December 21, 2005 Archive

Video

• Movie Review: Brokeback Mountain

  Ang Lee's epic western provides a glimpse into how devestating love can be.

  Review in Video — by Cara de Pescado — on Dec 21, 2005

• TV Review Boston Legal "Legal Deficits"

  Will Brad be sent off to prison even though most people would call him a hero? Read this to find out!

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Dec 21, 2005

• La Fortunata Vita: A Report from the Match Point Premiere

  El Bicho reviews Woody Allen's latest film and reports on his first red carpet experience

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Dec 21, 2005

• The >, or How To Relaunch a Network Without Really Trying

  Canada's Global TV needs to play catch-up in the ratings to CTV. How does it do that? Why, shuffling newstimes and a new graphics package, of course!

  Opinion in Video — by Cameron Archer — on Dec 21, 2005

• DVD Review: The God Who Wasn't There

  Just in time for Christmas - a complete denial that Christ existed. Enjoy.

  Review in Video — by Bryce Eddings — on Dec 21, 2005

• Mark Your Calendar for The Year Without a Santa Claus

  Yes, Virginia, there is a Heat Miser. And he? Is awesome.

  Review in Video — by Trish Doherty — on Dec 21, 2005

• The Deck Was Stacked: Why George Bailey Doesn’t Have a Prayer in It's a Wonderful Life

  Because of the deck stacked against him, even when George is completely free in this alternate life, he cannot escape.

  Opinion in Video — by Victor Lana — on Dec 21, 2005

• A Very Child Of Television Christmas

  Opinion in Video — by Tony Figueroa — on Dec 21, 2005

• What to Watch This Christmas

  Which films should help decorate your mantel, and which motion-pictures should be buried beneath the North Pole?

  Opinion in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Dec 21, 2005

• Movie Review: Blade - Trinity

  The second sequel is an overall frustration to fans of the series and the dullest Blade in the box.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Dec 21, 2005

• Argument With A Leper Concerning King Kong

  Because no-one wants to believe.

  Review in Video — by Duke De Mondo — on Dec 21, 2005

Books

• Review: Ping - A Frog in Search of a New Pond

  How does one travel through life's twists and turns? A young frog is about to get the lesson of a lifetime.

  Review in Books — by NancyGail — on Dec 21, 2005

• Review: Fog Facts

  A novelist ventures into the world of non-fiction in a not always successful effort to analyze why significant facts disappear in the fog generated by the mainstream media.

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Dec 21, 2005

• Review: The Lighthouse by P.D. James

  Adam Dalgliesh returns in P.D. James' latest literate mystery.

  Review in Books — by Bill Wallo — on Dec 21, 2005

• Book Review: Street Smart - The New York of Lumet, Allen, Scorsese, and Lee by Richard Blake

  Film critic Richard Blake explores the cinematic "Big Apple" through the eyes of four New York natives.

  Review in Books — by Bill Wallo — on Dec 21, 2005

• Book Review: The Orpheus Obsession by Dakota Lane

  The Orpheus Obsession may not speak readily to jaded adult readers, but for any teenage girl who writes secret poetry, it will speak volumes.

  Review in Books — by Modern Pea Pod — on Dec 21, 2005

Music

• CD Review: The Class of 98 - Touch This and Die

  There ain't no denying that The Class of 98 are going to make their mark in '06.

  Review in Music — by jen best — on Dec 21, 2005

• Elton John Marries and The Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Dec 21, 2005

• 2005 - My Favorite Records/Over-rated and Underwhelming records/Overlooked Record Of The Year

  Miscellaneous music matters mastered miraculously by McBride.

  Opinion in Music — by Scott McBride — on Dec 21, 2005

• CD Review: 40 Years - A Charlie Brown Christmas

  One of the most beloved (and my personal favorite of all the animated Christmas Specials) celebrates it's 40th anniversary this year - A Charlie Brown Christmas.

  Review in Music — by Daddypundit — on Dec 21, 2005

• CD Review: The Sound of Music - 40th Anniversary Original Soundtrack

  40 years ago, the last of Rodgers and Hammerstein's great muscials, The Sound of Music, was brought to the Silver Screen. It was by far their best musical if not one of the best musicals ever produced.

  Review in Music — by Daddypundit — on Dec 21, 2005

• Concert Review: Ben Folds Live in Houston, 11/18/05

  Review in Music — by Particleman — on Dec 21, 2005

• Playlist: Songs That Sample "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton

  Discover a myriad of Rap songs that have sampled the George Clinton song Atomic Dog.

  Opinion in Music — by Robert Burke — on Dec 21, 2005

• CD Review: Steve Vai - Archives Volume 4: Various Artists

  Steve Vai hasn’t always been the guitar virtuoso solo artist that you’ve come to know and love. Throughout the years Steve has been a member of several bands

  Review in Music — by George Dionne — on Dec 21, 2005

• CD Review: Africa Unite: The Singles Collection - Bob Marley and the Wailers

  ...looking for a cure to winter in North America and can't afford to travel to sunnier climes, put this disc into your music player

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Dec 21, 2005

• Eight That Ain't So Great...

  Worse than a bad album is one that fails to meet expectations; here's a few that let me down in 2005.

  Opinion in Music — by SVF — on Dec 21, 2005

• Single Review: Ashanti "Foolish"

  Ashanti rather than be in an unhealthy relationship than alone in the stock pop of "Foolish."

  Review in Music — by Pam Avoledo — on Dec 21, 2005

• Google Invests in AOL and The Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Dec 21, 2005

Politics

• Please, Somebody, Take Bush to SCOTUS

  What is the process by which this is done? Please, somebody qualified, find out what to do and DO IT.

  Opinion in Politics — by Michael J. West — on Dec 21, 2005

• The Immigration Debate - Part II

  Opinion in Politics — by Drew McKissick — on Dec 21, 2005

• Cheney Approves Immoral Budget

  Why are there literally thousands of references to poverty and/or serving the poor throughout the Bible, yet the Christian Right supports the policies of George W. Bush and his 'rubber-stamp Republicans?'

  Opinion in Politics — by Jude Nagurney Camwell — on Dec 21, 2005

• The Hague Tribunal Orders Silence over a Prosecution Document

  News in Politics — by Grozdan Popov — on Dec 21, 2005

• Promoting Patriot Minutes

  A cell phone “Freedom Plan” gives the government the right to tap all of your conversations in exchange for paying your normal monthly rate.

  Satire in Politics — by Chancelucky — on Dec 21, 2005

• Tookie Williams Was Just Like Jesus

  He stole the lives, wealth, and freedom from countless individuals. His life was innately and wholly selfish and yet you compare his to Jesus?

  Opinion in Politics — by ChaunceyBillups — on Dec 21, 2005

Culture

• Blogcritics Comments of the Week 4

  The comments are the heart of BlogCritics, a wild, after-the-storm river; wide, deep and dark, glistening with flotsam and jetsam.

  News in Culture — by Christopher Rose — on Dec 21, 2005

• Shocker: New Yorkers Hit Each Other During Transit Strike

  Poor old New Yorkers. The trains don't run and they act like it's the end of the world.

  Opinion in Culture — by Blunderford — on Dec 21, 2005

• Ho, Ho, Hand Over Your Taxes

  Some musings on Santa and his personifications as we near Dec. 25.

  News in Culture — by Kay Bell — on Dec 21, 2005

• Bad Poetry: Everyone I Love Really Hates My Guts

  A parody of teen love poems of a type that I'm sure everyone is familiar with.

  Satire in Culture — by Leoniceno — on Dec 21, 2005

• Family Alien - 12th House Saturn, Scorpio Moon conjunct Uranus: Astrology-Based Advice

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Dec 21, 2005

• New Home Construction Starts Higher In November

  Gas prices are lower, resulting in increased housing demand and higher new construction starts in November.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on Dec 21, 2005

• Day By Day for December 21, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for December 21, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Dec 21, 2005

• Theater Review: Lewis and Clark Reach the Euphrates

  In its world premiere at the Los Angeles Mark Taper Forum, the play wanders aimlessly and indecisively, failing to make a cohesive point about American imperialism.

  Review in Culture — by Purple Tigress — on Dec 21, 2005

• The Bad Night Before Christmas

  I ran to the window and what do I find? Carolers, singing the bells, and one ... getting high?

  Satire in Culture — by ApathyOnline — on Dec 21, 2005

Gaming

• Product Review: Mental Floss Trivia Game

  A board game that serves up a fun twist on trivial pursuits.

  Review in Gaming — by Bill Wallo — on Dec 21, 2005

• The Worst in Video Games 2005

  Jack Thompson, Grand Theft Auto sex, Spike TV, and Chinese MMO players. What a combo!

  Opinion in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Dec 21, 2005

Sports

• RJ's NFL Picks - Week Sixteen

  Who dares challenge me?

  Opinion in Sports — by RJ Elliott — on Dec 21, 2005

• Damon Now Lovingly Known in Boston as "F---in' Damon"

  Former Red Sox centerfielder is about to finalize a 4-year, $52 million deal with the enemy Yankees.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Dec 21, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Intelligent Design: The Difference Between Natural and Supernatural

  All ID is is an effort to muddy the waters; to change science into politics. In politics, it is run of the mill to come to a conclusion and then find or manufacture facts to support it. No one bats an eye, and the other side comes back with different facts and different conclusions. The idea is that somewhere in the middle is the truth.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Leoniceno — on Dec 21, 2005

• Intrigue, Murder, Betrayal - Just Another Day in Outer Space

  The ways of the online universe are dark, and never pleasant.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Deano — on Dec 21, 2005