January 24, 2006 Archive

Politics

• The Liberal Media - Example #879

  How can anyone still seriously claim that the establishment media isn't left-leaning?

  Opinion in Politics — by RJ Elliott — on Jan 24, 2006

• Let Congress Vote on 'Domestic Spying'!

  Democrats are upset because calls from overseas are intercepted. Republicans should bring the issue to a vote in Congress.

  Opinion in Politics — by Harry Forbes — on Jan 24, 2006

• Abortion: Finding the Moral Balance

  Opinion in Politics — by Dawn Olsen — on Jan 24, 2006

• What We Learned From the Alito Hearings

  Now that the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito are over, what did we learn?

  Opinion in Politics — by Drew McKissick — on Jan 24, 2006

• Mexico Invades the United States

  Mexican military apparently invade US soil to provide armed cover for fleeing drug dealers

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Jan 24, 2006

• Recognizing Fetal Personhood and Overturning Roe vs. Wade

  The right to life is self-evident and modern science has effectively proven that a fetus is a living thing...

  News in Politics — by Margaret Romao Toigo — on Jan 24, 2006

• Canadian Election 2006: Final Thoughts

  This election did not give the Conservatives a mandate to remake the country in their own image. But it has given the country the opportunity to take a long hard look at the party and what it has to offer.

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Jan 24, 2006

• How Private Are Our Lives?

  Is there any cause for paranoia if the government gets its hands on Google's records?

  Opinion in Politics — by Ray Wong — on Jan 24, 2006

• Senate Judiciary Committee To Vote on Alito

  Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on the nomination of Samuel Alilto to the Supreme Court.

  News in Politics — by Kathy Gill — on Jan 24, 2006

• Bush To Anti-Abortion Activists: "We Will Prevail"

  On the 33rd anniversary of Roe vs. Wade the nation remains divided and conflicted on the role of abortion in the United States.

  News in Politics — by Kathy Gill — on Jan 24, 2006

• Liberals Gains And Losses, Some Happy, Some Sad

  Analysis of Liberal gains and losses in Ontario.

  News in Politics — by Vijay Sappani — on Jan 24, 2006

• Early Results - Canadian Election - Conservative Minority

  A government that will be forced to work with others to survive

  News in Politics — by Deano — on Jan 24, 2006

• Martin Resigns, Leadership Predictions

  The Liberal leadership race has began.Here are my predictions.

  Opinion in Politics — by Vijay Sappani — on Jan 24, 2006

• Canadian Election 2006: Conservative Minority/Paul Maritin Resigns

  Conservatives 124, Liberals 103, Bloc Quebecois 51, N.D.P. 29, Independant 1

  News in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Jan 24, 2006

Video

• TV Review Boston Legal "Helping Hands"

  What lies beneath the surface isn't always what you see..

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Jan 24, 2006

• Chris Penn Found Dead

  Actor and brother of actor Sean Penn, Chris Penn, was found dead

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jan 24, 2006

• Sundance, A Go-Go

  Tired of hearing about the Katie Holmes sex scene snipping controversy? Yeah, me neither. Which is why I wish I were Sundance-bound.

  Opinion in Video — by Beth Gottfried — on Jan 24, 2006

• TV Review: 24 Day 5: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  Hello, graphic violence warning, my old friend. You've come to haunt my dreams again. After last week's violence, I expect to see babies skewered on pikes.

  Review in Video — by Jeff Kouba — on Jan 24, 2006

• Movie Review: Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

  Aside from a few genuine laughs, trying to look for comedy in this comedy can be a difficult task.

  Review in Video — by Ray Wong — on Jan 24, 2006

• Movie Review: End of the Spear

  Criticisms range from bad acting, the perpetuation of colonialist ideology, and homophobia have surrounded this movie. But why?

  Review in Video — by Lyz Baranowski — on Jan 24, 2006

• The Ghosts of Dunkleman and Guarini Return on American Idol Rewind

  News in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Jan 24, 2006

• 24: Hour 5 or Logan's Run

  Mike: “It’s nerve gas” Logan: (gulp) “Is it ours?”

  Review in Video — by Mary K. Williams — on Jan 24, 2006

• Box Office Update for 1/20-1/22: Underworld: Evolution

  Will Chronicles of Narnia hit the $300 million mark?

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jan 24, 2006

• DVD Pick of the Week for 1/24: Virgin Spring

  This is a rather slim week, and I am going to go out on a ledge and pick a film that I have not yet seen from a director with whom I have very little exposure.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jan 24, 2006

• Movie Review: Memoirs of a Geisha 2005

  I was fascinated by the countless intricate elements presented in the film

  Review in Video — by Echeblahblah — on Jan 24, 2006

• TV Review: Magma

  Sci-Fi Channel Original - It stars the Pink Power Ranger. Sold yet?

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Jan 24, 2006

Music

• CD Review: P.O.D.Testify

  After nearly 14 years as a band and more than 7 million album sold, P.O.D. is back

  Review in Music — by Kevin Surbaugh — on Jan 24, 2006

• CD Review: Switched - Ghosts In The Machine

  Switched jumped in the music scene with the release of their 2002 Immortal/Virgin Records release Subject to Change.

  Review in Music — by George Dionne — on Jan 24, 2006

• CD Review: Jackson Browne - Running On Empty (Expanded & Remastered)

  Browne's classic, "Running On Empty", captures life on the road in this remastered, expanded CD/DVD set

  Review in Music — by Gordon S. Miller — on Jan 24, 2006

• Interview: "Sugaray" Rayford of Aunt Kizzy'z Boyz

  Regional finalists, Aunt Kizzy'z Boyz head to Memphis, Tennessee this week to compete in the International Blues Challenge!

  Interview in Music — by Joan Hunt — on Jan 24, 2006

• New Album Releases, Week of 1-24-2006

  Big pick this week of new music looks like Roseanne Cash, with her new Black Cadillac album.

  News in Music — by Al Barger — on Jan 24, 2006

• Supreme Court Rejects Blackberry Appeal and The Daily Music and Tech News

  RIM appeal rejected, AOL Music launches gay music site, and Arctic Monkeys may set a record in today's news.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Jan 24, 2006

• CD Review: Rosanne Cash's Black Cadillac

  Rosanne Cash returns with a moving record about the deaths of her mother, stepmother and her father that finds beauty in the heart of grief.

  Review in Music — by Nik Dirga — on Jan 24, 2006

• CD Review: The Elected - Sun, Sun, Sun

  Give or take the occasional flaw, the Elected's latest is perfect to fight off those mean winter blues.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Jan 24, 2006

• Blogcritics on the 2006 Grammys

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Jan 24, 2006

• CD Review: Patty Hurst Shifter - Too Crowded on the Losing End

  Almost every song is tinged with the feel of cheap, cold beer and dancing on a battered club floor.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Jan 24, 2006

Books

• Frustration: Being With a Small Publisher...

  The frustration is not unlike what I felt when I was working with a small company.

  Opinion in Books — by Ray Wong — on Jan 24, 2006

• James Frey Still On Best-Seller Lists

  After the controversy, the hardcover of A Million Little Pieces mysteriously reappears on the charts. What gives?

  News in Books — by Don Baiocchi — on Jan 24, 2006

• Book Review: Matt Dalton's Presumed Guilty

  His first sentence reveals the reason his book fails as a treatise proclaiming Scott Peterson's "factual innocence".

  Review in Books — by Loretta Dillon — on Jan 24, 2006

• Book Review - Size Matters

  Joel Miller makes the pragmatic case for smaller government.

  Review in Books — by Joshua Sharf — on Jan 24, 2006

• Book Review: Horse - How How the Horse Has Shaped Civilizations by J. Edward Chamberlain

  A literate, loving exploration of the pervasive impact of the horse upon human culture and society.

  Review in Books — by Bill Wallo — on Jan 24, 2006

Culture

• The Get-a-Job Theory of Income Generation

  Come get what's yours. Or not yours. Whatever.

  Opinion in Culture — by David M. Brown — on Jan 24, 2006

• You Know You're A Pothead...

  Sitting around eating snacks, listening to music, and writing this just for you.

  Satire in Culture — by Brian Schleper — on Jan 24, 2006

• Deconstructing the Abortion Lexicon

  Pro-life? Pro-choice? What do these terms really mean?

  Opinion in Culture — by Bryan McKay — on Jan 24, 2006

• Someone Please Help Poor Lindsay Lohan

  America has an obsession.

  Opinion in Culture — by Brian Schleper — on Jan 24, 2006

• Beware of the Non-Moms!

  The Non-Mom has two key characteristics: She is over sixty and has never had a child of her own.

  Opinion in Culture — by trinket — on Jan 24, 2006

• New Jersey Residents Need to Learn to Drive

  I was once told that no matter how much I thought I was going to love to drive, that when I got older I would grow to hate it. Well I don't hate it at all...

  Opinion in Culture — by Brian Schleper — on Jan 24, 2006

• DJRadiohead Podcast Experience Episode 10: Best of 2005

  The Top 10 Albums of 2005 - DJRadiohead Style.

  Opinion in Culture — by Josh Hathaway — on Jan 24, 2006

• Day By Day for January 24, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for January 24, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Jan 24, 2006

• Days Become Years In The Blink of An Eye

  My oldest daughter reached a milestone of sorts today. She lost her first tooth - finally. She is suddenly a big girl with original ideas.

  Opinion in Culture — by trinket — on Jan 24, 2006

• Is Nothing Sacred?

  A discussion of when religion is helpful, and when it is not.

  Opinion in Culture — by Leoniceno — on Jan 24, 2006

Tastes

• Dan Nied's 100 Days: Day 20

  Finally, a breakthrough.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Dan Nied — on Jan 24, 2006

Gaming

• N-Gage Review: Marcel Desailly Pro Soccer

  There so needs to be a Shaolin Soccer game. This isn't it though.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Jan 24, 2006

• PC Game Review: Warhammer 40,000 - Dawn of War

  What shalt thou kill? Lots of Orks, apparently.

  Review in Gaming — by Jonathan Zabel — on Jan 24, 2006

• Nintendo DS Review: Tony Hawk - American Sk8land

  Another game out of the famous Tony Hawk series, American Sk8land for the DS disappoints everywhere but online.

  Review in Gaming — by Tim Weaver — on Jan 24, 2006

Sci/Tech

• AA: Threat or Menace?

  Sex fiends, malodorous misfits, old timers with control issues, making amends to jerks - AA's enough to drive you to drink!

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Elvira Black — on Jan 24, 2006

• Explorations Into Mayan Secrets

  Exploration of language, writing, art and cities of the Mayans accelerate. New technologies and growing knowledge help.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Howard Dratch — on Jan 24, 2006

Sports

• Kobe Bryant Scores 81 Points vs. Toronto Raptors

  Kobe Bryant scores an historic 81 points vs. the Toronto Raptors. Second highest points scored in NBA history.

  News in Sports — by Chris Inkpen — on Jan 24, 2006

• Some More NFL Playoff Ramblings

  One day, two playoff games and a few more random musings generated by Conference Championship Sunday.

  Opinion in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on Jan 24, 2006