March 14, 2006 Archive

Gaming

• Gaming Round Up For 03/14/06

  Metriod Prime Hunters Contest, Teen Goes Crazy Because of Gaming, GRAW: Fastest Selling 360 Title, and more!

  News in Gaming — by Kevin Cortez — on Mar 14, 2006

• Gaming Coming To A Movie Theater Seat Near You

  With movie ticket sales down, Hollywood turns to gaming for a boost.

  News in Gaming — by Greasy Guide — on Mar 14, 2006

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Gauntlet

  Wipe the nostalgia and memories clean, and you're not left with much.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 14, 2006

Music

• CD/DVD Review: Talking Heads Remain In Light

  Africa meets New Wave in the 1980 classic by Talking Heads, now remastered with bonus tracks and DVD extras.

  Review in Music — by Nik Dirga — on Mar 14, 2006

• CD Review: Cheap Trick - Dream Police

  Decently remastered with a few bonus tracks, but the main attraction is the songwriting and hijinks on Cheap Trick's last really good studio album.

  Review in Music — by John Owen — on Mar 14, 2006

• CD Review: John Foxx and Harold Budd - Translucence/Drift Music

  Suffering from insomnia? Forget Ambien ... get ambient!

  Review in Music — by SVF — on Mar 14, 2006

• Single Review: "World Wide Suicide" by Pearl Jam

  Eddie Vedder sings like his life depends on it, but there's only so much anyone could do with such a totally indistinguished composition.

  News in Music — by Al Barger — on Mar 14, 2006

• Win Two Tickets to See The New Cars and Blondie

  Hello. . . Hello Again!

  News in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Mar 14, 2006

• Music Blog Survey Now Open

  Please take a moment to complete this survey.

  News in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Mar 14, 2006

• CD Review: Goldfrapp's Supernature

  Goldfrapp are back with a sexy and seductive work of electronica.

  Review in Music — by Michael Benning — on Mar 14, 2006

• CD Review: John Cale - blackAcetate

  On balance blackAcetate is a worthy addition to the Cale discography, an album that takes risks that more often than not pay off in spades.

  Review in Music — by Timothy Jarrett — on Mar 14, 2006

• Windows to Offer Parental Controls and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Microsoft's new parental controls, Google seeks to say no to subpoena and Four Day Hombre in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Mar 14, 2006

• CD Review: Stephen Fretwell - Magpie

  Fretwell’s laid-back, folk-acoustic musical style is reminiscent of musicians like Bob Dylan.

  Review in Music — by Matt Largo — on Mar 14, 2006

• CD Review: Music of Central Asia Vol. 1: Tengir-Too - Mountain Music of Kyrgyzstan

  A fantastic showcase of folk music from a country you may have never heard of

  Review in Music — by Gordon S. Miller — on Mar 14, 2006

• CD Review: Ghostigital - In Cod We Trust

  Ghostigital's In Cod We Trust doesn't deviate from Iceland's pop music tradition. It's weird stuff.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Mar 14, 2006

• CD Review: Zemog El Gallo Bueno - Cama de la Conga

  Zemog El Gallo Bueno blurs the lines between individual genres to deliver a unique and welcome musical adventure.

  Review in Music — by Gordon S. Miller — on Mar 14, 2006

• DVD Review: Cracker - Get On With It: The Best of Cracker

  Fantama el Rey thinks "that what the world needs now is" this Cracker DVD.

  Review in Music — by Gordon S. Miller — on Mar 14, 2006

Video

• TV Review: The Colbert Report - Christopher Buckley

  Stephen picks the winner of the 2008 presidential race.

  Review in Video — by Josh Phillips — on Mar 14, 2006

• Errol Morris' 2002 Oscar Film - It's Like Poetry on Film

  Sometimes you just love something so much that all you want to do is talk about it.

  Review in Video — by Lucid Screening — on Mar 14, 2006

• DVD Review: Good Night, and Good Luck

  When watching this film, I can't help but wonder about how frightening that era must have been.

  Review in Video — by Film School Rejects — on Mar 14, 2006

• TV Review: The Daily Show (March 13)

  From holding our leaders' feet to the fire to the death of Slobo - why the show is great and worth your attention.

  Review in Video — by Scott Butki — on Mar 14, 2006

• Movie Review: This Divided State

  Liberals and conservatives square off in this intriguing and intelligent documentary.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Mar 14, 2006

• TV Review: Wife Swap

  Not as dirty as it sounds. Two women switch places for ten days. Each family grows. Not great drama. Interesting in a weird way.

  Review in Video — by Patfish — on Mar 14, 2006

• TV Review: 24 - Hour 13

  13 signs you’re having a bad day.

  Review in Video — by Mary K. Williams — on Mar 14, 2006

• Detective Robert Goren: Nemesis or Perfect Match?

  This woman has gone too far, yet I still see something good in her.

  Opinion in Video — by trinket — on Mar 14, 2006

• DVD Review: A History of Violence

  What if you woke up one day and mobsters from the east coast were accusing you of being someone from their past?

  Review in Video — by Film School Rejects — on Mar 14, 2006

• My Top Ten Reasons To Watch American Idol

  What was up with Paula last night?

  Opinion in Video — by trinket — on Mar 14, 2006

• TV Review: The Apprentice 5 Episode 3

  Who will be Donald Trump's next Apprentice? It won't be ______ because, "You're Fired!"

  Review in Video — by Jackie — on Mar 14, 2006

• TV Review: Battlestar Galactica, "Lay Down Your Burdens Pt. 2"

  Fast forwarding through the plot: that's what the writers did with the season finale of Battlestar Galactica.

  Review in Video — by Nick Schweitzer — on Mar 14, 2006

• DVD Pick of the Week: Good Night, and Good Luck

  Given the pickings, this week's choice was obvious.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 14, 2006

• Movie Review: {censored}

  Ever wonder what goes on in a test screening? Well, wonder no more...

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 14, 2006

• TV Review: Making the Rounds at General Hospital – 3/13/06

  Port Charles has its share of love, deceit, mystery, and intrigue. But humor gets its turn in the spotlight too.

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Mar 14, 2006

• DVD Review: Crucible of Horror

  It's tense and enjoyable. It just makes no sense.

  Review in Video — by Thomas M. Sipos — on Mar 14, 2006

• TV Review: Black.White - Episode One

  Racial progress or another failed experiment?

  Review in Video — by Scott Butki — on Mar 14, 2006

• Region 1 DVD Releases for March 14th, 2006

  This week: two fantastic films from last year, and not a whole lot else.

  News in Video — by David Dylan Thomas — on Mar 14, 2006

• DVD Review: Ultimate Avengers - The Movie

  So much for hopes that the animated version could capture the gritty edge of Marvel's new Avengers.

  Review in Video — by Bill Wallo — on Mar 14, 2006

Books

• Book Review: Flat Tax - Toward a British Model by Allister Heath

  Be unafraid, be very unafraid! No longer does the Flat Tax cause terror in the minds of UK politicians and academics.

  Review in Books — by Marty Dodge — on Mar 14, 2006

• Magazine Review: Back Home

  A colorful bimonthly about sustainable living: gardening, energy conservation, animal husbandry, ecology, home maintenance and more.

  Review in Books — by Ed Rust — on Mar 14, 2006

• Book Review: The People's Republic of Desire by Annie Wang

  Is this book the Beijing version of Sex and the City?

  Review in Books — by Beth Donelson — on Mar 14, 2006

• On Writing and Self-Publishing: Part 5

  The ecosystem of books and the art and craft of writing.

  Opinion in Books — by John Spivey — on Mar 14, 2006

• Book Review: The Richest Man Who Ever Lived by Steven K. Scott

  No, it's not Bill Gates. Can the ancient wisdom of King Solomon lead you to success, wealth, and happiness?

  Review in Books — by Justin McHenry — on Mar 14, 2006

• Book Review: The Crystal World by J G Ballard

  A man faces the secrets he hides even from himself in the face of a glittering apocalypse.

  Review in Books — by Che — on Mar 14, 2006

Sports

• Commonwealth Games: Indian Masseur Charged with Sexual Harassment

  Needless to say, this is embarrassing, not only for Indian sport, but for Indian diplomacy as well.

  News in Sports — by Aaman Lamba — on Mar 14, 2006

• At the Big Ten Championship: Iowa Rallies To Beat OSU

  "Sandwasher, What are you doing in Indianapolis?" “I’m in town to watch the Buckeyes, you dumba**.”

  Opinion in Sports — by M.D. Sandwasher — on Mar 14, 2006

• World Baseball Classic: An International 'Elite Eight'

  Korea -- not Japan or the U.S.A. -- could be kings of their pool. Also: Latin American teams are in a logjam.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Mar 14, 2006

• The Ramble: Bonds' Trainer Ruined a Hall of Fame Athlete

  The excerpt from Game of Shadows makes one thing clear: Greg Anderson ruined Barry Bonds’ career.

  News in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on Mar 14, 2006

• John Chaney, Finally Realizing How Tired He Looks, Retires

  The legendary basketball coach of Temple University was a good man who did some outlandish things.

  News in Sports — by Dan McGowan — on Mar 14, 2006

Culture

• Washington Post Wins First "Perplexification Award"

  Parody is impossible, as evidenced by The Washington Post's health coverage. Which is why they've won the "Perplexification Award."

  News in Culture — by Mark Schannon — on Mar 14, 2006

• Disequilibrium: Report From New Orleans

  A new equilibrium must be established between supply and demand. I am afraid that New Orleans will no longer be an inexpensive place to live.

  News in Culture — by vinturella — on Mar 14, 2006

• True Crime Update 3/14/06

  Stupid criminals, strange looking sex offenders, the weird text message case and Darryl Littlejohn's involvement with St. Guillen.

  News in Culture — by Patfish — on Mar 14, 2006

• Wants To Help a Friend - Venus and Neptune in Aspect: Astrology-Based Advice

  Clever reader wants to help the helper...

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Mar 14, 2006

• This Is Progress?

  We've just become far more sophisticated in our choice of clubs. The grunting hasn't changed much at all.

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Mar 14, 2006

• New York Story: The Dark Side of Gentrification

  As a "sketchy" neighborhood becomes more "hip" and "desirable," where do the current residents go? Aye, there's the rub.

  Opinion in Culture — by Elvira Black — on Mar 14, 2006

• Theater Review: Cate Blanchett Is Hedda Gabler

  Cate Blanchett live on the New York stage as Ibsen's gloom & doom anti-heroine Hedda Gabler.

  Review in Culture — by Playgoer — on Mar 14, 2006

Politics

• Social Progress from Abroad?

  In some ways in the US we’re already well on our way to emulating the “progress” abroad.

  Opinion in Politics — by Drew McKissick — on Mar 14, 2006

• Terrorism: Why?

  It is a simple word to say but it can be a very difficult question to ask.

  Opinion in Politics — by A.L. Harper — on Mar 14, 2006

• Was Pat Robertson Wrong This Time About Islam?

  How can you call Islam a religion of peace any more?

  Opinion in Politics — by Andy Marsh — on Mar 14, 2006

• Handicapping The '08 Election vs. Analyzing Rhetoric, Policy

  The press is already focused on the '08 election as a horse race. Why not examine issues instead of act like handicappers?

  News in Politics — by Kathy Gill — on Mar 14, 2006

Tastes

• Dan Nied's 100 Days: Day 68

  Problems arise. One of my bad habits is creeping into my eating routine again.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Dan Nied — on Mar 14, 2006