February 19, 2006 Archive

Sports

• The Olympic Ramble: Shani Davis, The Anti-Bode And Real Hockey

  Anybody who doesn’t think that the Winter Olympics are exciting hasn’t been paying attention.

  News in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on Feb 19, 2006

• Winter Olympics: Shani Davis Makes History

  Shani Davis has made history as the first African-American to win an Olympic gold medal in the 1,000-meter speedskating race.

  News in Sports — by Greasy Guide — on Feb 19, 2006

• Lindsey Jacobellis: An Olympic Sized Blunder

  What happens when you're in the lead and then fall falt on your bottom? Just ask Silver Medal winner Lindsey Jacobellis.

  News in Sports — by Greasy Guide — on Feb 19, 2006

Video

• DVD Review: Gimme A Break! Season 1 Box Set

  You’ve got a solid collection here from start to finish.

  Review in Video — by Chris Akin — on Feb 19, 2006

• Weekend Movie Haiku By Drew

  Drew's movie haikus have been proven to lower blood pressure by 13%!

  Opinion in Video — by Drew Feinberg — on Feb 19, 2006

• TV Review: Zoey 101 -- The Teen View

  Zoey 101 reviewed by a teen.

  Review in Video — by Maddy Pumilia — on Feb 19, 2006

• TV Review: Skating With Celebrities - Kristy and Jillian

  Two left, both ladies, both very good. The "Death Spiral" couldn't save Bruce.

  Review in Video — by Patfish — on Feb 19, 2006

• What Happened to Lazy Sunday?

  The good folks at NBC say you can't watch Lazy Sunday on Youtube.com anymore.

  News in Video — by Greasy Guide — on Feb 19, 2006

• Coming Soon Alert: Scary Movie 4

  What do you get when you mix fearless comedic genius with the latest box-office blockbusters? You guessed it.

  Review in Video — by Film Laureate — on Feb 19, 2006

• Movie Review: Freedomland

  Edie Falco's 20 minutes of screentime is exceptional, but it isn't enough to salvage this horrid excuse for a movie.

  Review in Video — by Film Laureate — on Feb 19, 2006

• In Case You Didn't Know It, Doctor Who Is Coming to SCI FI!

  SCI FI sure isn't advertising the new Doctor Who, so I thought I would do it for them right here and now.

  News in Video — by Jim Iaccino — on Feb 19, 2006

Music

• CD Review: The Rough Guide To Bhangra Dance

  I found Bhangra dance music to be well-produced but, unlike this disc, of little or no substance.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Feb 19, 2006

• Sunday Morning Playlist: Heavy Metal

  Heavy Metal needs no introduction. The loudest, druggiest, most doom-laden music of all; the music most likely to be outgrown.

  Opinion in Music — by uao — on Feb 19, 2006

• Juvenile Takes On Ringtones With New Album Reality Check

  Rap superstar Juvenile will make history as the first artist to have custom ringtone software on his new CD Reality Check.

  News in Music — by Greasy Guide — on Feb 19, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Escape Studios Learning Day: A View into Cutting Edge Visual Effect Creation

  Attack of the Space Sausage!

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Nukapai — on Feb 19, 2006

• Dust: A Ubiquitous Surveillance Technology

  Many years ago I started telling anyone who'd stand still long enough about dust. This was my idea for a ubiquitous surveillance technology that I figured the security state would have had by that time.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Chromatius — on Feb 19, 2006

Politics

• Paul Hackett's Supporters Need to Dial Down the Anger

  Opinion in Politics — by Steven Hart — on Feb 19, 2006

• Color Coded Religions

  Cartoonist's view of the world's religions.

  Opinion in Politics — by Chip Spear — on Feb 19, 2006

• Thanks, Gerald Ford!

  As we honor those who served in the Oval Office on President's Day, let us all pass along a good thought to Gerald Ford.

  Opinion in Politics — by allendrury — on Feb 19, 2006

• Want Peace? Abolish the Priesthood!

  Are priests and holy men just selling God or are they selling death and social upheaval as well?

  Opinion in Politics — by Marlowe — on Feb 19, 2006

Culture

• Life After Death; Scientific Evidence for Death as the Beginning of a New Stage of Life - Dr. Gerald Schroeder at the Israel Center 1 July, 2004

  All of us die. Most of us want to continue to live. That’s why the house was full that Thursday night.

  Opinion in Culture — by Ruvy — on Feb 19, 2006

• Satire: Culling The Herd

  All species, even ones like this that seem to have no redeeming qualities in terms of what they give back to the planet, have a role to play.

  Satire in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Feb 19, 2006

• The Big Story That Never Was

  From Desicritics, as the media began to scramble for a story that wasn't there, the lie kept snowballing.

  News in Culture — by Aaman Lamba — on Feb 19, 2006

• Day By Day for February 19, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for February 19, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Feb 19, 2006

• Student Newspaper Publishes Anti-Islam Cartoons

  What The Communicator chose to run on the opinion section of its February 15 issue violates the tenets that journalists strive to live by.

  Opinion in Culture — by Chelsea Smith — on Feb 19, 2006

• Montreal Subway: And the Wall Came Crumbling Down

  The heck-of-a-job-Brownie bureaucrat doesn’t find my humor funny and he’s not getting out of my face and your intrepid Blogger isn’t intimidated easily...

  News in Culture — by David Desjardins — on Feb 19, 2006

Gaming

• The Price We Pay In The Next Generation

  Are consoles and software too much for you these days? Yeah? You're sure? No you're not.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Rob Faraldi — on Feb 19, 2006