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2005: Akkad Killed in Amman Blast
This Day in Syria | November 11th 2009 by Al-Tabari
On this day, November 11, 2005, Syrian-American director and producer Moustapha al-Akkad died of wounds he sustained in a terrorist attack on an Amman hotel on November 9. Simuletaneous suicide attacks targeted three major hotels in Amman, including read more
REVIEW: Casey at the Bat
Through a Child's Eye | November 11th 2009 by Chele
Bing, C. & Thayer, E.L. (2000). Casey at the Bat. New York: Handprint Books.1929766009The classic poem of Casey at the Bat: A ballad of the Republic is wonderfully illustrated in the style of an old black and wh read more
Murder, Take One (2005)
FilmFather - Movie Reviews for Dads | November 10th 2009 by FilmFather
THINK ABOUT IT: With the glut of crime dramas, true crime exposés, and reality shows filling our TV lineup, is it really just a matter of time before these three genres procreate and deliver a show featuring all of their elements?Such is the idea be read more
Bands of the Decade: Converge
Thrash Hits | November 10th 2009
Converge Peak: 2001 Era: Jane Doe What have Converge done in the 2000s? While Converge had been around since the early 90s, it wasn’t until the genre-busting, nay genre-breaking Jane Doe (2001) that the Massachusetts four-piece shook the worl read more
The Fallen (2004)
War Movie Blog | November 10th 2009
The Fallen (2004) Sitting here trying to figure out what to write about 2004’s The Fallen. Honestly, I can’t come up with an awful lot. What you get here is some eh, alright-to-fair acting by a group of relative unknowns, in a p read more
REVIEW: Duck on a Bike
Through a Child's Eye | November 10th 2009 by Chele
Shannon, D. (2002). Duck on a Bike. New York: Blue Sky Press.0439050235Duck has a wild idea. He wants to ride a bike. And that's exactly what he does. As Duck travels around, the other animals on the farm hav read more
Masters of Horror (Worst TV Show)
Brix Picks | November 9th 2009 by Brittany Hague
Masters of Horror, or as it can be more accurately referred to: Masters of Horrible, is an embarrassment to everyone – especially?to us: fans of horror who end up chronically watching it on Netflix's instant service, hating it and ourselve read more
Glee – The Music (Worst Album)
Brix Picks | November 9th 2009 by Brittany Hague
I have a confession: I like Glee. I think it's smart and funny and every time Jane Lynch is on the screen I am completely happy with the world. However, I spend a large majority of the (hour long!) show either revolted and pushing fast forward o read more
REVIEW: Need
Through a Child's Eye | November 9th 2009 by Chele
Jones, C. (2009). Need. New York: Bloomsbury.1599903385306 pages30-Second Plot Summary: Obsessed with phobias and unable to feel since witnessing her step-father's death, Zara White is shipped off to Maine to live with h read more
The Last Drop (2005)
War Movie Blog | November 9th 2009
The Last Drop (2005) In 2005’s The Last Drop, a team of British paratroopers get diverted on a super-top-secret mission on the heels of Operation Market Garden. As “The Last Drop” (referring to the last glider drop of the op read more
Wendy Hughes - Salvation - 2008
Save Our Soles | November 9th 2009 by arasoles
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REVIEW: Shhhhh! Everybody's Sleeping
Through a Child's Eye | November 9th 2009 by Chele
Markes, J. (2005). Shhhhh! Everybody's Sleeping. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.0060537906Occupation by Occupation, Shhhhh! Everybody's Sleeping shares illustrations of many different adults in different occupations read more
'The Fourth Kind' is kind of a waste of time
The Universal Horror Archive | November 8th 2009 by Steve Miller
The Fourth Kind (2009)Starring: Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas and Will Patton Director: Olatunde OsunsanmiRating: Four of Ten StarsAfter the strange death of her husband, Nome-based psychologist Dr. Abigail Tyler (Jovovich) vows to carry on his work, read more
REVIEW: I Don't Want a Posh Dog!
Through a Child's Eye | November 8th 2009 by Chele
Dodd, E. (2009). I Don't Want a Posh Dog! New York: Little, Brown and Company.0316033901PLOT SUMMARY: A young girl uses plenty of fun description to describe the types of dogs she doesn't want and eventually reveals the read more
REVIEW: The 39 Clues (Book Two)
Through a Child's Eye | November 7th 2009 by Chele
Korman, G. (2008). The 39 Clues: One False Note. New York: Scholastic Inc.0545060427174 Pages.PLOT SUMMARY: Book 2 of the 39 Clues series picks up soon after the first book ended. The Cahill siblings have lef read more
REVIEW: My Little Grandmother Often Forgets
Through a Child's Eye | November 7th 2009 by Chele
Lindbergh, R. (2007). My Little Grandmother Often Forgets. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press.9780763619893PLOT SUMMARY: Tom's grandmother has trouble remembering. He and his family must help his little grandmother fi read more
Ali Larter - Obsessed - 2009
Save Our Soles | November 7th 2009 by arasoles
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Bottle It Up
Songs in Haiku | November 6th 2009 by Songs in Haiku
There’s one solution.Not easy, but get started.You get what you give.Little Voice (2007)Sara Bareilles read more
Review: The 39 Clues (Book One)
Through a Child's Eye | November 6th 2009 by Chele
Riordan, R. (2008). The 39 Clues: The maze of bones. New York: Scholastic Inc.0545060397 220 PagesPLOT SUMMARY: After the death of their Grandmother, Grace Cahill, eleven-year-old Dan and fourtee read more
REVIEW: 1000 Times NO
Through a Child's Eye | November 6th 2009 by Chele
Warburton, T. (2009). 1000 Times No. New York: Laura Geringer Books.9780061542633PLOT SUMMARY: It's time to leave, but young Noah doesn't want to go. So, he says no in just about every way and language imaginable.T read more
2003: Four for the oil of Chad
Executed Today | November 6th 2009 by Executed Today
On this date in 2003, seven Chadians were shot in the capital of N’Djamena, with an eighth in the eastern city of Abeche. (A ninth would be executed three days later.) Chad’s first known judicial executions since 1991 came as a shock to o read more
Review: V for Vendetta (2005)
Matte Havoc | November 5th 2009 by DJ Heinlein
The Fifth of NovemberEnglish folk versecirca 1870.Remember, remember!The fifth of November,The Gunpowder treason and plot;I know of no reasonWhy the Gunpowder treasonShould ever be forgot!Guy Fawkes and his companionsDid the scheme contrive,To blow t read more
Cirque du Freak The Vampire’s Assistant (2009)
Creepy Shack | November 5th 2009 by Colin Saunders
Take a series that is successful enough to have 12 novels which fly off the shel;ves when released (No, not Harry Potter – that manages 7) and holywodd-ise it. What do you get. This! I can’t say I was blown away by this. If you have just read more
2009: Khristian Oliver, Bible basher?
Executed Today | November 5th 2009 by Executed Today
(Thanks to John Temple, author of The Last Lawyer: The Fight to Save Death Row Inmates and journalism professor at West Virginia University, for the guest post. -ed.) Barring a last-minute stay of execution, Khristian Oliver will be put to death lat read more
REVIEW: Machines Go to Work
Through a Child's Eye | November 5th 2009 by Chele
Low, W. (2009). Machines Go to Work. New York: Henry Holt and Company.PLOT SUMMARY: Machines Go to Work lives up to its title by showing various vehicles (including a backhoe, fire engine, helicopter, tow truck, etc.) at read more
REVIEW: Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia
Through a Child's Eye | November 4th 2009 by Chele
Sanderson, B. (2009). Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia. New York: Scholastic Press.043992555x299 pages (Plus several additional...parts)If any of you are my friends, have looked at this blog's archives, have been foll read more
Bands of the Decade: Deftones
Thrash Hits | November 4th 2009
Deftones Peak: 2000/2001 Era: White Pony What have Deftones done in the 2000s? After consolidating their position as the thinking man’s alternative metal band with the chugging nu-metal of Adrenaline (1995) and the restrained, groovy vitriol o read more
REVIEW: Chicken Butt!
Through a Child's Eye | November 4th 2009 by Chele
Perl, E. (2009). Chicken Butt! New York: Abrams Books for Young Readers.9780810983250I picked up this book because it reminded me of Chicken Cheeks, which I love much more than any grown woman should. While both books ta read more
Literary Feast: Wake (Pages 150-The End)
Through a Child's Eye | November 4th 2009 by Chele
Our Literary Feast of Lisa McMann's Wake is almost over. *Wipes away a tear* Ooh! Dessert! You guys are rather quiet out there. Does anyone to have something to say?SHEL: Okay, I do like the way this book is setting up a whole mystery-dream-cri read more
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