March 18, 2006 Archive

Video

• TV Review Boston Legal - "Stick It"

  Sometimes it doesn't help to have Alan Shore in your corner!

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Mar 18, 2006

• TV Review: Trading Spouses

  Fox pushes the boundaries between entertainment and exploitation with Trading Spouses. Is that a good thing?

  Review in Video — by Scott C. Smith — on Mar 18, 2006

• A Journey into Film Part II: The Realm - The Concept

  I should have started with a concept, but you know how it is when inspiration strikes.

  Opinion in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 18, 2006

• Movie Review: The Crimes Of V For Vendetta

  Being no friend of the British political system, watching Parliament get ceremoniously blown to little chunks was a delicious tactile feast.

  Review in Video — by William Gillis — on Mar 18, 2006

• Movie Review: Tsotsi

  Fresh from an Oscar win for best foreign film, Tsotsi is a gritty film about compassion and redemption.

  Review in Video — by Triniman — on Mar 18, 2006

• TV Review: Big Love on HBO

  Addressing polygamy and ruffling feathers.

  Review in Video — by Amrita Rajan — on Mar 18, 2006

• TV Review: American Inventor - Pimp My Pride

  American? Sure. Inventive? Not so much.

  Review in Video — by teletart — on Mar 18, 2006

• TV Review: Black.White – 3/15/06

  If this is a typical white family, we're in big trouble.

  Review in Video — by Scott Butki — on Mar 18, 2006

• TV Review: Colbert Report – Frank Vincent

  Bears are once again on the offensive.

  Review in Video — by Josh Phillips — on Mar 18, 2006

• Elayne Boosler: Actress, Comedian and Animal-Lover

  These days Elayne is combining her comedy with her love for animals. At every performance the profits go to a local animal rescue group.

  News in Video — by Ruthie — on Mar 18, 2006

Politics

• Politics and Women's Health: RU-486 Deaths Result in Renewed Calls to Ban Drug

  An Associated Press reporter fails to put death risk in context; the politicians are grandstanding to core constituencies.

  News in Politics — by Kathy Gill — on Mar 18, 2006

• US Patriot Act: Compromising Americans’ Civil Liberties

  The Patriot Act under fire.

  News in Politics — by brasch — on Mar 18, 2006

• Voting and Katrina

  In New Orleans Katrina is part of every news story. Sometimes the Katrina effect is discussed directly; more often it is only implied.

  News in Politics — by vinturella — on Mar 18, 2006

• Rumsfeld's Missed Opportunities

  Donald Rumsfeld tried to reform the structure of the military. Now he's blown that, too.

  Opinion in Politics — by Sean Aqui — on Mar 18, 2006

Books

• Book Review: Google Advertising Tools by Harold Davis

  Davis takes what can be a dizzying world of online advertising with Google and makes it simple.

  Review in Books — by John Bambenek — on Mar 18, 2006

• Book Reviews: Horton Hatches The Egg and Horton Hears a Who

  Sticking by your word. Sticking up for the small guy. Healthy seeds to plant in young, fertile minds. But how?

  Review in Books — by Sujatha Bagal — on Mar 18, 2006

• Book Review: Oaxaca Journal by Oliver Sacks

  The author of Awakenings writes about a trip to Mexico, and it's a departure in more ways than one.

  Review in Books — by Nuthatch — on Mar 18, 2006

• Book Review: Flowers From Hell: A Satanic Reader by Nikolas Schreck

  Historical context of Satan through literature.

  Review in Books — by Thomas M. Sipos — on Mar 18, 2006

• Book Review: Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

  Mount Everest was a great goal for explorers. Now: tourist climbers. The story of the 1996 disaster.

  Review in Books — by Howard Dratch — on Mar 18, 2006

• Book Reviews: The Sister Fidelma Mysteries

  Excellent mysteries which mix history, theology and intrigue in the world of 7th century Ireland.

  Review in Books — by Dave Nalle — on Mar 18, 2006

Sports

• Terrell Owens With the Dallas Cowboys: This Will Work

  Bill Parcells and the Cowboys made a great investment in Terrell Owens.

  News in Sports — by AJ Vaynerchuk — on Mar 18, 2006

Tastes

• Making the Tongue as Powerful as the Body

  Our taste just got a whole lot stronger with Umami. Find out what it is and how to use it.

  News in Tastes — by Stacey — on Mar 18, 2006

Music

• The List of the Moment, Part 9.5

  And so it is, that my current play list grows...

  Opinion in Music — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Mar 18, 2006

• DVD Review: Whitesnake - Live In The Still Of The Night

  Coverdale can still belt out the arena-rock ballads and blues-metal anthems with the best of them, and he oozed charisma.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Mar 18, 2006

• Joe Bonamassa: The Cover Story

  Does a cover make an album?

  Opinion in Music — by Joan Hunt — on Mar 18, 2006

• CD Review: Celtic Odyssey

  Celebrating St. Patrick's Day with Celtic Odyssey and traditional Irish toasts.

  Review in Music — by Gayla McCord — on Mar 18, 2006

• CD Review: Redemption - The Fullness of Time

  Progressive metal the way it was meant to be.

  Review in Music — by Progged — on Mar 18, 2006

• Day Three of South by Southwest Music

  Blue October rocks my face off.

  Review in Music — by Cara de Pescado — on Mar 18, 2006

• CD Review: Sonny Rollins - Without a Song (The 9/11 Concert)

  This Grammy award-winning live album was recorded just days after Rollins witnessed the 9/11 attack, six blocks from Ground Zero.

  Review in Music — by Triniman — on Mar 18, 2006

• Album Review: Mogwai - Mr. Beast

  Sometimes, it seems, getting older can be fun.

  Review in Music — by Greg Smyth — on Mar 18, 2006

Culture

• On Being A Provider And A Parent

  Is society failing the potential of future generations?

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Mar 18, 2006

• Round Two of The Macro Game?

  Chinese derivitives markets, loosening of investment in equity, real estate and the yuan, another round of boom-bust looms.

  News in Culture — by Daniel M. Harrison — on Mar 18, 2006

• Pop Cult Mind Wax - Writing, Ann Coulter, And Bill O'Reilly's Bum

  A tale of medical anomaly and direst mishaps.

  Satire in Culture — by Duke De Mondo — on Mar 18, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Friday Femmes Fatales No. 48 (Women Bloggers)

  Going underground, fighting "Eve-teasing", building Web 3.0, giving away furniture, and more...

  News in Sci/Tech — by Natalie Bennett — on Mar 18, 2006