March 16, 2006 Archive

Sports

• March Madness: A Running Diary of Day One

  The up-and-down Pacific/Boston College game was a great preview for the rest of this tournament.

  News in Sports — by AJ Vaynerchuk — on Mar 16, 2006

• Victories are Irrelevant in Post 81 NBA

  The Pistons, Spurs, and Mavericks are gearing up for NBA championship runs. Does anyone even care?

  Opinion in Sports — by Dan McGowan — on Mar 16, 2006

• Fantasy Baseball: Be Gentle, I'm New Here

  I ventured to the draft pre-ranking page. I was faced with a list of players, some names I recognized, and many more I didn't.

  Opinion in Sports — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 16, 2006

Music

• Cleveland Art-Punks Cobra Verde Visit The O.C. Tonight

  Did uber-indie go too mainstream?

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Mar 16, 2006

• Concert Review: Bonnie Raitt - Charlotte, NC - March 8, 2006

  Bonnie Raitt impresses on her new tour with a powerful amount of talent, kindness and emotion.

  Review in Music — by Robert Burke — on Mar 16, 2006

• Johnny Cash: Johnny, I Hardly Knew You

  Looking back now, I think it can be safely said, Johnny we hardly knew you. That's a real pity.

  Opinion in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Mar 16, 2006

• Lollapalooza 2006 Lineup Announced and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Lolla lineup announced, New York Doll due, and a child pornography ring cracked in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Mar 16, 2006

• CD Review: Joe Satriani - Super Colossal

  Twenty years in and Satriani is still making compelling, if misunderstood, albums.

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Mar 16, 2006

• Heavy With a Touch of Sleaze

  Reviews on a selection of hard and trashy CDs.

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Mar 16, 2006

• CD Review: Stephin Merritt - Showtunes

  Be forewarned: The Magnetic Fields meets The Mikado may not be your cup of tea.

  Review in Music — by SVF — on Mar 16, 2006

• Interview: Zach Stevens of Circle II Circle (ex-Savatage)

  New album, DVD rumors, and the future of metal as told by Zach Steven

  Interview in Music — by George Dionne — on Mar 16, 2006

• CD Review: The Essential Pansy Division

  There's other openly gay music out there, but rarely does it acknowledge what Pansy Division so frequently relished: sex is fun.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Mar 16, 2006

• Day One of South by Southwest Music Festival

  SXSW, Austin's annual music festival, is off to a great start. You could tell every member of Paris Motel was having a good time.

  Review in Music — by Cara de Pescado — on Mar 16, 2006

• CD Review: Destroyer's Rubies by Destroyer

  Dan Bejar is no replacement for Kings Bolan or Bowie, but he is a follower who demands respect in the great kingdom of glam.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Mar 16, 2006

• Concert Review: Fallout Boy

  The songs and their live show are energy-packed and some of the best songs I have seen performed live.

  Review in Music — by Malori Barr — on Mar 16, 2006

• List of the Moment, Volume 9, Part One

  A varied list here. I hope you’ll find some songs you can relate to.

  Opinion in Music — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Mar 16, 2006

• CD Review: Ray Davies - Other People's Lives

  Ray Davies looks at the world through his window and tells a few stories. Poignant, impassioned tales, some of drunkenness and cruelty.

  Review in Music — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Mar 16, 2006

Books

• Interview: Anya Kamenetz, Author of Generation Debt

  Will today's young people be worse off than their parents?

  Interview in Books — by Justin McHenry — on Mar 16, 2006

• Magazine Review: Reunions

  A magazine devoted to help you successfully organize your family, school or whatever reunion.

  Review in Books — by Ed Rust — on Mar 16, 2006

• Book Review: Writing Nonfiction: Turning Thoughts into Books by Dan Poynter

  Walk through the process of authoring and publishing a book from idea to marketing.

  Review in Books — by Meryl — on Mar 16, 2006

Video

• Clip Talk: Free NCAA March Madness Video From CBS

  I was Number 39,061, but within minutes, I was in.

  Review in Video — by Barry Gold — on Mar 16, 2006

• Detective Robert Goren - Rewind and Rethink

  She didn't kill her child.

  Opinion in Video — by trinket — on Mar 16, 2006

• DVD Review: Shopgirl

  In his earlier years, Martin would have likely played the comical younger suitor.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 16, 2006

• DVD Review: The Big Alligator River

  Entertaining politically incorrect horror trash.

  Review in Video — by Thomas M. Sipos — on Mar 16, 2006

• Tuesday TV Newbies' Ratings

  The Unit storms the ratings, while Sons & Daughters sinks.

  News in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Mar 16, 2006

• DVD Review: Lovedolls Superstar

  Not much of a budget, but plenty of fake blood.

  Review in Video — by Jessica Horvath — on Mar 16, 2006

• And Now a Word From Our Sponsor: The Sprint Commercials

  It's not only a phone, it's a crime deterrent! Taking a look at the Sprint TV commercials...

  Review in Video — by Jackie — on Mar 16, 2006

• DVD Review: Walk The Line

  Dear God, not another bio-pic!

  Review in Video — by DJ Freq — on Mar 16, 2006

• DVD Review: Moonlighting - Season Three

  Still funnier than most things on television today, this is a classic series, one of the best shows to have aired the ‘80s.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Mar 16, 2006

• Movie Review: V for Vendetta

  A smart film that expands the limits of the action genre to include challenging political commentary.

  Review in Video — by Chad Newsom — on Mar 16, 2006

• DVD Reviews: Millions and The Motorcycle Diaries

  Is this an odd pairing? No, both are morality tales.

  Review in Video — by Scott Butki — on Mar 16, 2006

• DVD Review: The Weather Man

  Nicolas Cage plays to his strengths as a troubled TV personality coming to a career and personal crossroads.

  Review in Video — by Mike Cullinan — on Mar 16, 2006

• TV Review: American Idol 2006 - The Top 12 Perform

  Highlighted: Paris, Chris and Bucky. Another becomes more famed for her boobs than her voice. Thoughts on the top 12.

  Review in Video — by Patfish — on Mar 16, 2006

Sci/Tech

• New Orleans Aquarium, Another Katrina Victim, Rebounding

  Audubon Aquarium of the Americas restocking with help from its friends.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Mar 16, 2006

• The Healthy Skeptic: A Critical Analysis of Barry Bonds’ Training Routine

  Let’s review Barry Bonds’ training routine as presented in the June 2003 edition of Muscle and Fitness magazine.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Sal Marinello — on Mar 16, 2006

• Climate Change Suddenly Looks a Lot Closer

  The permanent melting of sea ice in the Arctic was predicted by climate change models, but it wasn't supposed to happen for decades.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Natalie Bennett — on Mar 16, 2006

• Windows XP Is Now Bootable On Intel Macs

  Contestant winners successfully boot Windows XP on a new model Apple Macintosh with an Intel processor.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Tan The Man — on Mar 16, 2006

• Popular Sites Running On Limited Budgets

  In the modern always-connected world, it looks like websites are expected to go beyond 99.999% availability and reliability in the service of their readers.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Deepti Lamba — on Mar 16, 2006

• It Looks Like Google's Buying Sun After All

  An analyst, an anonymous corporate financier and the New York Times point to Google Sun buyout.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Daniel M. Harrison — on Mar 16, 2006

Politics

• My Day in Court

  How "the Man" puts a gun to your head while he picks your pocket just to keep you down.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Mar 16, 2006

• Breaking News: Federal Limits On Funeral Pickets Proposed

  "It is outrageous, appalling and indecent for an American citizen to commit perversions against a military family grieving at their loss.”

  News in Politics — by Kevin Surbaugh — on Mar 16, 2006

• FCC Pummels CBS With Indecency Rulings

  News in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Mar 16, 2006

• The Jericho Prison Assault: Jack Straw's Comedy Turn

  Close reading: There's so much to read in that little chuckle and raised eyebrow.

  Opinion in Politics — by Chromatius — on Mar 16, 2006

• Tell Your Congressman to Vote "Yes" for Free Speech on the Internet

  Congress is voting tomorrow to protect your right to free speech on the internet. It's time to let them know you don't want to be gagged.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Mar 16, 2006

Culture

• Make Magick: Spells for the Curious - Stone Business Spell

  This little bit of business magick will help with stress.

  Opinion in Culture — by Amita — on Mar 16, 2006

• Long Distance Relationship - Capricorn With Venus in the 12th House: Astrology-Based Advice

  "He’s a flirt and you actually like a fair amount of space"

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Mar 16, 2006

• White Like Me

  I have come to accept that whatever I think of my body's inherent qualities, I might as well decide to be OK with them rather than constantly fight nature.

  Opinion in Culture — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Mar 16, 2006

• The N-Word

  It's been called the nuclear bomb of racial epithets. The filthiest, dirtiest, nastiest word in the English language. A word with a pedigree of hate.

  Opinion in Culture — by John Conlin — on Mar 16, 2006

Gaming

• Nintendo DS Review: ATV Quad Frenzy

  ATV - it's a game where you Always Tease Vaginas? Oh, it's those All Terrain Vehicles? Never mind then.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 16, 2006

Tastes

• Dan Nied's 100 Days: Day 70

  Halfway there, where's my girl? I am hoping to get down to full-blown attractive. That’s when the ladies will come.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Dan Nied — on Mar 16, 2006