September 25, 2005 Archive

Video

• Review: Reservoir Dogs

  Review in Video — by Steve Jacobs — on Sep 25, 2005

• A Television Viewer's Diary: 9/18-9/24

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 25, 2005

• I (mostly) Hate the New Fall Season

  Opinion in Video — by Scott C. Smith — on Sep 25, 2005

• Courting Craig Ferguson: The Late Late Show Diaries 9-23-05

  I'm not sure if I'm more jealous because you kissed him or because he kissed you

  Review in Video — by Joan Hunt — on Sep 25, 2005

• TV Review: Ghost Whisperer

  I honestly don’t know what to make of this show...

  Review in Video — by David Desjardins — on Sep 25, 2005

• Recap: 43rd Annual New York Film Festival

  Reviewing the first week of the 2005 festival at NYC's Lincoln Center.

  Review in Video — by Film Cynic — on Sep 25, 2005

• Review: Threshold -Episodes 1 & 2

  Like the sound of knives sharpening, this mysterious alien signal is hell-bent on propagating itself by any means necessary...

  Review in Video — by Triniman — on Sep 25, 2005

• Inconceivable: A Review in Verse

  Everything you wanted to know about NBC's Inconceivable... in rhyme.

  Review in Video — by teletart — on Sep 25, 2005

• Movie Review: Tim Burton's Corpse Bride

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 25, 2005

• Review: A History of Violence

  Cronenberg's next stop: comic book adaptations. How much you want to bet?

  Review in Video — by Film Cynic — on Sep 25, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Interview: R.K. Milholland of Something Positive

  A chat with the creator of Something Positive.

  Interview in Sci/Tech — by Alisha Karabinus — on Sep 25, 2005

• New Orleans: Take Lessons from Galveston

  I have been thinking for a while now, and think I have come up with a solution for the rebuilding of New Orleans.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Kevin Surbaugh — on Sep 25, 2005

Music

• September Mixtape

  New music time with 18 tracks to check out. Stellastarr*, Kanye, Franz, Death Cab.

  Opinion in Music — by Chip Ross — on Sep 25, 2005

• CD Review: Alex Gold - Back From A Break

  Alex Gold brings his finely-honed dance production skills to an enjoyable first artist album, Back From A Break.

  Review in Music — by David R Perry — on Sep 25, 2005

• Review: Vic Thrill's CE-5

  Close encounters of the thrilling kind...

  Review in Music — by BeckEye — on Sep 25, 2005

• CD Review: The Greenhornes - East Grand Blues EP

  The Greenhornes is a classic rock fan’s modern delight.

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Sep 25, 2005

• Sunday Morning Playlist: British Invasion

  The Beatles; The Rolling Stones; The Yardbirds; The Who; The Kinks; The Animals; The Hollies; The Troggs; The Zombies; The Pretty Things; Them; The Searchers; Peter And Gordon; Lulu; Petula Clark; Herman's Hermits; The Small Faces; The Swinging Blue Jeans; Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders; Dave Clark Five; Gerry & The Pacemakers; Dave Berry; Freddie & The Dreamers; The Moody Blues

  Review in Music — by uao — on Sep 25, 2005

• Review: Coldplay, X&Y

  Review in Music — by lori y — on Sep 25, 2005

• Diggin' that "Gold Digger" by Kanye West

  Hey, if the silly trick makes him feel as good as this song does, you can see why he's keeping her around despite it all.

  Review in Music — by Al Barger — on Sep 25, 2005

• Review: Austin City Limit Music Festival Day Two

  More music turns up the heat!

  Review in Music — by Cara de Pescado — on Sep 25, 2005

• Queensrÿche concert - Sept 23, 2005, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  When they are firing on all four cylinders, Queensrÿche are like fast and intricate rolling thunder.

  Review in Music — by Triniman — on Sep 25, 2005

Culture

• Blogcritics EDITORS' PICKS - Sept. 17 to Sept. 23

  Originality is welcomed. And then there's the tried and true cultural wicks of last century.

  News in Culture — by Temple Stark — on Sep 25, 2005

• The Not-Quite-Sunday Funnies Comics Page

  The funnies page for Sept.25,05

  Satire in Culture — by Annie — on Sep 25, 2005

• Blogging - A Paradigm Shift of How We Disseminate and Communicate

  Opinion in Culture — by S L Cunningham — on Sep 25, 2005

• John Roberts, Bill Moyers and Fascist Fundamentalists

  Too many Conservatives don't seem to worry about or understand the implications of the Christian Fundamentalist takeover of their party.

  Opinion in Culture — by Patrick Yaeger — on Sep 25, 2005

• No Alcohol Problems Ever Again in The Airport

  Opinion in Culture — by Floris Vermeir — on Sep 25, 2005

• Getting Drunk vs. Drinking: The Art of the Pint

  I think that one credible answer to the problem of drinking to get drunk is to get a drinker to appreciate the drink.

  Opinion in Culture — by Victor Lana — on Sep 25, 2005

• Blogcritics on Hurricane Rita - Just Another Monster Storm

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Sep 25, 2005

• Keep Questioning Authority

  During Katrina the media showed uncommon backbone. Your public would like to see this continue.

  Opinion in Culture — by Cerulean — on Sep 25, 2005

• Saturn Transit Through Leo: Astrology-based Advice

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Sep 25, 2005

• Newspapers: Adapt or Be Left Behind

  This is a tale of two papers, one moving forward and one backward, one adapting and one retreating.

  Opinion in Culture — by Scott Butki — on Sep 25, 2005

• Nicole Richie Stole My Fashion Mojo

  I learned two things during New York's Fashion Week: fashion editors can survive anything and most celebrities are stupid people.

  Opinion in Culture — by The Budget Fashionista — on Sep 25, 2005

• Day By Day for September 25, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for September 25, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Sep 25, 2005

• Befuddled by Blogging? Books to Blog By

  If you're clamoring to know more about blogging, here are three hot resources, including the fascinating books, Blog and Buzz Marketing With Blogs for Dummies.

  Review in Culture — by Connie Bennett — on Sep 25, 2005

Books

• Book Review: The Fionavar Tapestry by Guy Gavriel Kay

  ...read these books once. I must warn you though, there is the danger of them becoming habit-forming.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Sep 25, 2005

• Put Those Rejections Behind You

  One company has a great solution.

  News in Books — by Alisha Karabinus — on Sep 25, 2005

• In Search of Fatima, by Ghada Karmi: Review

  Imagine you are a seven-year-old who's known years of escalating conflict, suddenly transported to an entirely foreign land.

  Review in Books — by Natalie Bennett — on Sep 25, 2005

• Book Review: Faster by James Gleick

  Review in Books — by Scott Butki — on Sep 25, 2005

• Book Review: An Irritable Man on The Irritable Male Syndrome

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Sep 25, 2005

• Book Review: Thou Shalt Not Kill Unless Otherwise Instructed

  Review in Books — by Kevin Surbaugh — on Sep 25, 2005

Politics

• No One Died in Iraq Today

  While we've been distracted by Katrina and Rita, events in Iraq have been moving towards key turning points.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Sep 25, 2005

• Sir Ian Blair: A Dangerous Man?

  A police chief, it appears, has a tenuous grasp of "innocent until proven guilty", and the rule of law.

  Opinion in Politics — by Natalie Bennett — on Sep 25, 2005

• The Image Of An Image

  Satire in Politics — by Marlowe — on Sep 25, 2005

• A Cheap PETA Purchase For Right Wingnuts

  They have a special magazine designed for children.

  Opinion in Politics — by Al Barger — on Sep 25, 2005

• Support Our Troops Weekend

  Satire in Politics — by Sam Jack — on Sep 25, 2005

• U.S. Soldiers Claim Officers Ordered Prisoner Abuse

  Evidence continues to mount that detainee abuse is a matter of official military policy.

  Opinion in Politics — by Pete Blackwell — on Sep 25, 2005

Gaming

• Xbox Review: The Incredible Hulk - Ultimate Destruction

  This game is all about creating as much destruction as possible in any way you see fit.

  Review in Gaming — by Jonathan Zabel — on Sep 25, 2005

• Dear Punk A$$ Spammer

  I've never been convicted of anything.

  Satire in Gaming — by Al Barger — on Sep 25, 2005

• GameCube Review: WWE Day of Reckoning 2

  The grappling is perfect. Everything else is far from it.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Sep 25, 2005

Tastes

• Lawmakers Smoking Hot Over Pot-Flavored Candies

  Parents and police want to stop the spread of a hot new candy - marijuana-flavored lollipops and gumdrops.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Connie Bennett — on Sep 25, 2005