March 16, 2012 Archive

Books

• Book Review: American Tempest: How the Boston Tea Party Sparked a Revolution by Harlow Giles Unger

  The Boston Tea Party you didn't study in high school.

  Review in Books — by Jack Goodstein — on Mar 16, 2012

• Book Review: Shooting Stars by Hilary Louise Johnson

  Death and Hollywood, a tale of someone who makes it happen.

  Review in Books — by Marty Dodge — on Mar 16, 2012

• Book Review: Type Matters!: Simple Tips for Everyday Typography by Jim Williams

  An elegant gift of basic instruction for using typography effectively.

  Review in Books — by Meredith Ann Rutter — on Mar 16, 2012

• Book Review: An Unquenchable Thirst: Following Mother Teresa by Mary Johnson

  An Unquenchable Thirst is an honest, compelling biography.

  Review in Books — by Rhetta Akamatsu — on Mar 16, 2012

• Book Review: Weight-Loss Apocalypse: Emotional Eating Rehab Through the hCG Protocol by Robin Phipps Woodall

  An intriguing, yet ultimately impractical, therapy for extreme weight loss.

  Review in Books — by The Other Chad — on Mar 16, 2012

Music

• Music Review: Roxanne Turcotte - Desordres

  One of Canada's preeminent electroacoustic composers/performers on a fantastic DVD-Audio release.

  Review in Music — by Greg Barbrick — on Mar 16, 2012

• Music DVD Review: Roy Buchanan - Rockpalast (1985)

  Roy Buchanan’s Rockpalast (1985) concert is an hour of a guitar tone-master showing how it’s done

  Review in Music — by Wesley Britton — on Mar 16, 2012

• Music DVD Review: Ian Hunter – Live At Rockpalast Featuring Mick Ronson

  Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson were young dudes carrying the rock news in Live At Rockpalast, which was recorded in 1980.

  Review in Music — by Wesley Britton — on Mar 16, 2012

• Music Review: Dropkick Murphys - Going Out In Style: Fenway Park Bonus Edition

  Dropkick Murphys include lots of extras in this set; a tremendous bargain for any fan of the band.

  Review in Music — by Rhetta Akamatsu — on Mar 16, 2012

Video

• Blu-ray Review: Scarlet Street

  Fritz Lang's atmospheric film noir looks superb in this Blu-ray release.

  Review in Video — by Dusty Somers — on Mar 16, 2012

• TV Review: Frozen Planet

  The beauty of the scenery, the struggles of the animals and the sheer power of nature is unlike anywhere else.

  Review in Video — by Confessions of an Overworked Mom — on Mar 16, 2012

• DVD Review: Doctor Who - The Robots of Death (Special Edition)

  Forget snakes on a plane, try killer robots on a sandmine.

  Review in Video — by Greg Barbrick — on Mar 16, 2012

• American Idol: And Then There Were 10

  The Top 11 became the Top 10 Thursday night after the elimination of Shannon Magrane.

  Opinion in Video — by Kirsten Coachman — on Mar 16, 2012

• Movie Review: Mirror Mirror

  Mirror Mirror is an innocuous twist on a Grimm’s classic for fun family entertainment

  Review in Video — by Sviatlana Piatakova — on Mar 16, 2012

• Blu-ray Review: Out of Africa

  Despite its Oscar wins, this romantic epic is epically dull.

  Review in Video — by The Other Chad — on Mar 16, 2012

• Movie Review: John Carter

  Is this $250 million well spent?

  Review in Video — by Ross Miller — on Mar 16, 2012

• Movie Review: 21 Jump Street (2012)

  21 Jump Street makes its way to the big screen and we get to revel in every minute of it.

  Review in Video — by Cinenerd — on Mar 16, 2012

• DVD Review: Doctor Who - The Tomb of the Cybermen (Special Edition)

  A 1967 Doctor Who serial gets the Special Edition treatment, remastered and loaded with fresh extras.

  Review in Video — by JeromeWetzelTV — on Mar 16, 2012

• Blu-ray Review: Happy Feet Two

  98 minutes of beautiful animation that is utterly and completely devoid of any design whatsoever.

  Review in Video — by Luigi Bastardo — on Mar 16, 2012

Politics

• How to Lose a City in Ten Steps; Part Six: Anchoring an Unlawful Ship

  Now that the city is teeming with unemployed illegals, the time has come to hit up the public dole.

  Opinion in Politics — by Joseph F. Cotto — on Mar 16, 2012

• Why Did Mississippi Black Counties Vote for Romney?

  But majority-white counties went strongly for Santorum; why is that?

  Opinion in Politics — by Glenn Contrarian — on Mar 16, 2012

• Where's a Presidential Apology When You Need One?

  Obama has been excoriated for apologies he's never given. This time, he's truly wrong for not apologizing when he really, really should have.

  Opinion in Politics — by Sidney and Riley — on Mar 16, 2012

• How to Lose a City in Ten Steps; Part Five: The Silent Media Storm

  With the city now a confirmed sanctuary for illegals, America's foreign language media adds fuel to the fire.

  Opinion in Politics — by Joseph F. Cotto — on Mar 16, 2012

Gaming

• Nintendo Wii Review: PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond

  Pokémon will love this sequel to Wii's PokéPark Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure.

  Review in Gaming — by The Other Chad — on Mar 16, 2012

• Nintendo DS Review: Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2

  Devil Survivor 2 features a new story and cast and more demons than its predecessor and is, in almost all ways, better.

  Review in Gaming — by RPGameX — on Mar 16, 2012

Culture

• Theater Review: Other Desert Cities

  A family clashes in a "desert of ignorance"

  Review in Culture — by Nili Wexler — on Mar 16, 2012

• Why Does The Inner Child Need Healing?

  Why Does The Inner Child Need Healing?

  Opinion in Culture — by Jill Magso — on Mar 16, 2012

Sci/Tech

• SXSW Interactive: Zombie Journalism and Superhero Journalism

  Are you a Zombie or a Superhero Journalist?

  News in Sci/Tech — by LeoOfMars — on Mar 16, 2012

• Book Review: Straight Talk About Crooked Teeth-The New Orthodontics by S. Kent Lauson DDS, MS, Orthodontist

  Straight Talk About Crooked Teeth-The New Orthodontics is about cutting edge dental science.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Mar 16, 2012

• Emerging Cyberthreats for 2012 Highlight the Need for a Secure Website

  New cyber threats are coming out every year. What's expected to be big in 2012? How do you protect yourself and your website?

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by allisonmidorireilly — on Mar 16, 2012