January 13, 2006 Archive

Gaming

• GameCube Review: Mario Party 7

  If he's already playing soccer, baseball, basketball, tennis, and golf, why not just give us a Mario croquet simulation? It would be more exciting.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Jan 13, 2006

Culture

• Outsourcing Hate: Call Center Employees Face Abuse

  News in Culture — by Spincycle — on Jan 13, 2006

• 10 Reasons You Didn't Get Into College

  You spelled college "colege" on your application...

  Satire in Culture — by Brandon J. Mendelson — on Jan 13, 2006

• New Jersey To Ban Smoking in Public Places

  Something pretty momentous happened this week in New Jersey and I don’t think a lot of people truly appreciate the significance of it all.

  Opinion in Culture — by Steven Hart — on Jan 13, 2006

• Yahoo! to World: Most Babies Born with Blue Eyes

  Widespread parental soul-searching reported in India, China, Africa, and South America.

  Satire in Culture — by Jumper Bailey — on Jan 13, 2006

• Pop Culture Update, 1/13/06

  Dick Clark - it's about the money. In memoriam - Barry Cowsill, Lou Rawls. Jimmy Carter's psychic. Best headlines of 2005.

  Opinion in Culture — by Patfish — on Jan 13, 2006

• Charbucks Coffee: Great Moments In Corporate Brand Rip-Offs

  With a name like Charbucks, it has to be good?

  News in Culture — by Eric Berlin — on Jan 13, 2006

• Day By Day for January 13, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for January 13, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Jan 13, 2006

• Scenes from the Mint and the Gulf Coast

  It is the first time since 1909 that the presidential image has not been in profile.

  News in Culture — by Kevin Surbaugh — on Jan 13, 2006

• Civilization Falls: Destruction or Renewal?

  Rome fell. Historians argue: destruction or renewal. The West worries about barbarians at the gates. What is our future?

  Opinion in Culture — by Howard Dratch — on Jan 13, 2006

• Theater Review: Imposters at the Union Theatre

  Who belongs here, in "the family"? Who knows who they are? Have they been living a genetic, a personal or an emotional lie for decades?

  Review in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Jan 13, 2006

Music

• CD Review: Make a Rising - Rip Through the Hawk Black Night

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Jan 13, 2006

• CD Review Flashback: Aldo Nova - Twitch

  Canadian guitar sensation Aldo Nova was riding high with the release of his 1982 self-titled debut.

  Review in Music — by George Dionne — on Jan 13, 2006

• DVD Review: RUSH - R30: 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

  Rush celebrates their 30th Anniversary with this 2 DVD/2 CD set and are featured on VH1 Classics this weekend

  Review in Music — by El Bicho — on Jan 13, 2006

• Mozart Goes Digital and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Mozart, Google, and The Red Hot Chili Peppers round out today headlines.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Jan 13, 2006

• The Friday Morning Listen: Boston

  I agreed with Zappa on a lot of things, but not this.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Jan 13, 2006

• Soundtrack Review: Goodfellas - Martin Scorsese's Sensational Sounds of the Seventies

  Incorporating "What is Life" and other seventies classics into Goodfellas, Martin Scorsese takes a good song and makes it better.

  Review in Music — by Elvira Black — on Jan 13, 2006

• CD Review: American Primitive Vol. II

  Manic hillbilly jam sessions... drunken ragtime jamborees... backcountry kazoo virtuosos... droning banjo ragas... barroom jazz-folk-blues ballads...

  Review in Music — by SVF — on Jan 13, 2006

• CD Review: Phish Live at Madison Square Garden New Year's Eve 1995

  Endlessly rewarding. I highly recommend this set to all listeners. Releases like this that remind us of how good live music can really be.

  Review in Music — by Jordan Clifford — on Jan 13, 2006

• Grammy Hall of Fame And Merit Award Winners Announced

  The Recording Academy announces Grammy Hall of Fame inductees and Special Merit honorees.

  News in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Jan 13, 2006

Politics

• Gonzales To Testify About Bush's Warrantless Domestic Spying Program

  Senators from both parties are hoping Gonzales can explain the legal justification for Bush's illegal program.

  News in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Jan 13, 2006

• Alito, Abortion, And A Blatant Double-Standard

  Since baseball season's still a couple of months away, and since football season is winding down, I've been forced to amuse myself lately by watching the most banal of American sports: politics.

  Satire in Politics — by Timmy — on Jan 13, 2006

• Debate Review: "Make Poverty History," Toronto, Ontario

  Last night more than 600 people heard what candidates in the upcoming Canadian election had to say about poverty.

  Review in Politics — by Bonnie — on Jan 13, 2006

• War With Iran is Coming

  Being in a solid majority has made the GOP rest on their laurels

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Jan 13, 2006

• Canadian Family Rights Activists Reach New Heights

  Fathers4Justice-Canada take their message to the voters before the upcoming election.

  News in Politics — by Teri Stoddard — on Jan 13, 2006

• Savage, Limbaugh Use "Theater Of The Absurd" To Rant Against Liberals

  Let's hope the 22 million people who listen to Savage or Limbaugh know better.

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Jan 13, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Confessions of a Comment Whore

  I adore comments, but respond lackadaisically. I post comments to blogpals' sites, then forget whether I did. I've got issues.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Elvira Black — on Jan 13, 2006

• I'm A Programmer, Not A Computer Guy

  A gentle warning to young or up-and-coming IT professionals: keep your professional identity a secret!

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Brian Sorrell — on Jan 13, 2006

• The Music of Real Intelligence

  A vision of life, the Internet, and deep meaning.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by John Spivey — on Jan 13, 2006

• How Internet Explorer Wages War Against Usability

  Internet Explorer is not compatible with the Internet. This is my honest opinion, and here's why...

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Gregory Schoppe — on Jan 13, 2006

• The Healthy Skeptic: Anna Nicole Smith Swears By Trimspa - Should You?

  Does Trimspa cut it as a weight loss supplement? Here's a look at the ingredients list.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Sal Marinello — on Jan 13, 2006

• I Love Google Video

  Why Google video is better than iTunes.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Deepti Lamba — on Jan 13, 2006

Video

• TV Review: Firefly - I Finally Saw It

  What I like most about the show is the caper aspect, and the smart-ass aspect.

  Review in Video — by David M. Brown — on Jan 13, 2006

• 78th Academy Awards Trailer Unveiled

  News in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Jan 13, 2006

• Movie Review - Stalker (1979)

  The Characters Search For God, The Duke Argues With A Priest

  Review in Video — by Duke De Mondo — on Jan 13, 2006

• New Movie Releases for 1/13/06: Featuring The Last Holiday

  Featured this week: Glory Road, Hoodwinked, Last Holiday and Tristan and Isolde.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jan 13, 2006

• TV Preview: Love Monkey CBS's New Series

  No, there is no monkey on the show. Stop asking.

  Review in Video — by T Stoddart — on Jan 13, 2006

• TV Review: Nanny 911

  Nanny 911 vs. Supernanny - we review, you decide

  Review in Video — by Scott C. Smith — on Jan 13, 2006

• Movie Review - Stalker (1979)

  The Characters Search For God, The Duke Argues With A Priest

  Review in Video — by Duke De Mondo — on Jan 13, 2006

Sports

• NFL Playoffs Mania (Divisional Playoffs)

  I’ve been off work the last two days. I thought to myself, finally, here’s a chance to live like a professional writer.

  Opinion in Sports — by M.D. Sandwasher — on Jan 13, 2006

Tastes

• Pondering An Age Old Question: Who Pays For Dinner?

  If the female “dinner whore” does exist, she surely has a counterpart in the male “dinner pimp,” who no doubt believes that he is paying for more than dinner on a date.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Victor Lana — on Jan 13, 2006

• Dan Nied's 100 Days: Day 8

  Why Subway sucks sometimes, but is still delicious...

  Opinion in Tastes — by Dan Nied — on Jan 13, 2006

Books

• Book Review: The Power of Movies by Colin McGinn

  A thoughtful, philosophical examination of the power of film and its universal appeal.

  Review in Books — by Bill Wallo — on Jan 13, 2006

• Book Review: After Daybreak by Ben Shephard

  A meticulous examination of the liberation of a Nazi concentration camp where thousands died after freedom came.

  Review in Books — by Bill Wallo — on Jan 13, 2006