From Film Editor Lisa McKay:
Interweaving some background info on the life of director Michel Gondry, Patrick takes a journey through The Science of Sleep and discusses the autobiographical elements that make it a truly personal work of art.
You don't have to be a baby boomer to appreciate George Dvorsky's insightful look at the '50s classic, The Day the Earth Stood Still. Discussing the political climate that fertilized films like this during the dawning of the cold war era, George makes a case for this film's continued relevance.
CULTURE
From Culture Editor Diana Hartman:The title says it all. In Alzheimer's: Tips on Understanding the Disease and its Limitations Joanne D. Kiggins compassionately reveals the often ignored side of Alzheimer's (the caretakers) to those who may have overlooked the intensity and demands of caring for others.
Anil Menon listened in as Sam Harris (The End of Faith) and Reza Aslan (No God But God) debated religion. Part review and part opinion, Menon asserts his points with an almost delightful clarity in Reason and Religion: Odd Couple Redux.
POLITICS
From Asst. Politics Editor Mark Schannon:The Temperature Also Rises by Selwyn Duke is a very funny satire that, by the end, has you shaking your head wondering if this guy isn't on to something important.
GAMING
From Gaming Editor Ken Edwards:Writing the Unwritten Rules of Online Gaming by Graeme Smith — Rule #1: Read this article.
SCI/TECH
From Technology Editor Daniel Woolstencroft:
We've all seen the ads: "Hi: I'm a PC! And I'm a Mac!" but what's the reality like? Boldly going where one or two PC users have gone before - but as yet no Blogcritic has written about it - Bruce Kratofil dips his toe in the pool of Mac and lets us know what the water's like, in the first installment of Can a PC Guy Become a Mac Guy?
In other news: George Dvorsky is worrying about The Perils of a Digital Life - and anyone with a Second Life should probably take note: could this be the shape of things to come?
Finally this week, Diane Kristine handily gives us some Cool Tools for Blogging Fuel.
Article comments
1 - El Bicho
"'cause I really wanna know (who are you? who, who, who, who? )
Chris Beaumont on... yeah, you guessed it, Dr. Who."
I thought it was going to be CSI.
2 - Chris Beaumont
I thought CSI as well, then I saw my name on it and was confused for a second....
Thanks for the honor!