PopMatters: PopWireNews, Reviews and Commentary from the World of Popular Culture2008-07-25T20:08:13ZCopyright (c) 2008, PopMatters.comExpressionEnginetag:popmatters.com-popwire,2008:07:25Canadian Music Festival Promises Newcomers and Old Standbystag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/news/23.613962008-07-25T19:41:53Z2008-07-25T19:41:53ZLucy Barber'Civilization Revolution' works on consoletag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/news/23.613812008-07-25T13:26:00Z2008-07-25T13:26:00ZJustin HoegerWorld-building games are nothing if not massive and involved.
Even a fast-paced game on a small map in "Civilization IV" can take hours; an epic-length match set in a large world can take days or... ]]>Digital films coming to Xbox Livetag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/news/23.613802008-07-25T13:22:01Z2008-07-25T13:22:01ZBenjamin J. RomanoStarring role on 'Psych' the result of determination from Dule Hilltag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/news/23.613792008-07-25T13:19:00Z2008-07-25T13:19:00ZLuaine LeeThe Movie Masochist: Doing time in PG prisontag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/news/23.613782008-07-25T13:16:00Z2008-07-25T13:16:00ZJames FranklinEveryone knows that Hollywood operates on the principle of safety. Studios and distributors always look for the can't-miss product that will hit the coveted demographic and rake in some serious... ]]>Mad about the return of 'Mad Men'tag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/news/23.613772008-07-25T12:58:00Z2008-07-25T12:58:00ZRick KushmanBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The set of AMC's terrific retro drama "Mad Men" is, put simply, a trip.
There's more than simple attention to detail. There's an affection for all the tiny, exacting touches... ]]>Germans enthralled at Obama's Berlin speechtag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/news/23.613882008-07-25T08:05:00Z2008-07-25T08:05:00ZMargaret TalevPop 20: 'Spaced' is 'Friends' for geekdomtag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/news/23.613262008-07-24T13:10:01Z2008-07-24T13:10:01ZAaron SagersMaybe it's about four years too late to be bringing this up, but I was really never B.F.F. with the show "Friends." Even before I had ever lived in New York City, I found the sitcom about six fairly... ]]>Digital technology rescues filmgoers in new 3-D filmtag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/news/23.613252008-07-24T12:56:00Z2008-07-24T12:56:00ZRobert PhilpotAlthough they get a lot of hype, movies shot in 3-D have historically been a bit of a headache. You'd put on a pair of flimsy cardboard glasses with red-and-blue gel lenses that looked like they... ]]>Taking a holiday from the 'Nettag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/news/23.613232008-07-24T12:51:00Z2008-07-24T12:51:00ZMike CassidyTech firm shines on iPhonetag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/news/23.613222008-07-24T12:45:00Z2008-07-24T12:45:00ZEmma L. CarewNiche 'vertical sites' refine Web searchingtag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/news/23.613212008-07-24T12:42:00Z2008-07-24T12:42:00ZScott Duke Harris'X-Files' stars stay silent on specificstag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/news/23.613062008-07-23T22:28:00Z2008-07-23T22:28:00ZRick BentleySAN FRANCISCO - The truth may very well be out there. But David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson aren't eager to share it. The stars of the long-running Fox Network series "The X-Files" were special... ]]>Streets of New Orleans fill with music — and visitors — as city’s recovery continutag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/news/23.612982008-07-23T20:17:00Z2008-07-23T20:17:00ZBill ReedNEW ORLEANS -- When Carol Stauder started giving Hurricane Katrina tours, she couldn't get through them without crying. Seeing the devastation caused by the flooding four months earlier -- friends'... ]]>Say hello to new, returning fall showstag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/news/23.612832008-07-23T12:49:00Z2008-07-23T12:49:00ZAaron BarnhartCiccone dishes about life with his sister Madonnatag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/news/23.612822008-07-23T12:46:00Z2008-07-23T12:46:00ZJoseph V. AmodioRushdie traces the roots of his latest award-winning taletag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/news/23.612812008-07-23T12:41:01Z2008-07-23T12:41:01ZGeeta Sharma JensenFatehpur Sikri, the old, abandoned capital of India's Mughal King Akbar, is a somewhat deserted place these days, a bit off the beaten tourist path, outdone by the popularity of the Taj Mahal about... ]]>Saudi author scandalizes the Muslim worldtag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/news/23.612802008-07-23T12:19:01Z2008-07-23T12:19:01ZTom HundleyIt's not clear if Rajaa Alsanea's first novel, "Girls of Riyadh," was banned in Saudi Arabia because it became a Middle East best seller or if it became a best seller because it was banned.
Either... ]]>iPhone 3G has slew of new applicationstag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/news/23.612792008-07-23T12:16:01Z2008-07-23T12:16:01ZEtan HorowitzInternet musical 'Dr. Horrible' a site-crashing hittag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/news/23.612582008-07-22T20:17:00Z2008-07-22T20:17:00ZMaureen Ryan'Golden Girls' star Estelle Getty diestag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/news/23.612572008-07-22T20:15:00Z2008-07-22T20:15:00ZZap2it.comVideo gamers grow up, get down to businesstag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/news/23.612352008-07-22T14:49:00Z2008-07-22T14:49:00ZMichael Martinez