February 13, 2006 Archive

Culture

• The Not-Quite-Sunday Funnies Comics Page

  This Week: Valentine's Day Edition! Feb. 13, '06

  Satire in Culture — by Annie — on Feb 13, 2006

• A Visit to Benjamin Franklin's House

  Polly Hewson offers personal asides about Franklin - "he never eats beef; it makes his back itch" - as you drop in on the life of the house.

  News in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Feb 13, 2006

• Where Are All the Muslim Women In the Middle East?

  Where are all the Muslim women in the Middle East? What do they have to say about Intifada, terrorism, jihad and insurgents?

  Opinion in Culture — by Bird of Paradise — on Feb 13, 2006

• Multi-culturism: A Winner or Not in Australia?

  Opinion in Culture — by Anthony Fountain — on Feb 13, 2006

• Betrayed By Cheating Boyfriend - Cancer Sun, Gemini Moon: Astrology-Based Advice

  Hi Elsa, I was in a horrible relationship for three years, until I found out I was pregnant - which is when I decided to leave. ..

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Feb 13, 2006

• Day By Day for February 13, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for February 13, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Feb 13, 2006

• There's No Way You're Not Coming Back

  When Valentines go astray.

  Opinion in Culture — by Diana Hartman — on Feb 13, 2006

• The Universal Breakup Card

  End your relationship in style this Valentine's Day

  Satire in Culture — by Brandon J. Mendelson — on Feb 13, 2006

Sports

• The Olympic Ramble: The Luge And Costas' Hair

  There’s too much going on in Torino for me to stay quiet. Ski jumping, Bob Costas’ hair and luge, oh my!

  News in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on Feb 13, 2006

• Blogcritics On XX Winter Olympic Games

  News in Sports — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 13, 2006

• Winter Olympics: Turin? Torino? Tortilla? Tourette's? Torpedo? Turducken?

  Yes, folks, it's come to this: feuds over what to call the name of the city hosting the Olympics.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Feb 13, 2006

Sci/Tech

• The Next Space Race – Continued

  "I believe anything is possible because I don't know everything..." The author's vision continued.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Matthew Payton Ulrey — on Feb 13, 2006

• More Cowbell, By the Numbers

  "More cowbell" fever is sweeping the nation. A look at the numbers that shape our world.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Pete Blackwell — on Feb 13, 2006

• Blogcritics On the Pulse - The Superbowl, Coretta Scott King and More

  The most popular Internet searches for the week ending February 6, 2006

  News in Sci/Tech — by Craig Lyndall — on Feb 13, 2006

• BugBlog Report 2/13/06: Microsoft, Sun, IBM

  Here are some of the most significant bugs from the past week in the BugBlog.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Bruce Kratofil — on Feb 13, 2006

• With a Name Like Shithouse Rat, it Has to be Good!

  Attention all bloggers! Create catchy slogans for your blog INSTANTLY with the amazing ADVERTISING SLOGAN GENERATOR!!!

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Elvira Black — on Feb 13, 2006

• The Healthy Skeptic: Low-Fat Diet Won’t Stop Cancer Or Heart Disease

  The largest study to ever look at the preventtive powers of a low-fat diet has been completed, with shocking results.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Sal Marinello — on Feb 13, 2006

Music

• CD Review: Jarboe - The Men Album

  Swans vocalist Jarboe has taken her listeners on many tours of her brooding soul through her many fine solo albums.

  Review in Music — by Larry Sakin — on Feb 13, 2006

• CD Review: The Del McCoury Band - The Company We Keep

  It’s company I would invite over anytime, especially if they brought their instruments.

  Review in Music — by Scott Butki — on Feb 13, 2006

• Sexy R&B Slow Jams for Valentine's Day

  Make it a night to remember this Valentine's Day with some sexy, soulful slow jams.

  Opinion in Music — by Greasy Guide — on Feb 13, 2006

• Concert Review: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (2/11/06)

  David Robertson conducts Beethoven, Dalbavie, and Sibelius (and reveals a hidden talent for baserunning).

  Review in Music — by SVF — on Feb 13, 2006

• CD Review: Belle & Sebastian - The Life Pursuit

  Nostalgia be damned: this is Belle & Sebastian's most consistently interesting record yet.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Feb 13, 2006

• Hip-hop Artist Jay Dee Dead at 32 and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Jay Dee dies, eBay favors PayPal - and bigger commissions, Microsoft's new acquisition, and PodcastUser magazine in today's music and tech news update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Feb 13, 2006

• The List of the Moment

  Time for the latest List of the Moment. As you know by now, the lists are highly changeable.

  Opinion in Music — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Feb 13, 2006

• Interview: Gretchen Lieberum

  Gretchen gives us a candid look at her personal life as well as her professional one and shares some of her thoughts on the music industry in general.

  Interview in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Feb 13, 2006

• CD Review: The New Standards

  Bags and Trane this ain't. Fortunately, it's not Richard Cheese either, and that's good enough for my ears.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Feb 13, 2006

• CD Review: A Wilhelm Scream - Ruiner

  The best punk release since Rise Against: Hot Water Music meets Jawbreaker meets Dinosaur Jr. meets progress.

  Review in Music — by Ryan Seay — on Feb 13, 2006

• The Art of the CD

  For over a week now, I’ve been making CDs for my cousin. No particular requests, just CDs of “good stuff.”

  Opinion in Music — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Feb 13, 2006

• CD Review: Annihilator - Schizo Deluxe

  After 10 studio albums and 72 band member changes, Canadian thrash metallers Annihilator return with their 11th studio album.

  Review in Music — by George Dionne — on Feb 13, 2006

• CD Review: Unjustly Overlooked And Unloved Albums - The Beach Boys Love You (First in a Series)

  Brian Wilson leaves bed to show the boys how to record a gloriously rough-edged classic. Then he goes back to bed.

  Review in Music — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Feb 13, 2006

Politics

• Satire: Cheney's Gay Partner Shot

  Brokeback Mountain + Cheney = Pain?

  Satire in Politics — by Scott Butki — on Feb 13, 2006

• Report Says 92% of Gitmo Prisonsers Not Al-Qaeda fighters

  A new report shows that most of the prisoners at Guantanamo may be there for reasons other than actual involvement in terrorism.

  News in Politics — by Spincycle — on Feb 13, 2006

• Cheney, Guns, Social Security, Vigilance, and Tort Reform

  The shooting of 78-year- old Harry Whittington by Dick Cheney on Saturday showed 3 things... First, it unveiled...

  Satire in Politics — by AmeriPundit — on Feb 13, 2006

• FCC Says A La Carte Can Save Cable Consumers Cash

  Ratchets up pressure on cable companies to offer greater pricing flexibility.

  News in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 13, 2006

• Canada Needs Recall Legislation

  It is high time that Canada ensures its elected representatives are held accountable for their actions beyond just risking re-election.

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Feb 13, 2006

• Notable Quotables 2/13/06

  Why the fuss against voter photo ID? Will "after-birth abortion" soon be allowed? Oh, and "Pajamaline." Heh.

  Opinion in Politics — by Patfish — on Feb 13, 2006

• Satire: The Schrodinger Presidency

  As the first president with super powers, he is exceptionally modest about his gifts. In fact, he took care to not even tell the Mayor of Los Angeles

  Satire in Politics — by Chancelucky — on Feb 13, 2006

Books

• Oscar Wilde and the Double Life of Dorian Gray

  Oscar Wilde's classic novel is most importantly a study of the dichotomy of the "double life" led by many homosexuals.

  Opinion in Books — by Bryan McKay — on Feb 13, 2006

• Book Review: Flashfire by Dan Cragg and David Sherman

  Futuristic marines try to quell an interstellar civil war without being killed by their leaders' incompetence.

  Review in Books — by W.E. Wallo — on Feb 13, 2006

• Book Review - Winning Elections: Political Campaign Management, Strategy and Tactics, The Winner of Our Discontent

  A hardball guide for a hardball world.

  Review in Books — by Thomas L. Knapp — on Feb 13, 2006

• Book Review: America! What Have You Done to the Auld Game?

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Feb 13, 2006

• Book Review: The Many Aspects of Mobile Home Living by Martin Clark

  "Complications complicate things.” So does twirling a plastic spoon in a bowl of lukewarm milk and some “bluffing and feinting and Boris and Natasha" crap.

  Review in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Feb 13, 2006

• Audiobook Review: The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

  Science fiction, literary fiction, romance, adventure, tear-jerker, laugh-inducer - it defies categorization.

  Review in Books — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Feb 13, 2006

Video

• Movie Review: The Pink Panther (2006)

  The much delayed new take on The Pink Panther has finally landed in theaters.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Feb 13, 2006

• Movie Review: Free Enterprise

  People who were born in the late '60s to late '70s experienced the first wave of what has been a continuing explosion of popular culture.

  Review in Video — by Christian Johnson — on Feb 13, 2006

• Oscar Hosts Announced

  Tired of Juliana, Ryan, and Isaac? Then like me, you'll be watching ABC's Oscar pre-show. Or not.

  News in Video — by Beth Gottfried — on Feb 13, 2006

• DVD Review: Barberland

  I am a twenty-something male who takes perhaps a bit too much joy in his hair.

  Review in Video — by Modern Pea Pod — on Feb 13, 2006

• Movie Review: Firewall

  The question is, are we in Hollywood Homicide territory, or maybe closer to The Fugitive? The answer lands somewhere in the muddy ground in between.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Feb 13, 2006

• Satire: The Last Episode of 24

  How it ends. No, really. A mole at 24 smuggled this to me. Script of last episode that'll ever air.

  Satire in Video — by David M. Brown — on Feb 13, 2006

• DVD Review: Eavesdropper

  Real life events attempt to imitate Hollywood with this new medical thriller about government conspiracy and potentially dangerous research.

  Review in Video — by David R Perry — on Feb 13, 2006

Gaming

• PSP Review: Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max

  Ready to kick butt on the go? Capcom brings a updated version of its successful Street Fighter Alpha franchise to the Sony PSP.

  Review in Gaming — by Greasy Guide — on Feb 13, 2006

Tastes

• The Key to a Girl's Heart

  The pancake of love to treat your honey this Valentine's Day...

  Opinion in Tastes — by Stacey — on Feb 13, 2006

• Dan Nied's 100 Days: Days 39 and 40

  People are noticing.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Dan Nied — on Feb 13, 2006

• A Double-Edged Sword

  Even if you achieve all your goals and you feel genuinely happier, nothing is ever perfect. Be ready to accept that.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Andrew Embler — on Feb 13, 2006