March 19, 2006 Archive

Video

• Making The Rounds at General Hospital – 3/19/06

  Temperatures rise, tears fall, and a father and son's bitter battle continues.

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Mar 19, 2006

• TV Review: The Sierra Club Chronicles, Dioxin, Duplicity and DuPont

  Did the DuPont chemical company pollute the town of DeLisle, Mississippi? Sierra Club TV investigates.

  Review in Video — by Scott C. Smith — on Mar 19, 2006

• Don Knotts Is Beautiful

  ... far more beautiful than Cindy Crawford or Brad Pitt.

  Opinion in Video — by Al Barger — on Mar 19, 2006

• Movie Review: This Vendetta Has An Agenda

  Don't mistake V For Vendetta for an ultra violent action film. It Is. But it will also make you think.

  Review in Video — by Glen Boyd — on Mar 19, 2006

• TV Review: Best of American Idol 2006 -- So Far

  My picks for what have been the best performances of this season.

  Review in Video — by Film Laureate — on Mar 19, 2006

Sports

• Ohio State Ousted From The Dance

  My #2 seeded Ohio State Buckeyes fell to the 7th-seeded Georgetown Hoyas.

  News in Sports — by M.D. Sandwasher — on Mar 19, 2006

• Bradley 'Brave' Enough To Reach The Final Four

  The Bradley Braves have that vibe. That Final Four vibe.

  News in Sports — by AJ Vaynerchuk — on Mar 19, 2006

• How Sweet (16) It Is To Predict Bradley Beating Pittsburgh

  I don't want to take anything away from Bradley's victories against Kansas and Pittsburgh, but the real winner is me.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Mar 19, 2006

• The Ramble: Terrell Owens, Bad Heavyweight Boxers, and Good Collegiate Wrestlers

  Everyone makes money off college athletes who participate in revenue-generating sports -- so pay the athletes! And other stuff too.

  News in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on Mar 19, 2006

• Cuba to World: Screw All Your Riches and Freedom

  Cuba's improbable run to glory continued with a win over the Dominican Republic.

  News in Sports — by Dan McGowan — on Mar 19, 2006

Culture

• Exposing Gypsyman

  As of today, gypsyman is history, and I will be taking over the writing of this space.

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Mar 19, 2006

• Is Gun Control the Solution for Gun Violence Among Kids?

  When it comes to guns and kids, the answer isn't gun control, it's parents not being afraid to parent.

  Opinion in Culture — by Ruthie — on Mar 19, 2006

• Florida Teachers Caught Cheating Are Fired, But Just Barely

  The School Board voted to fire six teachers and accept resignations from 26 others.

  News in Culture — by Bird of Paradise — on Mar 19, 2006

• Career vs Relationship - Libra Sun and Moon in the 7th House: Astrology-Based Advice

  Her boyfriend isn't supportive of her career.

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Mar 19, 2006

• Judge to Google: No More Secrets

  Judge orders Google to turn over information to the Feds. It's time we took responsibility for our secrets and liberty

  Opinion in Culture — by Just Chris — on Mar 19, 2006

• First Love - A True Story

  Do you remember your first love?

  Opinion in Culture — by Joan Hunt — on Mar 19, 2006

Gaming

• PC Game Review: The Chronicles of Riddick - Escape From Butcher's Bay (Developer's Cut)

  One of the best Xbox games ever is even better when played on the PC.

  Review in Gaming — by Scott C. Smith — on Mar 19, 2006

• Xbox Review: Sid Meier's Pirates!

  Arrrh. A loose approximation of what a stylized pirate might utter.

  Review in Gaming — by Tyler Willis — on Mar 19, 2006

• Nintendo DS Review: SBK - Snowboard Kids DS

  When using our course, please be on the lookout for fireballs, 1,000 pound weights, and sleeping gas.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 19, 2006

• PS2 Review: 24 - The Game

  How could we possibly be expected to catch terrorists when we're in cars that can barely reach 30 mph?

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 19, 2006

• Gear Review: Cellfan Vinyl Skins For Mobile Devices

  Cellfan offers skins for the Xbox 360, plus dozens of other gadgets.

  Review in Gaming — by Ken Edwards — on Mar 19, 2006

• Nintendo DS Review: Bust-A-Move DS

  Popping, tossing, and bouncing balls was never more fun than in Bust-A-Move.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 19, 2006

Politics

• The Patriarchy Comes Out of the Closet

  "You must have children, lots of children, because I say so. I am father. That will stop 'national decline'."

  Opinion in Politics — by Natalie Bennett — on Mar 19, 2006

• Financing Water for All

  Should one try to attract more private sector participation or depend solely on public sector?

  News in Politics — by Sampsa — on Mar 19, 2006

• Reading, Reason, and the Politics of Belief

  If all our reading is tendentious, how can we change minds?

  Opinion in Politics — by Chromatius — on Mar 19, 2006

• The Destruction of Iraq: Apologies, Thanks, and Explanations

  How do we explain to future generations how this horrible mess in Iraq came about? The answer is simple -- scarily simple.

  Opinion in Politics — by Steven Hart — on Mar 19, 2006

• Two Reasons Why Palestine Should Be Left For The Wolves

  I'm not suggesting that the world should turn their back on the West Bank and Gaza Palestinians... at least not completely.

  Opinion in Politics — by Bird of Paradise — on Mar 19, 2006

• I'm Confused About...Politicians

  Individually, politicians are usually thoughtful, honorable, and reasonable. Why is it, then, collectively, it's like watching monkeys in a zoo?

  Opinion in Politics — by Mark Schannon — on Mar 19, 2006

Music

• Music Review: Angel: Live Fast, Die Never - Music From the TV Series

  The show went through it all, so does the score.

  Review in Music — by David Desjardins — on Mar 19, 2006

• The Five Songs Most On My Mind This Week

  What do Johnny Cash, Tears for Fears and Leonard Cohen have in common? They are on the list.

  Opinion in Music — by Scott Butki — on Mar 19, 2006

• CD Review: The Magic Numbers

  Inspired by The Mamas and Papas and Lovin’ Spoonful, they will take you back to the basement listening to your eight tracks.

  Review in Music — by Joanne Schenker — on Mar 19, 2006

• Concert Review: Ten Years After - New York City - Mar. 15, 2006

  Legendary band Ten Years After hits the concert circuit with Joe Gooch instead of Alvin Lee. Do they make the grade?

  Review in Music — by Jackie — on Mar 19, 2006

• Sales Of The Notorious B.I.G.’s Debut Album Halted

  Sales, radio play, internet downloading to be banned.

  News in Music — by Sterfish — on Mar 19, 2006

• Day Four of South by Southwest Music Festival

  King Straggler is a different side of SXSW.

  Review in Music — by Cara de Pescado — on Mar 19, 2006

• DVD Review: G.G Allin And The Murder Junkies - Terror In America

  Punching, kicking, shouting and screaming. And bleeding, also.

  Review in Music — by Duke De Mondo — on Mar 19, 2006

• CD Review: Wolf Tracks - The Best Of Los Lobos

  Thirty years of pioneering roots rock from East L.A.'s Los Lobos gets anthologized on one genre-bending new CD.

  Review in Music — by Nik Dirga — on Mar 19, 2006

• CD Review: Jackie Greene - American Myth

  It becomes one of those definitive “headphone records” where sensation grows like it's injected straight into your bloodstream.

  Review in Music — by ChaunceyBillups — on Mar 19, 2006

Books

• I Write Romance

  ...without any success.

  Opinion in Books — by Amrita Rajan — on Mar 19, 2006

• Book Review : Matrix Warrior: Being The One By Jake Horsley

  Jake Horsley you are not The One. "The Matrix For Dummies Who will Never Understand It" would have been a better title.

  Review in Books — by David Desjardins — on Mar 19, 2006

• Book Review: Frangipani by Célestine Hitiura Vaite

  Vaite doesn’t waste words with showing us Tahitian landscape or descriptions of characters -- you're drawn into her world and create them yourself.

  Review in Books — by Joanne D. Kiggins — on Mar 19, 2006

• Book Review: The Alto Wore Tweed: A Liturgical Mystery by Mark Schweizer

  The killer is not the only surprise waiting inside these pages.

  Review in Books — by NancyGail — on Mar 19, 2006

Tastes

• Restaurant Review: Ruby Tuesday

  Soggy cheese sticks, a messy salad bar, great burgers, and yummy appetizers to be eaten in a Rolling Stones' song.

  Review in Tastes — by Patfish — on Mar 19, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Product Review: Nexxtech Silicon Earbud Headphones with Winder Case

  Better than decent sound quality

  Review in Sci/Tech — by David Desjardins — on Mar 19, 2006

• The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Still Awaits Rediscovery

  Followers of sound scientific method can only conclude that the Ivory-billed Woodpecker is still awaiting rediscovery.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Nuthatch — on Mar 19, 2006

• Lawsuit Seeks Google Pagerank Secrets

  Kinderstart, caught in Google's penalty system, sues.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Justene Adamec — on Mar 19, 2006