Growing Bolder Community

I''m a big movie buff, with 300 or so DVDs, as well as a very well-used Netflix subscription. I love High-Def TV and movies, but hesitated to buy into Blu-Ray or HD-DVD for fear of picking the wrong side in a format war. My family sided with BetaMax in the 80's and I really resented VHS for a very long time (the picture quality is terrible on VHS!) I'm a somewhat early adopter of technology,...

I''m a big movie buff, with 300 or so DVDs, as well as a very well-used Netflix subscription. I love High-Def TV and movies, but hesitated to buy into Blu-Ray or HD-DVD for fear of picking the wrong side in a format war. My family sided with BetaMax in the 80's and I really resented VHS for a very long time (the picture quality is terrible on VHS!) I'm a somewhat early adopter of technology,...

Okay, so I'm a home theater geek. I currently prefer watching crystal-clear Blu-Rays on my HDTV set at home to the frequently lousy projection (and terrible manners) at the multiplex. I have a large DVD collection, but have only acquired a handful of Blu-Rays (BD), mostly because I'm reluctant to "double-dip" and buy BD copies of movies I already have on DVD. Joyously, I've discovered a great...

You can hardly turn around lately without bumping into somebody from out of town, who has scurried in town to give a commencement speech. Last Sunday, Robert Gates, the Secretary of Defense congratulated and challenged the new graduates of Morehouse College. At the same time Gates was speaking, U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice did the same at Spelman. A week earlier, Stephen Chu, U.S. Energy...