April 21, 2006 Archive

Video

• South Park "Cartoon Wars" Episode On iTunes

  South Park's jab at Comedy Central and its inconsistent stance on censorship has hit the iTunes Music Store.

  News in Video — by TeevBlogger — on Apr 21, 2006

• DVD Review: Alfred Hitchcock's The Trouble With Harry

  The Master of Suspense's exquisite corpse.

  Review in Video — by Lucid Screening — on Apr 21, 2006

• ClipBlast Video Clips: Riverton/MySpace Gun Plot, Ted Kennedy on Daily Show, Trailer for Sentinel

  Video clips for April 21, 2006

  News in Video — by Barry Gold — on Apr 21, 2006

• J.J. Abrams to Direct New Star Trek Feature Film

  Do you really need more information than what's in the title?

  News in Video — by David Desjardins — on Apr 21, 2006

• DVD Review: The Perfect Score - Another Bad Teen Movie

  We all love cheesy teen movies, but this one is horrendous.

  Review in Video — by Craig Lyndall — on Apr 21, 2006

• New Movies and Box Office Predictions: American Dreamz, The Sentinel, Silent Hill

  Plus, Neil Young: Heart of Gold and Shakespeare Behind Bars.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 21, 2006

• DVD Review: Absence of Malice

  Absence of Malice was made for anyone who was ever deliberately harmed by a journalist, or knows someone who was.

  Review in Video — by Nicholas Stix — on Apr 21, 2006

• UMD Review: The Island

  How hard is it to transfer a 15-minute feature from the DVD to a UMD?

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Apr 21, 2006

• DVD Review: Hell Night

  Yet another slasher film, but Linda Blair and Peter Barton lend depth and sympathy to their characters despite some hokey dialogue.

  Review in Video — by Thomas M. Sipos — on Apr 21, 2006

• DVD Review: The Chiefs (Les Chiefs)

  Box: Hockey Fights! Actual movie: Documentary drama. Welcome to false advertising 101.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Apr 21, 2006

• TV Review: The Ultimate Fighter 3 Episode 3 - Team Dagger

  Episode two suffered its largest ratings drop in the series’ history. Episode three sought to prove that the blip was not a downward trend.

  Review in Video — by Vince Chan — on Apr 21, 2006

• Movie Review: Find Me Guilty

  Here is a film simultaneously fascinating and tedious, that starts your mind working even as it bores you to tears.

  Review in Video — by A. Horbal — on Apr 21, 2006

• Movie Review: American Dreamz

  That's "Dreamz" with a Zzzzzzzzzzz.....

  Review in Video — by Chad Newsom — on Apr 21, 2006

Music

• Sequel To A Classic From Queensryche...And A Bit Of Digital

  Operation Mindcrime II and a new digital music service are featured this week.

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Apr 21, 2006

• Music Playlist: Cabaret Rock

  Explore modern music with a decidedly cabaret feel.

  Opinion in Music — by Robert Burke — on Apr 21, 2006

• Hey, That Sounds Like... My Top 11 "Tribute" Records

  Is imitation really the sincerest form of flattery? Whether homage or happy accident, these records comprise tributes to another artist or major influence.

  Opinion in Music — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Apr 21, 2006

• Warning Labels for the Web and The Daily Music and Tech News

  The Bush administration proposes warning labels, Opera 9, and The Smashing Pumpkins in today's music and tech news update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Apr 21, 2006

• DVD Review: Gillan - Live Edinburgh 1980

  The quality of the main feature was pretty decent considering the age and the source of the material.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Apr 21, 2006

• Indie Round-Up for 4-20-06: Brandston, Wendt, Mulligan, Martin

  More hooks per square foot than a velcro dance floor.

  Review in Music — by Jon Sobel — on Apr 21, 2006

• The Friday Morning Listen - Southern Culture On The Skids

  Served up HOT & Smothered in Reverb!

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Apr 21, 2006

• CD Review: The Pretenders - Pirate Radio

  This CD is good for the diehards, and for a fan of a song or two who wants to hear more.

  Review in Music — by Chris Akin — on Apr 21, 2006

• CD Review: Billie Holiday At Storyville

  "It is Billie Holiday who was, and still remains, the greatest single musical influence." Frank Sinatra.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Apr 21, 2006

Sci/Tech

• SciTech Watch: Lactic Acid Not Athlete's Poison

  This week we take a look at new research on lactic acid’s role in metabolism and exercise.

  News in Sci/Tech — by John Vaccaro — on Apr 21, 2006

• Digg Faces New Accusations Of Censorship: An Inside Look

  Been there, done that: The real-life story of Blogcritics.org mixing it up with the Digg.com community.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Phillip Winn — on Apr 21, 2006

Books

• Book Review: The Jesus Papers by Michael Baigent

  Baigent weaves his reasonable speculation on a loom of the provable. The result is a colorful tapestry...

  Review in Books — by Thomas L. Knapp — on Apr 21, 2006

• Book Review: The Last Cato by Matilde Asensi

  Originally published before The Da Vinci Code, this newly translated work is the latest member of the religious-thriller genre.

  Review in Books — by Warren Kelly — on Apr 21, 2006

Culture

• Volkswagen's Crash Ads Spark Controversy

  VW Crash Ads: Is this sensationalism or sensible?

  Opinion in Culture — by Diana Hartman — on Apr 21, 2006

• It's Not the End, It's the Journey: A Tribute to My Dad

  Death only wins if your song is never heard and goes to the grave with you.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mark Schannon — on Apr 21, 2006

• Opie and Anthony are Coming Back to Terrestrial Radio

  Is this a whole new business strategy for XM Satellite Radio?

  News in Culture — by Craig Lyndall — on Apr 21, 2006

• Earth Day vs. Arbor Day

  Which does more to improve our environment, carrying a sign or planting a tree?

  Opinion in Culture — by Dave Nalle — on Apr 21, 2006

• Satire: Suri Cruise With Moses Martin, Sir Alastair Stewart II Promotes New Release

  Let's gaze into a crystal ball to find the ghost of pop culture future.

  Satire in Culture — by Chip Ross — on Apr 21, 2006

• Day By Day for April 21, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for April 21, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Apr 21, 2006

Gaming

• PS3 Price Unknown, But The PS2 Is A Steal

  On the cusp of next month’s E3, Sony has dropped the price of the PS2 from $149.99 to $129.99.

  News in Gaming — by Igniq — on Apr 21, 2006

• Xbox 360 From Famine To Feast

  One of the manufacturers of the Xbox 360 will begin producing over 1 million consoles a month by year-end.

  News in Gaming — by Igniq — on Apr 21, 2006

• PC Game Review: Deimos Rising

  An entertaining vertical-scrolling shooter brings back fond memories of yesteryear.

  Review in Gaming — by W.E. Wallo — on Apr 21, 2006

Politics

• Israeli Politics – Facing the Sea of Reeds in Terror

  If Israel does not change its security policy from the foundations up, it is liable to lose the next war.

  News in Politics — by Ruvy — on Apr 21, 2006

• Google in China: Corporate Censorship

  Is asking corporations to limit allowable speech undermining the Bill of Rights?

  Opinion in Politics — by LA — on Apr 21, 2006

• Whiny Republitards! Just what New Orleans Needs...

  "The expense of Louisiana"? Like the DNC is going to charge for the cleanup effort?

  Opinion in Politics — by Paul Jordan, Sr. — on Apr 21, 2006

Sports

• Nextel Drivers Regularly Give Busch Drivers Atomic Wedgies

  Nextel "Buschwhackers" are sucking up all the money and points that regular Busch wheelers would love to acquire.

  Opinion in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Apr 21, 2006

• 2006 NBA Playoff Preview

  The 2006 NBA playoffs are here and this one looks good.

  Opinion in Sports — by DJ Freq — on Apr 21, 2006

Tastes

• Dan Nied's 100 Days: Day 105

  This is the history of my obesity.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Dan Nied — on Apr 21, 2006

• Meeting Giada De Laurentiis

  My run-in with the Food Network star. Bring on the Raspberry Tiramisu.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Don Baiocchi — on Apr 21, 2006