When I was handed “The 10 Minute Coach,” I thought, oh my god, another self help book.
But I must say that I was pleasantly surprised.
This book is 154 pages long. I am impressed by all the information that Dan Lier was able to assemble properly into such a short book.
It’s a must read to anyone [...]

Penguin United–a maker of high quality gaming accessories–sent Blast magazine a sample of their premium and standard component cables for the Nintendo Wii. To test them out, we connected them to three different televisions: one that doesn’t support HD, one that was 64” and one that was about 32″.
We flipped back and forth between the [...]

One of Sony Pictures’ latest releases on DVD and Blu-Ray is “The Pursuit of Happyness,” released on March 27.
The film features Academy Award nominee Will Smith playing real-life stock broker Chris Gardner in a heartwarming story of a single father defying the odds and raising a son by himself under the toughest of financial circumstances. [...]

Any serious music buff will tell you that a band’s second album is a make or break-type deal, especially if that band’s first release amassed enormous amounts of critical and commercial acclaim.
In the case of the Arcade Fire, I think it’s safe to say that their sophomore effort, Neon Bible, will make–or rather continue to [...]

One of the best Playstation 2 games ever

Penguin United produces a battery pack for the Wii. It consists of a battery and a new cover to fit in the Wii Remote. The new Cover has connectors for the battery on the inside and the charger on the outside. The design is simple; the Wii Remote is just stuck into the charger and [...]

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 is yet another installment to the withstanding Dragon Ball Z video game franchise. Whether you’re an avid fan of the Japanese animation series or not, you can pick up the game and jump into the fighting without having to understand any of the drawn out story line beforehand.

The [...]

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WWE Raw vs. Smackdown 2007 is the best wrestling video game to come out in the past year.
It is also one of the only wrestling titles to come out this past year.
This isn’t bad for wrestling fans, but it’s not that great either. While Raw vs Smackdown 2007 is an excellent game, it’s very [...]

The Holiday, the latest chick-flick from director Nancy Meyers (Something’s Gotta Give, Father of the Bride) was released on DVD and Blu-Ray March 13. Why the marketing team didn’t release it closer to Valentine’s Day, the world will never know. Maybe they’re gearing up for a special edition on Feb. 14, 2008.
Clocking in at nearly [...]

Note, this article originally appeared in the Berkeley Beacon on Feb. 1, 2007
One of the best parts about living in somewhere is getting the hell out of there once in a while.
Blame it on New England winters, Pacific Northwest rain, Southwest heat or Southeast storms.
If traveling far and wide seems limited to rich kids a [...]

Imagine a New England winter—the air is cold, crisp and clear. It’s a perfect evening to slide back the moon roof and watch the stars with that special someone. Imagine a Florida spring—temperate and green—with weather that makes you want to slide open the sunroof. Imagine a California summer—hot and bright—a convertible paradise.
Picture a car [...]

Bikinis are hot; there’s no way around it. This year, the bikini is going to take over the beaches, the pools and the runways.
The first thing to get is a bikini that’s full of vibrant color. No one will be able to miss you, even if you’re off at a distance.
To pump up the sex [...]

Just as your 10:00 news broadcast will sometimes show video of monkeys throwing poo or otherwise pointless filler video clips that offer no news, breaking or otherwise, so too is Blast Magazine a sucker for Legos and shiny things.

More than 24 million Lego pieces were used to recreate Las Vegas for Legoland California, which includes [...]

Annabelle Gurwitch got fired by Woody Allen.
She realized that getting fired and canned was more common than she thought when she started talking with friends about her unfortunate and humiliating experience,
Gurwitch, most recognized for co-hosting Dinner and a Movie on TBS, is also a contributing writer for “Day to Day” on NPR, and appeared in [...]

In the last five years, video games have risen to prominence as the whipping boy of choice in the culture wars.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, it was Hollywood. At that time, the movie industry was under increasing scrutiny due to violence on the big screen. Concerned politicians, at the behest of clamoring constituents, [...]

Two years ago during the Christmas season, Philip Jacob watched his wife e-mail and instant message her friends links to numerous retail sites. When it came to finding the right link to the perfect gift, it became lost in closed conversations and a sea of e-mails.
Jacob, 31, was then to launch StyleFeeder, a social shopping [...]

32 million Americans have an addiction. Less than 10 percent are getting treatment.

A new HBO documentary documentary series, appropriately called “Addiction,” looks to find answers to the many questions raised about drug and alcohol addiction across America. Its goal is to bring awareness and education in the hopes that something can be done to prevent [...]

Bella Saona is a self-proclaimed Mozart fanatic.
“His music is so happy and then dark: suddenly you’re in another world. That’s what I love about Mozart,” she said. “He’ll bring you to two worlds at once.”
Saona compared the legendary composer’s work to the music she crafts with her band, The Fire and Reason: they both [...]

Timex–well known for their time pieces–has released an alarm clock radio compatible with an iPod: the Ti700.
The Timex Ti700 comes with, unlike many other iPod alarm clocks, a remote control. The remote lets you to turn the system on or off, play or pause the iPod, change songs on the iPod and adjust the volume. [...]

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