The year in gaming Dec 17, 2007
GamePro's demise left only one Australian multiformat games magazine in the Australian market: Next Publishing's 15-year-old veteran warhorse Hyper. Unusually, January and February had been very strong for high-quality game releases, with the likes of WarioWare Smooth Moves, Lost Planet Extreme Condition, Crackdown, Okami and Final Fantasy XII hitting store shelves. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Review: BlackBerry Pearl 8120 Dec 14, 2007
The BlackBerry's evolution, from ugly corporate warhorse to chic consumer gadget, is almost complete. Starting out as an unwieldy but reliable email device most fashionable humans wouldn't be caught dead with in public outside of business hours, the BlackBerry's non-work features now rival the likes of Motorola's RAZR and Sony Ericsson's Walkman series. (Sydney Morning Herald)
The stars of 2007 Dec 13, 2007
Chris Lilley revealed more of his genius, Mary Kostakidis left SBS, Rove shifted to Sunday nights and produced a better show, Seven regained the footy, Dancing with the Stars showed it still had legs and Ugly Betty gave 60 Minutes a scare although it was the foxy ladies from Fountain Lakes who really wounded the current-affairs warhorse. With all these events in mind, the 10 that shaped the year are. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
'Amazing Race' still running Dec 10, 2007
CBS has greenlit production on a 13th cycle of the reality warhorse from exec producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Bert van Munster. Skein's 12th edition is currently airing. (Variety)
Buck of a lifetime Nov 30, 2007
This time, the great buck stood up on two legs like a warhorse and seemed to hang in mid-air as he turned, I saw clearly the great rack of antlers. Then he dashed away, with the tell-tale sign of a hit, the white tail down as he ran. (Leesville Daily Leader, LA)
Cabaret Convention 2007 Nov 7, 2007
She invades an old warhorse like "Where or When" with a searching heart that makes it appear like you're hearing it for the first time. Marian Seldes presented the Mabel Mercer Award to the stately thrush at Monday's opening gala of the four-day 18th annual Cabaret Convention. (Variety)
Jeff Bewkes to top Time Warner Nov 6, 2007
Parsons' five-year tenure centered on the task of cleaning up after the debt and devastation wrought by Hurricane AOL. Meanwhile, he also managed to sell off the music and book units and preside over a period of fiscal stability -- especially compared with the days following the 2000 merger that saw a new-media darling swallow an old-media warhorse with disastrous results. Under Bewkes, units ticketed for unloading could include the troublesome AOL division and the cable outfit. (Variety)
They added the exclamation point Oct 29, 2007
Mike Timlin was tremendous in the second half of the year and last night Mike Timlin was a gallant warhorse. Mike Timlin dialed it up, striking out both Kaz Matsui and the struggling Troy Tulowitzki to douse the ol' flame. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Colors of India cascade from violin, tabla, and Philharmonic Oct 22, 2007
The Boston Philharmonic and conductor Benjamin Zander opened their season this weekend with a mixed bag: a comparative rarity, a venerable warhorse, and a novelty that stole the show from both. Alberto Ginastera's eloquent 1953 "Variaciones concertantes" were given their second Boston hearing in less than a year, the Pro Arte Orchestra having essayed the work last spring. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Guest conductor concocts a pleasing mix of contemporary and classic Oct 21, 2007
Rather than trying to make this warhorse sound new and different, he offered a compact, driven performance that paid careful attention to the piece's overall structure without sacrificing power or excitement. The first movement's famous mottos sounded like one complete phrase rather than two choppy ones, and the rest of the movement followed with an inexorable sense of motion. (Boston Globe)
Thinking outside the tutu Oct 20, 2007
Of three full-length ballets, not one is a classic tutu warhorse. Ronald Hynd's 1975 The Merry Widow is based on Franz Lehar's famous operetta. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Feeling blue and loving it Oct 14, 2007
"Adding to Burrows's point is the fact that the NHL now has all visiting teams wearing their white sweaters. Ergo, colors never really change in each of the 30 rinks. For instance, the Bruins wear black each game - and long gone are the days when the Blackhawks showed up in their blood-red sweaters, or the Canadiens in their patented red, the Sharks in their teal.This has only added to the anonymity factor the NHL constantly bucks. In days of yore, as clubs came into "your" building, at least... (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Barnes's brief: lead like Larkham Oct 6, 2007
"You can tell him to do things a bit more, while Stephen is the old warhorse. When Stephen breaks the line, he pretty much passes it straight away, whereas Berrick runs another five or 10 metres.". Stirling Mortlock looks upon Barnes as more of a traditional five-eighth, whereas Larkham is more of a free spirit - not surprising considering that his background was in other positions before the No.10 was dramatically thrust on him mid career. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
A band of survivors returns Oct 6, 2007
"That's a pretty steep price to pay," Col. Steve Townsend, the brigade commander, said as soldiers packed up his plywood headquarters at a sun-baked base called Warhorse, on the northwest outskirts of Baqubah. "I'd like to think it's been worth it. We'll see. I think the jury's out on that.". (Los Angeles Times)
S.F. Opera hits high notes at AT&T with first ballpark simulcast Sep 30, 2007
A crowd estimated by Opera officials at more than 15,000 people of all ages bundled up against the nippy weather for the Opera's first-ever ball park simulcast, which featured Camille Saint-Sans' three-hour biblical warhorse starring Forbis and mezzo-soprano Olga Borodina. The best part for many was the chance to see grand opera for free. (San Francisco Chronicle)
O'Brien's blog Sep 27, 2007
The entry titled "Braves' surge helping Chipper's MVP cred," and any of the comments about it. Commenting is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Mad To The Bone Sep 26, 2007
Yet Monday's premiere of Mary Zimmerman's new production of Donizetti's bel canto warhorse "Lucia di Lammermoor" was more than just another lustrous dot in society's datebook. For one thing, it had Peter Gelb, the Met's new and very visible general manager. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
The ultimate Springsteen set list Sep 25, 2007
20) Jungleland: This warhorse hasnt come around too often lately but it would be great to see it land here as a set closer. FIRST ENCORE. (MSNBC -- Music)
Weekend entertainment guide Sep 14, 2007
EAST COAST BIKER CHICKS PA CHARITY RIDE: featuring music by Fuzzy Park Duo, raffle and food, registration at 10:30 a.m., ride at noon, departs North American Warhorse, Dunmore. Benefits The Women's Resource Center. (Scranton Times, PA)
The opera ends Sep 7, 2007
His long list of recordings from serious, full-length warhorse productions to the arena-sized songfests with pop stars will keep his sound alive in perpetuity. This popularity was almost too much for critics and rivals. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
PBS looks at views of US in Europe Sep 5, 2007
But the program misses a chance to plumb beneath the hoary cliches about American-European relations and, worse, may actually be off the news when it comes to that old warhorse, France. After all, Nicolas Sarkozy, the new French president, vacationed last month in the Gallic stronghold of Wolfeboro, N.H., and braved the Bush clan and burgers on Walker's Point, even if his wife took a powder. (Boston Globe)
An orgy of Orpheus Aug 15, 2007
The four new opera productions and one concert opera are all based on the theme of Orpheus, and there is not one warhorse in the bunch. "I needed to make a statement to launch a new era," explains MacLeod, "so I chose repertoire that has never been done at Glimmerglass before. Taking risks is a far more interesting way to program. I don't want this company to cater to the average operagoer. I want us to be known as the precocious child with imagination.". (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Princes open hearts about Diana Jul 26, 2007
THE Nine Network has asked broadcast warhorse Ray Martin to anchor a new early news show as it seeks to restore its television ratings. UNIVERSITIES and big accounting firms are recruiting high school students for free accounting degrees. (Yahoo News -- Princess Diana)
Il Trovatore Jul 17, 2007
(Venetian Theater at Caramoor, Katonah, New York; 1,000 seats; $67. A Bel Canto at Caramoor presentation of an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi. (Variety)
Tanglewood tunes up for season Jul 7, 2007
Janine Jansen , Aug. 5: Another contribution to the "Season of Dutch Arts in the Berkshires." The 29-year-old violinist seems to have overcome the idea that she's being touted for her looks rather than her playing, which teems with energy and exactitude -- so much so that in a 2005 recording she was able to reenergize the warhorse of all warhorses, Vivaldi's "Four Seasons." Here she'll be joined by her compatriot, conductor Edo de Waart , for the Mendelssohn concerto. The program also includes a... (Boston Globe)
10 million ways to fleece a sheep farmer Jul 7, 2007
The old Liberal warhorse has been driving the case hard for years as chairman of the graziers' Australian Wool Innovation. "Our purpose was to get 'em off our backs," he says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
'Mozart made me lose my mind' Jun 27, 2007
"I was tempted to go for the famous warhorse pieces," he says. "It's always a challenge to try to rescue them from being shopping music." But he found himself drawn increasingly to the "obscure stuff", especially to the double sonata "with its slow, weird, memorable, middle movement. It's heartbreaking, wonderful music. If you know it, you worship it.". (Guardian Unlimited)
A classic built by soulmates Jun 13, 2007
Balanchine's Don Quixote, unlike Petipa's Russian warhorse version which reduces Don Quixote and Sancho Panza to a subplot, is absolutely true to the lofty philosophical and symbolic core of Cervantes's original novel. Says Farrell: "Initially, I got the book and tried to read it, but I was just a teenager and it was daunting. I was really having trouble understanding my character. Finally, Mr. B told me to come to all the rehearsals of scenes that didn't involve me, and I would see the world... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
DoD News Briefing with Col. Bryan Roberts via Teleconference from Iraq at the Pentagon Jun 6, 2007
Again, as I described in January on the 8th, we did Warhorse strike five. It was very, very successful at detaining a large number of individuals that were responsible for, we think, leading the acts of violence against the populace. (DOD DefenseLINK -- News)
Pianist presents flag to St. Jerome Jun 1, 2007
He plays an afternoon tribute for them - often on an old, clunker warhorse of a piano - with as much or more intensity and heart as he played his grand piano at a Carnegie Hall concert the evening before. Finkelmeyer says that one of the pieces most frequently requested by veterans and their families who have heard him play before is "Union," a composition by American Louis Gottschalk during the Civil War, "a time when our country was in a horrific struggle.". (Oconomowoc Focus, WI)
Politics reigns, as usual, in N.H. May 20, 2007
Bush's first presidential run was in 1980, when he burst out of the pack in the Iowa caucuses to become the prime challenger to GOP warhorse Ronald Reagan. But he received a comeuppance at a debate sponsored by the Nashua Telegraph, when he churlishly refused to agree to allow other candidates to impose themselves on a planned one-on-one with Reagan. (Boston Globe)
Concert OAE/Rattle May 19, 2007
Rattle galvanised this warhorse with a stinging urgency, while Isserlis s gut strings spun out a beautifully reflective counterpoint, quietly but firmly growing out and blending back into the fabric. At the close, however, he won out in a calmy affectionate, deeply moving farewell. (Times Online)
Traviata update a thoroughly modern muddle May 8, 2007
Russian director Dmitri Bertman, the man in charge of the Canadian Opera Company's revival of Giuseppe Verdi's tragic warhorse La Traviata, believes that opera should speak to today's sensibilities. For that, he was roundly booed for his efforts at the opening performance on Friday night at the Four Seasons Centre. (Toronto Star)
Dispatch from Coachella's Global Village May 2, 2007
In the song "Woodstock" -- yeah, gonna trot that old warhorse out for comparisons again -- Joni Mitchell wrote about (and Crosby, Stills & Nash sang about) getting ourselves back to the garden. Thats exactly what's been happening out here, a global microcosm doing its part to revive its spirit in the wake of war and political turmoil, set to a soundtrack of decade-defining music. (OCRegister)
Desert dispatch Apr 30, 2007
In the song "Woodstock" yeah, I'm gonna trot that old warhorse out for comparisons again Joni Mitchell wrote about (and Crosby, Stills & Nash sang about) getting ourselves back to the garden. That's exactly what's been happening out here, a global microcosm doing its part to revive its spirit in the wake of war and political turmoil, set to a soundtrack of decade-defining music. (OCRegister)
Gai goes on War path Apr 30, 2007
The Randwick horseman is concerned about taking "the warhorse on", with Reigning To Win in the coming Doomben Cup ... au/news/horseracing/oshea-wary-of-taking-on-gais-warhorse/2007/04/28/1177460038911 ... O'Shea wary of taking on Gai's warhorse. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
O'Shea wary of taking on Gai's warhorse Apr 29, 2007
"I always wanted to run this horse in the Doomben Cup, but I'm not keen to run three-year-olds against a warhorse like Desert War," O'Shea said ... au/news/horseracing/oshea-wary-of-taking-on-gais-warhorse/2007/04/28/1177460038911. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Warhorse conquers field for veteran Apr 26, 2007
"I couldn't see him getting beaten. He is an iron horse, a warhorse, a real fighter." ... au/news/horseracing/warhorse-conquers-field-for-veteran/2007/04/25/1177459788976. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Provinces get Scene and heard Apr 22, 2007
Over two weeks, audiences and talent scouts came for such staples as the Newfoundland band Great Big Sea and that musical warhorse Anne of Green Gables. The scouts' interest must have been piqued, because the impact of Atlantic Scene is still being felt. (Globe and Mail)
Army Spc. Adam J. Rosema, 27, Pasadena; killed by roadside bomb Apr 22, 2007
Last October, Rosema was deployed to Iraq, stopping first in Kuwait and then going to Camp Warhorse in Baqubah, 35 miles northeast of Baghdad. On March 14, Rosema who was working at Camp Warhorse as a mechanic repairing Bradleys and Humvees volunteered to go on a routine mission to recover a vehicle that had been disabled during a battle. (Los Angeles Times)
Cups King about to land another Apr 14, 2007
The tough warhorse Desert War should lead. Nash Rawiller on Haradasun, and the other major rival, He's No Pie Eater, cannot afford to give him too much start or too easy a time. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Inherit the Wind Apr 13, 2007
But even if the large ensemble doesn't always rise to the level of the formidable leads, this is a corker of a revival and a warhorse still charged with vitality, wit and wisdom, smartly tapped into America's past and present. Sets and costumes, Santo Loquasto; lighting, Brian MacDevitt; original music and sound, David Van Tieghem; hair and wigs, Paul Huntley; technical supervisor, Peter Fulbright; associate producer, Judith Resnick; production stage manager, Michael Brunner. (Variety)
'Wind' doesn't live up to its legacy Apr 13, 2007
A warhorse of American drama since 1955, 'Inherit the Wind' dramatizes the 1925 'Scopes Monkey Trial,' in which teacher John Scopes was tried for teaching Darwins theory of evolution in a Bible Belt classroom. The courtroom fight was a face-off between William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow. (Newsday -- New York City)
Radio by robot Apr 11, 2007
Elgar's Cello Concerto is a knackered old warhorse, but it's also a devastating reflection on loss, and his most daring, raw orchestral piece. The challenge for Classic is to not be afraid of the power of the music it presents; to embrace classical music as experience rather than pretend that it can only function as a lifestyle accessory. (Guardian Unlimited)
This standing ovation was well-deserved for the Cleveland Orchestra Mar 18, 2007
Pianist Horacio Gutirrez's thundering performance of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 brought the audience to its feet, and in this age of devalued standing ovations, when every passable performance of a Romantic warhorse inspires people to leap from their seats, this one was deserved. The orchestra, led by guest conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya, music director of the Fort Worth Symphony, opened with the Tchaikovsky overture. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Live Music Picks? How about Lucinda Wil000005C4liams Mar 17, 2007
That album, released in the United States last October, includes covers of Metallica's "Orion" and Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven." Though most of us have reached the saturation point with that Zep warhorse, Rodrigo y Gabriela give it a fresh spin that will keep you from hitting the skip button. THE 411: 8:30 p.m. $20. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Advancement for all Mar 11, 2007
THE ARGUMENT broke out at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People: Should this civil rights warhorse put its energy into social justice, or social services. But it's a debate that affects the whole country. (Boston Globe)
Tri-state treble would put smile on Cummings's face Mar 2, 2007
" LEES OF LIFE Newcastle horseman Kris Lees heads to Warwick Farm on Saturday with two group 1 winners heading his team. Lees will start Queensland Oaks winner Vitesse Dane in the Wiggle Quality, while warhorse County Tyrone takes on the big guns in the Chipping Norton Stakes. Lees scratched County Tyrone from Thursday's Kembla Grange Cup because of the wet track, with the Sydney Cup-bound stayer "looking for a bit better track at Warwick Farm on Saturday". "I don't expect him to be winning, but... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
More paper cuts Feb 27, 2007
IDG last week closed magazine, leaving only one Australian multiformat games magazine left in the market: Next Publishing's 15-year-old veteran warhorse Hyper. Australian GamePro joins an increasingly long list of gaming magazines axed in the past few years, including Australian editions of Edge, Play, GamesTM, XBM and PC Games Addict. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
War won't be beaten: Gai Feb 26, 2007
Chris Munce, who won the Mackinnon Stakes on Desert War at Flemington last spring, reunites with the star in the Chipping Norton, a race in which the warhorse nosed out Eremein last autumn. Glen Boss sticks with Eremein on Saturday having won the Ranvet Stakes, The BMW and the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, on the AJC Australian Derby winner last year. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
A streetcorner story, and some doses of nostalgia... . Feb 4, 2007
As the old warhorse gets down to building up his firepower again, get the abs taut, those biceps in shape, many a heart prays for him. As Sylvester gets into the ring to take on the current champion, the crowd wants only one winner. (Hindu)
Geoff Brown at the Queen Elizabeth Hall Jan 31, 2007
An old warhorse was completely rejuvenated; after this we really needed the slow movement s balm. Then the high-octane, smiling finale. (Times Online)
Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame Jan 5, 2007
The next few years' worth of inductees was astonishingly illustrious -- all the great '60s warhorse bands such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys and the Byrds, plus monumental solo artists like Bo Diddley, Roy Orbison and Bob Dylan. These were the easy, obligatory choices. (Washington Times)
Gillawa cuts year off time Jan 1, 2007
Though they finished 69th and last over the line into Hobart - as line honours winner Wild Oats approached Jervis Bay on its return voyage to Sydney - Gillawa and her six crew did, of course, finish ahead of the nine boats forced to retire during the race, including round-the-world warhorse ABN AMRO.. There'll be some hungover sailors in Hobart this morning. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
