BC Magazine Editors' Picks: January 29 through February 4 - Page 2

TV/FILM

What a great show! Just every episode, I love every episode. I think Mike Moody loves it too, otherwise how could he cover it all so well? And, who doesn't love Veronica? I think we all love Veronica. Veronica who? Veronica Mars!

From Film Editor Lisa McKay:

Not many reviewers would think to look at two such different works as Pan's Labyrinth and Idiocracy simultaneously, but Adam Blair manages to do so in this compelling look at what both of these films have to say about the human condition.

Elvis Presley made a few appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show in the 1950s, and rock and roll was born. These shows have been immortalized on DVD, and Ray Ellis offers us a review wrapped in a fine history lesson.

CULTURE

Michael Jones' product review of Dark Horse - Hellboy Animated, Statue #1: Hellboy is what happens when informative assessment meets wit and enthusiasm. You don't have to like the product to love the review.

If you're tired of the same old celebrity news in the same old boring format, step right up. Dawn Olsen introduces us to the Olsen Law of Corollary Theorem ™ in Joe Francis Hates His Penis, Do The Math.

Articles that complain of the disparity between regular women and models are a dime a dozen. BC writer nicolemarie takes it one step further by using real calculations to accurately define and illustrate the difference between perfect and normal in Weighing In On Weight.

POLITICS

SPORTS

GAMING

Depreciation and Video Games: Why $5 is Too Much for a Classic by Matt Paprocki — Why is a DVD version of a classic movie worth $20, but gamers balk at paying $5 for a classic video game?

SCI/TECH

In Making DVDs with DeVeDe in Linux, Steve Wild gives a step-by-step tutorial on creating DVDs from your Linux machine.

From Technology Editor Daniel Woolstencroft:

In The Art of Blogging, The Great Ganesha gives praise to a technological trend that's responsible for bringing out his inner writer.

TASTES

Article Author: Lisa McKay

Lisa McKay is Blogcritics' Executive Editor. At BC she can usually be found hanging out in the film section. She recently started food blogging at Will Kill for Food.

In her spare time, she watches movies, listens to music, reads, and caters to the whims of two spoiled cats. …

Visit Lisa McKay's author page — Lisa McKay's Blog