January 18, 2006 Archive

Music

• U.S. Teens Would Give Grammys to Carey and West

  A sampling of U.S. teens were asked who they would give the Grammys to if they could decide.

  News in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Jan 18, 2006

• Concert Review: The Hard Lessons in Ann Arbor, 1.13.06

  The all-ages venue: indie, grass-roots...and the least auspicious place for a rock show you can imagine. Unless the Hard Lessons are playing.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Jan 18, 2006

• CD Review: Various Artists - Godfathers of L.A. Punk

  A raucous, raunchy and fascinating compilation of early Los Angeles punk rock from Siamese Dogs Records, a label founded by a Frenchman and a Stooge.

  Review in Music — by John Owen — on Jan 18, 2006

• Grammy Performers Announced

  Mariah Carey, John Legend, and Kanye West are the first performers announced for The 48th Annual Grammy Awards.

  News in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Jan 18, 2006

• Music Playlist: Classic Rock Dance Remixes

  Yes it's true, classic rock staples have been retooled into dance club anthems. Check them out here.

  Opinion in Music — by Robert Burke — on Jan 18, 2006

• Universal to Digitize Some of Its Back Catalog and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Also, Courtney Love, Isaac Hayes, and a wristwatch that helps combat the spread of malaria.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Jan 18, 2006

• Hawtin Provides "Evolving Soundscape" for Torino Olympics Opening Ceremony

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Jan 18, 2006

• Single Review: Spice Girls "Stop"

  The single is a homage to 80s pop, except it lacks the charm of the era.

  Review in Music — by Pam Avoledo — on Jan 18, 2006

• CD Review Flashback: Warlock - Triumph & Agony

  Warlock started out in 1983 and released their first album Burning Witches a year later. The group was instantly compared to such heavy metal peers as Iron Maiden, Dio, Accept, and Judas Priest.

  Review in Music — by George Dionne — on Jan 18, 2006

• Isaac Hayes Hospitalized for Exhaustion

  According to the BBC, soul singer Isaac Hayes was hospitalized earlier this week in Memphis.

  News in Music — by John Owen — on Jan 18, 2006

• CD Review: Railroad Earth - Elko

  What makes a good live album? This double-live disc meets most of my criteria.

  Review in Music — by Mat Brewster — on Jan 18, 2006

• Concert Review: Mylène Farmer - Paris

  French pop icon Mylène Farmer storms the Paris Bercy arena with 13 sellout shows.

  Review in Music — by Maximillian — on Jan 18, 2006

• CD review: Panic! At The Disco – A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out

  Emo-pop gems mixed up with everything but the kitchen sink.

  Review in Music — by Jonathan Deamer — on Jan 18, 2006

Culture

• Bikini News Busting Out

  A Hot Designer, the Bikini Image Awards, and Dorismar Deported.

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Jan 18, 2006

• SUBJECT2DISCUSSION: Eric Berlin on the Golden Globes

  Eric Berlin discusses the Golden Globe awards and some hot TV shows this week.

  News in Culture — by Phillip Winn — on Jan 18, 2006

• Epilepsy Exorcisms: All The Rage?

  This morning as I was getting dressed, I heard that some sects of certain churches were again performing so-called exorcisms on epileptics.

  Opinion in Culture — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Jan 18, 2006

• Oprah + James Frey = Elie Wiesel?

  When is a novel not a novel? When the author says it isn't?

  Opinion in Culture — by Scott Butki — on Jan 18, 2006

• Monkey Love, Reality Sex

  Monkey see, monkey do - reality, sex, and monkey love.

  Opinion in Culture — by Deepti Lamba — on Jan 18, 2006

• Double Aquarius Suffers Neptune Transit: Astrology-Based Advice

  Try to find the rhythm of your feelings and align yourself, like lying back on a raft in a pool and letting it take you.

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Jan 18, 2006

• Why Television Is Worth Not Watching

  But that's not the same as "not worth watching."

  Opinion in Culture — by Jumper Bailey — on Jan 18, 2006

• Split Second Events or The Importance Of Keeping Track Of The Little Things

  Split-second events have a peculiar way of distorting geometry.

  Opinion in Culture — by Brian Sorrell — on Jan 18, 2006

• Day By Day for January 18, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for January 18, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Jan 18, 2006

Sports

• Bikini Models Run Wild

  This ain't your typical (Manolo Blanc) footrace.

  News in Sports — by Eric Berlin — on Jan 18, 2006

• Some NFL Playoff Ramblings

  Here are some random musings about the various occurrences during the past two weekends of NFL Playoff Football.

  Opinion in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on Jan 18, 2006

Video

• TV Review: The West Wing

  With John Spencer's passing, some intriguing suggestions on how to write Leo McGarry out of the series.

  Review in Video — by Patfish — on Jan 18, 2006

• DVD Review - Bambi II

  I've become wary of any Part II movies. Bambi II?

  Review in Video — by Manny Hernandez — on Jan 18, 2006

• American Idol: the Modern Face of American Mean

  Simon, Paula and Randy - hilarious? Or dangerous?

  Opinion in Video — by teletart — on Jan 18, 2006

• Movies: 10 To Look Forward To In 2006

  From Superman to Clerks 2 to Marie Antoinette, here's 10 intriguing flicks coming to theaters in '06.

  Opinion in Video — by Nik Dirga — on Jan 18, 2006

• A Television Viewer's Diary: 1/8-1/14 - Battlestar Galactica

  The second week of the new year brings with it the returns of notable shows like Lost and Smallville and the continuing dominance of Battlestar Galactica.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jan 18, 2006

• TV Review: The Shield - "Enemy of Good" Season 5, Show 2

  Captain Billings has rapidly become a beautifully excruciating character. You can feel the "mediocrity flu" that Dutch so disdainfully ascribes to him.

  Review in Video — by Al Barger — on Jan 18, 2006

• Challenging the Crime Genre: An Interview with Bones Creator Hart Hanson

  With so many shows focusing on investigating the dead, Bones tries to bring its characters to life.

  Interview in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Jan 18, 2006

• Movie Review: Rambo: First Blood Part 2

  Rambo: First Blood Part 2 as modern romance masterpiece?

  Review in Video — by Aaron Fleming — on Jan 18, 2006

• The Morning After: 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards

  Half a billion people tuned in, and so did I.

  Opinion in Video — by SVF — on Jan 18, 2006

• Box Office Update for 1/13-1/16: Glory Road

  From Glory Road to Brokeback Mountain, the update.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jan 18, 2006

• TV Review: 24 - Day 5, 7AM - 11AM

  Only thing bad so far in Day 5, we haven't had any really good villains. Particularly, we could really use a hot crazy psycho chick.

  Review in Video — by Al Barger — on Jan 18, 2006

• Golden Globes: The Hits & Misses

  If you can't fix it, you've got to stand it...

  Opinion in Video — by Beth Gottfried — on Jan 18, 2006

Books

• Book Review: Changelings by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

  An eco-friendly sci fi tale without much punch or power.

  Review in Books — by W.E. Wallo — on Jan 18, 2006

• Book Review: River Rising

  Review in Books — by Violet Nesdoly — on Jan 18, 2006

• Book Review: Love, by Toni Morrison

  This book proves that Morrison at 80 percent is still one of the greatest novelists writing today.

  Review in Books — by Robert Lashley — on Jan 18, 2006

Tastes

• The Day the Bottle Dropped

  On the mean streets of the Bronx, New York, you'd best learn to hold your liquor - and grip that bottle.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Elvira Black — on Jan 18, 2006

• The OC Disorder

  Sometimes, to get healthy, you've got to get unhealthy first.

  Satire in Tastes — by Andrew Embler — on Jan 18, 2006

• Dan Nied's 100 Days: Day 14

  Today I'm pondering caloric intake and a walk in the park.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Dan Nied — on Jan 18, 2006

Gaming

• GameCube Review: Mega Man X Collection

  Mega Man X Collection is exactly that - a collection of seven Mega Man games and nothing more. Bummer.

  Review in Gaming — by Aaron Auzins — on Jan 18, 2006

• Gear Review: Mad Catz Game Pad Pro for Xbox 360

  "Mom! The controller tried to eat my fingers again!"

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Jan 18, 2006

• Nintendo DS Review: Ping Pals

  At least you only need one cartridge to "play" this game.

  Review in Gaming — by Tim Weaver — on Jan 18, 2006

Politics

• Gonzales Provides 'Defense' Of Domestic Spying Program To CNN

  A stronger argument would be that post-9/11, Bush needed extraordinary surveillance powers. Instead, we get misrepresentations of fact.

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Jan 18, 2006

• ACLU, Hitchens Sue NSA in Domestic Spy Flap

  The ACLU and a well-known pro-war journalist have filed suit against the NSA to see just how far their domestic spying program reaches.

  Opinion in Politics — by Pete Blackwell — on Jan 18, 2006

• Pentagon Conducting Two-Pronged Blog Attack To Spread "Good News" About Iraq

  "Good news" about Iraq, coming soon to a blog near you.

  News in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Jan 18, 2006

• Canadian Election 2006: The Native Vote

  Can Phil Fontaine and the Assembly of First Nations deliver sixty-three seats?

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Jan 18, 2006

• In Defense of Bill Cosby

  His remarks were emblematic of the anger that many African Americans have over the interpersonal problems that we need to address.

  Opinion in Politics — by Robert Lashley — on Jan 18, 2006

• Political Tidbits 1/18/06

  Replacing Tom Delay. You'll never believe what Britain's George Galloway did now. Political Idiot of the Week.

  Opinion in Politics — by Patfish — on Jan 18, 2006

• The Unitary Executive Case For Impeachment

  Impeach Bush. Give him the same chance to explain and defend himself that Clinton had. To do less would be unfair to Bush.

  Opinion in Politics — by Prometheus 6 — on Jan 18, 2006

• Trent Lott Appears Poised To Make A Run For Senate Majority Leader

  Lott has successfully resurrected himself as a Republican outsider... and media darling.

  News in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Jan 18, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Stardust Returns - Earth's Scientists Begin To Study "The Stuff Of Stars"

  "To see the capsule safely back on its home planet is a thrilling accomplishment."

  News in Sci/Tech — by Bennett Dawson — on Jan 18, 2006