April 1, 2006 Archive

Music

• CD Review: Dr. John - Right Place, Right Time: Live at Tipitina's 1989

  The Night Tripper... New Orleans... Tipitina's... Mardi Gras... what a combination!! So why isn't it a better record?

  Review in Music — by John Owen — on Apr 01, 2006

• For Your Consideration, Al Stewart

  Blogcritics' Featured Artist for April is an artist for all seasons and all times.

  Opinion in Music — by Natalie Davis — on Apr 01, 2006

• CD Review: Speech - Vagabond

  Arrested Development's Speech releases a good, if not terribly memorable album.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 01, 2006

• CD Reviews: LA Philharmonic - Pärt's Tabula Rasa and Andriessen's Racconto Dall'Inferno and de Staat

  The iTunes-only release is part of thier Minimalist Jukebox series

  Review in Music — by Michael Heumann — on Apr 01, 2006

• Ol' Al's Musical Obsessions du Jour

  If Jerry Lee Lewis were a college girl in 1996, he'd have been coming up with this.

  Review in Music — by Al Barger — on Apr 01, 2006

• CD Review: Naked On Main Street - Tracie Morgan

  Tracie Morgan is one secret that needs to be blabbed all over North America.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Apr 01, 2006

Video

• Survivor: Does Familiarity Breed Contempt?

  As Survivor goes on and on (and on), is the familiar format turning "the game" into a snoozer?

  Opinion in Video — by Adam Hoff — on Apr 01, 2006

• In Memoriam Richard Fleischer, 1916-2006: Crossing the Narrow Margin

  A look at Richard Fleischer's body of work.

  Opinion in Video — by Paul J. Marasa — on Apr 01, 2006

• Philly Film Fest - Day Two: Is Slevin a Real Name?

  Dave runs into fellow Philly film bloggers and ponders the acting chops of one Mr. Hartnett.

  News in Video — by David Dylan Thomas — on Apr 01, 2006

• TV Review: The Daily Show - 3/30/06

  "You are not going to end up going to the prom with me, are you?""

  Review in Video — by Scott Butki — on Apr 01, 2006

• Movie Preview: American Dreamz

  Get your dreamz on April 21, 2006!

  News in Video — by Cara de Pescado — on Apr 01, 2006

• Movie Review: Basic Instinct 2

  Inferior sequel with plenty of stupid dialogue rests too heavily on the star's sex appeal.

  Review in Video — by Triniman — on Apr 01, 2006

Culture

• The Zombie Shop?

  Is The Body Shop dead? International day of activism planned for 29th of April.

  News in Culture — by Nukapai — on Apr 01, 2006

• The Not-Quite-Sunday Funnies Comics Page

  The funnies for April 01, 2006.

  Satire in Culture — by Annie — on Apr 01, 2006

• Supermodel Naomi Campbell Charged With Assault - Again

  Imagine the hot lesbo action that might take place while Ms. Campbell is locked down with other angry convicted women.

  News in Culture — by Dawn Olsen — on Apr 01, 2006

• The Twilight of Objectivity

  "Info-tainment" has decreased the likelihood that viewers will learn objective facts when watching corporate media.

  Opinion in Culture — by JP — on Apr 01, 2006

• Psycho Killers and Stalker Sluts

  Does our culture encourage men to stalk and women to obsess -- and if so, how dangerous is it?

  Opinion in Culture — by Elvira Black — on Apr 01, 2006

Books

• The Literary Shadow of 9/11

  Works composed before differ, not necessarily in content or any other inherent quality, but in the light in which I will read them.

  Opinion in Books — by Jon Sobel — on Apr 01, 2006

• Audiobook Review: Death Dance by Linda Fairstein

  Mystery fans looking for an easily digestible read will likely be satisfied with this familiar formula and straightforward prose.

  Review in Books — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Apr 01, 2006

• Book Review: Getting Old Without Getting Anxious by Peter V. Rabins, MD

  A valuable book for seniors, and those who give a damn about them.

  Review in Books — by Che — on Apr 01, 2006

• Audiobook Review: She Got Up Off the Couch by Haven Kimmel

  "To the woman who stood up, brushed away the pork rind crumbs, and escaped by the skin of her teeth."

  Review in Books — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Apr 01, 2006

• Book Review: How to Curse in Twenty Languages

  Might as well be called "How to Win Enemies and Alienate People".

  Review in Books — by Amrita Rajan — on Apr 01, 2006

Gaming

• Xbox 360 Review: Burnout Revenge

  Is the Xbox 360 port worth your $60? Do you own the PS2 or Xbox version?

  Review in Gaming — by Ken Edwards — on Apr 01, 2006

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Outpost Kaloki X

  A strategy game with no strategy required.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Apr 01, 2006

• PS2 Review: Magna Carta - Tears of Blood (EU)

  Will you be crying "Tears of Blood" over this game?

  Review in Gaming — by Andrew Ogier — on Apr 01, 2006

Politics

• We are At War and I Don't Mean in Iraq

  War with Mexico.

  Opinion in Politics — by Bob Greenspan — on Apr 01, 2006

• Blogcritics on Immigration

  We have been debating immigration policy for some time...

  News in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Apr 01, 2006

• Satire: George Clooney's Presidential Ambitions

  After Oscar, actor eyes White House

  Satire in Politics — by Amrita Rajan — on Apr 01, 2006

• Canadian Politics: Not An April Fool's Post

  There is no need for April Fools' articles. Canadian politics is a strange enough place on its own.

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Apr 01, 2006

• Illegal Immigration: Should the Punishment Fit the Crime?

  Is crossing a border to earn a living so unforgivable the punishment should be imprisonment or exile? Is that the response of a rational nation?

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Apr 01, 2006

• The Immigration Fixation

  Immigrants want stability, so let's give them that.

  Opinion in Politics — by Sam James — on Apr 01, 2006

Sci/Tech

• When Prayers Attack

  A recent study by Benson et al. suggests other people's prayers for your welfare could be harmful to your health.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Anil Menon — on Apr 01, 2006