February 2, 2006 Archive

Politics

• Shimon Peres Came To Power Over Rabin's Dead Body

  Shimon Peres is a kapo of compromise, a prostitute serving his German-Jesuit EU masters, a traitor selling out Jews, Jerusalem and Israel.

  Opinion in Politics — by David Ben-Ariel — on Feb 02, 2006

• Germany Behind the Mask: Monster or Marshmallow?

  "So long as we wear the mask, we remain hidden..."

  Opinion in Politics — by David Ben-Ariel — on Feb 02, 2006

• Six Generals Line Up Against the Washington Post

  Tom Toles’ editorial cartoon of the wounded gets labeled “reprehensible.” Wounded without adequate care, not even mentioned.

  Opinion in Politics — by Diana Hartman — on Feb 02, 2006

• DNC Connections to Abramoff: Methinks Thou Dost Protest Too Much

  Why is it that the mere suggestion that a democrat here and there might be tainted by Abramoff money sets of a firestorm of denial and vicious attacks?

  Opinion in Politics — by David Flanagan — on Feb 02, 2006

• Bush Administration, In Flip-Flop, Not Helping Katrina Investigation

  How can we learn from our mistakes if we don't investigate?

  News in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Feb 02, 2006

• Ja! Ja! Juden Raus!! Riding to Power on the Wild Side

  When an Israeli kills a Jew, the line costing Olmert his sovereign authority over this country will have been crossed.

  Opinion in Politics — by Ruvy — on Feb 02, 2006

• Gossip & Tidbits from the 2006 State of the Union Speech

  The pundits have analyzed the speech enough already. Here are the juicy behind the scene details. Including the eyebrows.

  Opinion in Politics — by Patfish — on Feb 02, 2006

Sports

• Super Bowl XL: Are You Ready For Commercials?

  The Super Bowl: Steelers, Seahawks, and COMMERCIALS!!

  News in Sports — by Warren Kelly — on Feb 02, 2006

• NFL Picks of a Thoughtful Fool, Super Bowl Edition

  Wherein I rip on Detroit like a true homeboy and wrap things up for the season. This time for sure.

  News in Sports — by David Mazzotta — on Feb 02, 2006

• Duke Wins Nail-Biter in Boston

  #2 ranked Duke hangs on to win 83-81 vs. #14 Boston College in heated ACC basketball matchup.

  News in Sports — by Chris Inkpen — on Feb 02, 2006

• Baylor Basketball Experiences The Good Kind of Bliss

  After Dave Bliss's deceptions left the program bleeding in the moonlight, Baylor wins its first game in a year.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Feb 02, 2006

Books

• An Interview With Gotham Chopra of Virgin Comics

  Blogs, digital cameras, laptop computers, and other innovations have really opened up the medium of expression and creativity and enabled a degree of media democratization.

  Interview in Books — by Vijay Sappani — on Feb 02, 2006

• Book Review: Clara Callan by Richard B. Wright

  Wright creates such vivid characters that the "two sisters" cliche is only a framework on which very real people rest.

  Review in Books — by Bonnie — on Feb 02, 2006

• Book Review: Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key

  I think we all know someone like Joey Pigza, the title character in this moving, warm glimpse into a boy's life.

  Review in Books — by Scott Butki — on Feb 02, 2006

• Book Review: Sixpence House: Lost in a Town of Books by Paul Collins

  There's the book about the man who, thinking his posterior made of glass, always stood, fearing that if he sat, "he should break his bottom.”

  Review in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Feb 02, 2006

Video

• Movie Review: Hoodwinked

  All of the commercials and trailers I saw for this made it look like this loud obnoxious throwaway film that was getting dumped into theaters in hopes of making a few bucks...

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Feb 02, 2006

• Movie Review: The God Who Wasn't There

  Review in Video — by Marty Dodge — on Feb 02, 2006

• DVD Reviews: In Good Company, DiG!, Maria Full of Grace

  Here's a few picks for overlooked gems worth renting on your next trip to Blockbuster.

  Review in Video — by Nik Dirga — on Feb 02, 2006

• DVD Review: Gumball 3000 - 6 Days in May

  A good documentary that puts you on the edge of your seat at times wondering what will happen around the next turn.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Feb 02, 2006

• Introducing The Shatner Award

  Satire in Video — by Tony Figueroa — on Feb 02, 2006

Music

• CD Review: Underworld-Evolution Soundtrack

  A fleshy compilation for you to sink your teeth into.

  Review in Music — by T Stoddart — on Feb 02, 2006

• Franz Ferdinand and Death Cab for Cutie to Tour and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Tours, Grammys and Survivor in Today's Music and Tech News Update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Feb 02, 2006

• Review (3-CD set): Alabama — Livin; Lovin' Rockin' Rollin' The 25th Anniversary Collection

  Review in Music — by Temple Stark — on Feb 02, 2006

• Famous Faces Gather to Promote Folk Music

  Over two-thousand artists will gather on February 10 in Austin Texas for the 18th North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance convention.

  News in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Feb 02, 2006

• Create a Flash Animation Video – Win an Xbox 360

  The band Taking Back Sunday is looking for some help with their video for the song "Error Operator."

  News in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Feb 02, 2006

• Why Mozart?

  "Mozart was a bad composer who died too late rather than too early." Um, excuse me...?

  Opinion in Music — by SVF — on Feb 02, 2006

• CD Review: Silverstein - Discovering the Waterfront

  Silverstein, never heard of them. After listening to the album, I now understand why I didn't know about them.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Feb 02, 2006

• The Couch Sessions Podcast: J*Davey

  The LA-based duo talks to us about their first meeting at a high school prom, their influences, and music industry labels.

  Interview in Music — by Stone — on Feb 02, 2006

• Music DVD Review: The Velvet Underground - Velvet Redux: Live MCMXCIII

  Can we really enjoy the Velvet Underground while Lou Reed is wearing blue jeans?

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Feb 02, 2006

• CD Review: Cat Power - The Greatest

  Though it doesn't live up to its title, The Greatest does randomly arrive at greatness.

  Review in Music — by Jackson Smith — on Feb 02, 2006

Sci/Tech

• SciTech Watch: Bird Flu - Encouraging News

  An interesting way to model the spread of disease, and a report on some vaccine research.

  News in Sci/Tech — by John Vaccaro — on Feb 02, 2006

• Podshow Wins One, Loses One

  A great show leaves just as a great show signs up.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Warren Kelly — on Feb 02, 2006

Culture

• Our Story Is Not History For Everybody

  Colonial attitudes have proven unwieldy in the past and have caused nothing but trouble; don't you think it's time we tried something different?

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Feb 02, 2006

• Blogcritics Editors' Picks of the Week (Jan. 25 – Jan. 31): Nothing More to Say Edition

  Let's give 'em something to talk about...

  Opinion in Culture — by Eric Berlin — on Feb 02, 2006

• A Thought On Gasoline Prices - Rats ... Maybe They Sorta Make Sense

  Instead of listening to talking heads or talk show callers to learn about gasoline prices I decided to just sit down for ten minutes and do a little math. You know...the kind of math we learned in elementary school?

  Opinion in Culture — by Bird of Paradise — on Feb 02, 2006

• Day By Day for February 02, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for February 02, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Feb 02, 2006

• Interview: Steve Miller, Museum Director, On the Future of Small Museums

  The future of small museums: an interview with a specialist in the rescue of small historical museums.

  Interview in Culture — by Howard Dratch — on Feb 02, 2006

• Revenge of the Organization Kid

  Five years after Brooks' article about our generation's overachieving youth, the overachieving youth speaks out.

  Opinion in Culture — by Chelsea Smith — on Feb 02, 2006

• Reducing Human Interference

  One more inter-human barrier helps keep corporate communications channels clear.

  Opinion in Culture — by Uriel Wittenberg — on Feb 02, 2006

• Theater Review: Metamorphoses & Elektra at the Barbican

  This won't be everyone's beaker of wine, but it is an unforgettable evening that brings at least a taste of Ancient Greece to London.

  Review in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Feb 02, 2006

Tastes

• Dan Nied's 100 Days: Day 29

  I need your help!

  Opinion in Tastes — by Dan Nied — on Feb 02, 2006