January 17, 2006 Archive

Sci/Tech

• Blogcritics On the Pulse - Martin Luther King, Vince Young, Lindsay Lohan

  The top searches and the corresponding Blogcritics stories.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Craig Lyndall — on Jan 17, 2006

• Users Judge Websites Almost Instantly

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Jan 17, 2006

• iPod Powering The Office?

  "The Office" gets a ratings boost from iPod-video downloads.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Berlin — on Jan 17, 2006

Culture

• Diagnosing the Culture

  Exceeding Dostoyevsky to Save the World.

  Opinion in Culture — by Uriel Wittenberg — on Jan 17, 2006

• The Boys of Summer

  I remember being fifteen and being what I thought was “in love.” I remember Thomas and his denim-blue eyes and floppy sandy blonde hair...

  Opinion in Culture — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Jan 17, 2006

• Five Minutes Ago... My Life Changed Forever

  Five minutes ago it would have never once crossed my mind that this time next year... I may not be here.

  Opinion in Culture — by trinket — on Jan 17, 2006

• Day By Day for January 17, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for January 17, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Jan 17, 2006

• True Crime Update 1/17/06

  Woman takes money from a man who repeatedly raped daughter. Plus interesting Horowitz and Luna updates.

  Opinion in Culture — by Patfish — on Jan 17, 2006

Politics

• The Great War of 2007: A Retrospective

  His quasi-fictional historical accounting speaks to some of the errors made in the world's failure to "pre-empt" Iran's nuclear ambitions in 1979.

  Opinion in Politics — by Z.Z. Bachman — on Jan 17, 2006

• The Death Of Martin Luther King, Jr. And The Civil Rights Movement

  His eyesight must have been damned good, because almost forty years after that speech we're no closer to getting there now than we were on that April night in Memphis, Tennessee.

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Jan 17, 2006

• Has The IDF Moved Into Hebron With Orders To Fire On Jews?

  Conflicting news reports about police activity in Hebron.

  News in Politics — by Ruvy — on Jan 17, 2006

• Those Army Ads Are BROILING My BUTT!

  Army recruitment ads urge parents to help children "find their strength." Hopefully they won't "find" them returned in body bags.

  Opinion in Politics — by Elvira Black — on Jan 17, 2006

• The U.S.A. National Sales Tax (NST) Hoax: “The Poverty Level Income Will Not Be Taxed”

  What sort of irrational, cruel people are promoting this system as a fair tax, when a person with a poverty-level income pays $501.31 in federal taxes?

  Opinion in Politics — by Harris Dyes — on Jan 17, 2006

• House Leadership Post Draws Three Candidates

  News in Politics — by Kathy Gill — on Jan 17, 2006

• Gore Calls for Special Counsel to Investigate Wiretaps

  "Article II of the impeachment charges against President Nixon was warrantless wiretapping that the President said was 'necessary' for national security."

  News in Politics — by Kathy Gill — on Jan 17, 2006

• It Is Time for Wal-Mart to Do the John Galt Thing

  Wal-Mart should shut down all of its operations in Maryland. Now.

  Opinion in Politics — by David M. Brown — on Jan 17, 2006

• The Three Stooges Go to Washington

  Two stooges named John Boehner and Roy Blunt are vying to be Majority Leader, but they face a challenge from John Shadegg, a third stooge who's at least claiming to be something more positive.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Jan 17, 2006

• Recalling Rosa Parks On Martin Luther King Day

  We often look to the holders of power to make changes for our society. Perhaps we need to look in the mirror and reflect on what we can do.

  Opinion in Politics — by allendrury — on Jan 17, 2006

• Ray Nagin: The Black Pat Robertson

  At least Pat Robertson was never elected to an important office...

  News in Politics — by RJ Elliott — on Jan 17, 2006

Video

• Quick and Dirty Guide to the First Four Hours in 24

  Chloe kicks ass - Helicopters are always around when you need one! - Jack Bauer is never, ever, ever wrong

  Satire in Video — by Mary K. Williams — on Jan 17, 2006

• Springer to Stick With TV

  Signs new multiyear deal for The Jerry Springer Show.

  News in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Jan 17, 2006

• TV Recap: 24 Day 5: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

  Logging the events of 24, one at a time. Hours three and four today.

  Review in Video — by Jeff Kouba — on Jan 17, 2006

• Movie Review: Out For Justice

  Seagal and Wittgenstein coalesce their intellectual powers in this tour de force of modern cinema.

  Review in Video — by Aaron Fleming — on Jan 17, 2006

• DVD Pick of the Week for 1/17: Lord of War

  This week brings with it a selection of the good, the bad, and the ugly.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jan 17, 2006

• Golden Globes Reaction

  It was shtick theater with many of the acceptance speeches at last night's purposely laid back Golden Globes awards. That's why it's fun.

  Review in Video — by Chip Ross — on Jan 17, 2006

• Region 1 DVD Releases For January 17th, 2006

  Have you heard of Amy Adams? You will...

  News in Video — by David Dylan Thomas — on Jan 17, 2006

Music

• New Album Releases, Week of 1-17-2006

  Not much in new music this week. Best bets are some Nina Simone re-masters, such as Forever Young, Gifted & Black: Songs of Freedom and Spirit.

  News in Music — by Al Barger — on Jan 17, 2006

• Google to Buy dMarc and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Google buys dMarc, Ingrid Fliter wins the Gilmore Artist Award, and U2 tickets sell out in Brazil.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Jan 17, 2006

• CD Review: Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction

  I’m not going to go into the history and present of Guns N’ Roses. If you’re reading this, chances are you know the deal.

  Review in Music — by George Dionne — on Jan 17, 2006

• DVD Review: The Flower Kings - Meet The Flower Kings

  The Flower Kings are one of Sweden's best progressive-rock bands, and that is saying volumes.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Jan 17, 2006

• CD Review: The Breakthrough by Mary J. Blige

  This album is not so much a breakthrough as it is a rejuvenation.

  Review in Music — by Sterfish — on Jan 17, 2006

• CD Review: The Love Drunks Self-Titled Debut

  There's music you can examine like a Pynchon novel... and then there's The Love Drunks.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Jan 17, 2006

• CD Review: The Gourds - Heavy Ornamentals

  The Gourds have transferred all the energy and spontaneity of a live performance into a recording.

  Review in Music — by Joe Battista — on Jan 17, 2006

• Album Review: The Partridge Family Album

  Anyone who likes The Velvet Underground's "Who Loves the Sun?" has no business poo-pooing this album.

  Review in Music — by Michael J. West — on Jan 17, 2006

Books

• Book Review: Palm and Treo Hacks

  How-to guide to working with Palm-based PDAs.

  Review in Books — by Meryl — on Jan 17, 2006

• Book Review: The Grand Complication by Allen Kurzweil

  Call for the Smelling Salts!: Mr. Peabody and his Boy Sherman knock your ascot askew and make you swoon with a case of the vapors.

  Review in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Jan 17, 2006

Tastes

• Dan Nied's 100 Days: Day 13

  Answering some questions about my diet and exercise plan...

  Opinion in Tastes — by Dan Nied — on Jan 17, 2006

Gaming

• N-Gage Review: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater

  Tony Hawk will endorse anything if he'll slap his name on this.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Jan 17, 2006