February 20, 2006 Archive

Books

• Book Review: Creature Tech By Doug TenNapel

  "I'm covered in demonic cat pee!" A graphic novel with a little of everything, including giant space eels.

  Review in Books — by Moleboy — on Feb 20, 2006

• Book Review: Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges Into The Presidency

  Celebrate your Presidents Day with an orgy of trivia courtesy of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader.

  Review in Books — by Nik Dirga — on Feb 20, 2006

• Book Review: The Pinbotz Guide to the Greatest Pinball Machines of the '80s and the '90s

  Always wonder how to get that watery look on White Water? This informative buyer’s guide to 20 pinball machines will tell you.

  Review in Books — by Gordon S. Miller — on Feb 20, 2006

• Book Review: Stephen King's The Colorado Kid

  Right up front it's important to make clear that The Colorado Kid is just a plain good story, delivered as only King can deliver it.

  Review in Books — by Thomas L. Knapp — on Feb 20, 2006

Video

• Lost's Kate, Sayid, and Boone To Appear At Sci-Fi Convention

  Convention draws Sci-Fi stars and real life astronauts!

  News in Video — by Joan Hunt — on Feb 20, 2006

• DVD Review: Otaku Unite!

  This documentary is a good place to start if you want to learn more about anime.

  Review in Video — by Lindsay Beaumont — on Feb 20, 2006

• Design a Movie Poster for Slave Wages

  I'm sick and tired of movie poster design contests, dammit!

  Opinion in Video — by Drew Feinberg — on Feb 20, 2006

• A Television Viewer's Diary and News: 2/12-2-18: Battlestar Galactica

  We get to see someone blow up!

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Feb 20, 2006

Music

• CD Review: Lafayette Gilchrist - Towards the Shining Path

  The clarity and freshness of Gilchrist’s technique easily trumps the tiresome blasts of the horns.

  Review in Music — by Larry Sakin — on Feb 20, 2006

• List of the Moment Number 4

  It’s that time again, for the list of the moment, so...

  Opinion in Music — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Feb 20, 2006

• CD Review: Talking Heads - 77

  I was too young to appreciate 77 at the time of its release, and never really followed the band until closer to the end of their run.

  Review in Music — by Thomas L. Knapp — on Feb 20, 2006

• CD Review: Compounds & Elements - An Introduction to All Saints Records

  Lots of labels release samplers with minimal packaging and tracks to generate hype; All Saints does it, too, but they take the high road.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Feb 20, 2006

• The Rolling Stones Rock Rio and The Daily Music and Tech News

  The Rolling Stones, Mission of Burma, and the Google Desktop are featured in today's Music and Tech News.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Feb 20, 2006

• Interview: Gretchen Lieberum Looks At Songwriting

  An even closer look at Gretchen's songwriting and the track "You Closer" wraps up coverage of this month's Blogcritics Featured Artist.

  Interview in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Feb 20, 2006

• CD Review: Daylight Dies - Dismantling Devotion

  Daylight Dies have assembled a strongly compelling album that times out at almost an hour, and they get that done in a mere eight tracks.

  Review in Music — by Matt Wardlaw — on Feb 20, 2006

• EP Review: Laylines

  Rich and full old-school rock that is full, unique and meant to be played loud.

  Review in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Feb 20, 2006

• CD Review: Blue Merle - Burning In The Sun

  An unexpectedly fresh new take on stringy rock.

  Review in Music — by Joanne Schenker — on Feb 20, 2006

• CD & DVD Review: Dave Douglas - Keystone

  A funky, chunky, fusiony, grungy, punchy audiovisual avant-jazz tribute to Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. Yes, it kicks ass.

  Review in Music — by SVF — on Feb 20, 2006

• CD Review: Sway - This Is My Demo

  Debut album from the shining light of UK hip-hop.

  Review in Music — by Jonathan Deamer — on Feb 20, 2006

Sports

• I'm Immune To Olympic Fever

  I’m sorry but I could really care less about the Winter Olympics this year.

  Opinion in Sports — by Tony Figueroa — on Feb 20, 2006

• Review: WWE Raw House Show, Poughkeepsie, NY 2/19/06

  There is nothing like seeing a live wrestling event, especially one that is sold out and high on energy.

  Review in Sports — by Chris Beaumont — on Feb 20, 2006

• Shall We Dance?: Understanding the Twists and Twizzles of Ice Dance

  How much do you really know about the Winter Olympic sport of ice dance?

  Opinion in Sports — by trinket — on Feb 20, 2006

• Winter Olympics: Ice Dancing Spins Out of Control - More Than Once!

  It wasn't just trips over toe picks and stumbles that plagued these dancers, but horrific tumbles out of dance lifts!

  Review in Sports — by trinket — on Feb 20, 2006

Culture

• Me, The People - Ruling the Roost

  Parenting isn't always easy, but it's not so hard when you lay down the law.

  Opinion in Culture — by Joan Hunt — on Feb 20, 2006

• Purim Patrol

  I was interrupted by the phone. It was Nurit, the commander of the Civil Patrol. She needed me - right now.

  Opinion in Culture — by Ruvy — on Feb 20, 2006

• Theater Review: The Importance of Being Earnest

  Ahmanson's "The Importance of Being Earnest" in Los Angeles has top notch production values yet the play suffers from the audience's familiarity.

  Review in Culture — by Purple Tigress — on Feb 20, 2006

• Blogcritics on Presidents Day '06

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 20, 2006

• Day By Day for February 20, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for February 20, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Feb 20, 2006

• The Meaning Of Lists

  Some lessons take longer to learn then others, but I think I've finally understood the meaning of lists.

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Feb 20, 2006

• Lance Armstrong and Sheryl Crow – Split!

  Thank goodness!

  News in Culture — by Elsa — on Feb 20, 2006

• The Problem With Profiling, Whether Pitbulls or People

  The same qualities that make the dogs such dangerous antagonists also make pit bulls like Rufus into superb family dogs.

  Opinion in Culture — by Steven Hart — on Feb 20, 2006

Politics

• Arab Port Deal Grows In Controversy

  Arab port deal receives mounting bi-partisan critcism; more facilities affected than reports suggest.

  News in Politics — by Kathy Gill — on Feb 20, 2006

• The West Is Clearly on the Defensive in Cartoon Controversy

  The West is trying to appease Muslims in the lastest cartoon flap, while Muslims are pushing for bigger gains. This is more than culture war.

  Opinion in Politics — by Chip Spear — on Feb 20, 2006

• Preserving the West in the Age of Cartoon Riots

  Giving in to the calls for the censorship of all things offensive to Islam could be, in effect, paving the way for eventual Islamic hegemony.

  Opinion in Politics — by Greg Strange — on Feb 20, 2006

• A Look at the Top 10 Presidential Blunders on Presidents Day

  When it comes to presidential timber, it is painfully obvious that our chief executives do not all come from the same trees.

  Opinion in Politics — by Victor Lana — on Feb 20, 2006

• Notable/Quotables 2/20/06

  Gwyneth Paltrow's famous nonsensical quote. On Hillary's Osama quote. Helen Thomas without a clue. Oil companies on hot seat.

  Opinion in Politics — by Patfish — on Feb 20, 2006

• No Excuses: British Ministers Have to Ditch Their Jaguars

  The hybrid-fuel option now being offered is cheaper and greener. And the defense of "security" doesn't stand up.

  News in Politics — by Natalie Bennett — on Feb 20, 2006

• On Presidents Day - Remembering Young Hickory

  Oft overlooked, but vitally important to the development of the nation, President James K. Polk offers some lessons in leadership for today.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Feb 20, 2006

Sci/Tech

• BugBlog Report 2/20/06: Apple, Adobe, and Microsoft

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

  News in Sci/Tech — by Bruce Kratofil — on Feb 20, 2006

• Blogcritics On the Pulse: Torino Olympic Games, Face Transplants, and Janet Jones

  This week in Google search.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Craig Lyndall — on Feb 20, 2006

• Why Submit Your Site to Internet Directories?

  Almost any search engine spider starts its regular crawl at a directory like DMOZ or Yahoo.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Raul Vergara — on Feb 20, 2006

• IBM Announces Chip Breakthrough

  Enables Moore's Law to continue uninterrupted well into the next decade.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 20, 2006

• Resources Against Scam Artists

  With so many innocent people trying to find a great opportunity to work at home, it’s easy for scam artists to draw you in with the promise of riches.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Raul Vergara — on Feb 20, 2006

Gaming

• Nintendo Announces Another Delay of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

  Sorry Nintendo fans, the new Zelda game has been pushed back to Fall 2006.

  News in Gaming — by Greasy Guide — on Feb 20, 2006

• Xbox Review: Arena Football

  This should be a quirky sport perfectly suited to video games. Key word in that statement: "should."

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Feb 20, 2006

• PS2 Review: MVP 06 NCAA Baseball

  It's a cheap substitute, but the Major League game is still in here.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Feb 20, 2006

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Bankshot Billiards 2

  It's probably a great game. It's a shame it won't let you play due to the staggering number of glitches.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Feb 20, 2006

• PSP Review: Virtua Tennis

  Hitting balls back and forth has never been more entertaining.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Feb 20, 2006

Tastes

• Dan Nied's 100 Days: Days 45, 46, and 47

  Today I got as close as I possibly could to quitting.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Dan Nied — on Feb 20, 2006