February 3, 2006 Archive

Sports

• This Year, Super Bowl Ads Are Strictly Monkey Business

  There's lots of hot monkey love for those CareerBuilder Super Bowl chimp ads.

  Opinion in Sports — by Kay Bell — on Feb 03, 2006

• NYC Coach, Guard Cross the Line in 113-Point Outing

  Girls basketball player broke a high school record, but was it right?

  News in Sports — by Dan McGowan — on Feb 03, 2006

Politics

• QB Bush Can't Connect

  QB Bush misses receivers, fumbles hand-offs and is stuck with only one working play--terror. And the Speech? SOS.

  Opinion in Politics — by Chip Spear — on Feb 03, 2006

• Newly Appointed Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Defends 'The Little Guy'

  And a "little gal" too (figuratively speaking)!

  Opinion in Politics — by David Flanagan — on Feb 03, 2006

• "Death to Denmark": Freedom of Speech And Thought Under Fire

  Denmark, or any other country for that matter, should be as free as it likes to publish what it likes. Muslims, meanwhile, think they have a right to dictate what the rest of us think.

  Opinion in Politics — by Mark Edward Manning — on Feb 03, 2006

• Secret Service Investigates Seventh-Grader for Threats Against Bush

  A Rhode Island middle-schooler got a not-so-nice visit from the G-Men thanks to an English class writing assignment.

  Opinion in Politics — by Pete Blackwell — on Feb 03, 2006

• Cutting Through the Static on The Freedom of Press Issue

  The offensive Muslim editorial cartoons are to freedom of press as WMDs are to Iraq: a red herring.

  Opinion in Politics — by DJ Freq — on Feb 03, 2006

• Duck and Cover - and Kiss your Sweet Ass Goodbye

  The Pentagon believes it has found a drug that can treat radiation exposure. So what's the holdup on mass-producing it?

  Opinion in Politics — by Elvira Black — on Feb 03, 2006

• Another Key Conservative Comes Out Against Bush's Warrantless Surveillance Program

  The list grows longer, and the spin that only Democrats are against warrantless surveillance grows weaker.

  News in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Feb 03, 2006

• Arrest First, Apologize Later

  Opinion in Politics — by Kathy Gill — on Feb 03, 2006

• Christie Whitman Can't Escape Responsibility for Health Problems Following 9/11

  Christine Todd Whitman is the classic, useless "moderate Republican."

  Opinion in Politics — by Steven Hart — on Feb 03, 2006

• The Muslim Cartoon "Controversy"

  Why have they picked this moment to anger millions of Muslims in the name of "freedom of speech"?

  Opinion in Politics — by Chromatius — on Feb 03, 2006

• Liberal Party Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places

  It seems as though people can’t get away from the Liberal Party leadership fast enough.

  Opinion in Politics — by DJ Freq — on Feb 03, 2006

• The Other Legacy of New Orleans

  When they kick at your front door, how you gonna come, with your hands on your head or on the trigger of your gun?

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Feb 03, 2006

Culture

• These Shoes Are Made For Walking

  I hate shoe shopping. I’m obviously missing something on the X chromosome.

  Opinion in Culture — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Feb 03, 2006

• Don't Let the Islamo-Fascists Kill the Right to Free Speech

  Islamo-fascists call criticism of Islamo-fascism a form of "terrorism." What does that tell us about "cultural differences"?

  Opinion in Culture — by David M. Brown — on Feb 03, 2006

• Scarlet Letter - A Christian With AIDS

  I was diagnosed with HIV in 1999 and since then the HIV has progressed on into AIDS.

  Opinion in Culture — by David Ben-Ariel — on Feb 03, 2006

• Does God Heal Today?

  Everybody is an individual and everybody must make up their own mind about whether or not to take medicines.

  Opinion in Culture — by David Ben-Ariel — on Feb 03, 2006

• Repetition, Bricolage, and Blogging in the Information Age

  How the ability to record broadcast media has changed our relationship to knowledge and the world.

  Opinion in Culture — by Chromatius — on Feb 03, 2006

• Black History Month: Necessary and Compelling Reasons to Celebrate It

  It is essential that every American study and understand black history simply because slavery was such an ugly part of our collective history.

  Opinion in Culture — by Victor Lana — on Feb 03, 2006

• Venus in Aries on the Prowl: Astrology-Based Advice

  Hi Elsa, For six years, I've been content with being a happy, single, and independent girlie.

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Feb 03, 2006

• Pop Culture Update 2/3/06

  Sign on the line that you're having sex. Osama's book club overtakes Oprah's. Blind item fun.

  Opinion in Culture — by Patfish — on Feb 03, 2006

• Captain Jack Sparrow to Join the Pirates at Disneyland

  Pirates of the Caribbean ride to update in conjunction with film sequel.

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 03, 2006

• Day By Day for February 03, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for February 03, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Feb 03, 2006

• Breaking News: Cruise Ship Vanishes

  The ship had 1300 on board when it disapeared. An expert 'fears the worst'.

  News in Culture — by Kevin Surbaugh — on Feb 03, 2006

• Zany Days and Cheap Mondays Always Get Me Down

  The Muslim population and its radical elements continue to increase in Sweden, but one Swede is busy trying to stamp out Christianity.

  Opinion in Culture — by Greg Strange — on Feb 03, 2006

Books

• Book Review: Drama City by George Pelecanos

  Pelecanos' latest is short on originality.

  Review in Books — by Scott Butki — on Feb 03, 2006

• You're Part of the Collective Now

  A couple of comments on politics and eusociality inspired by reading Stephen Baxter's Coalescent.

  Opinion in Books — by Chromatius — on Feb 03, 2006

• Book Review: Rabbit at Rest, by John Updike

  Rabbit at Rest is John Updike's masterpiece, a Greek tragedy articulated through the downfall of a flawed nuclear family.

  Review in Books — by Robert Lashley — on Feb 03, 2006

• Book Review: Exploring the JDS Linux Desktop

  Microsoft will be in trouble when the average person finds Linux easy to use...here's how to get started.

  Review in Books — by Triniman — on Feb 03, 2006

Video

• Movie Review: Sympathy For Lady Vengeance

  Chan-wook Park's revenge trilogy reaches its glorious conclusion.

  Review in Video — by Duke De Mondo — on Feb 03, 2006

• Weekend Preview Movie Haiku

  Opinion in Video — by Drew Feinberg — on Feb 03, 2006

• DVD Review: Three Extremes, Asian Horror Retrospective

  From Desicritics, a horror barrage-a-trois from some of East Asia's best horror directors.

  Review in Video — by Aaman Lamba — on Feb 03, 2006

• Movie Review: Grizzly Man

  Werner Herzog's unsettling documentary comes to the small screen tonight on Discovery Channel.

  Review in Video — by Scott McBride — on Feb 03, 2006

• Movie Review: Dirty Pretty Things

  A picture that has the potential to stir-up new notions on immigration and the muscle to sock you in the stomach.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Feb 03, 2006

• TV Review CSI:NY "Stuck on You"

  An arrow and the New York art scene make up this episode of murder

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Feb 03, 2006

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Begins Filming Next Week

  News in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 03, 2006

• Movie Review: He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

  Nothing is ever what it initially seems.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Feb 03, 2006

• New Movies and Box Office Predictions: Featuring When a Stranger Calls

  This week brings a new romantic comedy and another remake of an old horror movie.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Feb 03, 2006

• Brokeback Mountain Blues

  ... tumultuous thoughts, tormenting conflicts of interest and personal struggles brought to the surface, surging like lava from a volcano...

  Opinion in Video — by David Ben-Ariel — on Feb 03, 2006

• Courting Craig Ferguson: The Late Late Show Diaries 02-01-06

  "I played a gay British vampire in a movie; how much do you have to suck to get one of these Razzies?"

  Review in Video — by Joan Hunt — on Feb 03, 2006

Music

• CD Review: Belle and Sebastian - The Life Pursuit

  Once upon a time, a band called Belle and Sebastian made an album....

  Review in Music — by Ryan Seay — on Feb 03, 2006

• CD Review: To: Elliot From: Portland

  Is this tribute to the late, great Elliot Smith an honor or a butcher job?

  Review in Music — by Cara de Pescado — on Feb 03, 2006

• The List of the Moment

  The music I've been listening to lately...

  Opinion in Music — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Feb 03, 2006

• Moscow's RTS Exchange Downed by Virus and The Daily Music and Tech News

  RTS crashes, CD Wow! hopes to rival Amazon and The Pumpkins reunite in today's music and tech news digest.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Feb 03, 2006

• The Friday Morning Listen: Tortoise & Bonnie "Prince" Billy

  There was a possibility of gore and shock, but I had to take the chance.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Feb 03, 2006

• CD/DVD Review: Billy Bragg Volume 1

  (A) remarkable tribute to a genuinely unique performer and individual.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Feb 03, 2006

• CD Review: I Can't Stop - Al Green

  I Cant Stop is a portrait of a great artist in nearly full command of his faculties, with the guts to use all of them.

  Review in Music — by Robert Lashley — on Feb 03, 2006

Sci/Tech

• SAP's On-Demand Foray

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Sadagopan S — on Feb 03, 2006

• Friday Femmes Fatales No 43 (Women bloggers)

  From the critic's dilemma, to the case against soft drinks, to punk knitting ...

  News in Sci/Tech — by Natalie Bennett — on Feb 03, 2006

Tastes

• Dan Nied's 100 Days: Day 30

  I love Weezer, I may have a new trainer (sort of) and Subway has another new disaster.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Dan Nied — on Feb 03, 2006