December 10, 2005 Archive

Video

• DVD Review: Frank Miller's Sin City (Recut, Extended, Unrated)

  Loaded with new details for the fans of Miller, Rodriguez and the comic genre

  Review in Video — by Manny Hernandez — on Dec 10, 2005

• Movie Review: The Chronicles of Narnia

  Narnia is an enjoyable fantasy but the lion's message isn't as clear as you would expect, given the religious paralells.

  Review in Video — by Triniman — on Dec 10, 2005

• Movie Review: Million Dollar Baby

  Clint Eastwood's Oscar-winning boxing drama transcends the genre in creating a deeply emotional experience.

  Review in Video — by Scott C. Smith — on Dec 10, 2005

• DVD Review: Bums

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 10, 2005

• You Don't Mess With CHiPs

  I have watched TV show after TV show get ruined by movie studios. Now, Hollywood has gone one step too far.

  Opinion in Video — by Dan Nied — on Dec 10, 2005

• Jeff Probst Remains a Survivor

  Does this mean we'll never get our resurrection of VH-1's Rock and Roll Jeopardy?

  News in Video — by Joan Hunt — on Dec 10, 2005

• DVD Review: Barbra Streisand: The Television Specials

  Want a great gift idea for the music lover in your life?... this five-disc set is the most superb sights and sounds you will ever witness

  Review in Video — by Kevin Surbaugh — on Dec 10, 2005

• Movie Review - Syriana

  Complex, timely but not clearly executed and a bit too slow. No "aha" moment to neatly wrap it up.

  Review in Video — by Triniman — on Dec 10, 2005

• The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Adds Sidekick

  Craig Ferguson will get a sidekick on December 19, 2005. Who is it?

  News in Video — by Joan Hunt — on Dec 10, 2005

Culture

• Christmas wrapped up

  It's like the entire Western society bottles up all their crazy for the whole year and lets it out in a massive act of collective delusion.

  Opinion in Culture — by Nukapai — on Dec 10, 2005

• Le Cou, The Neck

  A friend writes, as I too believe, that love is in the details. He tells me that he has fallen in love with a woman simply because he loved the shape of the back of her head.

  Opinion in Culture — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Dec 10, 2005

• Miss World 2005 Is Miss Iceland,Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir

  News in Culture — by Aaman Lamba — on Dec 10, 2005

• Richard Pryor Has Left the Building 1940-2005

  He had been intended to star in Blazing Saddles, but he was so controversial at that point that Mel Brooks could not get financing for the thing with him starring.

  News in Culture — by Al Barger — on Dec 10, 2005

• Be Still My Heart

  Opinion in Culture — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Dec 10, 2005

• Was Missile Fired at AA Flight 612 Over LA Last Month?

  A missile or rocket may have been fired at American Airlines Flight 612 as it gained altitude after take off from Los Angeles International Airport late last month. ABC Radio twice aired a news story on the subject. After that the story disappeared. Is their a government cover-up? Are American passenger

  News in Culture — by Bird of Paradise — on Dec 10, 2005

• Torn Between Husband and Son - Scorpio Parent: Astrology-based Advice

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Dec 10, 2005

• Day By Day for December 10, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for December 10, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Dec 10, 2005

• The Myth of Father's Rights

  Being a parent is not right; it's a privilege...Most men do nothing to earn that privilege.

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Dec 10, 2005

Music

• CD Review: Nina Simone - The Soul Of Nina Simone (DualDisc)

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Dec 10, 2005

• Single Review: Nelly Furtado "Turn Off The Light"

  Nelly Furtado hides her vulnerability with a tough exterior in the frank "Turn Off The Light."

  Review in Music — by Pam Avoledo — on Dec 10, 2005

• Weekend Reissue Roundup

  Alanis ties up loose ends; Night Ranger reconsidered; Hooker 'n' Heat's lukewarm boogie; further adventures of Monkees Dolenz and Jones

  Opinion in Music — by uao — on Dec 10, 2005

• Interview: David Ellefson of F5 (ex-Megadeth)

  Interview in Music — by George Dionne — on Dec 10, 2005

Politics

• Mohammed ElBaradei Receives 2005 Nobel Peace Prize

  Opinion in Politics — by Aaman Lamba — on Dec 10, 2005

• International Human Rights Day

  Today marks 57 years since the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

  News in Politics — by Jackson Smith — on Dec 10, 2005

• What If We Hadn't Gone Into Iraq?

  What would the world look like, and what would be the consequences?

  Opinion in Politics — by John Conlin — on Dec 10, 2005

• A New 'Christmas Movie': It's a "W" Life

  "If I didn't torture them in the backyard, they might come in the house and get in dad's pork rinds."

  Satire in Politics — by Chancelucky — on Dec 10, 2005

Gaming

• Gear Review: GC Skins

  I've always been interested in game console skins, but I've never used one before.

  Review in Gaming — by Kevin Cortez — on Dec 10, 2005

• PS2 Review: Guitar Hero

  A guitar shaped controller and a music rhythm game that isn't for sissies.

  Review in Gaming — by Sean Dwyer — on Dec 10, 2005

Books

• Book Review: War Footing

  Review in Books — by Mark Schannon — on Dec 10, 2005

• Book Review: Drop City by T.C. Boyle

  It's not hip, it's not happening, it's not your mother's Nature: Flower Power flounders for some "avatars of peace, love, and higher consciousness." Bummer.

  Review in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Dec 10, 2005

• Narnia and Christian Propaganda

  Opportunist proselytising undermines the Narnia stories' usefulness as propaganda.

  Opinion in Books — by Chromatius — on Dec 10, 2005

• Blogcritics Name the Best Books of 2005

  Here they are - the books chosen as the best they read in 2005 by eleven selected BlogCritics. What was yours?

  Opinion in Books — by DrPat — on Dec 10, 2005

Sports

• Necessarily Rough: Texas State Loses in I-AA Semis

  Northern Iowa defeated Texas State in overtime -- an overtime that may not have been necessary.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Dec 10, 2005