Dear EarthTalk: The soil beneath our feet is a critical resource we often take for granted. But I have heard that there are many threats to soil. What are they and how do we make things right? – J. Lyons, Andover, MA Even among the ecology-minded, soil falls well below the radar of important causes. [...]
Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act
Sept. 20, 2007 Leave a Comment
There’s more to the TV-to-DVD world than old episodes of M*A*S*H and the dozen or so Law and Order spin-offs. From WGBH and the UK comes Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act. This British crime drama stars Academy Award-winner Helen Mirren (The Queen) as Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison. Tennison must fine Sallie Sturdy, a 14-year-old [...]
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix video game
Sept. 17, 2007 Leave a Comment
The Order of the Phoenix follows Harry Potter through his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The game takes place throughout the school — which is very large. At the beginning of the game, as in the movie, Harry is supposed to go before the Ministry of Magic to cast a spell [...]
Cracker: A New Terror
Sept. 16, 2007 Leave a Comment
Fresh off the BBC America comes "Cracker: A New Terror," starring the incredibly talented Robbie Coltrane. Coltrane, of Harry Potter fame, plays Dr. Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald, an incredibly brilliant but deeply flawed forensic psychologist returning to England after years in Australia to solve a mysterious rash of random murders. This feature-length DVD includes a 45-minute [...]
September 15, 2007
Sept. 15, 2007 1 Comment
The final day of a photo essay explaining the health perils of the 9/11 rescuers.
September 13, 2007
Sept. 13, 2007 1 Comment
Day three of a five day photo essay explaining the health perils of the 9/11 rescuers.
September 12, 2007
Sept. 12, 2007 1 Comment
Day two of a five day photo essay explaining the health perils of the 9/11 rescuers.
September 11, 2007
Sept. 11, 2007 4 Comments
Today, media outlets around the world are sharing memorials, war news, timelines and conspiracy theories with you. They’re going back to September 11, 2001 and discussing their coverage of the day’s events, showing an airplane crashing into a building so that people can watch someone they love die, like a dear friend who is simply [...]
EarthTalk: Biodiesel? Paper or plastic?
Sept. 10, 2007 Leave a Comment
Dear EarthTalk: What would be the feasibility of having hybrid cars run on E85 or biodiesel? Wouldn’t this solve multiple problems? –Bob Pendergrass, Broken Arrow, OK Environmental advocates would love to see carmakers mass-produce a biofuel-electric hybrid. From a technology standpoint, it’s a no-brainer: Major automakers already turn out vehicles that can run on E85, [...]
Jeanne D’Arc
Sept. 7, 2007 Leave a Comment
The story of Jeanne D’Arc, based loosely on Joan of Arc, starts with the background information that five magical armlets were created in the past to defeat a horde of demons. In the Hundred Year War between France and England, one of the original five enabled a demon to possess the king of England to [...]
Layla Love – Photography baptism by fire
Sept. 3, 2007 Leave a Comment
Layla Love may be categorized as an up and coming artist for her photography, but to those who know her past, she better seen as a warrior. Using her camera as therapy after her tumultuous upbringing during which Love has been raped, beaten and diagnosed with a neurological movement disorder, her art is understatedly hard-fought. [...]
Jack’s Pumpkin Spice Ale – Busch’s fall brew
Sept. 3, 2007 Leave a Comment
I had a chance to sample Jack’s Pumpkin Space Ale this week. It’s a mainstream fall ale put out by Anheuser-Busch, and before you say “ew, I bet it tastes like Busch Light,” keep in mind that even Blue Moon is brewed by Coors. “For adults who’ve never tried a pumpkin beer before, we’d encourage [...]
This game is caught in the ‘Infernal’ between heaven and hell
Sept. 3, 2007 Leave a Comment
The latest PC eye candy from Eidos, “Infernal” pits you as Ryan Lennox, a “renegade angel recruited by Hell to restore the balance between good and evil.” The game is getting mediocre reviews at best, mostly because of a feeling of “been done” from reviewers, and I can’t exactly blame them. It’s a good versus [...]
Thoughts on a Conservapedia
Sept. 3, 2007 1 Comment
Do you feel like an encyclopedia should have a point of view? Are you dismayed by the fact that evolution is taught in schools, and creationism is not? Good news, brother! The Christian Right has set up a repository of knowledge just for you: Conservapedia, whose motto is, "the truth shall set you free." Conservapedia [...]
Big deal for HD DVD
Sept. 3, 2007 1 Comment
Paramount Home Entertainment, which includes Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Animation SKG, DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Nickelodeon Movies and MTV Films, has announced its decision to use only High Definition DVD, over competing Blu-ray technology. The decision was made after company research said HD DVDs had the necessary technology on the market, low manufacturing costs and best [...]