A two-disc special edition of “Casino Royale,” the latest installment in the James Bond franchise, is now available on DVD in regular format, as well as on Blu-ray disc. The film, which many critics considered to be a throwback to the Bond films of yore, is a must for any 007 completist.
Sony announced last week [...]

Massachusetts may finally have a chance passing a journalism shield law.
California and 29 other states already have one, but that hasn’t helped Josh Wolf, a video-blogging convergence journalist who videoed an anti-G8 demonstration in 2005 and has been jailed under federal regulations for refusing to turn over footage to the police. It is clear that [...]

You’re cruising down a state highway in west Texas flipping through radio stations, but the reception is horrible. A couple of small-town AM warriors are keeping the waves breathing with old standards and second-tier conservative talk shows. Satellite radio would sure pay off right now.

The problem is, however, which provider do you choose? XM, known [...]

LAS VEGAS — MotorStorm, Japan’s best-selling Playstation 3 game, wheeled its way onto the American gaming scene via the sands of the Nevada desert this month.
Members of the media tested the heavily multiplayer off-road racing game in Las Vegas Feb. 27, before heading out to the dessert near Nellis Airforce Base for some dune buggy [...]

Pat Sajak’s Lucky Letters is a fast-paced word creation puzzle game that combines the concept of his famous TV show “Wheel of Fortune” with more challenging word puzzles in crossword form.
The game is divided into three challenges that are not necessarily unique from one another. They all revolve around the concept of guessing letters in [...]

Puccini for Beginners is a witty romantic comedy that borrows heavily from the Woody Allen-type, offbeat humor. The title speaks to the fact that the main character, Allegra, (Elizabeth Reaser) is a lesbian opera fan who finds herself getting into overly dramatic situations that are commonplace in opera.
Allegra, whose girlfriend had recently broke up with [...]

Browsing the isles of local liquor stores, it’s clear that there are not a lot of Irish imports available in the states. Guinness, Harp, Smithwick’s and Murphy’s can be found everywhere, for the most part. Feeling limited in your choices? Thankfully, the 1,414 breweries in the United States [...]

The ensemble cast of All the King’s Men comes together in high definition on Blu-Ray Disc. Oscar winners Sean Penn and Anthony Hopkins team with previous nominees Jude Law, James Gandolfini and Kate Winslet in this political drama.

On the premise, Willie Stark is just an ordinary man from a small town in who’s tired of [...]

Throngs of green-clad people. Pints of black or green-dyed brew. Plates of steaming corned beef and cabbage. These images have become synonymous with St. Patrick’s Day around the world. It started as an annual feast in honor of Ireland’s patron saint, St. Patrick. Legend has it that the Christian missionary drove [...]

Next-generation video game consoles are teetering on the edge of photorealism, and pushing the limits of modern technology to draw more customers within a competitive industry.
But are the jaw-dropping graphics and high definition hardware what gamers really want?
The cell processor-toting Playstation 3 was received with much anticipation, but was also criticized for [...]

Believe it or not, there was a time before TomKat, Bennifer and Brangelina. There was a time when Hollywood’s scandal-clad celebrity couples were forbidden, and not celebrated or indulged.
And if you think Ben Affleck’s relationship hurt his career, meet Nelson Eddy: the first half of a purported love affair-slash-scandal in the 1930s and 40s.
At the [...]

“The Hooters Cookbook” includes unique recipes for appetizers, main dishes, desserts and of course drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic).
The recipes are easy enough for the average non-cooking man who wants to impress his game-watching friend or even a lady friend.
Inside, you’ll find recipes for wings, sandwiches and burgers, and sections dedicated to: game day snacks, food [...]

It’s all about remembering things.
If you liked the game Memory as a child, you’ll love Brain Boost.
The game shows you a set of items, or just one item, and you have to pick it out of the answer screen. There are five different versions with four levels of difficulty. Each level consists of 20 questions [...]

You’ve seen the movie, now play the game.
Nacho Libre for the Nintendo DS is a standard movie-to-game conversion. It has three sections in the single player mode. You start at a world map, where you can select areas on the screen to which you can move. It allows you to move to any area on [...]

This game calls to mind a cross between Meteos and Space Invaders. The object of the game is to stop the monsters from getting to the bottom of the screen. The top screen is the playing field, whereas the bottom screen is for directing the attack at the monsters. Near the bottom is a barrier [...]

SDI Technologies struck gold in 2005 with the popularity of its iPod-compatible clock radio, the iHome iH5 ($99). In an attempt to expand upon its success, SDI recently introduced a new line of iPod-dockable audio systems, including the iHome iH4 ($49). This system is similar to the iH5 in that it performs the same basic [...]

This is a Blast Magazine enterprise piece.
From an actual Internet Conversation:
BOSTONCHIC:
What’s up for tonight? Any plans? Any idea how Friday looks for lunch?
MUSTANGXX:
Friday ain’t gonna work. I promised my wife I’d go into town with her tomorrow night to go to dinner with some of her friends.
BOSTONCHIC:
I understand about tomorrow. Let me ask you a [...]

As an Irishman, nothing excites me more than the mother of all Irish celebrations: St. Patrick’s Day (or St. Patty’s Day for those of you who don’t speak Gaelic). If wearing embarrassing green shirts that demand mouth-to-mouth salutation, drinking copious amounts of green beer, picking fist fights with total strangers, or vomiting on the sidewalk doesn’t sound like an amazing [...]

Dance Meccas around the world are New York City, Los Angeles and Moscow, but did anyone take a look at the plethora of dance performances, opportunities and innovations in Boston?
Over the past few months it’s become more and more apparent that Boston is growing as a dance center for traveling companies, dance instruction schools and [...]

Just when I thought I was a bit off-tilt for buying a bundle of old Sega Genesis games off Craigslist, in comes 24 Hours on Craigslist on DVD.
I feel relatively ordinary now.
Throughout the 80-minute film, the viewer is exposed to the hilariously unfortunate, true stories of a drag queen searching for a Led Zeppelin cover [...]

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