by aidyspoetry — on Apr 25, 2011

• Book Review: Library Wars: Love & War Volume 3 by Kiiro Yumi and Hiro Arikawa

  Defending the public library is dangerous work!

  Review in Books — by Manga Maniac Cafe — on Apr 25, 2011

• Book Review: Anything Goes Songbook by Cole Porter

  To celebrate the opening of the revival of the beloved musical, Alfred publishes a new songbook, Anything Goes (2011 Revival Edition).

  Review in Books — by Holly Weiss — on Apr 25, 2011

• Book Review: Seamus the Sheltie to the Rescue! by James Beverly

  A collection of stories about a dog called Seamus, the Sheltie, who explores friendship, bullying, compassion and teamwork.

  Review in Books — by Nicole Weaver — on Apr 25, 2011

• Book Review: All Pens Blazing: A Rock And Heavy Metal Writer's Handbook Volumes I & II by Neil Daniels

  Interviews with dozens of rock and heavy metal writers.

  Review in Books — by Greg Barbrick — on Apr 25, 2011

• Book Reviews: The Secretary Romance Heroine

  Three romantic reads for Administrative Professional Week.

  Review in Books — by Susanna Carr — on Apr 25, 2011

Culture

• Righteous Anger

  What is righteous anger? Does God get angry?

  Opinion in Culture — by nhamil75 — on Apr 25, 2011

Politics

• Veterans, Doctors Support a Treaty to End Nuclear Weapons Testing

  Resuming nuclear testing would be a politically disastrous move for the U.S.

  Opinion in Politics — by William Lambers — on Apr 25, 2011

• Ron Paul to Form Exploratory Committee for 2012 Election

  Even if he's only entering the presidential race to push his new book and influence the debate, Ron Paul will make a big difference in 2012.

  News in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Apr 25, 2011

• Obama "Remarkably Out of His Depth"

  Stating the obvious.

  Opinion in Politics — by SFC MAC — on Apr 25, 2011

• United Nations takes on a Proactive Stance Against Domestic Violence with Firdaus Kharas' No Excuses

  Can humorous proactive intervention reduce the incidence of domestic violence?

  Opinion in Politics — by LynnfromBC — on Apr 25, 2011

• U.S. Public Supports a More Equitable Distribution of Income

  Americans want more a more just income distribution.

  Opinion in Politics — by Stephen DeWitt, OFM — on Apr 25, 2011

• The Arab World Braces for the Summer of Counter-Revolution

  Blood, bullets and fear are the weapons of choice against democratic movements in the Middle-East

  Opinion in Politics — by Jerald Cumbus — on Apr 25, 2011

Tastes

• Eating Animals: Should We?

  Factory farming and the path to vegetarianism

  Opinion in Tastes — by Robin Vaughn — on Apr 25, 2011

• Matzo Ball Soup With Chicken

  Hearty, healthy matzo ball soup

  Review in Tastes — by Grubby — on Apr 25, 2011

• Chicken Pesto Stuffed Focaccia

  Chock full of seasoned chicken, melted cheese and flavorful pesto, it's just like a stuffed pizza...

  Review in Tastes — by Joelen — on Apr 25, 2011

• Levain's Copycat Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

  If you're a chocolate chip cookie fan, these will knock your socks off!

  Review in Tastes — by Joelen — on Apr 25, 2011

• Recipe: Sausage & Caramelized Onions Flatbread

  For those moments when you have a smorgasbord of random ingredients in your fridge...

  Review in Tastes — by Joelen — on Apr 25, 2011

• Thin Mint Truffles

  If you're looking for a new, fun way to eat your Girl Scout cookies, you should check out this recipe!...?

  Review in Tastes — by Joelen — on Apr 25, 2011

• Croatian Easter Breakfast

  A breakfast fit for a Croatian king.

  Review in Tastes — by Grubby — on Apr 25, 2011

Music

• Music Review: Moby Grape - Listen My Friends! The Best of Moby Grape

  What's big and purple and lives in the ocean? And so Moby Grape was named.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Apr 25, 2011

• Music Review: Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis on Prestige

  Early hard bop classics from the greatest jazz trumpeter.

  Review in Music — by The Other Chad — on Apr 25, 2011

• Music Review: Albert King - The Definitive Albert King on Stax

  Over two hours of smokin' hot blues guitar from one of the masters.

  Review in Music — by The Other Chad — on Apr 25, 2011

• Music Review: Yes - Tormato

  Yes: Chapter 9.

  Review in Music — by David Bowling — on Apr 25, 2011

Video

• TV Review: Treme - "Accentuate the Positive"

  Fourteen months after Katrina, Treme shows there is still a lot of rebuilding to do.

  Review in Video — by JeromeWetzelTV — on Apr 25, 2011

• TV Review: Cinema Verite

  Cinema Verite is a delightful film the raises the debate of the validity of reality television.

  Review in Video — by JeromeWetzelTV — on Apr 25, 2011

• House, M.D.: Heading into the End of Season Seven

  As House, M.D. heads into its final four episodes of Season 7, join the discussion of where the show has been and where it's headed.

  Opinion in Video — by Barbara Barnett — on Apr 25, 2011

• DVD Review: The Space Kidettes/Young Samson

  See what happens when two vastly-different Hanna-Barbara cartoons get edited together à la The Human Centipede.

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Apr 25, 2011

• TV Open Thread: The Borgias - "The Borgias in Love"

  The Borgia kids are not really in love, but rather plotting to bring love their way

  Review in Video — by xoxoxoe — on Apr 25, 2011

• TV Open Thread: Game of Thrones - "The Kingsroad"

  Ned's family may be under siege, but their dire wolves are faithful servants

  Review in Video — by xoxoxoe — on Apr 25, 2011

• TV Open Thread: Dr. Who - "The Impossible Astronaut"

  Dr. Who comes to America and things get going - fast

  Review in Video — by xoxoxoe — on Apr 25, 2011

Gaming

• FTC Report: It's not so Easy for Kids to Buy M-Rated Games

  Game retailers enforce ESRB ratings more strictly than movies and music. An argument against anti-game groups?

  Opinion in Gaming — by tushar nene — on Apr 25, 2011

• What's New on the Wii/DSi Shop Channel for April 25, 2011

  Project Cafe might be here, but WiiWare's not dead yet. Just pretty close, it seems.

  News in Gaming — by Brian Szabelski — on Apr 25, 2011

• Time Killer Games for iPhone 4

  With an app catalogue of literally thousands upon thousands to choose from, what deserves your money?

  Opinion in Gaming — by techbeever — on Apr 25, 2011

Sci/Tech

• A Review of the Amazon Appstore - Stealing the Market's Market Share?

  There is more than one place to shop for Android apps. A few reasons why Amazon may be the better choice.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by David Chan — on Apr 25, 2011

• How to Make Your iTunes Beautiful

  Learn how to transform iTunes from an ugly frog into a handsome prince.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Tsar — on Apr 25, 2011

Sports

• Cubs Series Recap: Curing the Dodger Blues

  The Dodger bats came alive against Chicago, though Game 2 provided a glimpse of hope for the Cubbies.

  Opinion in Sports — by David Chan — on Apr 25, 2011