May 19, 2006 Archive

Sci/Tech

• Friday Femmes Fatales No 57 (Women Bloggers)

  The new life of spring, some yummy meals, and a cautionary tale.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Natalie Bennett — on May 19, 2006

Sports

• MLB Rookie Rousing: Inspecting This Year's Newbs

  Being Rookie of the Year not an automatic one-way trip to a great career, or even a serviceable one.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on May 19, 2006

• Playoff Pleasures: Pistons, Spurs, Clippers, Oilers

  Today is Friday and two Game Sixes are going to be played.

  Opinion in Sports — by Q Bit — on May 19, 2006

• NHL Playoffs Round 3

  8-4 for the playoffs. Here's what you can expect from THIS round.

  Opinion in Sports — by Warren Kelly — on May 19, 2006

Video

• TV Review: Doctor Who: 2 - 5: "Rise of the Cybermen"

  The Cybermen return in the disappointing fifth episode of this season of Doctor Who.

  Review in Video — by Daniel Woolstencroft — on May 19, 2006

• DVD Review: Heavenly Creatures

  Peter Jackson makes one of his best movies to date and Kate Winslet makes her film debut.

  Review in Video — by Casey Lunkley — on May 19, 2006

• DVD Review: Waking Life (2001)

  "We are the authors of ourselves, co-authoring a gigantic Dostoevsky novel, starring clowns."

  Review in Video — by Jules Alder — on May 19, 2006

• Jill Marie Jones Leaves Girlfriends?

  Jill Marie Jones, who played Toni Childs, decided to leave regardless of which way the axe fell.

  News in Video — by Matthew Milam — on May 19, 2006

• DVD Review: Pyaasa (1957)

  ...the film unfolds the nature of the man himself though the lens of his country.

  Review in Video — by Jules Alder — on May 19, 2006

• DVD Review: Gone With the Wind (1939)

  If there's any relationship that Margaret Mitchell understands, it's that of predator and prey.

  Review in Video — by Jules Alder — on May 19, 2006

• TV Review: Law & Order: SVU Season Finale - "Influence"

  The TV Viewer's Diary takes a look at the only Law & Order series in its pages.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on May 19, 2006

• DVD Review: My Life on Ice

  The camera, neutral and persistent, enables him to grapple with hidden emotions because he is merely the transcriber.

  Review in Video — by Christopher Soden — on May 19, 2006

• TV Review: The Will and Grace Finale - Finally

  Review in Video — by Ray Ellis — on May 19, 2006

• DVD Review: The Great Raid

  An exciting recreation of an "inspired-by-actual-events" 1945 mission to rescue P.O.W. survivors of the Bataan Death March.

  Review in Video — by Paul J. Marasa — on May 19, 2006

• TV Review: The Amazing Race 9 - Season Finale, Part 2

  TTOW! It's brains over brawn as the Team Hippie wins a truly enjoyable Amazing Race.

  Review in Video — by Jackie — on May 19, 2006

• New Movie Releases and Box Office Predictions: The DaVinci Code, Over the Hedge, See No Evil

  Also, Big Buzz and Big Biz: The Notorious Bettie Page and Two Square Miles.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on May 19, 2006

• DVD Review: The Facts of Life - The Complete First and Second Seasons

  Get ready to relive those nostalgic days at Eastland, because Mrs. Garrett, Blair, Natale, Tootie and are back.

  Review in Video — by Rebecca Wright — on May 19, 2006

• DVD Review: Wings - Season One

  With sharp writing and characterization, a show about Terminal Sibling Rivalry takes flight.

  Review in Video — by Britt Gillette — on May 19, 2006

• TV Review: The Unit Season Finale - "Morale, Welfare, and Recreation" and "The Wall"

  The TV Viewer's Diary continues to consume the finales thrown at it.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on May 19, 2006

Culture

• Nestor Hernández (1960-2006): Death of a Photographer

  Nestor Hernandez discovered his Cuban roots through his photography, which was exhibited in many art venues.

  News in Culture — by Lenny Campello — on May 19, 2006

• Britney Spears: I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet Much Of A Mother

  News in Culture — by Dawn Olsen — on May 19, 2006

• Theater Review: The Persians at the Theatro Technis

  Aeschylus's words of 472BC could hardly be more relevant today.

  Review in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on May 19, 2006

• Disappointed In Love – Venus In Capricorn, Saturn in the 7th House: Astrology-Based Advice

  Dear Elsa, I have been with my boyfriend for almost two years now.

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on May 19, 2006

• The Trouble With Normal

  If being normal means overlooking theft or a bleeding person on the street, the argument for abnormality just got stronger.

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on May 19, 2006

• Day By Day for May 19, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for May 19, 2006.

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on May 19, 2006

• Happy 50th Birthday To Me. So What's Next?

  Is this what a mid-life crisis for an ex-music industry guy actually feels like?

  Opinion in Culture — by Glen Boyd — on May 19, 2006

• Too Close For Creature Comfort?: The Endangered Animals That Come With Your Territory

  You worry about pandas and panthers, exotic animals in someone else's backyard, but did you worry about the Washington pigmy rabbit?

  Opinion in Culture — by Purple Tigress — on May 19, 2006

Politics

• Why There Won't Be A Democratic Landslide in November

  So Bush and the Republicans are tanking in the polls? It don't mean a thing unless the Dems take a swing.

  Opinion in Politics — by Steven Hart — on May 19, 2006

• Letter From Iranian President: File Under Junk Mail

  When the president of the United States receives his country’s first formal communication from an Iranian “president” since Iran’s unlawful seizure of the American embassy and the taking of hostages back in 1979, one might reasonably expect a conciliatory tone.

  Opinion in Politics — by Greg Strange — on May 19, 2006

Music

• Friday Morning Listen: A Substitute Mix

  For starters, this isn’t Mark Saleski.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on May 19, 2006

• Interview: Lupe Fiasco

  "I’m not the greatest skateboarder, but I’m a damn good rapper, so I made a damn good skateboarding song."

  Interview in Music — by Miss Hipstah — on May 19, 2006

• DVD Review: Arena - Smoke & Mirrors

  It appears that things have finally stabilized in the Arena camp.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on May 19, 2006

• And Now, A Word About The Residents and Ralph Records

  Why, I'm so interested in Ralph Records that I'm writing a book about them!

  Opinion in Music — by Michael J. West — on May 19, 2006

• New Artist Spotlight: Meet JC Ronikal

  With a hip-hop edge and a palpable pop sensibility, JC Ronikal are set to face the world.

  Review in Music — by Progged — on May 19, 2006

• CD Review: The Raconteurs, Broken Boy Soldiers

  The White Stripes' Jack White heads up a new group for an album of raw '70s-flavored garage rock.

  Review in Music — by Nik Dirga — on May 19, 2006

• We Have a Date With the Underground, Chapter 6

  True tales of an anonymous punk rocker, sixth in a series.

  Opinion in Music — by Michele Catalano — on May 19, 2006

• CD Review: Crystal Skulls - Outgoing Behavior

  Mellow, laid-back Seattle indie rock with a lounge-swagger to it.

  Review in Music — by Yohan Brohamsky — on May 19, 2006

• CD Review: The Black League - A Place Called Bad

  The Black League return to form with their style of greasy dirty Biker Metal.

  Review in Music — by Brian Gould — on May 19, 2006

• CD/Music Video Review: Morning 40 Federation - Ticonderoga and Intro

  Adam Sandler himself, doing his best Tiny Tim, could not have begun to purposely emulate such sounds.

  Review in Music — by Paul Jordan, Sr. — on May 19, 2006

• CD Review: Zyklon - Disintegrate

  Zyklon is one of the best bands out there, and they get stronger with each release.

  Review in Music — by Chris Akin — on May 19, 2006

• DVD Review: Barry Manilow:Music and Passion LIVE from Las Vegas

  Barry Manilow live. Better than I'd expected. In fact...

  Review in Music — by Warren Kelly — on May 19, 2006

Books

• Magazine Review: Junior Baseball

  A magazine filled with advice for kids (ages 5 through 17) who play baseball, and for their parents and coaches.

  Review in Books — by Ed Rust — on May 19, 2006

• Book Review: Programming SQL Server 2005 by Bill Hamilton

  The major databases have all become more ecosystems than mere data storage mechanisms.

  Review in Books — by Aaman Lamba — on May 19, 2006

• Book Reviews - Head Rush Ajax by Brett McLaughlin, and Ajax Hacks by Bruce Perry

  Sometimes, it helps to look at a problem from multiple perspectives simultaneously.

  Review in Books — by Aaman Lamba — on May 19, 2006

• In Memoriam: Suzanne W Hull

  A pioneer of the study of women of the English Renaissance has died at the age of 84.

  News in Books — by Natalie Bennett — on May 19, 2006