November 9, 2012 Archive

Politics

• Price Gouging Laws Hurt New Yorkers

  Price controls in the wake of Superstorm Sandy are hurting, not helping, recovery efforts.

  Opinion in Politics — by Ombud — on Nov 09, 2012

• Ahmadinejad Now Open to Talk, Inspections

  The Iranian president has stated that inspectors are welcome, and atomic bombs are "retarded."

  Opinion in Politics — by John Lake — on Nov 09, 2012

Books

• Book Review: Six Word Lessons on Growing Up Autistic by Trevor Pacelli

  A guide to helping understand Autism in 100 six word lessons.

  Review in Books — by Secret Housewife — on Nov 09, 2012

• Book Review: True Strength by Kevin Sorbo

  What's it like to be seen by millions of people around the world as Hercules while quietly battling a serious illness?

  Review in Books — by Frank Nemecek — on Nov 09, 2012

• Book Review: The Twelfth Child by Bette Lee Crosby

  Bette Lee Crosby’s talent lies not only in telling a good, compelling story, but telling it from an unique perspective.

  Review in Books — by Olivera Baumgartner-Jackson — on Nov 09, 2012

• Book Review: The Music of James Bond by Jon Burlingame

  The Music of James Bond covers the topic of the James Bond movies from the perspective of the musical score.

  Review in Books — by ManOfLaBook.com — on Nov 09, 2012

• Book Review: Defining Moments: Breaking Through Tough Times by Dorothea S. McArthur, PhD, ABPP

  Defining Moments helps readers recover from life's inevitable "knockdowns," such as natural disaster, financial crises, illness, or loss of a loved one.

  Review in Books — by Olivera Baumgartner-Jackson — on Nov 09, 2012

• A Merger in Publishing: And Then There Were Five

  Just when you thought Big Brother wasn't watching...

  Opinion in Books — by Erica Verrillo — on Nov 09, 2012

• Book Review: WordPress: The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald

  MacDonald guides the reader on a thorough tour of the popular blogging platform.

  Review in Books — by Kit O'Toole — on Nov 09, 2012

• Book Review: Alpha Chick: Five Steps for Moving from Pain to Power by Mal Duane

  is more than just a road-map to happiness, success, and fulfillment - it is a model for any woman who dreams of those things.

  Review in Books — by Olivera Baumgartner-Jackson — on Nov 09, 2012

• Book Review: I Talk Slower Than I Think: An Antidote to Helicopter Parenting by C. D. Bonner

  Most of the stories will make funny bones ache, but a few will make heartstrings feel like fresh sutures.

  Review in Books — by Richard R. Blake — on Nov 09, 2012

• Book Review: The Amber Amulet by Craig Silvey

  A lovely story, full of subtle and rich characterisation amidst the fun and bravado.

  Review in Books — by Maggie Ball — on Nov 09, 2012

Gaming

• PC/Mac Game Review: The Walking Dead — Episode 4: "Around Every Corner"

  Experience the chaos in Savannah as Lee Everett and company march towards the season finale.

  Review in Gaming — by SLee — on Nov 09, 2012

Video

• TV Review: Glee - "The Role You Were Born to Play"

  Glee returns with a high school-centric episode, featuring Finn becoming a grown up.

  Review in Video — by JeromeWetzelTV — on Nov 09, 2012

• Blu-ray Review: Resident Evil: Damnation

  The animation and transfer quality are much improved in Capcom's Resident Evil 6 prelude but there is no 3D this time.

  Review in Video — by RPGameX — on Nov 09, 2012

• TV Review: Fringe – “An Origin Story”

  The Fringe team deals with the loss of Etta, each in their own way - some more dangerously than others.

  Review in Video — by Sahar — on Nov 09, 2012

• TV Review: 666 Park Avenue - "Diabolic"

  "Diabolic" unfolds with quite a bit of drama as Gavin struggles for continued ownership and control of The Drake.

  Review in Video — by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Nov 09, 2012

• Blu-ray Review: Outpost: Black Sun

  Boring zombie Nazis. It's no Shock Waves.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Nov 09, 2012

• TV Review: Last Resort - "Another Fine Navy Day"

  An intense episode of Last Resort this week with the Island coming under chemical attack.

  Review in Video — by Barbara Barnett — on Nov 09, 2012

Music

• Music Review: Blur - Parklife [Special 2-CD Edition]

  Parklife, one of the seminal releases of Britpop gets remastered and doubled in size of tracks, via a bonus CD.

  Review in Music — by Charlie Doherty — on Nov 09, 2012

• Music Review: Laibach - An Introduction To... Laibach

  An excellent 15 song introduction to the legendary band Laibach.

  Review in Music — by Greg Barbrick — on Nov 09, 2012

Culture

• Theater Review (NYC): The Golden Land from Folksbiene, the National Yiddish Theatre

  A musical recounting the Jewish immigrant experience in America resonates in the 21st century.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Nov 09, 2012

• It's Not Social Work, It's a Game: Diary of an Oasis Game Participant

  Achieving social change in new ways: read what happened when the OASIS game was played in the UK for the first time.

  Opinion in Culture — by Nukapai — on Nov 09, 2012

Sci/Tech

• Three Ways to Increase Blog Traffic

  If you're looking to drive more traffic to your blog, these three strategies will get you going.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by AJacob01 — on Nov 09, 2012