http://blastmagazine.com Boston's Online Magazine Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:10:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Blast has a story in the works next week about whether people think the history surrounding The Fourth of July still matters. For now, here's the document that started it all... WHEN in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have ... http://blastmagazine.com/the-news/2009/07/the-declaration-of-independence/ [caption id="attachment_19540" align="alignleft" width="256" caption="A game that is, thankfully, very aware that it is a game at times."][/caption] In honor of the Fourth of July, I'd like to spotlight one of the few efforts of Square's American branch in the late 1990s.  Actually, to be honest, it is the only effort ... http://blastmagazine.com/the-blogs/2009/07/celebrate-the-fourth-with-secret-of-evermore/ What is the best Fourth of July film of all time? Easy: "Independence Day." What better way to celebrate our nation's birth than by an alien invasion? What other way to show the true sense of the American spirit than with a global threat? Seems like Funny or Die thought so ... http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/entertainment/2009/07/happy-fourth-of-july-funny-or-die-style/ According to the Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) AlJazeera English is, most likely, on its way to major broadcast networks in the Great White North. Many however have quite the negative view of AlJazeera, especially the Arabic network. They give a voice to terrorists and have, in the past, aired some ... http://blastmagazine.com/the-blogs/terra/2009/07/aljazeera-english-on-its-way-to-canada/ Bit.Trip is a series of WiiWare titles developed by Gaijin Games, the first of which, BEAT, released back in March. It's one of the top titles on the WiiWare service, so when we heard that they were working on a sequel (actually, far more sequels than that, as you will ... http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/gaming/gaming-news/2009/07/blast-sits-down-with-gaijin-games/ Is it just me, or is the art style in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom stunning? I think I like the look of this more than Street Fighter IV, to be completely honest. Sure, the graphics may not be as amazing, but I prefer the style.Maybe I'm biased after seeing Ms. Aensland ... http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/gaming/gaming-news/2009/07/tatsunoko-vs-capcom-screens/ Michael Jackson's will was filed Wednesday in a Los Angeles court, revealing successors of his estate and legal guardians of his children, The Huffington Post reported. The 7-year-old will estimates his estate to be worth more than $500 million at that time. It gives his entire estate to a family trust ... http://blastmagazine.com/the-blogs/2009/07/michael-jackso-will-not-helpful/ LONDON -- Fashion is an obscure concept. The actuality of it lies in imagination, creation and the architecture and execution of design. Fashion can, however, be disciplined by seasons and ‘tendencies’ which are often very limiting. In this column I won’t discuss seasonal trends or dictate or ‘recommend’ what you should ... http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/culturefashion/2009/07/londons-calling-the-style-scene/ inFAMOUS is a swell game. We scored it an 8.5 in our review, and bestowed it with the Editor's Choice award for Playstation 3 as well. One reason that inFAMOUS worked well was the story; Marc left the description of the story intentionally vague in his review, so that players ... http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/gaming/gaming-news/2009/07/bill-harms-qa/ This is the second part of a two-part interview with actress Mimi Michaels. Check out the first part where we talk about her upcoming film "Gamer" and working with Gerard Butler here. Some people are just sweet. That’s actress Mimi Michaels: she’s sweet, she’s smart, ... http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/entertainment/2009/07/mimi-michaels-talks-horror-and-death-by-meteors-with-blast/