Monday, October 20 2008

Yokai Attack!: The Japanese Monster Survival Guide by Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt

By Chelsea Bauch

To understand yokai is to understand the central fears and hazards of Japanese culture, be it feudal or futuristic.

Monday, May 7 2007

Rope, Inc.: Songs Of Love & War

By Jason MacNeil

A seamless collection of not-quite-electronica, rather abstract, ambient, and interesting songs.

Wednesday, August 24 2005

Hiltmeyer, Inc.: Sendling 70

By Tim O'Neil

If I press the Mega Bass button on my CD player the tracks become almost totally obscured under the cacophonous low-end rumble.

Wednesday, April 21 2004

MTX: Mototrax

By Sean Trundle

The good news for the uninitiated out there is that there is still a solid game underneath all the extras.

Friday, May 24 2002

The Oprah Winfrey Show

By Cary O'Dell

Oprah Winfrey and her Ego live in a world of their own, her highly successful 'O' magazine further illustrates her epic distance from the reality of most Americans.

Sunday, January 1 1995

WWF Tough Enough

By Jonathan Beebe

In order to get this job [with the WWF], the 'Tough Enough' participants are clearly put through hell.

Fear Factor

By Jonathan Beebe

'Fear Factor' perfectly plays off the voyeurism we've become used to with TV -- looking without being caught.