October 27, 2012 Archive

Culture

• Credit Card Issuers Showing a Social Side

  In their search for young consumers with high income potential, banks have moved off college campuses and onto the Web.

  Opinion in Culture — by A Finance Geek — on Oct 27, 2012

• Theater Review (NYC): House/Divided by The Builders Association at BAM

  A tour de force of ultra-modern theater about the housing crisis has a brief, flashy run at BAM.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Oct 27, 2012

• Hurricane Sandy: Mother Nature’s Trick or Treat

  I know this hurricane is not a zombie invasion, but in these spooky days before Halloween it certainly feels like one.

  Opinion in Culture — by Victor Lana — on Oct 27, 2012

Sports

• Jets' Season Over If They Lose to Dolphins

  The Jets must defeat the fish at home this week; if they do not, the season is ostensibly over.

  Opinion in Sports — by Victor Lana — on Oct 27, 2012

Books

• Book Review: Fearless at Work by Michael Carroll

  Using the practice of mindfulness can help you become more confident in the workplace.

  Review in Books — by pfaulhaber — on Oct 27, 2012

• Comics Collection Review: Halloween Classics, Edited by Tom Pomplun

  Eureka Productions’ second set of holiday-themed classic comic adaptations arrives just in time for trick or treating.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Oct 27, 2012

• Manga Review: Case Closed Volume Five by Gosho Aoyama

  In this volume of Case Closed, Conan solves two murder mysteries and is involved in a kidnapping case.

  Review in Books — by Lesley Aeschliman — on Oct 27, 2012

• Book Review: Abu Dhabi Days, Dubai Nights by Jillian Schedneck

  A personal exploration of what it means to be a modern woman in a multi-cultural world.

  Review in Books — by Maggie Ball — on Oct 27, 2012

• Book Review: The Missings by Peg Brantley

  Are the mutilated bodies of young men and women a serial killer, a cult, or simply greed at work?

  Review in Books — by The Dirty Lowdown — on Oct 27, 2012

Video

• DVD Review: Three Fragments of A Lost Tale

  The animated short film Three Fragments of A Lost Tale is unusual, and undeniably truly original.

  Review in Video — by xoxoxoe — on Oct 27, 2012

• TV Review: Last Resort - "Skeleton Crew"

  ABC's Last Resort is a taut political thriller of a series. If you're not yet watching, you should!

  Review in Video — by Barbara Barnett — on Oct 27, 2012

• Movie Review: Cloud Atlas

  Its parts are way better than the sum of its whole.

  Review in Video — by Cinenerd — on Oct 27, 2012

Music

• Music Review: The Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks Vol. 28

  This release is a great opportunity to see what all the fuss was about and for fans to revisit the live concert experience.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 27, 2012

• Music Review: Various Artists - ...First Came Memphis Minnie

  A perfect tribute by some of today's top blues artists to the legendary Memphis Minnie.

  Review in Music — by Rhetta Akamatsu — on Oct 27, 2012

Politics

• America's Thorniest Foreign Policy Challenge

  110 nuclear weapons. On trucks. In a third-world country. Not good!

  Opinion in Politics — by Glenn Contrarian — on Oct 27, 2012