Articles written by Katriena Knights
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Dealing With Writer's Block Part One
Is there such a thing as writer's block? If so, how can authors avoid this particularly frustrating phenomenon?
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Adapting the Classics: A Christmas Carol
This new adaptation of Dickens' A Christmas Carol provides a thrill-ride while managing not to obscure the original story.
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Trudie Styler's Warrior Yoga
Not just a celebrity looking for attention, Trudie Styler produces a challenging DVD for intermediate and advanced levels.
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Yoga Conditioning for Weight Loss
Yoga Conditioning for Weight Loss offers a great workout for beginners and experienced yoga practitioners alike.
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A Different Kind of Beatles Tribute
Barbershop quartet Storm Front revisions Beatles tunes in a capella arrangements remarkably faithful to the original tunes.
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The Time Traveler's Wife - Book to Movie
Streamlining the best-selling novel results in a romance with creepy elements, but a more hopeful ending.
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Supernatural Apocalypse - The Four Horsemen
Supernatural continues its adaptation of the Book of Revelation by introducing War, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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The End of the World on Supernatural
While various movies and TV shows portray the end of the world as a natural or technological event, Supernatural takes a more...supernatural approach.
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Lesser-Known Tragic Rock Star Deaths
Major stars like Michael Jackson receive major news coverage, but the tragic deaths of other musicians have also left a painful scar on the music industry.
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Book to TV: The Dresden Files
The Dresden Files television series, based on the popular urban fantasy novels by Jim Butcher, met mixed reactions from fans.
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Panic! at the Disco Continues after Split
Panic! at the Disco has split in half, but continues in fine form with a new song and new, if possibly temporary, members.
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Book to TV: True Blood Season One
True Blood offers fans of vampire TV an accessible and enjoyable journey into Charlaine Harris' urban fantasy world.
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Book to Movie - Benjamin Button
Benjamin Button is a beautifully produced and involving movie--but is it a faithful adaptation of its original source material?
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Book to Movie - Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain represents the best of both worlds in adaptation--a faithful retelling of the source and an excellent movie in its own right.
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Budget Entertainment Options in a Down Economy
It's possible to eliminate the cable bill, the cost of DVD rental, and trips to the bookstore, and still keep your entertainment options rich and varied.
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Gold's Gym Cardio Workout
Gold's Gym Cardio Workout offers a good dose of aerobic boxing, but with some drawbacks.
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EA Sports Active Personal Trainer
A well-designed, entertaining game that can get you back on the fitness bandwagon.
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Pixar's New Animated Film - Up - Lovely and Poig
More than just an adventure romp, Pixar's Up stirs deep, genuine emotion.
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Star Trek's Women
The new Star Trek universe provides strong female characters--in spite of the Bechdel Test
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Books to TV - Showtime's Dexter
Showtime's Dexter builds upon Jeff Lindsay's original work to provide an even more satisfying look into the mind of a serial killer.
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Books to TV: Bones
Though the Temperance Brennan of TV and the Brennan of the original novels are very different, both still supply a solid helping of entertainment.
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Star Trek Retrospective
From a short-lived but critically acclaimed series, Star Trek has grown into a phenomenon, with its latest chapter only just beginning.
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