April 16, 2006 Archive

Culture

• Satire: Playing Whack-a-Mole with Jesus

  Don't you hate the way every time you crucify Jesus or persecute him into obscurity, he just pops back up?

  Satire in Culture — by Dave Nalle — on Apr 16, 2006

• Did You Ever Get the Blues?

  On John Trudell, the blues, and falling through the hole in your soul.

  Opinion in Culture — by John Spivey — on Apr 16, 2006

• Outrage - Or, the Revolution Won’t Be Televised Because It Was a No Show

  Exxon’s retiring chairman, Lee R Raymond having to settle for a mere $398 million retirement package seems to have generated little interest.

  Opinion in Culture — by Marlowe — on Apr 16, 2006

• The Honesty Of Art

  Art tells us, with far more honesty than any newspaper, what is going on in the world.

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Apr 16, 2006

Music

• CD Review: Songs From the Neighborhood: The Music of Mister Rogers

  Mister Rogers, I apologize for making fun of you. I apologize for not liking this album.

  Review in Music — by Scott Butki — on Apr 16, 2006

• Music Review: Exile and the Kingdom by Jeff Martin

  Someone please hand me a tank of gasoline and a match.

  Review in Music — by David Desjardins — on Apr 16, 2006

• DVD Review: The Black Crowes - Freak 'N' Roll...Into The Fog

  Excellent production values highlight this live concert DVD.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Apr 16, 2006

• Vinyl Tap: Roxy Music - Siren

  "Oh oh, catch that buzz / Love is the drug I'm thinking of..."

  Review in Music — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Apr 16, 2006

• CD/Concert Review: Northern By Farewell Flight

  When we were kids, we would always climb the tallest trees in town. / We never thought about what would happen if we lost our footing...

  Review in Music — by Mike Johnston — on Apr 16, 2006

Video

• Movie Review: Thank You for Smoking

  The only substantive idea I can find in the movie is that Washington is totally, irredeemably corrupt. That's not very substantive.

  Review in Video — by A. Horbal — on Apr 16, 2006

• TV Review: American Idol Watch - Bucky Covington Exits

  Finally, Bucky Covington is out of my life.

  Review in Video — by Film Laureate — on Apr 16, 2006

• TV Review: Doctor Who - "New Earth"

  With a bigger budget and a much younger actor, can Doctor Who still tell great stories?

  Review in Video — by Matthew Milam — on Apr 16, 2006

• South Park Delivers Message to Comedy Central

  The producers wanted to include a scene with the Muslim prophet Mohammed, but were censored by the network.

  News in Video — by TeevBlogger — on Apr 16, 2006

• A Review of The Ten Commandments: The Biggest Easter Egg in History

  The magnificent awfulness of Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 trash masterpiece.

  Review in Video — by Steven Hart — on Apr 16, 2006

• FOX To Rebroadcast On The Web

  FOX has tons of programming that will only provide more choices and expand the overall impact of internet TV.

  News in Video — by TeevBlogger — on Apr 16, 2006

• VHS Review: Blood and Roses

  Beautiful, brooding, broken-hearted - every Goth's ideal romantic vampire.

  Review in Video — by Thomas M. Sipos — on Apr 16, 2006

• Working For MTV

  I get to have MTV on my resume!

  Opinion in Video — by Cara de Pescado — on Apr 16, 2006

• DVD Review: The Hot Chick (2002)

  The problem inherent in all of these films is that they perpetuate a Platonic view of the universe.

  Review in Video — by Jonathan Scanlan — on Apr 16, 2006

• DVD Review: The Cave

  Sony Pictures' $15 million flop comes to DVD with extras worth sitting through the movie for.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Apr 16, 2006

• Obscenity and the FCC: The TV Networks Should Follow Howard Stern’s Lead

  The case for the major networks to flee to cable now and thumb their noses at the FCC.

  Opinion in Video — by Jet Gardner — on Apr 16, 2006

• Jesus Loved Us So Much it Hurt: A Reaction to Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ

  The Jesus depicted in this movie is without question the most authentic one in the history of film.

  Opinion in Video — by Victor Lana — on Apr 16, 2006

Politics

• The Persian Empire Reborn? President Ahmadinejad’s Messianic Politics

  Iran: "The Zionist regime is heading toward annihilation...[it] is a rotten, dried tree that will be eliminated by one storm."

  News in Politics — by Ruvy — on Apr 16, 2006

• Satire: Death of the Middle Class - Requiem for a Friend

  The Middle Class is dead. Long live the Mansion and Trailer Park societies.

  Satire in Politics — by Paul Jordan, Sr. — on Apr 16, 2006

Gaming

• Xbox 360 Review: Top Spin 2

  Keep repeating to yourself: It's not Virtua Tennis. It's not Virtua Tennis...

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Apr 16, 2006

• PSP Review: Mega Man - Maverick Hunter X

  A solid remake of the classic original.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Apr 16, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Friday Femmes Fatales No 52 (Women Bloggers)

  A tasty, healthy, colourful, educational, entertaining, lively, and finally shattering experience.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Natalie Bennett — on Apr 16, 2006

Sports

• New York Mets Pay Tribute to Number 42

  There are rare moments on the baseball diamond when what happens there before the game matters more than what happens during it.

  Opinion in Sports — by Victor Lana — on Apr 16, 2006

• The Year In Curling: 2005-06

  Canada, Sweden, Scotland, and the United States should all be pretty proud of themselves.

  Review in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Apr 16, 2006

Books

• Book Review: Making History by Stephen Fry

  Slow start. Historic middle. Hollywood ending.

  Review in Books — by Mr Peter More — on Apr 16, 2006