May 11, 2006 Archive

Politics

• "... burn sink or destroy as usual."

  The history of the Napoleonic era as brought to us by Patrick O'Brian holds lessons for dealing with Islam today.

  Opinion in Politics — by Poldark Maximus — on May 11, 2006

• The Parties of Disarray

  Republicans are reeling from legislative failures and low approval ratings. But Democrats are reeling, too -- from internal strife.

  Opinion in Politics — by Sean Aqui — on May 11, 2006

• 200 Million Americans' Phone Calls Are in Federal Databases

  Where do we draw the line as to the government's access to our private lives?

  Opinion in Politics — by Michael J. West — on May 11, 2006

• Speaker Nancy Pelosi?

  Got Fear?

  News in Politics — by RJ Elliott — on May 11, 2006

Culture

• Daughter's Husband Had Affair With Her Other Daughter: Astrology-Based Advice

  Imagine a boil teeming with toxic putrid pus. Should you leave it?

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on May 11, 2006

• The DJRadiohead Podcast Experience - Episode 12

  The return of DJRadiohead: Is Customer Service just a punchline?

  Opinion in Culture — by Josh Hathaway — on May 11, 2006

• Day By Day for May 11, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for May 11, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on May 11, 2006

• Is The Da Vinci Code Worth Boycotting or Banning?

  Truth is, The Da Vinci Code is offensive to evangelical Christians, but banning it might be more offensive.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mark Adams — on May 11, 2006

Music

• CD Review: Dave Alvin - West of the West

  Even though the album is pretty long, it's still a tremendous artistic achievement.

  Review in Music — by Larry Sakin — on May 11, 2006

• Concert Review: Low at Birmingham Academy, 29th April 2006

  Spine-tingling gentleness with the trio from Duluth, Minnesota

  Review in Music — by Stuart Estell — on May 11, 2006

• DVD Review: Grave Digger - 25 to Live

  Germany's Grave Digger shows the world what real metal sounds like.

  Review in Music — by Progged — on May 11, 2006

• CD Review: The Space Cossacks - Never Mind The Bolsheviks - The Best Of The Space Cossacks

  Maybe CDs like this will fall into the right hands and serve as an introduction to the third wave of surf instrumentals.

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on May 11, 2006

• CD Review: Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime II

  There is tons of energy on this album along with the usual pounding rhythm section and heavy metal guitars ripping away.

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on May 11, 2006

• CD Review: Mower - Not for You

  With this extreme energy on a mere recorded disk, to see them unleashed on a stage would definitely be an experience.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on May 11, 2006

• CD Review: The True False Identity T Bone Burnett

  The True False Identity sees T Bone coming back with a vengeance.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on May 11, 2006

• Motley Crue Singer Raises One Million Dollars For Charity

  Rocker Vince Neil's Golf Tournament Hits the Greens for T.J. Martell Foundation

  News in Music — by Jarrod Vrazel — on May 11, 2006

Video

• Movie Review: Dead Man's Shoes

  Guys in gas masks never mean well.

  Review in Video — by Steve Carlson — on May 11, 2006

• TV News: And That’s The Way It Is... Oh, Well

  You think conservative or liberal bias is killing the news? Try again.

  Opinion in Video — by Mark Adams — on May 11, 2006

• Movie Review: United 93

  A stunning and gut-wrenching film that makes a case for being the best American film of the decade.

  Review in Video — by Lucas McNelly — on May 11, 2006

• FOX / FX Freebies on iTunes

  iTunes is offering some free limited time promos for Prison Break and Black.White. from FOX and FX .

  News in Video — by TeevBlogger — on May 11, 2006

• Warner Bros. Creates New BitTorrent Service

  Warner Bros. will utilize the BitTorrent P2P technology to deliver television and movies on the internet.

  News in Video — by TeevBlogger — on May 11, 2006

• MTV Overdrive Speeds Up

  MTV is offering something new to online viewers of events like the Video Music Awards.

  News in Video — by TeevBlogger — on May 11, 2006

• Movie Review: The Promise (Wu ji)

  Not a complete loss, but a huge letdown from what I had been hoping for.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on May 11, 2006

• iTunes Just Keeps Getting Better

  Firefly has been added to iTunes, with Joss Whedon's other creations to follow.

  Opinion in Video — by TeevBlogger — on May 11, 2006

• Warner Bros. Makes Online Syndication Deal

  In a new move, Warner's syndication affiliates will be able to stream TV shows from their own websites.

  News in Video — by TeevBlogger — on May 11, 2006

• TV Review: The Amazing Race 9 - Episode 11

  No pants, no money, no problem! Fan favorites BJ and Tyler lead the pack as the show heads into next week's season finale.

  Review in Video — by Jackie — on May 11, 2006

• DVD Review: Blood - The Last Vampire

  The Girl With No Name is a laconic vampire hunter in this beautiful, haunting anime.

  Review in Video — by Thomas M. Sipos — on May 11, 2006

• TV Review: Gilmore Girls - Season Finale

  Did the departing Palladino creative team purposely sink the show in the finale?

  Review in Video — by Tom Johnson — on May 11, 2006

Books

• Book Review: Terror Nation by Mike Palecek

  Iowa author Mike Palecek's latest political novel examines the price of conscience in a cautionary near future tale.

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on May 11, 2006

• Book Review: Cinematic Hauntings

  Intelligent and informative essays on key ghost films.

  Review in Books — by Thomas M. Sipos — on May 11, 2006

• Book Review : F**k You Heroes by Glen E. Friedman

  Friedman captures the spirit and atmosphere of skateboarding and punk rock.

  Review in Books — by Michele Catalano — on May 11, 2006

Gaming

• E3 2006: Nintendo Has No Plans For GameBoy

  "The Japanese game market is now evolving around DS. We don’t need to do something that will pour cold water on the situation."

  News in Gaming — by AS — on May 11, 2006

• E3 2006: Is Console Monogamy Wrong?

  Daniel has settled down with an Xbox 360 and is trying to be faithful. Can Sony or Nintendo tempt him?

  Opinion in Gaming — by Daniel Woolstencroft — on May 11, 2006

• E3 2006: Gaming Round Up for 05/11/06

  Leisure Suit Larry’s Al Lowe, GTA Goes Next-Gen, THQ Drives Away With Stuntman, and Blizzard Unveils New Race For WoW.

  News in Gaming — by Igniq — on May 11, 2006

• E3 2006: Nintendo DS To See 100 New Titles

  On the opening day of E3 2006, Nintendo announced 100 new DS titles are in the pipeline.

  News in Gaming — by Igniq — on May 11, 2006

• World Of Warcraft Movie On Tap

  Warner's Legendary Pictures has snagged the rights to make a movie based on WoW.

  News in Gaming — by Igniq — on May 11, 2006

• Sony Games Get 'Comical'

  Sony and PlanetWide Games have teamed up to offer Comic Book Creator to users of Station.com.

  News in Gaming — by Igniq — on May 11, 2006

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: UNO

  It's UNO with '80s porn music. That shows their proven support for the Xbox Live camera.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on May 11, 2006

• E3 2006: Lost Planet Xbox 360 Impressions

  Forget the beauty of every explosion you've ever seen. They look better in Lost Planet.

  News in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on May 11, 2006

Sci/Tech

• MoboVivo Adds Lennon Documentary

  "John and Yoko Bed-In" is now available over the Canada-based MoboVivo TV download service.

  News in Sci/Tech — by TeevBlogger — on May 11, 2006

• Introducing the Humongous EcoTruck

  Cower you carbon-belching luddites in your Mini Coopers and Beetles. The BigAss EcoTruck is here and it's running on clean, renewable BioDiesel.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Dave Nalle — on May 11, 2006

• iTunes to Offer FOX and FX Shows

  FOX and FX have joined the other TV networks in offering their shows over iTunes.

  News in Sci/Tech — by TeevBlogger — on May 11, 2006

• E3 2006: TRITTON AX360 5.1 Headphones

  With the AX360, you can clearly hear the footsteps and gunshots behind you, all without a neighborly visit at 3am.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Ken Edwards — on May 11, 2006

Sports

• Elite Company: Bonds Likely Won't Stand with Ruth and Aaron

  Barry Bonds will outhit Ruth and may outhit Aaron. But will not outrun the questions that surround his career

  Opinion in Sports — by Zach Baker — on May 11, 2006