February 5, 2006 Archive

Sports

• Super Bowl XL Is Over - Did You Get Enough Hype?

  The Super Bowl is over and the Steelers are the finest football team in the world. Let’s ramble!

  News in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on Feb 05, 2006

• Super Bowl Ads: Halftime Thoughts

  The first half of the big game -- the big ad game, that is.

  Opinion in Sports — by Warren Kelly — on Feb 05, 2006

• The Knicks Are A Disgrace, Media Week Is Boring And The NFL Players Might Strike

  This was an interesting week in sports, even without the Super Bowl build up. Ramble along with me.

  Opinion in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on Feb 05, 2006

• Blogcritics on Super Bowl XL

  News in Sports — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 05, 2006

• Pittsburgh Steelers, Winners? Maybe in Pee-wee

  The Steelers aren't going to know what hit them until the black eye shows in the morning.

  Opinion in Sports — by Temple Stark — on Feb 05, 2006

Music

• 2006 Grammy Award Predictions

  Grammy predictions! Who will win and who will merely be performing?

  News in Music — by Sterfish — on Feb 05, 2006

• DVD Review: UFO - Showtime

  More for serious fans than newcomers, Showtime shows that UFO can still rock but, that their best days are past.

  Review in Music — by Triniman — on Feb 05, 2006

• Never Mind the Beatles … Here’s the 101 Strings

  Who was the most successful, i.e. the best-selling, recording act of the 1960s? The Beatles? Nope … 101 Strings.

  Review in Music — by DAyTripper — on Feb 05, 2006

Politics

• The Pen Really IS Mightier Than the Sword

  A stroke of the pen has destroyed the illusion that fundamentalist Islam can coexist with tolerant Western secularism. Is it war to the death?

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Feb 05, 2006

• America's #1 Problem

  America's #1 problem is not listening to George W. Bush.

  Opinion in Politics — by AmeriPundit — on Feb 05, 2006

• Billy Joel, Prophet Muhammad, And The Disconnect From Reality

  Freedom of the press, and freedom of expression must, and will, triumph over the ‘requirement’ that the whole world treat any particular religion with any more reverence than any other.

  Opinion in Politics — by allendrury — on Feb 05, 2006

• Protestors Kind of Motivated to Protest

  "The almost fight" and "Maybe you should listen..." among others , have been considered.

  Satire in Politics — by Crushkill — on Feb 05, 2006

• The Bush Administration: Enemy of Science

  If George W. Bush really wants to help America keep its leadership role in science and technology, he can start by resigning.

  Opinion in Politics — by Steven Hart — on Feb 05, 2006

• Aid for Africa?

  Mugabe's still in power (no visits by Jesse Jackson or by an African-American coalition of outraged ministers).

  Opinion in Politics — by David Ben-Ariel — on Feb 05, 2006

• My "Scaridness"

  I love my "scaridness". It's a sacred "scaridness". It lets me know that I'm alive. If I didn't have "scaridness"...

  Opinion in Politics — by AmeriPundit — on Feb 05, 2006

Gaming

• PS2 Review: Brothers In Arms - Road To Hill 30

  Just another World War II game.

  Review in Gaming — by Kevin Cortez — on Feb 05, 2006

• PS2 Review: Dragon Quest VIII - Journey of the Cursed King

  Déjà vu all over again.

  Review in Gaming — by Jonathan Zabel — on Feb 05, 2006

• Xbox 360 Review: Need for Speed Most Wanted

  Easily the most wanted game of the series.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Feb 05, 2006

Culture

• The Not-Quite-Sunday Funnies Comic Page: This Week: Sock Puppets, Super Bowl Sunday, and Censorship

  Satire in Culture — by Annie — on Feb 05, 2006

• Sniff…Our Little Internet Is Growing Up

  Others started the Internet... the World Wide Web. It’s my Internet. I’ll share it, but it is mine like the air I breathe.

  Opinion in Culture — by Murphy — on Feb 05, 2006

• Born Again to Sensitivity

  The Boston Globe editors are suddenly overcome with sensitivity towards religious believers.

  Opinion in Culture — by Harry Forbes — on Feb 05, 2006

• Wants To Talk! Mercury In Aspect To Mars: Astrology-Based Advice

  Elsa, At work, I'm going through changes in management and it feels uncomfortable for everyone.

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Feb 05, 2006

• Media Reality Check: Freedom to Be Offensive?

  Cartoons, helicopters, pandas and offensive cartoons, oh my!

  Opinion in Culture — by Scott Butki — on Feb 05, 2006

• Affordable Housing: Verbal Slapstick At Its Best

  ...we will have too live in a world where terms like affordable housing and military intelligence are the verbal equivalent of slipping on a banana peel: funny to watch but lousy to experience.

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Feb 05, 2006

• Day By Day for February 05, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for February 05, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Feb 05, 2006

• Katrina: Unexpected Consequences

  We just moved into our ninth address since evacuating New Orleans on August 27, just ahead of Katrina. ...

  News in Culture — by vinturella — on Feb 05, 2006

Tastes

• Dan Nied's 100 Days: Day 31

  I need solutions.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Dan Nied — on Feb 05, 2006

• Smoking, Drinking and Drugs: Habit, Disease, Addiction, or Choice?

  To become dependent on something is by choice. You either choose to use or choose not to use.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Joanne D. Kiggins — on Feb 05, 2006

Books

• Book Review: The Cult of Alien Gods by Jason Colavito

  Is H.P. Lovecraft's fiction responsible for modern beliefs in "ancient astronauts" and UFO cults?

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Feb 05, 2006

• Book Review: Foreign Affairs

  Two academics study in London. They fall in love. Language, characters and a sense of place make a brilliant novel.

  Review in Books — by Howard Dratch — on Feb 05, 2006

• The Truth Does Matter: Part 2—Nasdijj Navajo Hoax

  It seems another memoir is in question. Worse yet, the identity of award-winning writer Nasdijj is in question.

  Opinion in Books — by Joanne D. Kiggins — on Feb 05, 2006

• Book Review: Megatokyo

  Web comics are big! Some are even popular enough to make it to print.

  Review in Books — by Lindsay Beaumont — on Feb 05, 2006

Video

• TV Review: Skating With Celebrities- Four Left

  Will Nancy Kerrigan pull it through? Could Bruce Jenner possibly win? Does Jillian Barberie have it locked up?

  Review in Video — by Patfish — on Feb 05, 2006

• Battlestar Galactica's Ratings for Episodes 211-214

  Is the new Battlestar Galactica following in the footsteps of the original series and heading towards a quick cancellation?

  News in Video — by Jim Iaccino — on Feb 05, 2006

• Al "Grandpa" Lewis Dies

  Another Munster goes home.

  News in Video — by Joan Hunt — on Feb 05, 2006

• Hollywood Writers Honour Their Own at Writers Guild Award

  I bet the acceptance speeches were well-written.

  News in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Feb 05, 2006

Sci/Tech

• The Weirdest Science Story I've Seen So Far This Year

  The "gruesome glory that is a wasp named Ampulex compressa..."

  News in Sci/Tech — by Steven Hart — on Feb 05, 2006