March 2, 2006 Archive

Sports

• Trade Rumor: New York Jets Send John Abraham To Denver Broncos For First Round Pick

  Did the Broncos' cutting veteran players foreshadow this trade?

  News in Sports — by AJ Vaynerchuk — on Mar 02, 2006

• Detective Robert Goren: A Fine Line Separates Me From Those I Interrogate

  What is it that draws me towards people that are off-kilter?

  Opinion in Sports — by trinket — on Mar 02, 2006

Culture

• Why Are So Many Artists Liberals?

  ...because artists spend more time in contemplation and reflection than the average person, their opinions should be valued rather than decried.

  Opinion in Culture — by JP — on Mar 02, 2006

• Anger Management - Stellium in Capricorn, Pisces Moon: Astrology-Based Advice

  Hey Elsa, I've got a big anger problem.

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Mar 02, 2006

• The Truth About Pets

  Abusing the trust of anybody is disgusting, abusing that trust so badly an animal ends up dead makes you the worst sort of pond scum in my book.

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Mar 02, 2006

Music

• CD Review: Pansy Division - The Essential Pansy Division

  A solid and entertaining retrospective from the pioneers of queercore, with sharp lyrics, catchy hooks, and approximately 15 million dick jokes.

  Review in Music — by John Owen — on Mar 02, 2006

• CD Review: Tres Chicas - Bloom, Red & The Ordinary Girl

  A comfortable, laid-back, and completely unpretentious alternative country album by three friends and long-time veterans of the North Carolina indie music scene.

  Review in Music — by John Owen — on Mar 02, 2006

• Single Review: Ichinchilla – "Record Player"

  It wasn't ever meant to be known for its poetic or profound lyrics.

  Review in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Mar 02, 2006

• Grateful Dead's "Sugar Magnolia" Bus For Sale

  A serious slice of rock history with all of the original furnishings and décor preserved.

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Mar 02, 2006

• AMD Supoenas Skype and The Daily Music and Tech News

  AMD calls on Skype, New Franz Ferdinand and Yahoo gets early win in lawsuit in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Mar 02, 2006

• CD Review: Small Arms Dealer - A Single Unifying Theory

  Long Island natives break free from their peers to create a unique debut album for Deep Elm records

  Review in Music — by Yohan Brohamsky — on Mar 02, 2006

• Single Review: Human Nature Michael Jackson

  Michael Jackson’s Human Nature is the cornerstone of his career.

  Review in Music — by Matthew Milam — on Mar 02, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Hyper Tuning Firefox: A Blogger's Guide

  A look at a guide that will help you maximize your FireFox experience.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Z.Z. Bachman — on Mar 02, 2006

• Tier II Indian Offshore Players About To Get Acquired

  ...there comes the announcement of intent by Cap Gemini and Atos Origin of plans to acquire India-based service providers.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Sadagopan S — on Mar 02, 2006

• Open Source: Academics In Watch and Wait Mode

  A study by the Alliance for Higher Education Competitiveness finds that open source products have yet to reach the masses of academia.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Sadagopan S — on Mar 02, 2006

• SciTech Watch: Next Mars Oribiter Arriving

  NASA’s latest unmanned Mars probe, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is nearing its destination.

  News in Sci/Tech — by John Vaccaro — on Mar 02, 2006

• Blogcritic of the Month: March, 2006

  In which we kick off a monthly celebration of our best writers. You'll have to come inside to see who it is!

  News in Sci/Tech — by Lisa McKay — on Mar 02, 2006

Politics

• Peeling Away Partisanship in Elections

  What are the limits of gerrymandering political districts?

  Opinion in Politics — by Sean Aqui — on Mar 02, 2006

• Satire - Bush's Katrina Video Smoking Gun

  If we'd had a REAL president in there who cares about the poor black folks like John Kerry does, things would have been different.

  Satire in Politics — by Al Barger — on Mar 02, 2006

• Arnold Schwarzenegger Watch: The California Field Poll Part 1

  The latest Field Poll finds 40% of voters approving of Schwarzenegger’s performance in office, while 49% disapprove.

  News in Politics — by Flap — on Mar 02, 2006

• Success in the Modern Political Era: Why Bush Failed

  The Bush Administration might as well be over. Their failure came from a refusal to communicate and dignify the other side with a response.

  Opinion in Politics — by ChaunceyBillups — on Mar 02, 2006

• Bush's Smoldering Trousers

  New video footage released shows Bush knew that experts anticipated that Hurricane Katrina would break New Orleans' levees and proves he lied.

  News in Politics — by Natalie Davis — on Mar 02, 2006

• Bush Drives Wedge Into Republican Ranks

  Only Bush could have split the Republicans--what an achievement!

  News in Politics — by Mark Schannon — on Mar 02, 2006

• Iraq: What the Troops Say

  A whopping 72 percent of US soldiers surveyed say troops should leave Iraq within the next year - and 29 percent say the US should send the soldiers home right now.

  News in Politics — by Natalie Davis — on Mar 02, 2006

• Political Tidbits 3/2/06

  Top ten endangered House incumbents; Rich Mullahs; Maryland's Schaefer-what's the flap about? Lynn Swann for Governor.

  News in Politics — by Patfish — on Mar 02, 2006

• Satire: The Helmet Creates World Peace

  You see like most girls over the age of six, I have wondered how it is that I might solve the world’s little war problem.

  Satire in Politics — by Sovereign Syre — on Mar 02, 2006

• Should President Bush Visit Pakistan?

  Despite security concerns, the growth rates of Pakistan have rarely been as promising as currently indicated.

  News in Politics — by Aaman Lamba — on Mar 02, 2006

• Pre-Katrina Video Implicates Bush, May Exonerate "Brownie"

  New information shows that before Hurricane Katrina made landfall, President Bush knew levees might fail; he asked no questions.

  News in Politics — by Kathy Gill — on Mar 02, 2006

Video

• DVD Review: About Schmidt

  Review in Video — by Scott C. Smith — on Mar 02, 2006

• Movie Review: Munich

  In the end, the movie is my personal choice for Best Picture of the five nominated contenders.

  Review in Video — by Film School Rejects — on Mar 02, 2006

• Movie Review: Freedomland

  This film fails wherever the director touches it.

  Review in Video — by Film School Rejects — on Mar 02, 2006

• TV Review: One Tree Hill Episode 316

  Where is the line between exploitation and awareness?

  Review in Video — by Cara de Pescado — on Mar 02, 2006

• Dave's 2006 Oscar Preview: Small, Cheap, and Completely Under Control

  Part Four of Four: It's 1997 all over again! Without so many beanie babies.

  Opinion in Video — by David Dylan Thomas — on Mar 02, 2006

• UMD Review: Animal House

  "They took the bar! The whole f*cking bar!"

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 02, 2006

• DVD Review: Space Amoeba

  If you weren't a Japanese monster movie fan before, then this, well, this probably won't change that.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 02, 2006

• Movie Recap for February '06: Running Scared Makes Paul Walker Watchable

  Traditionally, February is one of the weaker months, and the releases this month prove it.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 02, 2006

Books

• Magazine Review: Blue & Gray

  A colorful bimonthly Civil War magazine with the tagline, "For Those Who Still Hear the Guns."

  Review in Books — by Ed Rust — on Mar 02, 2006

Tastes

• Dan Nied's 100 Days: Days 55 and 56

  How do I explain this one? I had a bad day without straying too far from the diet.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Dan Nied — on Mar 02, 2006

Gaming

• Xbox 360 Review: NBA Live 06

  There's no franchise mode? And it's $60? Oh wait -- it's EA Sports.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 02, 2006

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Robotron 2084

  One of gaming's greatest you could get for "free," but now with Achievement Points!

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 02, 2006

• Marc Ecko On The Defensive Over His New Game

  "Gamers have a bug up their ass." He's right.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 02, 2006