March 23, 2006 Archive

Culture

• The Nature of Courage: Moving Toward Justice

  I was once asked why I stand up to people who are bigger and stronger than me.

  Opinion in Culture — by Purple Tigress — on Mar 23, 2006

• New York Story: Washington Square, Greenwich Village

  Bob Dylan, Lenny Bruce, Allen Ginsberg, Jackson Pollack, and countless other notables spread their creative wings in this boho paradise.

  Opinion in Culture — by Elvira Black — on Mar 23, 2006

• NaNoWriMo Notes #14: Writing Is Writing

  Writing is writing after all.

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Mar 23, 2006

• Losing Friendship - Saturn Transit Through Leo: Astrology-Based Advice

  Dear Elsa, I feel I have been badly betrayed by a friend.

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Mar 23, 2006

• Travel Essay: Prague - A Little City With A Big Heart

  If anything vies with the cleanliness of the city for my admiration, it is the fact that this little country produced so many luminaries.

  Opinion in Culture — by Sujatha Bagal — on Mar 23, 2006

• Heart Attack Monday and Public Speaking

  We all need a good laugh. When I wrote this piece, I know I did. I learned something from the experience I'd like to share.

  Opinion in Culture — by Jinger Jarrett — on Mar 23, 2006

Sci/Tech

• SciTech Watch: Introduction to RFID Tags

  RFID is showing up a lot in the news lately, especially in terms of security risks and privacy invasion.

  News in Sci/Tech — by John Vaccaro — on Mar 23, 2006

• Sony Banks Entire Company On Blu-ray

  I have a bet with my friend on which next-generation high definition video format will win.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Tan The Man — on Mar 23, 2006

• Computing to Greatly Impact Science and Research by 2020

  Microsoft-sponsored report sees great gains for biology, medicine, climate study - calls for renewed support of science.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Mar 23, 2006

• Website Review: Jazzy Models

  Where else can you conduct business with models and talk with them about the basketball game?

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Matthew Milam — on Mar 23, 2006

• The Healthy Skeptic: Don’t Fall Prey To The Steroids-Are-Okay Argument

  Patrick Hruby of ESPN.com is either a poor satirist or is ignorant. Either way, that’s a bad thing.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Sal Marinello — on Mar 23, 2006

• Celebrity Central Website Review: Wally Kurth

  I'd say his site is a little bit like him, beautiful at first glance but in need of a little fine tuning.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Ruthie — on Mar 23, 2006

• Are Internet Trends an Important Factor in Your Business?

  Should you pay attention to trends on the Internet? Do you need to engage in every trend on the Internet?

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Jinger Jarrett — on Mar 23, 2006

Music

• CD Review: 20 Years of Rock - The Best of Poison

  To celebrate their 20th anniversary, Poison releases another greatest hits package. This is either the third or fourth one for the group.

  Review in Music — by George Dionne — on Mar 23, 2006

• CD Review: Sondre Lerche & The Faces Down Quartet - Duper Sessions

  At the very least, Duper Sessions shows an artist willing to step outside of his usual sound.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Mar 23, 2006

• March Music Mix

  Everyone is on acid, or at least sounds that way on this month's mix. Xiu Xiu, Gnarls Barkley, Prefuse 73, and more.

  Opinion in Music — by Chip Ross — on Mar 23, 2006

• PayPal to Go Mobile and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Paypal, Axis of Justice, Mumia Abu-Jamal, and Aerosmith in today's music and tech news update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Mar 23, 2006

• CD Review: Wicked Wisdom - Wicked Wisdom

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 23, 2006

• My '80s Road Trip

  A trip down memory lane provides the soundtrack for a perfect vacation.

  Opinion in Music — by Chantal Stone — on Mar 23, 2006

Video

• Movie Review: King Kong

  King Kong: as stylistic self-plagiarism, as unorthodox Hollywood film, as metaphor of Jackson's LOTR experience.

  Review in Video — by Pacze Moj — on Mar 23, 2006

• Detective Robert Goren - Good Vs. Evil - Part Two

  Good Vs. Evil. Neither can exist without the other to balance it.

  Opinion in Video — by trinket — on Mar 23, 2006

• TV Review: American Idol - Covais Gone, Inflated Praise for Daughtry

  Chris hasn't done anything but cover the cover versions of songs.

  News in Video — by Craig Lyndall — on Mar 23, 2006

• TV Review: Kevin Covais Exits American Idol

  Chicken Little was sent packing. But why exactly was the laughable Bucky Covington spared? The world may never know.

  Review in Video — by Film Laureate — on Mar 23, 2006

• TV Review: Unan1mous

  Fox's newest reality show jumps not one but several sharks in its debut episode.

  Review in Video — by Scott C. Smith — on Mar 23, 2006

• DVD Review: Everything is Illuminated

  This film is an adaptation of a novel by Safron Foer, and a beautiful experience that is one of the most underrated of 2005.

  Review in Video — by Film School Rejects — on Mar 23, 2006

• DVD Review: Offerings

  Okie film school aids this Halloween clone.

  Review in Video — by Thomas M. Sipos — on Mar 23, 2006

• Movie Review: V for Vendetta

  This movie could have been so much more.

  Review in Video — by DJ Freq — on Mar 23, 2006

• TV Review: South Park - "Trapped in the Closet" Photo Gallery Notes

  Like Beavis and Butthead at the Algonquin: The funniest bit was the flashing words declaring "This is what Scientologists actually believe."

  Review in Video — by Al Barger — on Mar 23, 2006

• TV Review: American Idol 2006 - Eleven Start, Ten Survive

  Ace is aces, Paris enchants, Chris shines. Barry Manilow's shocking revelation on the final top 11 of 2006's AI competition.

  Review in Video — by Patfish — on Mar 23, 2006

• DVD Review: Metal Skin

  Everything is about to go totally out of control.

  Review in Video — by Tan The Man — on Mar 23, 2006

Books

• Eclectic Bookshelf: Moonlit Metaphors

  On today's disorganized bookshelf: bold dreams, old myths, vampires, and Queen Elizabeth.

  Review in Books — by Bill Wallo — on Mar 23, 2006

• Book Review: Engaging India by Strobe Talbott

  A serious but very readable examination of the role political bickering among countries has played in allowing nuclear proliferation to continue.

  Review in Books — by Amrita Rajan — on Mar 23, 2006

• Book Review: The Bark of the Bog Owl by Jonathan Rogers

  In a lively read, Rogers transplants the story of David from the Old Testament to a medieval fantasyland.

  Review in Books — by Violet Nesdoly — on Mar 23, 2006

Politics

• On Holocaust: Anti-Semite or Anti-Human?

  Forget entire human history: even our recent history is replete with crimes against peace, humanity and genocide.

  Opinion in Politics — by temporal — on Mar 23, 2006

• McCain Goes Hunting the Establishment

  Is he an outside or an insider or just a deluded showboater looking to cuase trouble?

  Opinion in Politics — by Drew McKissick — on Mar 23, 2006

• Islamic Injustice: The Abdul Rahman Case

  In Afghanistan, a man is on trial for converting to Christianity 16 years ago under laws handed down by Mohammed 1400 years ago.

  News in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Mar 23, 2006

• Bush Talks to the People - and They're a Little Scary

  The problem with taking questions from the crowd is that the most motivated people in the crowd may have some pretty strange concerns.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Mar 23, 2006

• Birth and Taxes

  Since my birthday is the day after the April 15th filing deadline, Tax Time is particularly poignant for me...

  Opinion in Politics — by SVF — on Mar 23, 2006

Tastes

• Those Wacky TV Chefs

  From Alton Brown to Martha to a chef too gorgeous to be cooking, here's a review of those teachers of culinary genius.

  Review in Tastes — by Patfish — on Mar 23, 2006

• Dan Nied's 100 Days: Day 77

  The gritty details.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Dan Nied — on Mar 23, 2006

Gaming

• Xbox 360 Preview: Blazing Angels

  Arcade flight games are redefined with this targeting system.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 23, 2006