August 7, 2012 Archive

Music

• Music DVD Review: Stone Temple Pilots - Alive in the Windy City

  A decade late for some of us, and two years after it was filmed, STP delivers a powerful concert DVD.

  Review in Music — by Michael Jones — on Aug 07, 2012

• Music Blu-ray Review: Peter Gabriel - Secret World Live

  An excellent, Grammy-winning concert video, restored and remixed.

  Review in Music — by The Other Chad — on Aug 07, 2012

Video

• Video Review: The Jungle Bunch: The Movie

  The Jungle Bunch is about a penguin who lives in the jungle and thinks he is a tiger. Be warned.

  Review in Video — by Rhetta Akamatsu — on Aug 07, 2012

• DVD Review: Casting the Runes

  Casting the Runes is an entertaining, spooky story. If this is the viewer's first encounter with the work of M.R. James, they will be sure to want to check out the author's classic ghost stories as well.

  Review in Video — by xoxoxoe — on Aug 07, 2012

• DVD Review: The Beatles - Their Golden Age

  Interesting documentary of The Beatles.

  Review in Video — by Greg Barbrick — on Aug 07, 2012

• Blu-ray Review: Clue

  Whodunit? And where? And with what? The board game really isn't a bad movie... really.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Aug 07, 2012

• Blu-ray Review: Romy and Michele's High School Reunion - 15th Anniversary Edition

  Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino star in this comedy.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Aug 07, 2012

• TV Review: The Newsroom - "5/1"

  This week's The Newsroom: knowing when to "hold" on the "big" story.

  Review in Video — by Barbara Barnett — on Aug 07, 2012

• DVD Review: The Rothko Chapel

  A nice introduction to Rothko's work, and fans of abstract painting will undoubtedly want to visit the Chapel.

  Review in Video — by xoxoxoe — on Aug 07, 2012

Books

• Book Review: Chasing Shadows by Fred Burton

  A mesmerizing book about the investigation of a lifetime.

  Review in Books — by ManOfLaBook.com — on Aug 07, 2012

• Book Review: Finding My Voice: My Journey through Grief to Grace - Living with the Loss of Don LaFontaine by Nita Whitaker LaFontaine

  How does a woman cope with a loss of a spouse, father to her children, best friend and simply the center of her universe?

  Review in Books — by Olivera Baumgartner-Jackson — on Aug 07, 2012

• Book Review: The Barefoot Running Book: The Art and Science of Barefoot and Minimalist Shoe Running by Jason Robillard

  Everything you want to know about running without shoes.

  Review in Books — by Jack Goodstein — on Aug 07, 2012

• Book Review: Teach Your Children Well: Parenting For Authentic Success by Madeline Levine

  An important treatise on how to raise children and deal with classic problem areas.

  Review in Books — by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Aug 07, 2012

• Book Review: Rather Outspoken: My Life in the News by Dan Rather and Digby Diehl

  A riveting memoir of more than six decades as a news reporter.

  Review in Books — by Rhetta Akamatsu — on Aug 07, 2012

Sci/Tech

• The "Epic Hack" of Wired's Mat Honan - Social Engineering at Work

  Wired Magazine's Mat Honan publicly falls victim to social engineering hacktivism, and documents his story

  News in Sci/Tech — by tushar nene — on Aug 07, 2012

• Earphone Review: BassBuds

  Need to get a new set of headphones for your iPhone? BassBuds should be on your list.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Marty Dodge — on Aug 07, 2012

• NASA'S Curiosity Rover Lands On Mars For A Two Year Study

  The "Curiosity" rover lands on Mars for a two year study.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Aug 07, 2012

Culture

• Theater Review (NYC): My Mind is Like an Open Meadow

  Solo performer Erin Leddy digs into an ancestor's life...until Grandma finally says, "No more digging dear, I'm all dug up."

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Aug 07, 2012

• Fight Global Hunger While Preparing for the SAT with Freerice

  If you use Freerice.com to prepare for the SAT test you can help donate grains of rice to the UN World Food Programme.

  News in Culture — by William Lambers — on Aug 07, 2012

Sports

• Red Sox Front Office Wrongly Stands Behind Bobby Valentine

  Red Sox play is overall worse, not better under Bobby Valentine than it was under Terry Francona, but a change is not a-coming, unfortunately.

  Opinion in Sports — by Charlie Doherty — on Aug 07, 2012

Gaming

• PC Game Review: Death Rally

  Death Rally on the PC is as much fun as on a mobile device with some extra goodies.

  Review in Gaming — by Marty Dodge — on Aug 07, 2012

Tastes

• A Castle Full of Cheese – What's Not to Like?

  The Great British Cheese Festival - one of the ‘Unmissable Events and Festivals Around the World'.

  News in Tastes — by David Gregory — on Aug 07, 2012