© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-quasar Recent reviews written by member quasar en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_472340598404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - I wanted to like Wonder Woman the first time I encountered her. After all, she was a big, strong, athletic woman and I was a big, strong, athletic girl. Okay, so I didn't have the magic lasso and bra of steel, but it seemed like I should have some sense... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472340598404 Sun, 31 May 2009 17:58:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472340598404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472318578308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - I've been intrigued by the idea of Crayola Twistables crayons since the first time I saw a set, but they were expensive and I didn't really need them, so I resisted the urge to try them out. I recently stumbled on a smaller package of 8 mini twistable... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472318578308 Sun, 31 May 2009 13:15:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472318578308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472297344644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - In theory, software improves as it iterates through new versions. Features are added, bugs are fixed, and the user experience is better. Sadly, this is not always the case in practice. In particular, I've noticed that every time I download a new version... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472297344644 Sun, 31 May 2009 09:23:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472297344644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472216407684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - Whether you first met him in a comic book or watching a Saturday morning cartoon or in the movies or on live action television, nearly everyone has experienced the world of Superman. Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman recounts the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472216407684 Sat, 30 May 2009 14:33:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472216407684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471238348420?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - On June 12, 1940 on bicycles they assembled themselves from spare parts purchased for a small fortune, Hans Reyersbach and his wife Margarete left Paris in a desperate attempt to escape before the Nazis overran the city. German Jews with Brazilian... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471238348420 Thu, 21 May 2009 22:23:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471238348420?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470866890372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - In his 2005 album Waves, Eric Andersen covers a wide variety of folk classics as well as presenting a handful of new versions of his own songs and one entirely new song. He sings them slowly in a voice that has mellowed and deeped a bit with age,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470866890372 Mon, 18 May 2009 16:54:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470866890372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470753578628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - In his book The Periodic Table: Elements with Style, Adrian Dingle takes the known chemical elements (organized by group) and gives each a personality designed to illustrate some of the uses and properties of the element. Boiled down to two or... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470753578628 Sun, 17 May 2009 17:36:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470753578628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470615625348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - It's always hard to watch or read a sequel to something you loved, to go see a film adaptation of a favorite book, to wonder how they'll screw things up all the while hoping against hope that they'll get things right and make something worthy of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470615625348 Sat, 16 May 2009 14:48:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470615625348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470183415428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - Catherine Asaro's Skolian Empire Saga is primarily a mix of political space opera and military science fiction. Every so often, though, she writes a lighter installment which, while not entirely ignoring the wider realities of her world, is more focused... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470183415428 Tue, 12 May 2009 20:07:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470183415428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469739015812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - It's pretty clear from the moment you first open an issue of Dell's Brain Boosters magazine that it's not your average puzzle magazine. Despite conforming to the standard smaller format size puzzle magazine, it has very little in common with other Dell... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469739015812 Fri, 8 May 2009 19:52:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469739015812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469534674564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - I love Indian food, but for some reason I haven't had it that often lately. When offered the chance to try a new Indian restaurant a couple of months ago, I jumped at it and was rewarded with the best meal I've ever had at an Indian restaurant. My second... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469534674564 Thu, 7 May 2009 00:03:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469534674564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469222985348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - I first stumbled on bagel-fuls when the doughnut shop in one of the local subway stations started carrying them. I tried a cinnamon flavored bagel-ful that day and I've been hooked ever since. For those of you who haven't seen them, bagel-fuls are bagels... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469222985348 Mon, 4 May 2009 08:18:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469222985348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469162823300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - "First we got the bomb, and that was good, 'Cause we love peace and motherhood. Then Russia got the bomb, but that's okay, 'Cause the balance of power's maintained that way. Who's next?" * A high school kid from New York, that's who!... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469162823300 Sun, 3 May 2009 18:33:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469162823300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_465538748036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - It's a good thing Spacecam by Terry Hope (with a major assist from NASA) is all about the pictures because its text - a couple of short section introductions plus captions for each photograph - is illegible. Printed in a miniscule white, partially... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~465538748036 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:46:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_465538748036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_465425895044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - I admit it. If they make an air freshener that doesn't rely on candles I will try it. Regardless of any of the specifics, I probably would have given Glade Glass Scents a try. There was absolutely no doubt about the matter, however, the instant I first... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~465425895044 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:24:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_465425895044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_465370254980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - I picked up a box of Rose Art 27 count crayons because I wanted to fancy up some of my origami and other craft projects. Markers bleed through too much for some of the delicate papers and the shorter length of the crayons make them easier to use at odd... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~465370254980 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:15:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_465370254980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_465307733636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - I've enjoyed the various I Spy titles, games that require you to find hidden items in a variety of themed scenes. When I found a copy of I Spy Mystery on sale recently, I picked it up expecting many hours of fun and enjoyment. While I did enjoy playing I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~465307733636 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:06:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_465307733636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_465209364100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - I admit that I've always thought of the hungry i as a music club. I'd mostly heard of it through various albums recorded there by folks like The Kingston Trio and Tom Lehrer. If I gave it some thought, I was vaguely aware that comics played there too,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~465209364100 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:32:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_465209364100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_465086680708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - I bought several of the newish Hasbro Express games recently including Scrabble Express. The Hasbro Express games as a whole are a mixed bag, but Scrabble Express was one that I enjoyed... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~465086680708 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:19:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_465086680708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464836136580?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - When I first started buying CDs I already had a very large record collection. I had to decide how much of it I was willing to buy again in this new format. I never came up with any hard and fast rules I was comfortable obeying, but I tried not to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464836136580 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:58:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464836136580?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464769683076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - Opera lovers Ida and Louise Cook decided they had to see Amelita Galli-Curci perform in real operas and not just the concerts they've enjoyed immensely. The problem: she only performs at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. The solution: save a pound a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464769683076 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:14:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464769683076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464565210756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - I've been meaning to try a Todd English restaurant or two for a while. Olives looks amazing, but it's far enough off the beaten path that getting there takes real effort. Whenever I've been near other options, I either already had plans to go somewhere... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464565210756 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:07:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464565210756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464399928964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - Oregon Trail was the very first computer game I ever played. I remember waiting with bated breath to find out how many miles I'd traveled in each turn - after a few seconds of churning, the computer would proudly display a number in the odd green text it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464399928964 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:17:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464399928964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464242380420?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - I grew up listening to my father's record collection. I loved nearly all of it, but some of my very favorite singles were the doowop songs and the songs that sounded like doo wop even if they weren't. Some of my favorites included "Silhouettes" by The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464242380420 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:16:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464242380420?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464194932356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author quasar - I used to be very much a tea purist. Give me black tea and nothing but black tea, the stronger the better. Herbal and flavored teas didn't float my boat although I'd drink them on occasion if nothing better was available and I really wanted a hot... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464194932356 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:04:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464194932356?linkin_id=8003929