Most BC reviewers have been raving about Borat and calling it the funniest film they've seen all year. In this excellent anti-review, Melita Teale writes about why she won't be seeing Borat any time soon.
Even if you're not in the birthday doldrums, you might want to put Bubba Ho-Tep in your Netflix queue after reading Iloz Zoc's review of this underappreciated "classic little gem."
CULTURE
From Culture Editor Diana Hartman:From the standpoint that faith is both powerful and private, Donnie Marler takes a reflective look at the world of belief, separating holy books from unholy acts, condemnation from justification, and ideologies from ideas in Having Faith, Losing Religion.
Dungeons, dice, and the deceased come together to make all your dreams come true in Timothy Greathouse's The AD&D Make-A-Silly-Wish Foundation.
From Asst. Culture Editor Melita Teale:
We hear all the time that love conquers all, and in The Runaway Bride and Groom of Pakistan, Mayank Austen Soofi shows us how in an article about a Christian celebrity and a Muslim doctor from Pakistan finding a way to make things work.
POLITICS
From Politics Editor Dave Nalle:A Little Revolution Now And Again Wouldn't Hurt by Mark Schannon is a rousing call to revolution from the eve of the election.
Daniel Ortega and the Return of the Sandinistas by Richard Marcus is a nice piece of international election coverage from our Canadian correspondent.
SPORTS
From Sports Editor Matthew T. Sussman:Every year for about two months BC Sports gets to run David Mazzotta's weekly novella NFL picks column. And it's always a blast to edit and read. Last week, though, he did what I wish more analysts did — grade himself on his preseason outlooks.
GAMING
From Gaming Editor Ken Edwards:Mac Game Review: Redline by Cameron Graham. Hey look - it's a new IP for the Mac. It's even worth playing!
PC Review: Evidence - The Last Ritual by Jason "Njiska" Westhaver. Repeat after me: Adventure games are not dead. Adventure games are not head.
SCI/TECH
No picks this week.
COMMENT OF THE WEEK
From Comments Editor Christopher Rose:In the week of a modest political revolution in the USA, a little voice of sanity is starting to be heard.
Article comments
1 - John Q. Public
No science picks?
2 - Melita Teale
Thanks, Jackie and Lisa!
3 - Richard Marcus
Dave
Coming from you that's praise indeed. Thank you.
Richard