February 10, 2006 Archive

Culture

• Theater Review: Eve Ensler's The Good Body

  Unlike a Buddhist monk, when Ensler contemplates her belly, she doesn’t find inner peace, but outer turmoil.

  Review in Culture — by Purple Tigress — on Feb 10, 2006

• Valentine's Day Romance Or Science?

  Opinion in Culture — by Melly — on Feb 10, 2006

• Muhammad Cartoon Interpreted

  Revealing expressions in the heart of European media.

  Satire in Culture — by Gazelle — on Feb 10, 2006

• Pop Culture Update 2/10/06

  Princess Di back from the dead? The penguins have a new egg! Blind item fun.

  Opinion in Culture — by Patfish — on Feb 10, 2006

• Valentine's Day Is Stupid

  Opinion in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 10, 2006

• Canadian Government Raising Age of Consent Laws

  With competing pressing issues facing Canadians, the new government decides that raising of the age of consent is a priority.

  Opinion in Culture — by Bonnie — on Feb 10, 2006

• She's Sexually Frustrated and Unsatisfied - Incompatible Sex Drives: Astrology-Based Advice

  Hi Elsa, My boyfriend and I are opposites in many ways...

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Feb 10, 2006

• Britney Spears Among Least Intelligent 2% of Americans

  Car baby photo confirms the worst.

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 10, 2006

• Theater Review: Taken In at the Barons Court

  Marc wants to rescue rent boy Danny - to set his dysfunctional life in order, to get him writing to his Mum, to get him a "proper," safe job.

  Review in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Feb 10, 2006

• Day By Day for February 10, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for February 10, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Feb 10, 2006

• Richard Thompson: He's Missing the Stew

  What happens when young children listen to Richard Thompson.

  Opinion in Culture — by Lori Mortimer — on Feb 10, 2006

Video

• Blogcritics on ABC's Dancing With the Stars, Season 2

  Review in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 10, 2006

• Possible Series Finale Of Arrested Development Airs Tonight

  The Winter Olympics come every four years. However, tonight could be your very last chance to see new episodes of Arrested Development ... ever.

  News in Video — by Sterfish — on Feb 10, 2006

• Drew's Weekend Movie Haiku

  Movie haiku. The cornerstone of a nutritional breakfast.

  Opinion in Video — by Drew Feinberg — on Feb 10, 2006

• My Entertainment Shows RANT

  Maybe I'm just getting old (I turned 41 on Monday), but I have a bone to pick with some of the Entertainment News shows.

  Opinion in Video — by Tony Figueroa — on Feb 10, 2006

• Movie Review: Capote Gets At the Heart of Writer's Life

  Philip Seymour Hoffman gets under your skin in a fascinating look at one writer's obsession with fame and death.

  Review in Video — by Nik Dirga — on Feb 10, 2006

• UMD Review: Doom

  Video game movies continue on their downswing.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Feb 10, 2006

• DVD Review: All in the Family Season 1

  Just as offensive and politically uncorrect as it was 30 years ago. We wouldn't want it any other way.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Feb 10, 2006

• DVD Review: The Richard Pryor 4 Movie Collection

  Do yourself a favour and seek out something else as a memento or an introduction to Richard Pryor's career.

  Review in Video — by Richard Marcus — on Feb 10, 2006

• New Movies and Box Office Predictions: Featuring Final Destination 3

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Feb 10, 2006

Sci/Tech

• The Changing Landscape Of Consulting

  A glorious era lies ahead for offshore consulting firms...

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Sadagopan S — on Feb 10, 2006

• Oracle and Open Source Acquisition

  Will open source prove to be a good move for Oracle?

  News in Sci/Tech — by Sadagopan S — on Feb 10, 2006

• Mobile Tech Talk: Sirius S50 Home Dock

  My home dock finally arrived earlier this week. I have to say I have mixed feelings.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by PocketPaul — on Feb 10, 2006

• Mobile Tech Talk: Nintendo DS Lite - Smaller And More Colorful

  The Nintendo DS Lite is still scheduled to be released in Japan on March 2.

  News in Sci/Tech — by PocketPaul — on Feb 10, 2006

• SciTech Watch: Alternative Fuels

  Anyone who has put gasoline in his or her car or filled up a fuel oil tank over the last six months is painfully aware of what has happened to the price petroleum-based products.

  News in Sci/Tech — by John Vaccaro — on Feb 10, 2006

• Internet Search Usage Takes Huge Leap

  Google widens its lead.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 10, 2006

Books

• On Writing and Self-Publishing: Part 2

  Why do we write? Why does our work deserve to be on the shelves?

  Opinion in Books — by John Spivey — on Feb 10, 2006

Music

• Music Playlist: '80s Covers: Acoustic

  Covers of memorable '80s tunes, but done acoustically.

  Opinion in Music — by Robert Burke — on Feb 10, 2006

• Really Really Good #17-Full Service

  The return of RRG! Featuring Kola Boof, El Da Sensei, Korn, w/ media links from Cassidy, G-Unit and more!

  Opinion in Music — by Laron Cue — on Feb 10, 2006

• CD Review: Martian Colony - Trajectory

  The concept is innovative, and they've developed a clever marketing campaign around. Too bad they didn't extend that creativity into making the CD, itself.

  Review in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Feb 10, 2006

• An Open Letter to Sir Paul McCartney

  A letter to Sir Paul McCartney, in which I ask for a new album to be released soon.

  Opinion in Music — by Daniel Solzman — on Feb 10, 2006

• Blackberry Fix Ready and The Daily Music and Tech News

  RIM introduce Blackberry fix, New Stereophonics and no more Juliana Theory in Today's Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Feb 10, 2006

• CD Review: Sound the Alarm - Sound the Alarm EP

  Pennsylvania teenagers debut songs from their upcoming full-length while also showcasing their earliest works.

  Review in Music — by George Dionne — on Feb 10, 2006

• Coming Soon: The Anti-Grammys

  My yearly attempt to understand that crazy music the kids are dancing to these days...

  Opinion in Music — by SVF — on Feb 10, 2006

• I Suck At Romance Mix CD

  One man's attempt at romance.

  Opinion in Music — by Joan Hunt — on Feb 10, 2006

• The Friday Morning Listen: Daniel Lanois

  Welcome to the world, little Baby Alden.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Feb 10, 2006

Gaming

• Gear Review: NubyTech's Street Fighter Anniversary Arcade Stick

  The best arcade stick you can buy.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Feb 10, 2006

• Dreamcast Review: 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue

  102 Dalmatians is a Disney title. It’s a Disney title aimed at children. Others have been warned.

  Review in Gaming — by Tyler Willis — on Feb 10, 2006

Politics

• Turning Us Into Them

  Fundamentalist Muslim strategy is expand the game by attacking our cultural and social values.

  Opinion in Politics — by Chip Spear — on Feb 10, 2006

• LO NORÁ – The Iranian Missile Threat to Israel

  Israel has a missile shield that could block up to 90% of incoming missiles, but if they did. “Lo norá.”

  News in Politics — by Ruvy — on Feb 10, 2006

• Politics, Eugenics and Evolution

  Political and media discourse is having a profound effect on us at an evolutionary level - the future human race is being moulded by the rhetoric of our political leaders. And that rhetoric has very primitve roots.

  Opinion in Politics — by Chromatius — on Feb 10, 2006

• In New Poll 97% of Iraqis Oppose Terrorism

  97% of Iraqis oppose terrorism. 64% believe country is going in the right direction. Most also want relatively speedy US withdrawal.

  News in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Feb 10, 2006

• Wacky Wikipedia Editing Controversy

  Ever wish you could control what was written about your boss? Well, these staffers found that they could do exactly that.

  News in Politics — by Scott Butki — on Feb 10, 2006

Sports

• Coyotes Need To Fire Gretzky Sometime Today

  Given the circumstances, Wayne Gretzky should be fired for his alleged role in the New Jersey-based illegal gambling ring.

  News in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on Feb 10, 2006

Tastes

• Dan Nied's 100 Days: Day 37

  Shep makes me hurt.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Dan Nied — on Feb 10, 2006