History: From Moses to Hitler, Mike Tyson and Bill Clinton

This artist got just about every major historical figure in there, as well as a few less "historical" figures of our times. Simply awesome.

Area Linen BRICK Quilts Fight The Cold

Who says you can't have comfort without sacrificing style? These yarn dyed linen cotton and polyester-filled quilts and pillow covers with zippers are fuzzy wuzzy and produce that extra incentive to make your bed in the morning. Prices range from $80-$435.

Boys Noize Taking No Prisoners

Pop on those soon-to-be-dated sunglasses for some night time girl on girl action, disco robots, and mind-numbing techno-matic machine gun turntables.

Boys Noize - Oh! (MP3)

"Sir, Great News! The Format War Is Over!"

Warner Brothers (along with New Line, BBC, HBO) has just given HDDVD the chop today. That means Bluray will have 70% of the movie studios exclusively backing their product. Toshiba and Microsoft, jaws still dropped, will either have to die a quick death (as predicted by the New York Times), or will be pitifully squashed by the monstrous giant that is Sony.

Portable Entertainment Analysis

It's about that time again - yes, where I tell you what shall become obsolete, what shall bloom like a new age flower, and what you should look forward to in the coming years.

First, after having played around with iPods for the years I worked retail during my college years, I can tell you iPods will become obsolete within a few years. Where these shall fall, we will have multiple iPhone mock ups; in different variations and colors, bigger hard drives, a high-definition camera, and integrated GPS. Obviously, this means no more iPods, GPS devices, or dedicated point-and-shoot cameras.

Secondly, portable gaming will continue to thrive. The DS Lite will continue to dominate over the PSP, mainly due to the PSP's lack of user-friendly integration, dated "UMD" slots, and overly industrial styling. Future revisions are definitely plausible. Furthermore, these systems will not be integrated into all-in-one solutions, like phones, primarily due to manufacturer disinterest and the inconvenience of cellular service on a gaming device.

A mainstream market currently attempting to make its way up are eBook readers such as Amazon's Kindle and Sony's Portable Reader System. The idea of completely removing books from the shelves may seem troubling to some, but this does help reduce production costs of printing, which helps the environment in the long run. Also, the ability to search textbooks for research and reference via a thin tablet device sounds convenient enough, but once laptops reach a similar size and weight, the device will become dated.

Finally, either Bluetooth or another wireless technology by another name will become completely mainstream. This will allow full cohesive between one's home PC, car, and workplace by allowing synchronizations of calendars, mail, and playlists (given there is enough room in the iPhones now to carry server sized media collections). There will be another Steve Jobs that will make this simple enough for the mainstream consumer to understand. This is where I hopefully come in sometime in the near future.

Juno Review

Very rarely does one come across a romantic comedy with so much wit, fun, and satire. Juno's responses are hilarious and sweet-tempered, perceptive and surprisingly grounded to the entire situational dynamic. Though I found names hard to grasp, other than Juno's obviously, the characters managed to generate enough sympathy so that you can't seem to truly hate anyone for being the way they are. Perhaps that is why this movie comes across so solid and clever; with romance as authentic as can be, you can still be "indie" as hell, but still bring home the undeniable charm. 8.6/10.

Emily & Craig's Logan Square Rehab

Room & Board sofa. IKEA handles. Crate and Barrel coffee table. Thrift store finds. Shabby chic meets modern sleek meets budget conscious is how I like it, and these guys nailed it on the spot. Check out their house tour here.

Corona Upholstered Living Room Collection

I'm not sure why I'm so infatuated with couches right now. Maybe because my current IKEA sofa sounds like it's going to break any second, but man, are these Corona sofas sexy or what? Running at a mere $700 a piece, oh I can barely hold myself back!

Swing Girls Review

The premise and narrative is formulaic for this kind of "feel good carpe diem," but the execution is where this movie delivers. From the many comedic and zany moments, to preaching "never give ups," the story is breezy and the pacing comfortable. Though the characters seem a bit one dimensional at first, the final circumstantial dynamic is fun, lovable, and most importantly: memorable. 9.1/10.

The New White To Become New No More

Just a prediction, but it's more than just a long shot. Seeing as how they are addressing the upgraded iMacs and iPods in recent releases, January should establish a much long awaited full color palette change for Apple. Read more.

Rigatoni with Caramelized Onions in Gorgonzola

It's quite simple:

• 3/4 cups heavy cream
• 4 oz hard Gorgonzola, crumbled
  
• 2 large onions, sliced
• Optional embellishments: diced honey ham, cooked chicken or pork tenderloin, peas, broccoli, sauteed mushrooms, cooked (drained) spinach
  
• 1/2 pound rigatoni (or other pasta of your choice)
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  

1) Put a pot of water on for the pasta. Cook the pasta for about 2-3 minutes less than indicated on the package instructions. You want the pasta undercooked because you’ll finish cooking it in the sauce.

2) In a frying pan over medium-high heat, add some oil and sautee the onions until they caramelize. This could take 20 minutes or more. Adjust the heat if necessary to keep the onions from burning.

3) In a saucepan, heat the cream over medium-low heat. Add the cheese and stir to melt. If the sauce is simmering too vigorously, turn down the heat. You want to slowly melt the cheese. Don’t worry if the sauce is not thick. It will thicken when you cook it with the pasta. Keep over low heat until the pasta and onions are ready.

4) Once the pasta is done, drain it (don’t rinse it) and return it to the pot. Put the pot over medium-low heat. Add the sauce (and optional embellishments, if using) and stir gently but thoroughly to mix. Cook for 2 or 3 minutes, or until until the pasta is done to your liking. By then, the sauce should have thickened up from the starch in the pasta. Add the caramelized onions and mix well. Serves 3-4.

Shoot 'Em Up Review

You got baby-food induced sex, a humanized Bugs Bunny, and more Max Payne action than a Chow Yun Fat flick. Believe it, this is hands down the funnest movie of 2007. 8.7/10.