October 11, 2005 Archive

Sports

• RJ's NFL Picks - Week Six

  Submit your own!

  Opinion in Sports — by RJ Elliott — on Oct 11, 2005

• Futon Report: MS's DS picks were BS

  P.S.: The CS starts tonight. The US should tune in to see who goes to the WS.

  Review in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Oct 11, 2005

Music

• CD Review: Franz Ferdinand--You Could Have it So Much Better

  Review in Music — by Matt Freelove — on Oct 11, 2005

• Review: The Dead Science - Frost Giant

  The new Dead Science CD is like Radiohead, but much, much gloomier.

  Review in Music — by Robert Burke — on Oct 11, 2005

• Dead Boys Reunite For 30th Anniversary on Halloween

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Oct 11, 2005

• Strokes Confirm Album Title and The Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Oct 11, 2005

• Concert Review: Caribou - Crawdaddy, Dublin - 8th October 2005

  Review in Music — by Cian Traynor — on Oct 11, 2005

• Review: The Constantines - Tournament Of Hearts

  Perhaps self-conscious, perhaps not, this is the kind of music the word "anthemic" was invented to describe.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Oct 11, 2005

• CD Review: The Knitters - The Modern Sounds Of The Knitters

  Review in Music — by Wally Bangs — on Oct 11, 2005

• Review: Olivia Tremor Control - Black Foliage

  We are explorers and, though often existential dread may cripple us, we've got the Olivia Tremor Control on our side.

  Review in Music — by D. Taylor Singletary — on Oct 11, 2005

• CD Review: The Long Winters, Ultimatum

  Autumnual and moving, a big impact from a short release.

  Review in Music — by Timothy Jarrett — on Oct 11, 2005

• With Green Day, It's All Good

  Review in Music — by Leslie Friesen — on Oct 11, 2005

• Porcupine Tree - Live at the 9:30 Club

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Oct 11, 2005

• Polls and Surveys and One Hit Wonders

  A blog-powered rock and roll hall of fame!

  Opinion in Music — by Michele Catalano — on Oct 11, 2005

• CD Review: Tramp's White Lion

  This is a 16-track live testament to the dead horse the singer is flogging around the US.

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Oct 11, 2005

• Review: Clevedon Pier, Soundtrack for a Movie That Never Was...

  Andy Davis has played with acts as diverse as John Lennon and Tears for Fears through to Yazz.

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Oct 11, 2005

• Single Review: INXS "Beautiful Girl"

  Michael Hutchence, lead singer, protects a runaway, but despite the good intentions, the social message fails.

  Review in Music — by Pam Avoledo — on Oct 11, 2005

• Single Review: Madonna's "Borderline"

  Madonna coaxes for her boyfriend to be honest with her in the flawless "Borderline."

  Review in Music — by Pam Avoledo — on Oct 11, 2005

• CD Review: The New Pornographers--Twin Cinema

  Twin Cinema is one of the best pop albums of 2005.

  Review in Music — by Matt Freelove — on Oct 11, 2005

Video

• TV Review: Boston Legal Schadenfreude

  The Black Widow hears the verdict

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Oct 11, 2005

• Suicide Club - DVD Review

  Gore and social commentary

  Review in Video — by Mat Brewster — on Oct 11, 2005

• TV Review: My Name is Earl

  The best new show on television.

  Review in Video — by Damian Penny — on Oct 11, 2005

• Box Office Update: 10/7-10/9 - Wallace & Gromit

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 11, 2005

• Tear the Roof Off the Sucker Tonight on PBS with PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC: One Nation Under a Groove

  News in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Oct 11, 2005

• DVD Pick of the Week: Veronica Mars - Season One

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 11, 2005

• Film Review: 2046

  Wong Kar Wai has incorporated his glowing pop fixation into a larger scheme of emotion and produced ... art.

  Review in Video — by Modern Pea Pod — on Oct 11, 2005

• Courting Craig Ferguson: The Late Late Show Diaries 10-10-2005

  Whatchu talkin' 'bout, Torquemada? Ah, no one expects the Spanish Inquisition.

  Review in Video — by Joan Hunt — on Oct 11, 2005

• Film Review: A History of Violence

  There’s no vaginal gaming consoles or beetle typewriters. It’s actually the type of story that could happen.

  Review in Video — by David Desjardins — on Oct 11, 2005

• Review: The Man Who Cried

  ...it's ability to create moments of universality; moments that everybody can identify with on an emotional level.

  Review in Video — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 11, 2005

Culture

• UNICEF Bombs Smurf Village for Ad Campaign

  Adult Smurfs die horribly, and Baby Smurf is left a wailing orphan in the bombed-out ruins of the village...

  News in Culture — by DrPat — on Oct 11, 2005

• Bill the Chimp!

  Bill wandered off Thursday night after vandals cut a hole in his cage, officials said.

  News in Culture — by Murphy — on Oct 11, 2005

• Eyes of a Child

  Opinion in Culture — by Kable — on Oct 11, 2005

• Blogcritics RADIO PODCAST SHOW - Number Two

  There's a contest with prizes in this 8.8 MB, 37:51 podcast. Enjoy and we love your opinions. ...

  Opinion in Culture — by Temple Stark — on Oct 11, 2005

• My Mom is Fighting Cancer: Astrology-based Advice

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Oct 11, 2005

• Damn Yankees Out of Post Season: Rest in Pieces

  Being a Mets fan in New York for so long, I’ve learned quite a few things about NOT being a Yankee fan.

  Opinion in Culture — by Victor Lana — on Oct 11, 2005

• Actor Louis Nye Dead at 92

  News in Culture — by DrPat — on Oct 11, 2005

• Blogcritics EDITORS' PICKS - Oct. 1 to Oct. 7

  The best of the week that was at Blogcritics. ...

  News in Culture — by Temple Stark — on Oct 11, 2005

• Requirements Tighten for "Gay" Membership

  A barrier to entry is formed by new definition

  News in Culture — by Harry Forbes — on Oct 11, 2005

• Objectify Me!

  Opinion in Culture — by Larry Sakin — on Oct 11, 2005

• Day By Day for October 11, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for October 11, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Oct 11, 2005

• True Crime Update 10/11/05

  Taylor Behl's Body Found, Groene Lawsuit, Napa murders surprising suspect, Recent horrific Chicago murders.

  Opinion in Culture — by Patfish — on Oct 11, 2005

• Commentary: Some of My Best Friends Are JuBus

  History moves in strange ways; its wonders to perform. A new force moves many Jews toward the meditative East.

  Opinion in Culture — by Howard Dratch — on Oct 11, 2005

• The Post-College Relationship Manifesto

  The perfect relationship doesn't always seem so perfect when the real world settles in.

  Opinion in Culture — by Chelsea Smith — on Oct 11, 2005

Politics

• We're Fighting Smurfs Over There So We Won't Have to Fight Them Here

  Proving that anything goes when you want to raise money, UNICEF is using shell-shocked, maimed Smurfs to show that war is hell.

  Opinion in Politics — by Blunderford — on Oct 11, 2005

• Gay Marriage: What Are Republicans Afraid Of?

  Opinion in Politics — by Scott C. Smith — on Oct 11, 2005

• These Colors Do In Fact Run The World

  Sorry to disappoint the lefties in their spite, but it's the truth.

  Opinion in Politics — by Al Barger — on Oct 11, 2005

• Death With Dignity: John Roberts Legislating From The Bench

  The Rehnquist court led forcefully in the degredation of the 10th amendment, except when it achieved a result the judge wanted.

  Opinion in Politics — by Balletshooz — on Oct 11, 2005

• Liberia Holds Presidential and Legistative Elections

  News in Politics — by Tan The Man — on Oct 11, 2005

• McCain Hauls America From the Abyss

  Remember when public figures were impressive? Yes, once there were good men, and we'd occasionally elect them.

  Opinion in Politics — by Douglas Anthony Cooper — on Oct 11, 2005

• Disastrous Aid: South Asia and Africa

  South Asia's earthquake toll passes 30,000 as millions of tsunami and hurricane survivors start to make sense of their lives.

  Opinion in Politics — by Diana Hartman — on Oct 11, 2005

• Emergency Relief: [By] Business As Usual

  Opinion in Politics — by Hal Pawluk — on Oct 11, 2005

Books

• Book Review: The eBay Survival Guide

  This is a very well-written and comprehensive book that is sure to please both beginners and expert users alike

  Review in Books — by Preston Parkhurst — on Oct 11, 2005

Tastes

• The Charm of an S. T. Dupont Lighter

  Opinion in Tastes — by Matthew Rosen — on Oct 11, 2005