April 9, 2006 Archive

Sports

• Reds Beat Pirates In Sloppily Played Game

  The Sandwasher makes his return to the Queen City to check out the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates.

  News in Sports — by M.D. Sandwasher — on Apr 09, 2006

• A Fitting Name for the New York Mets New Ballpark: Jackie Robinson Field

  The fact that the first black player in the Major Leagues was on the Dodgers changed baseball and American society forever.

  Opinion in Sports — by Victor Lana — on Apr 09, 2006

• Detroit Shock City: Tigers Begin 5-0

  Yes it's only been a week, and yes it's early. But if the playoffs began today, they'd have home field advantage.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Apr 09, 2006

Gaming

• Nintendo DS Review: Pokémon Trozei!

  Yes, I am a grown man, and I am enjoying a Pokémon game.

  Review in Gaming — by Ken Edwards — on Apr 09, 2006

• PS2 Review: Onimusha - Dawn of Dreams

  Someone's dreams of ressurecting this series have been crushed.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Apr 09, 2006

Music

• CD Review: Built To Spill - You In Reverse

  Let me put it this way: If music were food, Built To Spill would be chocolate

  Review in Music — by Scott Butki — on Apr 09, 2006

• DVD Review: Judas Priest - Rising In The East

  Everything is in place. The metal god himself, Rob Halford, is back in charge after a 12-year absence, delivering those punishing vocals.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Apr 09, 2006

• CD Review: The Legacy of Santana 3

  Passion meets precision on Sony Legacy's beautifully remastered Santana 3.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Apr 09, 2006

• Vinyl Tap: Brute Force - I, Brute Force - Confections Of Love

  Eric Von Zipper sings Jimmy Webb. Kind of, and sort of.

  Review in Music — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Apr 09, 2006

• CD Review: George Duke - The Essential George Duke

  The former Zappa and jazz session keyboardist has always had a bag of tricks up his sleeve.

  Review in Music — by Larry Sakin — on Apr 09, 2006

• CD Review: Northey Valenzuela - Star 7

  A stripped down tribute to the musicians who put the roll back into rock.

  Review in Music — by Larry Sakin — on Apr 09, 2006

Video

• DVD Review: It's A Gift

  I assume the sum total of all these annoyances is supposed to equal comedy, but it turns out to just be annoying.

  Review in Video — by Lucas McNelly — on Apr 09, 2006

• DVD Review: A Sound of Thunder

  It's the type of $50 million mistake that can bankrupt a company, but it had some potential.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Apr 09, 2006

• DVD Review : Dune (Extended Edition)

  Of course it was a disaster. The Waterworld of the eighties. But it's still a Classic.

  Review in Video — by David Desjardins — on Apr 09, 2006

• Farewell to Richard Fleischer, Hollywood's Prince of Cheese

  Saluting the career of a filmmaker who was almost, but never quite, good.

  Opinion in Video — by Steven Hart — on Apr 09, 2006

Culture

• Theater Review: A Jew Grows In Brooklyn

  Ehrenreich represents both the now-vanished Catskills scene and the assimilated Jew as creator (and performer) of pop culture.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Apr 09, 2006

• Google's Evil Ways Show Clear Need For Congressional Regulation, DOJ Investigation

  Google is perhaps the most evil company under the sun, and needs regulating before it's too late.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on Apr 09, 2006

• How To Sleep Past Noon

  How to sleep for more than ten hours straight.

  Opinion in Culture — by Scott Butki — on Apr 09, 2006

• HGTV: Make a Statement in Your Living Space

  Highlighting ways to make garbage into stylish...garbage.

  Satire in Culture — by Jim Wynne — on Apr 09, 2006

• Looking Back - And Not

  We look back, but almost immediately the bad things we fled come to mind and we remember why we're here.

  Opinion in Culture — by Ruvy — on Apr 09, 2006

• A Bad Fit

  For most of my adult life, I've felt just like a newly released prisoner during the first few months out in the real world.

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Apr 09, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Friday Femmes Fatales No 51 (Women Bloggers)

  Yes, it is Sunday. Sorry! But it is a collection worth waiting for.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Natalie Bennett — on Apr 09, 2006

Politics

• Why the GOP Will Continue to Win the Independent Vote and Thus Win Elections

  Independent voters hate government and politicians, but they hate the ones who threaten their families and their wallets the most.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Apr 09, 2006