May 1, 2007 by John M. Guilfoil
Well, it’s May.
This month we flew out to Hollywood to sit down with Dominic Comperatore, a perennial television actor who has made his emergence onto the big screen in a big way. Kelly Bodami talked with him and we’re happy to present his story.
What the hell happened with this Don Imus shit? We had Kelly [...]
May 1, 2007 by Bradley Ouellette
Sudoku for the PSP, Play Sudoku anywhere.
With over one million different Sudoku puzzles, this game will keep anyone busy for a while. The game has skill levels from novice to expert. Giving all a challenge without making it to hard to be impossible for some. Carol gives lots of information about Sudoku, from it’s history [...]
May 1, 2007 by Michael Manahan
Riding in Boxcars, Glenn K. Currie’s second collection of poetry since 2004’s Daydreams, offers an array of fascinating work spanning styles, jumping genres and bridging the gap between art and the artist.
Comfortably warm, Currie’s work provides poetry that doesn’t smack of The Pretentious, but instead wraps the reader in beautiful imagery and charisma like a [...]
May 1, 2007 by Briana King
Especially in today’s world, the words used to describe women of color are under increased scrutiny. With cases like Imus taking over front pages one must really think about the words they use to describe someone, especially if those words are public.
However one growing aspect of entertainment seems to not have such limits or [...]
May 1, 2007 by Bradley Ouellette
Ratchet and Clank works great for a modern day platformer.
While on vacation, a little girl who wanted to get some pictures of you gets kidnapped. You must now go save her. The story doesn’t have the blood and gore that some people may want, but fighting off robots will make it more acceptable for a [...]
May 1, 2007 by Samantha Lavine
“Closer,” set in London, is the treacherous tale of four strangers and their lives, loves and debaucherous urges.
The four main characters who meet at different times–Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman and Clive Owen–develop knotty and cunning relationships with one another.
Dan (Law), a writer, takes Alice (Portman), a stripper, to the hospital after she is [...]
May 1, 2007 by Daniel Peleschuk
Movie review: Do you really believe?
May 1, 2007 by Daniel Peleschuk
The wild road rage of the Gumball 3000 road rally has zipped into the fashion world.
Seven-time Gumball 3000 champion, Alexander Roy, has launched a new line of European racing-inspired jackets fit for those of us who can’t stomach the action of an intercontinental rally race but want the look of one.
The jackets are the real [...]
May 1, 2007 by Elizabeth Raftery
Hilary Swank stars in “Freedom Writers,” a fairly run of the mill inspirational-teacher-inspires-inner-city-kids movie, now available on DVD.
The film is based on the true story of Erin Gruwell (Swank), an idealistic high school English teacher who forges a connection with her defiant students through lesson plans about the Holocaust. Inspired by “The Diary of [...]
May 1, 2007 by Meaghan Queally
Welcome to the fashion capital of the world, old Paris!
Here you will find Nancy Drew on her latest thrilling, adventurous, death defying undercover assignment.
As an assistant a fashion designer.
You have been sent on this mission to investigate the recent quirky behavior displayed by Minette, the fashion designer, which has other designers and producers all over [...]
May 1, 2007 by Samantha Lavine
Grey’s fiancé died just days before her wedding.
With the tragic loss of her late love, Grey (Jennifer Gardner) didn’t believe that she’d ever be able to love again. So she then moved in with her his best friends.
Both are crazy in their own way, but they help her realize that life will go on, and [...]
May 1, 2007 by Briana King
iHome has just come out with another upgrade to the everyday alarm clock.
Compatible with all versions of the iPod, except for the new versions of the iPod Shuffle, the iH7R makes waking up and falling asleep smoother than ever.
The volume of the alarm and sleep settings increase and decrease smoothly with gradual wake and sleep [...]
May 1, 2007 by David Yue
The Nintendo Wii has proven itself as a versatile virtual simulator of real life activities presented by bringing life to games with its innovative Wiimote interface.
Starting with Wii Sports, the platform has exploded in popularity bringing to life sports play that even your parents can instantly enjoy even without reading the manual.
Cooking Mama does the [...]
May 1, 2007 by Michael Corcoran
Kurt Vonnegut, who died last month, named his first-born son after the great author Mark Twain.
Of course, Vonnegut and Twain never met. Twain, who like Vonnegut was a humanist, died in 1910, at age 75.
Kurt Vonnegut was born in 1922.
So it is quite telling that Vonnegut would name his son after a man he [...]
May 1, 2007 by Tom Cody
Late charges, long drives, lines, high prices and poor selection.
These are just a few of the reasons our generation has seen a dramatic decline in the popularity of traditional movie rental stores.
Over the past couple years the most influential element in the demise of the local Blockbuster and Movie Time has been technology. Netflix [...]
May 1, 2007 by Briana King
After disappearing from shelves in 2000, the original soundtrack to the movie “Hope Floats” has been remastered, expanded and re-released April 24.
The original 13-track compilation now includes 18. The soundtrack’s U.S. sales exceeded $2.7 million after it came out in 1998.
The six new tracks include Barry Manilow and the Temptations and original score composer Dave [...]
May 1, 2007 by Bradley Ouellette
Play Sudoku with pictures instead of numbers.
This Game for the DS was designed for those don’t like to see numbers. The game of Sudoku is played with icons for each of the numbers. This is aimed at a younger audience that will enjoy changing the pictures, and even drawing their own pictures to use in [...]
May 1, 2007 by Daniel Peleschuk
David Halberstam, one of the most well-respected and influential journalists of the 20th century, died on April 23. He was 73.
Mr. Halberstam was best known for his reporting on the Vietnam War for the New York Times, as well as the extraordinarily well-received books he wrote, including The Best and the Brightest and The [...]
May 1, 2007 by Samantha Porter
Editor’s note: The names of some interview subjects have been changed for their comfort and protection.
This is a Blast Magazine Enterprise piece.
Sitting up against a mound of pillows legs stretched over a deep blue comforter Mike and his girlfriend are like any other couple studying on a Sunday afternoon. She is frustrated that she hasn’t [...]
May 1, 2007 by Samantha Lavine
And the panty is…


