Well it’s not so much a review as it is our turn to say “holy crap this game is awesome” … but we digress
Worms: Open Warfare 2
Nov. 1, 2007 Leave a Comment
Written by Brian Szabelski The Worms series of games has long been loved for its multiplayer chaos and cartoonish violence, but when it moved to the Nintendo DS, it seemed to lose a step. The first portable version of Worms was met with poor reviews due to a number of problems. This time around, things [...]
Retro: Hangsim review
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This review appeared on Reviewcenter.com in 2000 during the heyday of PC flight simulation games, including a glut of combat games from Janes/Electronic Arts. Hangsim is a highly realistic flight simulation that was created to simulate flight in hang gliders, paragliders, and ultralights. This game is like flight simulators from around the world, but the [...]
EA’s portable titles for the holidays
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Portable games are hot right now. With the growing popularity of the Sony PSP and the more than 50 million Nintendo DS systems on the market so far, the odds are good that someone on your list is asking for games this holiday season. Popular game producer Electronic Arts recently announced three new portable game [...]
Bolzano bags
Nov. 1, 2007 1 Comment
If you don’t own a Bolzano handbag, and if it makes you feel better, Bolzano is a newcomer in the American high-fashion scene. Of course, that’s just an excuse for not treating yourself to authentic Italian luxury sooner. In quiet seriousness, when it comes to “good” purses over the years, it’s been a letters game [...]
Clive Cussler’s The Sea Hunters now available
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From Acorn Media comes Clive Cussler’s The Sea Hunters, a 3-DVD collection of the acclaimed television documentary. The set features eight daring shipwreck expeditions to the depths of World War II’s most deadly naval battles and attacks. “Rather than looking for treasure, the Sea Hunters seek only to complete the historical record. Besides delving deep [...]
Letter from the Editor – November
Nov. 1, 2007 Leave a Comment
I want to tell you a little more about our editors. The newest addition to the Blast crew, Bessie King is with us in Boston as the Entertainment Editor. That’s the reason why you’re seeing a ton more content and some quality news reporting, like our instant coverage of Marie Osmond’s fall during Dancing With [...]
Dane Cook: records not just for music
Nov. 1, 2007 Leave a Comment
Funny Bostonian Dane Cook is getting hotter with every paparazzi picture taken of him. No only has he reportedly dated Jessica Simpson and made out with Jessica Alba, at least in a movie, but he is also becoming a hit maker with his latest record. On November 13 Comedy Central Records will release Rough Around [...]
Minty 3 Musketeer recipes
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Just in time for the holidays, here’s something completely different in the dessert world. 3 Musketeers No-bake Mint Chocolate Cheesecake Preparation: 20 minutes Refrigerate: 4 hours Decoration time: 10 minutes Difficulty: Easy What you need: For crust: 1-1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs 4 tablespoons melted butter 2 tablespoons granulated sugar For filling: 1 bag 3 [...]
Retro: Nam game review
Nov. 1, 2007 2 Comments
This review originally appeared on Reviewcenter.com in 1998. By John Guilfoil Nam is a 3D action game that sets you in the middle of the Vietnam War. Your war machine arsenal consists of the M60 machine gun, M79 grenade launcher, M16 rifles, flame-throwers, C4 plastic explosives, a sniper rifle and more. You play a roughneck [...]
Does your girlfriend act her age?
Nov. 1, 2007 1 Comment
Our buds at Details say the women you date should behave — and look — like grown-ups, not characters from High School Musical. By Simon Dumenco Recently, I found myself at a party in Manhattan, casting sidelong glances at a woman. Her look (baby-doll dress, kinderwhore lip gloss) and behavior (exclaiming “Oh my god, totally!” [...]
Here’s to Dutch-American Heritage Day
Nov. 1, 2007 Leave a Comment
Dutch-American Heritage Day is fast approaching (Nov. 16), so whether you’re Dutch or American, pop open an ice cold Grolsch and toast to the year 1776 when the Netherlands became the first country to officially salute the newly-independent United States. In that year on Nov. 16, the governor of St. Eustatius — a Dutch island [...]
V-Twin Zin, a full-throttled, dry red wine
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“In the last 20 years, the ‘outlaw biker’ image associated with Harleys has been replaced by a new demographic. Most bikers are now in their 40s and 50s, with steady careers and families. What they share is a love of the finer things in life, and an interest in good food, good times…and of course, [...]
Smartparts 15″ digital photo frame
Nov. 1, 2007 Leave a Comment
Released over the summer, the Smartparts SP15MW 15″ digital photo frame is one of the largest of its kind regularly available. It’s also quite versatile, despite the problems of poor software and slow on-screen operation. It has a thick brown frame (would be nice if it came in black also, but its a real wood [...]
Commentary: One woman’s crusade for pets
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In 1989 when Deborah Howard, President of Howard Communications, noticed the cramped and unsanitary conditions at the Docktor Pet Center, a pet store in the Perimeter Mall in Atlanta, she became enraged. A tiny Yellow Labrador Retriever puppy had its leg pressed against its cramped metal cage. It was cut and bleeding badly. She asked [...]
Photoshop fun: Adding scan lines to an image
Nov. 1, 2007 1 Comment
Scan lines add a futuristic look and feel to photos, graphics and logos. What a lot of people don’t realize is that it’s a really easy effect to create in Photoshop, and it’s a great way for graphic design beginners to experiment with a few different Photoshop tools. There are two steps to creating a [...]
“The Age of Speed”
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Vince Poscente, one of the greatest public speakers in the world, offers a quick read called “The Age of Speed: Learning to Thrive in a More-Faster-Now World.” The book asks a very basic question — is faster better, and how can I survive this new “fast world?” Scott Cook, co-founder of Intuit calls “The Age [...]
