June 14, 2005 Archive

Video

• Box Office Update: 6/10-12

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 14, 2005

• Killer "B" : Circle of Iron

  Bad Movie,Good Fun.... you've been Warned!

  Review in Video — by gonzo marx — on Jun 14, 2005

• Seed of Chucky : Time to Raise Some Hell

  Review in Video — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Jun 14, 2005

• The Lion in Winter

  A comparison of the 1968 and the 2003 versions

  Review in Video — by Alonzo Mosley (FBI) — on Jun 14, 2005

• Marriage Is Hard Work: Mr. and Mrs. Smith

  Review in Video — by Chase McInerney — on Jun 14, 2005

• Brother to Brother

  Tuesday many PBS stations air the independent film Brother to Brother which connects a contemporary story to the Harlem Renaissance. It is also out uncut on DVD.

  Review in Video — by Steve Rhodes — on Jun 14, 2005

• The Next Food Network Star

  There’s currently two reality series about cooking running upon our TV’s. This one is the best.

  Review in Video — by Patfish — on Jun 14, 2005

• DVD Pick of the Week: 6/14

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 14, 2005

• American Idol and Fuzzy Math: How 3 + 2 = 1 (And What That Means In the AI Universe)

  Opinion in Video — by Sticker — on Jun 14, 2005

Politics

• Jeremy Carl's "The Death of Enviroliberalism"

  Opinion in Politics — by Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — on Jun 14, 2005

• What Is It With Morgan Reynolds?

  Many people are commenting on Morgan Reynolds's comments that the WTC collapse was controlled demolition and not the planes flying into the towers. Let's take a look at some facts...

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Jun 14, 2005

• Kofi Annan Connection to Oil-For-Food?

  Opinion in Politics — by Art Green — on Jun 14, 2005

• Medicine Man

  Opinion in Politics — by Paraphernalia — on Jun 14, 2005

• Dollars and Pence

  Following Alan Greenspan's testimony last Thursday, England's counterpart Mervyn King spoke last night on British monetary policy.

  News in Politics — by Flip — on Jun 14, 2005

Culture

• One Of The Few +’s For Wal-Mart

  News in Culture — by Tan The Man — on Jun 14, 2005

• Adventures in Criminal Justice

  Some pundit suggested that a jury of his peers was hard to find among a group of people who are not smart enough to get out of jury duty.

  Satire in Culture — by vinturella — on Jun 14, 2005

• Michael Jackson Did His Part, Now Who Will Step Up Next?

  Satire in Culture — by Eric Berlin — on Jun 14, 2005

• NASA Picks Contractors For New Space Shuttle

  Building the next generation of manned launch vehicle to replace the aging Shuttle...

  News in Culture — by Bennett Dawson — on Jun 14, 2005

• Asians Apparently Rise Above

  Brown is down, white makes might, Hispanic is hard to rhyme and Asian doesn't come into play ... this time around

  Opinion in Culture — by mpho — on Jun 14, 2005

• Michael Jackson After the Verdict: Monumental Self-Regard and Indirect Reassurances

  Opinion in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Jun 14, 2005

• Why is Alexa on the backburner compared to Google.

  It is in-depth, easy to use, and it provides better search results.

  Review in Culture — by Josh Andrews — on Jun 14, 2005

• How To Create A Web Site in 5 Days ...

  Review in Culture — by vinturella — on Jun 14, 2005

• Funkadelic Fashion Trophies

  A Bratz old fashioned styled phone with a metallic purply finish. I coveted it too. Something about that phone brought up desire.

  Opinion in Culture — by Parker Owens — on Jun 14, 2005

• No end to real estate boom says Harvard report

  Harvard economists disagree with Alan Greenspan, seeing no end in sight to the real estate boom.

  News in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on Jun 14, 2005

• Michael Jackson: What Price Wealth?

  Opinion in Culture — by Barbara Payne — on Jun 14, 2005

• Editors' Picks 6.04.05 to 6.10.05

  Opinion in Culture — by Temple Stark — on Jun 14, 2005

• My Interview With Orson

  Satire in Culture — by Blue Tattoo — on Jun 14, 2005

Music

• Live Review: Albert Cummings

  What a scorching three hour show. Serious rockin' blues...

  Review in Music — by Tara Clark — on Jun 14, 2005

• StroboSoft Accurately Tunes Guitar Via PC

  New software allows guitarists to tune their instruments via computer--with surprisingly accurate results. But is it for every player?

  Review in Music — by Ed Driscoll — on Jun 14, 2005

• Overlooked Alternatives: new releases for June 14, 2005

  New releases: Brian Eno, Pernice Brothers, Daniel Lanois, Ry Cooder, Paul McCartney; reissues/etc: Steward Copeland, Miles Davis

  News in Music — by Tom Johnson — on Jun 14, 2005

• Live 8 Tickets on eBay and The Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Jun 14, 2005

• CD Review: Avenged Sevenfold - City of Evil

  ...bashing the steering wheel and suppressing the urge to play air guitar.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Jun 14, 2005

• Weekly Artist Overview: My Bloody Valentine

  My Bloody Valentine's moment was a very brief one, lasting about three years, largely under the radar of the mainstream. Their reputation rests primarily on two albums, Isn't Anything and Loveless, the latter work a masterpiece they never released a follow-up to.

  Review in Music — by uao — on Jun 14, 2005

• System of a Down - Mezmerize

  Review in Music — by El Bicho — on Jun 14, 2005

• Louis XIV The Best Little Secrets Are Kept

  Concept album or not, The Best Little Secrets are Kept’s one worth finding out about.

  Review in Music — by Crystal Erickson — on Jun 14, 2005

• Th' Legendary Shack Shakers - Believe

  Following the same derangements heard on 2003's Cockadoodledon’t, the band’s first full length Believe makes great music for a psychobilly hoedown.

  Review in Music — by Crystal Erickson — on Jun 14, 2005

• Ringside Ringside

  Despite the duo claiming to be “Tired of Being Sorry” on their first single, Ringside’s debut lacks sincerity.

  Review in Music — by Crystal Erickson — on Jun 14, 2005

Books

• A New and Glorious Life by Michelle Herman

  An enjoyable and thought-provoking collection of novellas.

  Review in Books — by Kevin Holtsberry — on Jun 14, 2005

• Tyranny of Slenderness: The Obsession by Kim Chernin

  We need to see each woman as she is meant to be, not cut her down to some Procrustean ideal.

  Review in Books — by DrPat — on Jun 14, 2005

• Murder Off Mike by Joyce Krieg

  A tale of murder and intrigue at a talk-radio station.

  Review in Books — by Warren Kelly — on Jun 14, 2005

• Buster Keaton: Tempest in a Flat Hat

  A new biography celebrating one of the greats of silent film explores both his life and his movies.

  Review in Books — by W.E. Wallo — on Jun 14, 2005

• The Deed of Paksenarrion: Sheepfarmer's Daughter by Elizabeth Moon

  This first book in a trilogy introduces Paksenarrion, who has wider goals than marriage to a local pig farmer.

  Review in Books — by DrPat — on Jun 14, 2005

• Filmmaking for Teens

  A guide to "pulling off your shorts" - cinematically speaking.

  Review in Books — by W.E. Wallo — on Jun 14, 2005

Sports

• Deju Vu - Phil Jackson Returns to Lakers

  News in Sports — by Eric Olsen — on Jun 14, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Earth-Like Planet Found Outside the Solar System

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Jun 14, 2005