Not just one, but seven N-Gage Reviews by Matt Paprocki (Dec. 27 to Jan. 2)
Can you tell that Matt got an N-Gage? These are his first seven reviews, but keep a look out for even more. You know he is gonna' review every single one.
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SciTech Editor: Lisa McKay
Stay Away From Heightmax! by Sal Marinello (Dec. 30)
Professional strength and conditioning coach Sal Marinello warns parents of the dangers of untested dietary supplements in this piece. He explains why a lack of testing by the FDA and the absence of any verifiable, peer-reviewed studies on the clinical efficacy and safety of these products should serve as a red flag to parents who might be contemplating their use.
Titan's Halo and the Christmas Tree Cluster by Bennett Dawson (Jan. 2)
Bennett's space posts never fail to fascinate, and this one is no exception. Enhanced by two breath-taking (and seasonally appropriate) images from NASA, Bennett gives us a small taste of what to look forward to in the field of space exploration this year, and explains the Christmas Tree Cluster in terms that don't require a degree in rocket science to understand.
Best Articles Written By Blogcritics.org Editorial Team
As chosen by the very same, the self-referential and spotlight seeking thugs that we are!
Blogcritics.org Executive Producer Eric Berlin chose:
Intel Re-brands, Leaps to New Logo by Phillip Winn (Jan. 3)
Blogcritics' all-around Secret Weapon delivers here, as always, by making it look easy. Bringing together elements of technology, the business world, and the uber-sphere of marketing and branding we now live in, Winn sails through Intel's re-branding, tells us what the significance might be, and all the while makes life easy on the reader. Strunk and White would be proud.
Sports Editor Matthew T. Sussman chose:
RJ's NFL Picks - Week 17 by RJ Elliott (Dec. 29)
Like David's "Thoughtful Fool" series, this pick more recognizes the season-long body of work. Not only did RJ provide his own insight into every NFL game played this year, but he created a forum for everyone to compete against him. He also selflessly compiled the right-wrong records of everyone who participated. Or maybe he just has nothing better to do. Regardless, free time well spent at Blogcritics should always be rewarded, even if he picked the Lions to win too many times.
TV/Film Co-editor Joan Hunt chose:
Article comments
1 - Aaman
Egad! Thanks mates!
Much fine reading here - get it while it's hot
2 - Ken Edwards
Gaming pics fixed. They now show the new picks.
3 - Deano
Hey Eric,
The editors picks missed Dec 21 through to December 26! Your last batch was Dec. 14-20th and this batch is Dec. 27 to Jan.4th....What gives?
Of course I ask from a completely altruistic perspective...not because I posted a terrific (and brilliantly written) news post on Dec. 21st (which you obviously criminally missed reading completely)...(that's a hint by the way...)
4 - Eric Berlin
Congrats to all pickees !
Deano, I mention up top that the editorial staff took the week off over the holidays. Sorry that your post got lost in the mix!
5 - Deano
Curses! Another piece of scintillating breathless prose lost to the ages because of the vageries of #$@#&*%^!* editors...
6 - Eric Berlin
Dude, editors need some time off, just like everyone else! We publish over 400 stories a week -- that's a lot to cull through, even with the burst of energy that scintillating breathless prose gives.
7 - RJ Elliott
Ah! Thanks for the mention, Suss! :)
8 - Al Barger
Thank you for your kind words.
On a related note, check out my new Beatles Photo Gallery.
9 - uao
Thank you Connie, for the kind thoughts on the article, I really appreciate it. I can't really take full credit though; the Blogcritics and visitors who commented made the piece a lot better.
I didn't know about the picks picking picks, but I will do my bit. Just want to read some of the ones I've not gotten to yet this week...
10 - Nik
Thanks also for your kind words toward my meager scribblings! Much appreciated!
11 - Diane Kristine
Thanks! For my editors' pick pick, I'm going to go with Brandon Valentine's DVD review of Pi (http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/01/03/165123.php). Brandon's reviews are always well thought out and well written, and this one is for a lesser-known movie that isn't for everyone, but he really captures why those of us who like it, love it.
12 - Eric Berlin
That's brilliant Diane but you jumped the gun a little -- time frame is 1/4-1/10 for the next set of picks. No worries though, if you don't check in with a new one, we'll see if we can sneak Brandon's piece through!
13 - Diane Kristine
Oh, sorry, I thought it was for the same time period as the title. You're asking for a lot ... good reading comprehension AND that I'll remember to think of this in a week.
14 - El Bicho
Thank you for the selection, Connie. Is the brief mention with it yours or Eric's?
15 - Eric Berlin
Diana -- We know you can do it!
El B -- All annotations here are the work of the section editor(s). I personally commented on each pickee's article page this week as well.
16 - Eric Berlin
Joan -- Thanks for selecting my television piece! (I didn't pay her, I swear!)
17 - diana hartman
my sincere thanks for the pick!
*smiles* abound!
me and my younguns have been sick since new year's day so this was a great pick-me-up!
18 - Bennett
Thanks for the nod Lisa! Okay, here's my nominee for editorial pickin' glory
NFL Picks of a Thoughtful Fool, Season Wrap-Up by David Mazzotta
David started doing a weekly NFL column during week eight of the season, and immediately became one of my "must read" favorites. His scientific tomfoolery and solidly logical predictions were one thing, his deadpan humor was another thing altogether.
He delivered more laughs from day one, than almost anyone else on BC, in a football column no less.
I'm not kidding when I say that I looked forward to the "Thoughtful Fool" each week as much as I used to look forward to Joe Bob Briggs' Drive-In Movie Column in the Sunday paper, back when I was a younger pup.
David's clever writing should be rewarded with enough hard cash to allow him to bet big in Vegas. Every single week of the football season.
Mr. Mazzotta is a huge asset to blogcritics.
19 - sal m
I'd like to nominate Mark Steyn Predicts The Collaspe Of "The West" - Sadly I Agree, by Hugh Hewitt at
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/01/08/060238.php
as an editor's pick for the week of 1/4-1/10.
Mr. Hewitt has crafted a well-thought out addendum to a great piece by Mr Steyn, that deals with a very difficult and complex subject.
This kind of well-thoughtout and well-written article is a great example of what blogging is all about.
20 - Nik
If it's not too late, I'd like to tap H. Michael's piece here for 1/4-1/10:
"Buy the World An iPod" was a nice paen to that must-have consumer good; bought my first one myself last fall and it's my favorite material possession. J. did a nice job just summing up the simple pleasures of the pod, without lapsing into critical overhype or aimless wandering. A fun, short piece!
21 - Scott Butki
Congrats to all picked. There's a bunch of pieces here - especialy the tv ones - that i am going to bookmark to read this weeken.