February 7, 2006 Archive

Video

• Box Office Update for 2/3-2/5: When a Stranger Calls

  The horror/thriller genre proves once again that it can open a weekend.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Feb 07, 2006

• Movie Review: Big Night

  The perfect recipe for a warm, endearing evening filled with laughs, smiles, and feelings of satisfaction.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Feb 07, 2006

• 24 - Hour Seven: The Art of the Bitch Slap

  "Saw your name on MySpace.com, liked your profile.. Say – need help with those pesky canisters?"

  Review in Video — by Mary K. Williams — on Feb 07, 2006

• 24 Day 5: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

  Graphic violence and I face off. One of us is going down.

  Review in Video — by Jeff Kouba — on Feb 07, 2006

• TV Review: The Shield "Tapa Boca" Season 5, Episode 4

  But for all that wickedness and deceit, Vic has a perhaps somewhat twisted, but very strong sense of loyalty.

  Review in Video — by Al Barger — on Feb 07, 2006

• Super Bowl XL-ame Ads

  I'm finally weighing in with my Super Bowl ad thoughts and favorites. Why are cavemen so funny and girls in lettuce suits so not?

  Opinion in Video — by Chip Ross — on Feb 07, 2006

• DVD Pick of the Week for 2/7: Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

  This week's pick also happens to be an Oscar nominee, for Best Animated Film.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Feb 07, 2006

• DVD Review: The Cary Grant Box Set, Part One

  This week, the MPP reviews five classic Cary Grant films, as compiled in Sony's new box set. First up: 1940's His Girl Friday.

  Review in Video — by Modern Pea Pod — on Feb 07, 2006

• Region 1 DVD Releases For February 7th, 2006

  This week, we ask which was more of a let-down: Doom or Elizabethtown?

  News in Video — by David Dylan Thomas — on Feb 07, 2006

Music

• CD Review: Andrea Bocelli -- Amore'

  Not to be mistaken for anything else, this is an album for the romantic at heart.

  Review in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Feb 07, 2006

• Recording Academy to Pay Tribute to New Orleans

  The latest addition to the long list of performers and presenters is an an all-star tribute to New Orleans.

  News in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Feb 07, 2006

• Bravo to Launch Gay-Oriented Broadband Channel and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Bravo's new broadband channel, Grammy news and new old Sonic Youth in today's music and tech update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Feb 07, 2006

• DVD Review-Tori Amos-The Video Collection: Fade To Red

  Tori fans: the red headed muse is back!

  Review in Music — by T Stoddart — on Feb 07, 2006

• Concert Review: Amour, Cruel Amour (Ellen Hargis & Paul O'Dette)

  John Dowland meets John Cage? "Early Music Now" indeed...

  Review in Music — by SVF — on Feb 07, 2006

• CD Review: Chick Corea's The Ultimate Adventure

  Chick Corea pens another innovative tone poem as his interpretation of an L. Ron Hubbard novel

  Review in Music — by Tim Gebhart — on Feb 07, 2006

• The Rolling Stones Know How to Play Ball

  This is, after all, the band that agreed to self-bowdlerize "Let's Spend the Night Together" into "Let’s Spend Some Time Together" for The Ed Sullivan Show in 1967.

  News in Music — by Steven Hart — on Feb 07, 2006

• CD Review: Leon Redbone Live - October 26, 1992: The Olympia Theater, Paris France

  Leon Redbone provides an important history lesson of early 20th century popular music that is a pleasure to experience.

  Review in Music — by Gordon S. Miller — on Feb 07, 2006

• CD Single Review: The Voom Blooms – "Politics & Cigarettes"

  The Voom Blooms are a four-piece band that creates masterful tunes with Rock and Roll bravado that belie their experience.

  Review in Music — by Matt Largo — on Feb 07, 2006

• February Mixtape

  New music mix, the first of 2006 for me with Mount Sims, Pharrell, Hard-Fi and Arctic Monkeys.

  Opinion in Music — by Chip Ross — on Feb 07, 2006

• CD Review: Various Artists- Future Retro

  Caballero Oscura goes back to the future to hear how today's DJs remix alternative classics

  Review in Music — by Gordon S. Miller — on Feb 07, 2006

• Concert Review: Section 18 w/ Audible Thought, Equipt, Junket 2/4/06

  Local music to be proud of. Get out and support your local music scene.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Feb 07, 2006

Books

• Book Review: PSP Hacks

  Even if you're not brave enough to open the system, there's enough information to find this useful.

  Review in Books — by Matt Paprocki — on Feb 07, 2006

• Graphic Novel Review: Oh My Goddess Vol. 1

  Dark Horse Comics reissues a classic manga "unflipped" for the first time.

  Review in Books — by Bill Wallo — on Feb 07, 2006

• Book Review: The Spychips Threat

  Big Brother for Apocalyptical Americans of all (or no) religion.

  Review in Books — by Joshua Sharf — on Feb 07, 2006

• Book Review: Institutionalized by Fred Smith and Joe Schmoe

  Corportate Insanity: thy name is Institutionalized Industries!

  Review in Books — by T Stoddart — on Feb 07, 2006

• NaNoWriMo Notes: The End Is Nigh

  Maybe they will never get published except through my own means; that won't take anything away from the fact that I created a world, populated it with people I like, and told a part of the story of their lives.

  Opinion in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Feb 07, 2006

• On Writing and Self-Publishing: Part 1

  Is there a new way to bring books to the world? Put your mind to the task.

  Opinion in Books — by John Spivey — on Feb 07, 2006

Culture

• Theater Review: Steam at the White Bear

  A sport develops - the competitive telling of what Matt calls NQEs (Near Queer Experiences). For a homophobe, he’s oddly happy talking about gay sex.

  Review in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Feb 07, 2006

• Seven Comforts After Having Major Surgery

  Last week I went in for what was supposedly a simple surgical procedure and ended up in the OR instead.

  Opinion in Culture — by trinket — on Feb 07, 2006

• Connecting With Maps

  Connecting with my father through maps.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mat Brewster — on Feb 07, 2006

• True Crime Update 2/7/06

  Massachusetts cops said they didn't screw up on Entwistle. Not true. Latest on body builder murder. Glass eyes and drunks.

  Opinion in Culture — by Patfish — on Feb 07, 2006

• Day By Day for February 07, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for February 07, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Feb 07, 2006

• Food for Thought: Oats Rock!

  Want a healthy and tasty breakfast? Go for the oats, man. Go for the oats.

  News in Culture — by Natalie Davis — on Feb 07, 2006

Politics

• Kansas Notification Law Trial Continues

  Underage sex is baaaad, m'kay? But does telling the parents who already aren't doing their job well make it any better?

  News in Politics — by Kathy Gill — on Feb 07, 2006

• Iranian Paper Launches Holocaust Cartoon Competition

  Iranians "testing" the west with competition to find the "best" holocaust cartoons.

  News in Politics — by Kevin Surbaugh — on Feb 07, 2006

• Gonzales: Wiretaps "Essential" - Specter: Plan “Defies Logic”

  Republican Senators not satisfied with Gonzales' defense of warrantless wiretaps and raising questions. Democrats beyond dissatisfied.

  News in Politics — by Kathy Gill — on Feb 07, 2006

• Bush Proposes Record Defense Budget, Cuts in Domestic Programs

  Bigger and badder than before, Bush brings a budget bursting with billions of bucks for bogus bellicose boosterism.

  News in Politics — by Kathy Gill — on Feb 07, 2006

• Mr. Mirengoff Goes To Washington

  Powerline Blogger, Paul Mirengoff, manages to fluster, not one, but two Democratic Senators. It was fun to watch.

  Opinion in Politics — by David Flanagan — on Feb 07, 2006

Sports

• Hey Seahawks Fans: Shut Up

  Stop making excuses for the Seahawks. They played poorly and lost a game that they should have won.

  News in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on Feb 07, 2006

• The Great Debate: Is Curling a Sport?

  Curling might be an entertaining sport to watch this winter, but it's hardly a sport.

  Opinion in Sports — by Dan McGowan — on Feb 07, 2006

• Super Bowl XS

  As the sun rises on the Pacific Northwest, so does the first day of healing begin.

  News in Sports — by Brian Schleper — on Feb 07, 2006

• Refs Continue to Disappoint in Steelers' Super Bowl Win

  Instead of the teams on the field, the officiating was the standout in Super Bowl XL.

  News in Sports — by Chris Inkpen — on Feb 07, 2006

Gaming

• Xbox 360 Review: Dead or Alive 4

  Alive and kicking... high.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Feb 07, 2006

Tastes

• Dan Nied's 100 Days: Day 34

  Today it was a peanut and jerky diet.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Dan Nied — on Feb 07, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Nobody Ever Blogged About Scrabble And The NFL

  How one silly little blog post went from a laptop in Ohio to the fourth-largest newspaper in the U.S.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Feb 07, 2006