March Madness: Sweet 16 Games Lost in The Shuffle by Adam Hoff
Teams get one day off between the regional semifinal and regional final games. Typically, Adam asserts, those regional semi games slip through the cracks in the mayhem of the next round. In this piece, he shows that while the George Mason upset of UConn was huge, that upset should have been over Washington.
Lawrence North (Indiana) H.S. Wins Third Straight State Basketball Title by M.D. Sandwasher
While most of us sit back and cling to predictions they made like putting Bradley in the Sweet 16, M.D.'s out there battling the harsh weather by crossing state borders to watch high school basketball. Not just any varsity hoops, but a championship game featuring two blue chip recruits who will next year lace up for his beloved OSU Buckeyes.
GAMING
From Gaming Editor Ken Edwards:
Xbox 360 Review: Ghost Recon - Advanced Warfighter by Matt Paprocki
GRAW is by far the best looking game on the Xbox 360 so far. It has the game play — both online and off — to match.
PS2 Review: Psychonauts by Tyler Willis
Psychonauts was sorely overlooked upon release in June of 2005. Luckily this means it will be cheap to pick up right now.
SCI/TECH
From Sci/Tech Editor Lisa McKay:
Tan the Man talks about the future of high-definition video storage in Sony Banks Entire Company on Blu-Ray. Tan explains why betting the farm on the format war may cost Sony a lot in the long run.
In the midst of a reflection about motivation and mortality entitled Eat, Blog, and Be Merry, Elvira Black explains why blogging can be hazardous to your health (and then tells you why perhaps you shouldn't care).
Picked by last week's chosen authors:
From John Owen:
Book Review: Julie and Julia by Julie Powell by Don Baiocchi
Don Baiocchi reviewed Julie and Julia, a book I liked and that I feel Dan really got to the heart of. Moreover, his review was as enjoyable as the book, and far shorter and less dishy (Sex and the City is a curse on this land).
Article comments
1 - DJRadiohead
Thanks, Connie. I appreciate that a lot.
Kudos to the other folks this week. I have had the chance to check a few of these out and there was a lot of good material this week.
2 - Amrita
Thanks Natalie, that's a big compliment - especially in this group.
3 - Andy Marsh
Nalle - you couldn't find anything else to pick? YOu had to pick your own article? toot your own horn much?
4 - Lisa McKay
For the record, Andy, Dave Nalle's article was chosen by editor Mark Schannon.
5 - Matthew T. Sussman
That would be a curmudgeon-to-curmudgeon compliment, I believe.
6 - Andy Marsh
OoOooOOOoohhHHh that explains it...I just read where it said who the editor was and what got picked...funny...I don't remember seeing Marks name there earlier...
7 - Brandon Valentine
Thanks for the honor Erin!
8 - Tan The Man
Big thanks dude.
9 - Don Baiocchi
Thanks Natalie and John. I really appreciate the kind words.
10 - Elvira Black
Many thanks to you, Lisa!
11 - Joanie
Thanks to Connie for picking my "List". I'm still rather curious about what my media player knows about me.
12 - Scott Butki
Your media player emailed my media player yesterday. it said some interesting things about you.
13 - sujatha
Thank you Diana. Feels great! Cheers!