November 16, 2005 Archive

Music

• The Inescapable Seventies

  Opinion in Music — by Steven Hart — on Nov 16, 2005

• Single Review: Madonna "Hung Up"

  Madonna is anxious for her boyfriend to return her call in the foxy "Hung Up."

  Review in Music — by Pam Avoledo — on Nov 16, 2005

• CD Review: Aberdeen City--The Freezing Atlantic

  Review in Music — by Matt Freelove — on Nov 16, 2005

• White Stripes Nation Manifesto VII: "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground"

  It's the soul of an album, and perhaps a relationship or two.

  Review in Music — by monkey2man — on Nov 16, 2005

• CD Review: Bloodhound Gang - Hefty Fine

  What’s the 4-1-1? The Bloodhound Gang returns with their long-awaited new album.

  Review in Music — by George Dionne — on Nov 16, 2005

• CD Review: Bullistic - Chonicles of Love & Hate

  What's the 4-1-1? Debut release by the Richmond, Virginia metal band.

  Review in Music — by George Dionne — on Nov 16, 2005

• Destiny's Child Officially No More and The Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Nov 16, 2005

• CD Review: The Grabs - Sex, Fashion, and Money

  The Grabs aren't bringing anything new into the world, but at least they're having a good time.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Nov 16, 2005

• Music Playlist: Palindrome Songs

  This playlist contains songs whose titles are palindromes. Rats Live On No Evil Star!

  Opinion in Music — by Robert Burke — on Nov 16, 2005

• Review: Sandra Boynton - Dog Train

  Review in Music — by Zombyboy — on Nov 16, 2005

• CD Review: Be Human by Yoko Kanno

  This Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex soundtrack is an uneven collection of songs.

  Review in Music — by Sterfish — on Nov 16, 2005

• DVD Review: Blues Session B.B. King

  B.B. King, Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton, Dr. John, Billy Ocean, Gladys Knight, Etta James, Chaka Khan, and Paul Butterfield

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Nov 16, 2005

• CD Review: Flo'Ology by Floetry

  The Floacist and the Songstress return with another dose of smooth, sexy R & B.

  Review in Music — by Sterfish — on Nov 16, 2005

Sports

• Oh, Snap! Miami U. Commits Record Three Safeties

  Mid-American Conference football: Bowling Green defeats Miami 42-14; also, Toledo suffers a rare home loss to Northern Illinois

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Nov 16, 2005

• RJ's NFL Picks - Week Eleven

  Who dares challenge me?

  Opinion in Sports — by RJ Elliott — on Nov 16, 2005

Books

• Book Review: The Traveler by John Twelve Hawks

  Review in Books — by Vikk Simmons — on Nov 16, 2005

• Next Week in the Bookstore: Pope John Paul, P.D. James and Paperback Pleasures

  While drooling over December releases, I view deliberately-destroyed buildings in Las Vegas, or explore deeper meanings of Batman...

  News in Books — by DrPat — on Nov 16, 2005

• Book Review: Women Latin Poets - a Revolutionary Text

  A distinguished feminist historian says there were 300 learned women up until 1700. Stevenson multiplies that figure by ten.

  Review in Books — by Natalie Bennett — on Nov 16, 2005

Video

• DVD Review: Walking Tall

  Completely devoid of logic or thought, but it's the Rock and he beats people up as good as anybody.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Nov 16, 2005

• DVD Review: Sex, Lies, and Videotape

  It’s almost as if a dumb American comedy about marriage, infidelity, and sex was forced to look deep inside itself.

  Review in Video — by David Wester — on Nov 16, 2005

• TV Review: 2005 Country Music Awards

  Country group "Alabama" messes up big time. Dolly & Elton? And what was with that stupid song they sang?

  Review in Video — by Patfish — on Nov 16, 2005

• The Trailer Park: The Fountain

  The first teaser trailer for Darren Aronofsky's latest is online and worth seeing.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Nov 16, 2005

• TV Review: Surface

  Mix some E.T., Close Encounters, adolescent sexiness and the standard script for Sci-Fi and you've got NBC's Surface.

  Review in Video — by Patfish — on Nov 16, 2005

• DVD Review: This Divided State

  Review in Video — by Scott C. Smith — on Nov 16, 2005

• Movie Review : Remembering Hunter: When I Die

  Review in Video — by Lono — on Nov 16, 2005

• TV Review: House, M.D. - “Spin”

  ...from a show that rarely preaches unless it's going to turn that sermon around on us.

  Review in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Nov 16, 2005

• DVD Review: Coal Miner’s Daughter - 25th Anniversary Edition

  Coal Miner’s Daughter is enjoyable to watch because it is driven by its acting and Lynn's wonderful songs.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Nov 16, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Blogcritics Bargains

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Nov 16, 2005

• Bloggers Aren't Ready For The Big-Time

  Some have hailed blogging as the end of "mainstream media." I don't think so.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Phillip Winn — on Nov 16, 2005

Culture

• Belfast In The Key Of G - Part One

  "Learning To See… Talk Of Obsessions… Naomi By Oberst Glow"

  Opinion in Culture — by Duke De Mondo — on Nov 16, 2005

• Blogcritics On the Holiday Season '05

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Nov 16, 2005

• The Death of the Metrosexual

  May he rest in eyebrow-waxed, manscaped peace.

  Opinion in Culture — by Don Baiocchi — on Nov 16, 2005

• Scorpio Lovers - Manipulation: Astrology-based Advice

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Nov 16, 2005

• Signs Market Is Normalizing, Not Cooling

  America's No. 1 home builder reports higher profits for 2005, expects increased profits in 2006.

  News in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on Nov 16, 2005

• Inflation Calypso

  "Prices Soaring Higher And Higher / I Guess That They Are Going To Reach The Moon"

  Opinion in Culture — by Koranteng — on Nov 16, 2005

• A little Dickens...

  A Christmas comic strip

  Satire in Culture — by James O'Neil — on Nov 16, 2005

• Day By Day for November 16, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for November 16, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Nov 16, 2005

Politics

• America, Why Are You in Iraq?

  Check out the four real reasons they never told you and the three fake reasons you fell for.

  Opinion in Politics — by Adam Ash — on Nov 16, 2005

• US Admits WP Used as Weapon

  Yep, the US military in Iraq used a toxic chemical weapon intended to kill and maim.

  News in Politics — by Kathy Gill — on Nov 16, 2005

• US Admits Use of White Phosphorus in Fallujah

  Contrary to previous statements, the military now admits to using incendiary weapons in Iraq. A more honest institution would have also confessed for illegally using such weapons against innocent civilians.

  Opinion in Politics — by Igor Volsky — on Nov 16, 2005

• Bush and Iraq: Let's Play A Game Of What If ...

  Let's review some "real time" history instead of accepting Bush's empty spin about "rewritten" history.

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Nov 16, 2005

• US Senate Breaks with Bush on Iraq War

  For the first time, the GOP-led Senate publicly challenged the president on his handling of Iraq and Guantanamo.

  News in Politics — by Kathy Gill — on Nov 16, 2005

• Will Republicans Condemn Oil Execs for Lying to Congress?

  Oil execs say they didn't discuss policy with Dick Cheney's energy task force. A new document says they did.

  Opinion in Politics — by Igor Volsky — on Nov 16, 2005

• New RNC Video - Almost Damning

  A new video from the RNC shows the hypocrisy of Democrat leaders, but weakens its message by diluting it with unnecessary explanation.

  Review in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Nov 16, 2005

• Why George W. Bush Won't Be Impeached

  Congress uses impeachment for political purposes - not to punish errant presidents.

  Opinion in Politics — by Larry Sakin — on Nov 16, 2005

Gaming

• GameCube Review: NBA Live 06

  A fall from grace would be an understatement.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Nov 16, 2005

• GBA Review: Dragon Ball GT Transformation

  Dull even for the target audience.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Nov 16, 2005