December 7, 2005 Archive

Gaming

• Nintendo DS Review: Sonic Rush

  Falling into pits is so 1986.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Dec 07, 2005

• $99? That Would Be a Real Revolution

  Such a rock-bottom price for the Nintendo Revolution is unreasonable, right?

  News in Gaming — by Alisha Karabinus — on Dec 07, 2005

Music

• CD Review: The Beastie Boys - Solid Gold Hits

  A great single-disc Beastie Boys greatest hits compilation, but they deserve more representation.

  Review in Music — by Robert Burke — on Dec 07, 2005

• CD Review: Kenotic - Stranded Under Endless Sky

  Music that melts in your mouth...

  Review in Music — by Manny Hernandez — on Dec 07, 2005

• CD Review: Madonna - Confessions On a Dance Floor

  Without a doubt, one of the best albums of 2005.

  Review in Music — by Manny Hernandez — on Dec 07, 2005

• Single Review: Sugababes "Hole In The Head"

  Keisha Buchanan dismisses an ex-boyfriend in the slinky "Hole In The Head."

  Review in Music — by Pam Avoledo — on Dec 07, 2005

• Eminem and His Ex-Wife and The Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Dec 07, 2005

• Concert Review: Damian Marley at The 9:30 Club, Washington, DC

  Damian Marley keeps his family legacy alive.

  Review in Music — by Stone — on Dec 07, 2005

• CD Review: Pellumair - Summer Storm

  Review in Music — by Cian Traynor — on Dec 07, 2005

• Music Playlist: The Influence Chain

  See how there would be no Rock & Roll without Guy Lombardo. Yep, Guy Lombardo.

  News in Music — by Robert Burke — on Dec 07, 2005

• CD Review: Supermercado - Scary Baby

  Combine melodic hard rock, industrial thrash metal, electronica, rap, and power pop. Meld that together and you have…$upermer¢ado!

  Review in Music — by George Dionne — on Dec 07, 2005

• CD Review: The Vacancies - A Beat Missing or a Silence Added

  This is their sophomore album, and first album for Joan Jett’s Blackheart Records label.

  Review in Music — by George Dionne — on Dec 07, 2005

• CD Review: Revery - Avarice & Absolution

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 07, 2005

• CD Review: Buckethead and Friends - Enter The Chicken

  Enter The Chicken is just one piece of the puzzle that is Buckethead

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Dec 07, 2005

• Keep an Eye on James Blunt

  But this Blunt guy's songs are so good that I almost want to grab him and say "Hey, don't do it!"

  Opinion in Music — by Al Barger — on Dec 07, 2005

• New Album Releases, Week of 12-6-2005

  News in Music — by Al Barger — on Dec 07, 2005

• Single Review: Kylie Minogue "Did It Again"

  Kylie Minogue re-evaluates her impetuous personality in the blunt "Did It Again."

  Review in Music — by Pam Avoledo — on Dec 07, 2005

Video

• DVD Review: World Series 2005 - Chicago White Sox

  A fly through of a series sweep.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Dec 07, 2005

• Movie Review: Scorpius Gigantus

  Pulp Fiction eat your heart out

  Review in Video — by Aaron Fleming — on Dec 07, 2005

• DVD Review: Battling Mr. and Mrs. Smith is Feisty Fun

  Brad and Angelina sure look purty trying to kill each other in Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and as summer blockbusters go, it's slick, empty-headed fun.

  Review in Video — by Nik Dirga — on Dec 07, 2005

• Movie Review: Paying the Rent

  Rent, a great musical, a decent movie

  Opinion in Video — by Eric James — on Dec 07, 2005

• DVD Review: Dave

  While watching this film, altruism filled me and I wanted to be President--for a second or two.

  Review in Video — by Andrew Wickliffe — on Dec 07, 2005

• The Trailer Park: Brick

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 07, 2005

• DVD Review: Golf Magazine's Top 100 Teachers in America

  Watch these videos this winter, and impress your playing partners this spring.

  Review in Video — by Warren Kelly — on Dec 07, 2005

• DVD Review: Cinderella Man

  Overlooked in theaters, and with a DVD this poor, the home audience doesn't have a reason to find it either.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Dec 07, 2005

• Sad State of Sinatra on DVD

  Babs gets a deluxe DVD box set... so why not the Entertainer of the Century?

  Opinion in Video — by SVF — on Dec 07, 2005

• Movie Review: Aeon Flux

  Review in Video — by Jordan J. Ballor — on Dec 07, 2005

• TV: UK's LivingTV Menu of Charmed, Will and Grace and More

  LivingTV, I've got a bone to pick with you! You've got me addicted to this drug-like, mind-numbing mush.

  Opinion in Video — by Nukapai — on Dec 07, 2005

• House + Earl = Engaging TV

  Both shows are focused on a narrowly defined premise, and each week the plot unfolds within that conceptual framework.

  Opinion in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Dec 07, 2005

• DVD Review: Kronk's New Groove

  The movie is packed with tongue-in-cheek moments that I found amusing and my son laughed to over and over again.

  Review in Video — by Manny Hernandez — on Dec 07, 2005

Sports

• English Premiership Football Roundup Week 15

  Stormy weather doesn't stop the goal action, with this weekend's ten matches producing an impressive twenty-eight goals...

  News in Sports — by Christopher Rose — on Dec 07, 2005

Culture

• Blogcritics.org on SUBJECT2DISCUSSION: Natalie Davis Edition

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Dec 07, 2005

• Cowards and Liars

  Do you want to buy a car from cowards and liars?

  Opinion in Culture — by Natalie Davis — on Dec 07, 2005

• Blogcritics Reader Survey - Win Prizes!

  News in Culture — by Craig Lyndall — on Dec 07, 2005

• December in the City of David

  Under the Hanukkah party fun is a stern warning for those of us who live in the new independent state.

  Opinion in Culture — by Ruvy — on Dec 07, 2005

• A Knife In The Back. A Cry For Help!

  An Evil Office Reader gets one planted deep in the spine.

  Opinion in Culture — by T Stoddart — on Dec 07, 2005

• My Tough Buddha Mom

  Opinion in Culture — by Laura Young — on Dec 07, 2005

• Doubts About Dating - Venus and Mars in Aquarius: Astrology-based Advice

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Dec 07, 2005

• Day By Day for December 07, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for December 07, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Dec 07, 2005

• Theater Review: OTODAMA

  OTODAMA, translated as; "Sound and Spirits" is described as a fusion of Japanese Taiko drumming and American Funk tap dancing.

  Review in Culture — by Mike Johnston — on Dec 07, 2005

• Circadian Rhythms Are Good For Marriage

  Opinion in Culture — by Cameron Elliott — on Dec 07, 2005

• War, Peace, and Pacifica

  The Pacifica Radio Archive's fund drive today (Tuesday, December 6th, also online) includes special War and Peace programming as well as live performances this evening by Michelle Shocked and Rickie Lee Jones along with performances from the archives by Miriam Makeba, Bob Dylan, Odetta, Pete Seeger, and others.

  News in Culture — by Steve Rhodes — on Dec 07, 2005

• Plunder Wonder

  Jolly Solstice (or whatever winter holiday floats your boat) to you each. Be a barnacle to your day.

  Opinion in Culture — by pogblog — on Dec 07, 2005

• Video Killed the Podcast Star

  The DJRadiohead Podcast Experience goes VIDEO. You've heard the voice and read the words. Now see the man behind it all.

  Opinion in Culture — by Josh Hathaway — on Dec 07, 2005

Politics

• In the Middle: Joe Conason's Iraq War Plan

  Has Joe Conason, writer for Salon.com and the New York Observer, come up with a legitimate and legitimately new idea to win the war in Iraq?

  Opinion in Politics — by Eric Berlin — on Dec 07, 2005

• Abortion and a Father's Right to Choose

  Pro-choice advocates should not demand that fathers financially support their unwanted children.

  Opinion in Politics — by Mike Valdman — on Dec 07, 2005

• If Al Gore Had Been President...

  Opinion in Politics — by Adam Ash — on Dec 07, 2005

• Nazis in Toledo II: Electric Boogaloo

  Opinion in Politics — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Dec 07, 2005

• President Bush Chooses Sides in the "War on Christmas"

  His decision: anti-Christmas!

  Opinion in Politics — by Michael J. West — on Dec 07, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Metadata Overload

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Spincycle — on Dec 07, 2005

• The Big Question

  The Big Question is what gets thrown in your face at the dinner table on a Saturday afternoon.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Ruvy — on Dec 07, 2005

Books

• Next Week in the Bookstore: No New Books?

  It's holiday time in the publishing biz, too - so don't expect many brand-new books next week.

  News in Books — by DrPat — on Dec 07, 2005