March 26, 2006 Archive

Sports

• Everything -- And I Mean Everything -- On The 2006 Milwaukee Brewers Position Players

  Don't know much about the Milwaukee Brewers? Look no farther than this article.

  Opinion in Sports — by AJ Vaynerchuk — on Mar 26, 2006

• Lawrence North (Indiana) H.S. Wins Third Straight State Basketball Title

  McDonald's All Americans Greg Oden and Mike Conley (future Ohio State Buckeyes) lived up to the hype, even in person.

  News in Sports — by M.D. Sandwasher — on Mar 26, 2006

• The Healthy Skeptic: Steroids Will Never Be Permitted In Legitimate Sports

  The use of current generation performance-enhancing drugs referred to as “steroids” will never be allowed in legitimate sports.

  News in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on Mar 26, 2006

• Trevor Ariza To Bring "A Rise" To The Magic

  Trevor Ariza is the type of player who simply caught a bad break in New York.

  News in Sports — by AJ Vaynerchuk — on Mar 26, 2006

• Tyler Hansbrough Bound For The NBA Draft Lottery

  Tyler Hansbrough is a special player. He will certainly be drafted in the NBA when he decides to enter.

  News in Sports — by AJ Vaynerchuk — on Mar 26, 2006

Culture

• Theater Review: Gaudeamus or A Very Liberal Education, at the Arcola, Dalston

  What if no one had the right to refuse any person's request for any sexual act? On a Vermont campus students make their own laws.

  Review in Culture — by My London Your London — on Mar 26, 2006

• Roller Coaster Ride - Pluto Transit: Astrology-Based Advice

  Dear Elsa, This year has been a roller coaster ride for me: costly house repairs, family issues, and work hassles.

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Mar 26, 2006

• Three Cruise Ship Accidents in Three Days Not That Unusual

  The news reports made this week seem like a shocking abnormality but cruise ship problems happen regularly.

  News in Culture — by Justene Adamec — on Mar 26, 2006

• L.A. - From Pop Culture to Real Life

  The people of Los Angeles – the real and the fictional – have seduced me.

  Opinion in Culture — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Mar 26, 2006

• I'm Not a Ho, I Just Have Friends

  We live scattered over the globe and we are all young and busy people, but we make the effort to keep in touch.

  Opinion in Culture — by Amrita Rajan — on Mar 26, 2006

• Theater Review: Animal Farm: A Fairy Story

  It is not the fault of the ruling classes for wanting power, but rather that of the trusting classes, for allowing themselves to be oppressed.

  Review in Culture — by My London Your London — on Mar 26, 2006

Music

• Interview: Eagles of Death Metal

  Fifteen minutes with the Eagles of Death Metal's Jesse "Boots Electric" Hughes. Can you handle it?

  Interview in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Mar 26, 2006

• Confessions of A Recovering Music Snob

  I'm the guy who goes straight for your record collection when invited to dinner.

  Opinion in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Mar 26, 2006

• CD Review: William Orbit - Hello Waveforms

  Orbit's new electro-ambient-chillout release picks up admirably where his previous work left off.

  Review in Music — by David R Perry — on Mar 26, 2006

• CD Review: Ayreon - The Human Equation

  Nearly two years after its release, Arjen's masterpiece still stands tall as a monument of art.

  Review in Music — by Progged — on Mar 26, 2006

• CD Review: Beans - Only

  Get the sense of a live session, with the freedom of improvisation and the thrill of seeing a group on the edge.

  Review in Music — by Jason Malikow — on Mar 26, 2006

• Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens Jr. 1929 - 2006

  He was not a mythological persona like Johnny or Hank - just a highly skilled professional songwriter.

  News in Music — by Al Barger — on Mar 26, 2006

• CD Review: The Gossip - Standing in the Way of Control

  Oddly, one of the best albums of 2006 has been ignored amidst this year's uneasy semi-nostalgia.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Mar 26, 2006

Politics

• Afghan Court Drops Case Against Abdul Rahman for Converting to Christianity

  Abdul Rahman is free, yet does he have freedom?

  News in Politics — by Aaman Lamba — on Mar 26, 2006

• Satire: Hostage Rescues (How To Handle Ingrates, Canadian Style)

  My troops are good Christians, highly affronted at seeing their religion being taken in vain in the name of peace.

  Satire in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Mar 26, 2006

Video

• Movie Review: 2001: A Space Odyssey

  A cosmic meditation for the mind and one of the most applaudable pictures of all time.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Mar 26, 2006

• Movie Review: Walk the Line

  The nominee-worthy actors’ ability to cover Cash and Carter’s classic hits elevate the movie's entertainment value to plentiful.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Mar 26, 2006

• Movie Review: Larry the Cable Guy, Health Inspector

  The film plays like a collection of skits, a circus of one-liners with Larry as the ringmaster.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 26, 2006

• TV Review: Nanny 911 (3-24-2006)

  Watch as Nanny Stella is kicked, punched, and spat on by an unruly five-year-old. The Longairc family has some issues.

  Review in Video — by Scott C. Smith — on Mar 26, 2006

• Movie Review - The World's Fastest Indian

  Another solid, low-budget film strong on acting with a compelling, uplifting true story. Hollywood, take note.

  Review in Video — by Triniman — on Mar 26, 2006

• TV Review: Everybody Hates Chris - "Everybody Hates Funerals"

  As the episodes go on, Tichina Arnold’s Rochelle becomes more down-to-earth.

  Review in Video — by Matthew Milam — on Mar 26, 2006

• My First Film Job

  The first film wasn't all roses.

  Opinion in Video — by Cara de Pescado — on Mar 26, 2006

• Great Second Seasons In Television History

  Great shows tend to hit their creative peak in Season Two.

  Opinion in Video — by Eric Berlin — on Mar 26, 2006

• Detective Robert Goren: Words Yet To Be Spoken

  This is one of those frightening moments where I do identify with a perp.

  Opinion in Video — by trinket — on Mar 26, 2006

• TV Review Boston Legal "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"

  No matter how hard you try, there will always be change.

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Mar 26, 2006

• TV Review: Black.White - 3/22/06

  Does the person making offensive remarks bear responsibility if the other person takes offense even if that is not the intent?

  Opinion in Video — by Scott Butki — on Mar 26, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Unsustainable Web 2.0 Momentum – Look For Realistic Options

  ...good companies with robust business models will always get funded; cool websites with presentable fonts are not necessarily the ones with good business models.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Sadagopan S — on Mar 26, 2006

• Mouse Testicle Cells Similar To Human Fetuses

  Mice and men: what they can do for us.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Amrita Rajan — on Mar 26, 2006

Books

• Book Review: Information Dashboard Design by Stephen Few

  Dashboards are becoming a popular addition to many data warehousing applications.

  Review in Books — by Nick Schweitzer — on Mar 26, 2006

• Book Review: Game of Shadows - How Steroids Ruin Baseball

  Now the truth can be told; the era of feel-good baseball was based on a lie.

  Review in Books — by Tom Donelson — on Mar 26, 2006

• Book Review: Global Deception by Joseph A. Klein

  Are the conspiracy theorists right?

  Review in Books — by Lennie — on Mar 26, 2006

• Book Reviews: Comics - The Simpsons Library of Wisdom: The Bart Book and The Homer Book

  Designed to tell the reader everything he didn't already know about the Simpsons - which, after over 350 episodes, probably isn't much.

  Review in Books — by Damian Penny — on Mar 26, 2006

• Book Review: Zeitgeist by Bruce Sterling

  The G-7 girls are "the cheapest, phoniest all-girl band ever to wear Wonderbras and spandex."

  Review in Books — by Scott Butki — on Mar 26, 2006

• Book Review: Unnatural Exposure by Patricia Cornwell

  When she's good, Cornwell can write some great, engaging, scary stories. But when's she bad, well, it's not pretty.

  Review in Books — by Scott Butki — on Mar 26, 2006

Gaming

• PS2 Review: Star Wars: Battlefront II

  The sequel to the best selling Star Wars game of all time!

  Review in Gaming — by Kevin Cortez — on Mar 26, 2006