April 27, 2006 Archive

Politics

• Let the Panderfest Begin

  Republicans and Democrats are falling all over themselves to lower the cost of gas. Why mess with a good thing?

  Opinion in Politics — by Sean Aqui — on Apr 27, 2006

• If It Is Broke, Fix It!

  It occurs to me that as old adages say, waste not want not, might not entirely be true.

  Opinion in Politics — by Paul Jordan, Sr. — on Apr 27, 2006

• Frist and Big Oil Try to Buy Alaska for Two Tanks of Gas!

  The Republican Congress and Big Oil show their true colors.

  Opinion in Politics — by Jet Gardner — on Apr 27, 2006

• Here Come the Reformers - Again

  Politicians are looking to use scandals as an excuse to "reform" free speech.

  Opinion in Politics — by Drew McKissick — on Apr 27, 2006

• Iraq Pundit Hits the Mark

  Skip the talking head and partisan whiners and get to see the situation in Iraq from the perspective of a perceptive and informed Iraqi.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Apr 27, 2006

• Net Neutrality Moves To Center Stage In The House

  Do Internet service providers and network owners have the right to interfere with the content on the sites they host?

  News in Politics — by Kathy Gill — on Apr 27, 2006

• KY Jelly for the Baptists?

  They're going to have some awfully dry toast to eat in Cumberland if they lose $11,000,000 worth of jelly.

  News in Politics — by Al Barger — on Apr 27, 2006

Culture

• Home Sales Rose Higher In March

  Home sales were higher in March this year, but not as high as in March of last year.

  News in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on Apr 27, 2006

• Shoes, Paper Clips, and Other Ways of Remembering the Holocaust

  I worried children wouldn’t understand the significance of the Holocaust. The exhibit of 3,000 tiles by American schoolchildren at the Holocaust Museum quashed that concern.

  Opinion in Culture — by Scott Butki — on Apr 27, 2006

• TV Review: The UK Apprentice - Slippery Knifed By A Badger

  Ruth quietly slipped the knife into Sayed in the Mediterranean. Sir Alan exposes Ruth’s true colors.

  Review in Culture — by Jim Symcox — on Apr 27, 2006

• Asking For Feedback - Improving Your Performance At Work

  Everybody has room for improvement at work. Get the feedback you need to make those improvements happen.

  Opinion in Culture — by Kevin Augustine — on Apr 27, 2006

• A Visit to Alexandria, Virgina's Art League and Russian Realism

  A review of two art shows in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia reveals some new (and young) stars and the persistence of former Soviet realists.

  Review in Culture — by Lenny Campello — on Apr 27, 2006

• Illogical Logic

  Logic has become the latest casualty in our world of political expediency. What will be next?

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Apr 27, 2006

• Kevin Costner: Dancing With Wolves, Spanking with Monkeys

  When manhandling the help is a hands-off affair.

  News in Culture — by Dawn Olsen — on Apr 27, 2006

• Day By Day for April 27, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for April 27, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Apr 27, 2006

• Satire: Student Psychology

  In Semester 2, 2005, Jonathan Scanlan spent four months studying on campus at the University of Southern Queensland in Toowoomba.

  Satire in Culture — by Jonathan Scanlan — on Apr 27, 2006

• What Robert Ringer Said Does Not Seem Correct in All Respects

  Ringer says believing doesn't necessarily require seeing. An atheist can agree, sort of. So far as it goes.

  Opinion in Culture — by David M. Brown — on Apr 27, 2006

Video

• Movie Review: Silent Hill

  From scripting to acting to the soundtrack, the movie has its niggles, cracks and some kudos, too!

  Review in Video — by Daniel Woolstencroft — on Apr 27, 2006

• United 93 - Are We Ready?

  Paul Greengrass doesn't know what went on in that plane. He has no idea.

  Opinion in Video — by Casey Lunkley — on Apr 27, 2006

• Movie Review: Ice Age: The Meltdown

  Like the first Ice Age, The Meltdown's slow pace is punctuated too infrequently by laughter or surprise.

  Review in Video — by A. Horbal — on Apr 27, 2006

• Elizabeth Taylor Publicist Denies Death Rumors

  There's a special place in Hell reserved for irresponsible tabloid journalists.

  News in Video — by Natalie Davis — on Apr 27, 2006

• TV Review: American Idol- Kellie Pickler Gets Whacked

  Ryan got a chance to tell America that if you still want to vote for the McTwins dial 1-866-Idols36C.

  Review in Video — by Chancelucky — on Apr 27, 2006

• TV Review: The Amazing Race 9 - Episode 9

  Will BJ and Tyler rise up the ranks while Down Under? Catch the latest skinny on The Amazing Race!

  Review in Video — by Jackie — on Apr 27, 2006

• Movie Review: The Sentinel

  Far-fetched. With co-star Keifer Sutherland, rides the coattails of 24 for a few minutes and then disgraces itself in comparison.

  Review in Video — by Triniman — on Apr 27, 2006

Sci/Tech

• SciTech Watch - Podcasting: What's On?

  ...what kind of programs are available as podcasts? How do you find more podcasts you will like?

  News in Sci/Tech — by John Vaccaro — on Apr 27, 2006

Gaming

• Dad Finds Cure For Gaming Addiction

  An argument over video games between a dad and his son in Dunedin, Florida resulted in a gun being fired.

  News in Gaming — by Igniq — on Apr 27, 2006

• SEGA Unveils World Pool Titles

  SEGA's new-game-everyday countdown to the E3 Expo has revealed two new pool titles.

  News in Gaming — by Igniq — on Apr 27, 2006

• Nintendo Revolution Named Nintendo Wii

  Nintendo's revolution in gaming is spelled W-i-i.

  News in Gaming — by Ken Edwards — on Apr 27, 2006

Music

• CD Review: Pink -- I'm Not Dead

  Pink, did you go "liberal Hollywood" on us?

  Review in Music — by Casey Lunkley — on Apr 27, 2006

• Featured Artist: Al Stewart - The Discography, Pt. 2

  The road becomes rough, but oh, the words and music are sublime: Our travels through Stewart sounds cover 1984-on.

  Opinion in Music — by Natalie Davis — on Apr 27, 2006

• PayPal to Go Mobile and The Daily Music and Tech News

  PayPal, Chinese writer Yang Tianshui, and Snoop Dogg in today's music and tech news update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Apr 27, 2006

• Dio, Venom, Carmine Appice Project and Artic Monkeys: Marty's Musical Meltdown

  Some live, some death and something eccentric

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Apr 27, 2006

• CD Review: k.d.lang, Reintarnation, A Love Affair Rekindled

  Her new album (which uses a word the Washington Post describes as "coming back in life as a Hillbilly."

  Review in Music — by Paul Jordan, Sr. — on Apr 27, 2006

• CD Reviews: Dream Theater - When Day and Dream Unite and When Day and Dream Reunite

  What hangs in the mist surrounding Dream Theater's debut album? And how does it compare with the 2004 live recording?

  Review in Music — by Aaron Fleming — on Apr 27, 2006

• Snoop Dogg Arrested in Heathrow Rumble

  Modern-day Whiskey Rebellion lands rapper and cohorts in London slammer.

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Apr 27, 2006

• CD Review: Songs of the Soaps/The Young and the Restless - Various Artists

  The background music playing when a couple comes together can hold that scene in the viewers mind and hearts.

  Review in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Apr 27, 2006

• CD Review: Avenged Sevenfold - City of Evil

  City of Evil has taken control of my auditory canals and refuses to let go.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 27, 2006

• Vinyl Tap: Roxy Music - Stranded

  "Is it the end of another affair / An open engagement with gloom?"

  Review in Music — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Apr 27, 2006

• DVD Review: The Black Crowes - Freak ‘N’ Roll Into The Fog

  Freak ‘N’ Roll is certainly not “hard to handle” as it captures one of the better bands of the day at their best

  Review in Music — by El Bicho — on Apr 27, 2006

Sports

• Jeffrey Maier is Jeffrey Maier in I Hate Jeffrey Maier

  What could have happened had Maier never caught that infamous ball in the '96 ALCS?

  News in Sports — by Dan McGowan — on Apr 27, 2006

• I Keep Asking Myself Why I Dislike Barry Bonds

  I can't figure out why I'm unwilling to cut the Giants slugger some slack.

  Opinion in Sports — by Ryan Jerz — on Apr 27, 2006

Books

• Book Review: In the Shadow of Suribachi by Joyce Faulkner

  Take some war clichés and stereotypes, add some bad dialogue, and what do you get? You might be surprised.

  Review in Books — by Che — on Apr 27, 2006

• Teenage Novelist Accused of Plagiarism

  Kaavya Viswanathan, a 19-year-old Harvard sophomore, allegedly copied another author's work for her debut novel.

  News in Books — by Don Baiocchi — on Apr 27, 2006

• Book Review: How to Win Every Argument: The Use and Abuse of Logic by Madsen Pirie

  How to fell without being flummoxed.

  Review in Books — by Marty Dodge — on Apr 27, 2006