- Sunday, January 06, 2008 — 51 Articles Published
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Bowl Season Recap: Worst Losses of the Season— From failed comebacks (UCLA, Florida) to failed games (Arkansas, Oklahoma), there was a different brand of mourning for each terrible
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Movie Review: No Country For Old Men— I know I'm in the minority for not liking this film.
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DVD Review: 1408— John Cusack shines as an unbelieving nonfiction horror writer trapped in a haunted hotel room. From a Stephen King
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George MacDonald Fraser Has Told His Last Tale— Fraser is dead. Long live Flash Harry.
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Book Review: My Grandfather’s Son: A Memoir by Clarence Thomas— This memoir is Clarence Thomas' tribute to the tough love of a grandfather he calls "Daddy."
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Book Review: Cats with Attitude by Nicole Hollander— Do you have a cat with attitude? You will recognize familiar behavior in this hysterical book.
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The Explosion of Panama's Property Market - Who Lit the Fuse?— The factors possibly contributing to the unprecendented boom in Panama's property market.
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Book Review: Cleaning Up - How I Gave Up Drinking and Lived by Tania Glyde— A personal account fails to explain Britain's binge drinking "epidemic".
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Blu-ray Review: Blogcritics Begins Blu-ray Month with 20 Million Miles to Earth — Wondering where our Blu-ray coverage has been? Here you go. We start off with a Ray Harryhausen classic.
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Graphic Novel Review: The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi— A fascinating look at Iranian culture from the inside.
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DVD Review: The Wheels on the Bus - Mango's Big Dog Parade— Join Mango and Papaya on a brand new adventure all around the town.
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Earworms - Those Songs That Get Stuck in Your Head— I explain how songs get stuck in your head, and how to get them out!
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Music DVD Review: Little Arthur Duncan - Little Arthur Duncan Live At Rosa's Blues Lounge— Little Arthur Duncan and his band play are keeping the sound of Chicago blues alive, and Delmark Records brings it
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Concert Review: Amy Winehouse, Birmingham National Indoor Arena - 11/14/07— The tragic decline and descent of Britain's most talented R&B singer of the last two decades says much about the
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Music DVD Review: Heart - Dreamboat Annie Live— This classic rock album is even better live.
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Music Review: The Classic Crime - Seattle Sessions— Emo pop punk goes acoustic. It is not as bad as it sounds...really.
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Retro Redux: Vaughn Monroe - aka Old Leather Tonsils— He was sometimes called "The Voice With Hairs On Its Chest."
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Happy New Year: Dick Clark Is Still The Anti-Christ— When Dick Clark leaves this mortal coil - I won't be mourning.
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Music Review: Ed Sanders - Sanders Truckstop and Beer Cans on the Moon— Two early '70s reissues by poet/satirist/once-&-future-Fug Sanders definitely sound of their time.
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Theatre Review (Birmingham, UK): Othello— Shakespeare's expose on how jealousy can break the strongest of men is brilliantly brought to the stage in Birmingham.
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The Redskins' Rule of 21— Sean Taylor's absence makes itself felt in Seattle.
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Study: Curvy Women Are More Intelligent and Make Smarter Children— When Queen guitarist Brian May penned “Fat Bottomed Girls,” he might not have known they really do make the rockin’
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Movie Review: Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight— One of Dungeons & Dragons' finest stories comes to the small screen in a big way.
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TV Preview: Nick Premieres Season Two of The Naked Brothers Band On January 21— Starring real life brothers Nat and Alex Wolff.
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DVD Review: Death Sentence (Unrated Edition) (2007)— Pretty decent until the action stops and people start to talk.
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Blu-ray Review: Alien vs. Predator— A film that holds up better now that the sequel is out.
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Book Review: Black Ice by Anne Stuart— Anne Stuart writes a fast and compelling page-turner with dangerous love affairs and even dealier spies.
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Movie Review: Lars And The Real Girl— Amazingly a sex doll brings together an entire community in a touching way.
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Theatre Review: (San Francisco Ballet) - Nutcracker — San Francisco Ballet is world renowned and synonymous with excellence.
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Movie Review: The Devil's Backbone — If you've seen Guillermo del Toro's "Pan's Labyrinth," you might be interested in his 2001 "The Devil's Backbone." It's the
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Warner and New Line Go Blu, Possible HD DVD Death Looming— Unless Toshiba plays their cards perfectly, my favorite movie format is done for.
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Music Review: Schoolyard Heroes - Abminations— Seattle's Schoolyard Heroes have put out a CD that may give you nightmares.
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Coming Soon: The Eye, Starring Jessica Alba— You won't believe your eyes!
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Senses Working Overtime: This Week in Television (1/06/08)— Musgo Del Jefe offers suggestions on what's worth watching for the upcoming week.
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Movie Review: Joshua— George Ratliff's follow up to Hell House, his extraordinary 2001 documentary, is a crackling unorthodox horror sizzler.
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Movie Review: Juno— Add Page’s pitch-perfect portrayal to an intelligently comedic script, and you arrive at the entertainingly real Juno.
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DVD Review: Beowulf & Grendel (2005)— One of the most complete cinematic experiences I have experienced since Peter Jackson's "Lord Of The Rings."
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Movie Review: Atonement— If you savor the flavor of psychological twists and turns, then Atonement will appeal.
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2007 at the Movies: A Look Back— 24 good reasons to go to the movies (or rent them for home viewing) this year
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Music DVD Review: Top Ten Concert DVD's of 2007— Gilmour, Clapton and other greats set the pace.
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Graphic Novel Review: Justice Society of America: The Next Age by Geoff Johns, Alex Ross, & Dale Eaglesham— The society returns once again with Geoff Johns at the helm. Prepare to fall in love.
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Book Review: Blood of the Wicked by Leighton Gage— Brazil's brutal world comes alive in a debut mystery.
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DVD Review: Resident Evil: Extinction— The latest in the Resident Evil movie franchise delivers plenty of action and destruction.
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Movie Review: Wristcutters - A Love Story— "So how did you off yourself?"
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Movie Review: The Kingdom— Jamie Foxx does a great job in this actioner, but the impact is lessened by the political message.
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DVD Review: Find Yourself With Lost (The Complete Third Season)— Grab the Dharma-buttered popcorn, batten down the hatches, flop on your Smoke Monster beanbag chair, and enjoy the show!
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My 2007 Album Of The Year: Boxer by The National— The Brooklyn trio's intricate, atmospheric fourth LP is my choice for 2007's album of the year.
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Music DVD Review: Mariah Carey – The Adventures of Mimi— Mariah Carey takes The Adventures of Mimi out on the road.
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Reflecting On Tony Williams And The Joy of Flying — The Blues Blogger changes gears and starts off The New Year by remembering a jazz legend ...
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My 2007 Soundtrack of the Year: Knocked Up— Selecting the best soundtrack of 2007 by recognizing Judd Apatow's ear for music.
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The Metaphorical Medicine of House— Doctors weigh in on the accuracy of the show's science.
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