April 24, 2006 Archive

Sports

• MLB Week 3: Cub Luck, Colorado Beanball, Bonds "Homer"

  The week in MLB, as seen through the eyes of blogs, always in 1000 words or less.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Apr 24, 2006

• Cricketer Fardin Qayyumi Died Too Young

  He was funny, enthusiastic, passionate, lovable, confident and a wonderfully nice guy.

  News in Sports — by Pratyush Khaitan — on Apr 24, 2006

• The Ramble: Is Barry Bonds Throwing In The Towel?

  Bonds’ knee and elbow are giving him trouble. Is Hank Aaron’s home run record safe?

  News in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on Apr 24, 2006

• Instant Z-Play: No Winners in Duke Lacrosse Story

  Almost everyone has something to say about the Duke Lacrosse story. Almost no one knows what happened.

  News in Sports — by Zach Baker — on Apr 24, 2006

• Toby Keith, I Challenge You To a Curling Match

  The country singer has apparently taken up curling and wants to be the next Olympian. One small problem with that.

  Opinion in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Apr 24, 2006

Music

• Featured Artist: Al Stewart - The Discography, Pt. 1

  Our exploration of 40 years of the folk-rock legend's official recorded output starts with his 1966-82 releases.

  Opinion in Music — by Natalie Davis — on Apr 24, 2006

• Congress Prepares New Digital Copyright Bill and The Daily Music and Tech News

  New copyright legislation, Babyshambles and Libertines previously unreleased tracks, and Alice in Chains in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Apr 24, 2006

• CD Review: Shel Silverstein's Runny Babbit

  Shel Silverstein's works rarely fail to put a smile on our faces and Runny Babbit does the job well.

  Review in Music — by Meryl — on Apr 24, 2006

• Miss Peggy Lee and Company

  Frank Sinatra, long considered the greatest talent ever at musical phrasing, may well have met his match in Peggy Lee.

  Opinion in Music — by Nicholas Stix — on Apr 24, 2006

• DVD Review: Accept - Metal Blast From The Past

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Apr 24, 2006

• Vinyl Tap: Mike McGear - McGear

  Paul McCartney’s brother grabs onto some coattails and a little nepotism, and a whole lot of Beatle-esque help.

  Review in Music — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Apr 24, 2006

• CD Review: Donald Fagen - Morph The Cat

  “There’s nothing sexier than the Apocalypse.” Combining funk, jazz and soul, Morph The Cat is a wake-up call for the disillusioned.

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Apr 24, 2006

Culture

• BCRadio - April 24, 2006

  Joan Hunt, Matt Sussman, Sal Marinello, Mary Williams and the BCRadio debut of Dawn Olsen...

  Opinion in Culture — by Josh Hathaway — on Apr 24, 2006

• Sisters Relating: Venus Conjunct the Sun in Synasty: Astrology-Based Advice

  Dear Elsa, My oldest sister’s an Aquarius and I’m an Aries.

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Apr 24, 2006

• On the Return of Art and Antiquities

  Nations around the world are suing museums in the United States to return antiquities to their place of origin. Has it gone too far?

  Opinion in Culture — by Lenny Campello — on Apr 24, 2006

• Duke Lacrosse Incident Had All the Wrong Ingredients

  College party, drinking, strippers, sexually charged environment: things can very easily get out of hand. I've seen it happen.

  Opinion in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Apr 24, 2006

• Managing Others: Leading By Example

  Peter Drucker once said, "Policy is what we do, not what we say." Lead by example, and your team will thrive.

  Opinion in Culture — by Kevin Augustine — on Apr 24, 2006

• Theater Review: Zarathustra Said Some Things, No?

  A chillingly intimate portrait of a pair of psychological self-flagellants, and a Stoppardian cyclone of words.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Apr 24, 2006

• How Dare You be Intolerant of My Tolerance for Your Intolerance About Tolerance!

  We can save America from damnation by not giving a damn about religion.

  Opinion in Culture — by Steven Hart — on Apr 24, 2006

• "Where is My Home?"

  A poem by a foreigner.

  Opinion in Culture — by Gautam Dev — on Apr 24, 2006

• Day By Day for April 24, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for April 24, 2006.

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Apr 24, 2006

• Lawrence Ferlinghetti: The Icon of the Beat Movement

  The lights of the city called to explore the unknown. Ferlinghetti's City Lights was the lighthouse of the soul.

  Opinion in Culture — by Howard Dratch — on Apr 24, 2006

• The Not-Quite-Sunday Funnies:

  This Week: Mobility: The Rat Race, and The Cat Chase.

  Satire in Culture — by Annie — on Apr 24, 2006

Politics

• New Orleans Mayor Weathers the Storm

  The runoff candidates for Mayor of New Orleans have been chosen, and we look forward to an interesting contest.

  News in Politics — by vinturella — on Apr 24, 2006

• J'Accuse - The West and Arabs To Palestinians: Drop Dead

  The West and the Arabs spout rhetoric while the Palestinians destroy themselves. So much for concern about their plight.

  Opinion in Politics — by Mark Schannon — on Apr 24, 2006

• Jew-Hatred – The Disease That Never Left Europe

  One would think that by now anti-Semitism in Germany was a dead issue. Guess what? It isn’t.

  Opinion in Politics — by Ruvy — on Apr 24, 2006

• Casualties Of War

  Everybody knows about the casualties anyway; diminishing their importance only insults their memory and cheapens their sacrifice.

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Apr 24, 2006

Video

• May, the TV Networks' Big Month

  As the current television season comes to a close in May, the networks are already looking to the next season.

  News in Video — by TeevBlogger — on Apr 24, 2006

• UMD Review: The Fog (2005)

  If I need to sit in the fog to prevent myself from ever having to watch this again, please remind me to do so.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Apr 24, 2006

• TV Review: The Daily Show - Week Ending April 23

  The interviews were better than usual this week.

  Review in Video — by Scott Butki — on Apr 24, 2006

• Movie Review: Phat Girlz

  Phat Girlz could have been a film of big laughs if it managed to find the subtle humor in the very issue it talks about.

  Review in Video — by Matthew Milam — on Apr 24, 2006

• DVD Review: Virgins From Hell

  A fun feature film with the most fashion-conscious villain in cinema history!

  Review in Video — by Brian K — on Apr 24, 2006

• DVD Review: Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2004)

  After watching this movie I think my DVD player needs a vacation...

  Review in Video — by Film School Rejects — on Apr 24, 2006

• TV Review: Survivor: Panama - Exile Island - Episode 10

  Survivor down! Call the medics! Who's out without a Tribal Council vote?

  Review in Video — by Jackie — on Apr 24, 2006

• TV Review: BBC's Doctor Who - "Tooth and Claw"

  If you ever wanted to know what an unfocused screenplay looked like, any Russell Davies script will do.

  Review in Video — by Matthew Milam — on Apr 24, 2006

Books

• Interview: Saul Williams

  I sit down with one of the most influential men in America.

  Interview in Books — by Stone — on Apr 24, 2006

Gaming

• Xbox 360 Review: College Hoops 2K6

  An air hockey simulation with a college basketball game included as a bonus.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Apr 24, 2006

• Xbox 360 Gets Improved

  New Xbox 360 CPUs built to reduce heat and lower power use will roll off the assembly line in early 2007.

  News in Gaming — by Igniq — on Apr 24, 2006

• Nintendo DS Review: Animal Crossing - Wild World

  A fantasy world you can visit to escape from reality... especially if you enjoy collecting furniture and planting pear trees.

  Review in Gaming — by Kevin Cortez — on Apr 24, 2006