April 29, 2006 Archive

Video

• Movie Review: Akeelah and the Bee

  Laurence Fishburne, Keke Palmer, and Angela Bassett pull out stellar performances in one of the most inspirational five star tearjerkers I've seen in years.

  Review in Video — by Film Laureate — on Apr 29, 2006

• Movie Review: United 93

  United 93 refreshingly lacks Hollywood slickness and re-opens emotional wounds. For those who are ready, this is a superb film.

  Review in Video — by Triniman — on Apr 29, 2006

• Blogcritics on United 93

  Opinion in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Apr 29, 2006

• TV Review: House - "House vs. God"

  "Isn't it interesting that religious behavior is so close to being crazy that we can't tell them apart?"

  Review in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Apr 29, 2006

• Movie Review: Metal - A Headbanger's Journey

  You don't have to be a headbanger to enjoy this journey, as long as you're happy to stick to sightseeing.

  Review in Video — by Matt Riviera — on Apr 29, 2006

• Alias On iTunes Falls Short

  The best option is still picking up the DVDs. iTunes just won't allow viewers to start at the very beginning.

  News in Video — by TeevBlogger — on Apr 29, 2006

• Movie Review: United 93

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 29, 2006

• DVD Review: Metal - A Headbanger's Journey

  Intelligent and interesting, but not as scholarly as you might have expected. Will appeal to every metal fan.

  Review in Video — by Triniman — on Apr 29, 2006

• DVD Review: Fun With Dick And Jane

  A decent time-waster, but Fun With Dick And Jane is inconsistent and mostly misses a great chance to satirize corporate greed.

  Review in Video — by Nik Dirga — on Apr 29, 2006

• Movie Review - United 93

  The only thing that worked that day.

  Review in Video — by Joshua Sharf — on Apr 29, 2006

• TV Review: Survivor: Panama - Exile Island - Episode 11

  Cirie's running strategical circles around the others while Terry is still playing Superman against all odds. The Final Four is coming soon!

  Review in Video — by Jackie — on Apr 29, 2006

Music

• Want To Be A Rockstar? Here's Your Chance With Devola

  Minus their bass player and guitarist, remaining members Elizabeth and Chuck are doing acoustic shows where possible so as not to disappoint their fans.

  Interview in Music — by Mike Johnston — on Apr 29, 2006

• DVD Review: Bob Dylan - Rolling Thunder and The Gospel Years 1975-1981

  In 1979, Bob Dylan's counterculture fans didn't quite know what to make of the new "700 Club" model Dylan.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Apr 29, 2006

• CD Reviews: KC And The Sunshine Band

  Decide which KC And The Sunshine Band album to buy for that sweet disco party with this multi CD guide.

  Review in Music — by Cameron Graham — on Apr 29, 2006

• Interview: Heaven's Night

  See Heaven's Night open for King's X at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, 2637 Welton Street, Denver. May 4, 2006

  Interview in Music — by duracles — on Apr 29, 2006

Politics

• A "Great Economy" Propped Up By Credit Cards

  The rich get richer and the poor, poorer. Bush’s credit card economy is doomed to fail, but he'll be gone before we can blame him.

  Opinion in Politics — by Jet Gardner — on Apr 29, 2006

• Economic Growth So Strong It Can't Be Ignored

  The doom-and-gloomers are running scared. They just can't seem to find a believable downside to the positive impact of the Bush tax cuts.

  News in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Apr 29, 2006

• Get High, Feel Better, Be Arrested: The Medical Marijuana Battle

  States and other countries allow medical use of marijuana. The federal government is more interested in arrests than medicine.

  Opinion in Politics — by Howard Dratch — on Apr 29, 2006

• Mob Rule for Democracy?

  Has mob rule supplanted democracy? Shutting down cities also shuts down public discourse.

  Opinion in Politics — by Mark Adams — on Apr 29, 2006

Books

• NaNoWriMo Notes 18: Originality Above All

  "every artist's strictly illimitable country is himself, and the artist who plays that country false has committed suicide..."

  Opinion in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Apr 29, 2006

• Book Review: The Book of Trouble by Ann Marlowe

  This memoir of a love affair with an Afghan man is a book of intelligence, passion, introspection, and yes, trouble.

  Review in Books — by Che — on Apr 29, 2006

• Book Review: BadAss Horror

  Despite some reservations, I will keep a lookout for BadAss Horror 2 and see what these guys come up with.

  Review in Books — by Matthew Milam — on Apr 29, 2006

Culture

• Rolling Stone and Jann Wenner Jump the Shark

  Opinion in Culture — by Dawn Olsen — on Apr 29, 2006

• Day By Day for April 29, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for April 29, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Apr 29, 2006

Sci/Tech

• UK To Get New Online TV Network

  The UK's first independent broadband TV network is hitting Britain this October, and the rest of Europe in 2008.

  News in Sci/Tech — by TeevBlogger — on Apr 29, 2006

• Sci Fi Channel to Create Pulse

  The Sci Fi Channel is gearing up to launch its Pulse online TV service in early May.

  News in Sci/Tech — by TeevBlogger — on Apr 29, 2006

Sports

• Draft Day Shocker: The Houston Texans Sign Mario Williams And Not Reggie Bush

  The 2006 NFL Draft hasn’t even started and the Texans have already made one of the all-time draft blunders.

  News in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on Apr 29, 2006