June 2, 2006 Archive

Sci/Tech

• Symantec Wins Bug of the Month

  Security software with security holes wins the award for 6/06.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Bruce Kratofil — on Jun 02, 2006

• SciTech Watch: Congress at Work on the Web

  SciTech Watch looks at a web site making the activities of the Congress visible to anyone with a web browser.

  News in Sci/Tech — by John Vaccaro — on Jun 02, 2006

• UN Wants Birds to Wear Backpacks

  Birdy backpacks proposed to fight the spread of avian influenza... No, really.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Jun 02, 2006

• The Top Three Problems IT Managers Face and How to Overcome Them

  Today's business environment has changed drastically from just a few years back. This expansion has left many managers juggling new challenges.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Frank D. Kanu — on Jun 02, 2006

Culture

• Janis Joplin Bio-pics Galore

  So, do you like Janis Joplin like she loves Bobby McGee?

  Opinion in Culture — by caseyfla — on Jun 02, 2006

• Satire: San Francisco, Land of Plenty...Of Everything You'd Never Want

  San Franciso and SF Airport: Two experiences that will last a lifetime...kind of like heartburn.

  Satire in Culture — by Mark Schannon — on Jun 02, 2006

• The Dixie Chicks Fake Victimhood

  ...trying to dishonestly tar the opposition like this in order to silence or discredit critics absolutely IS un-American.

  Opinion in Culture — by Al Barger — on Jun 02, 2006

• The (Model) Number of the Beast

  My vaccum cleaner sucks. But just because we are inching closer to that date of 6-6-6, is NO reason to think anything creepy is going on.

  Satire in Culture — by Mary K. Williams — on Jun 02, 2006

• Confessions of a Spelling Bee Queen Bee

  For two or three hours, we were better than them. We were the cool kids, if just for a little bit.

  Opinion in Culture — by Chelsea Smith — on Jun 02, 2006

• Going Home

  New Orleans will always be a unique home, but a smaller one.

  Opinion in Culture — by JP — on Jun 02, 2006

• Theater Review: Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure Is a Romantic Comedy

  Steven Dietz’s Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure, at the Pasadena Playhouse, is a pleasant, romantic comedy that might displease purists.

  Review in Culture — by Purple Tigress — on Jun 02, 2006

• Day By Day for June 02, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for June 02, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Jun 02, 2006

• Dan Nied's Super Duper Weight Loss Project: Day 146

  With your new day, you swear, you will do the things you should have been doing all along.

  Opinion in Culture — by Dan Nied — on Jun 02, 2006

Video

• DVD Review: The Producers (2006)

  It's movie based on a play based on a movie about a play. It is also the basis for Uwe Boll's entire career!

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 02, 2006

• Movie Review: The Da Vinci Code

  The Da Vinci Code is as exhilarating and entertaining an adaptation as anyone could ask for out of Dan Brown’s best-selling novel.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Jun 02, 2006

• DVD Review: The Harmonists

  Enjoyable historical biopic with great music

  Review in Video — by Ken Molay — on Jun 02, 2006

• Movie Review: North by Northwest

  Expansive in plot and broad in breadth, North by Northwest is a genre-bending, stylized journey.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Jun 02, 2006

• Movie Review: Cléo de 5 à 7

  Spend an afternoon with Cléo in Paris. She'll change your life.

  Review in Video — by Pacze Moj — on Jun 02, 2006

• Movie Review: Casablanca

  Perhaps the shining moment occurs when the German officers stand to sing their national anthem...

  Review in Video — by Jules Alder — on Jun 02, 2006

• FCC and CBS Still Fighting Over Janet Jackson's Right Breast

  Nipplegate just won't go away as FCC upholds indecency fine against CBS.

  News in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Jun 02, 2006

• DVD Review: A Clockwork Orange

  It aims to provoke a reaction in the belief that it is better to be found spectacularly bad than dull.

  Review in Video — by Lucas McNelly — on Jun 02, 2006

• Movie Review: Swing Time

  "I just pick myself up, dust myself off, and start all over again..."

  Review in Video — by Jules Alder — on Jun 02, 2006

• Movie Review: Oldboy

  It's as if a creator of grisly, Grand Guignol contemporary comic books were trying to explain philosophy in hyper-violent terms.

  Review in Video — by Christopher Soden — on Jun 02, 2006

• Movie Review: Merchant of Venice (2004)

  Is the film more than "Shylock: Whipping Boy for Ignorant Gentiles?"

  Review in Video — by Christopher Soden — on Jun 02, 2006

• DVD Review: Wonderland

  This is not your typical Looking-Glass World. Welcome to the disintegrating life story of John Holmes, a has-been porn star with some would-be dreams.

  Review in Video — by K. Wilson — on Jun 02, 2006

• Movie Review: Over the Hedge

  Expect no deep insights, no religious conflicts -- just a delightful animated film that offers nothing but pleasure to its audience.

  Review in Video — by DrPat — on Jun 02, 2006

Politics

• Liberal Party Of Canada: R.I.P.

  With the NDP on the ropes, there's a chance that Canada can evolve into a working two-party system.

  Opinion in Politics — by Werner Patels — on Jun 02, 2006

• Whose Frame Is It Anyway? How The Media And The Politicians Frame The News

  Mass media has not only changed the way politicians argue, but also changed the topics on which they argue.

  Opinion in Politics — by Spincycle — on Jun 02, 2006

• Federal Marriage Amendment: An Unwise Use of the U.S. Constitution

  I'm going to tell my representatives how I feel today. I hope you will examine your own conscience and do the same.

  Opinion in Politics — by Jude Nagurney Camwell — on Jun 02, 2006

• U.S. Accused of "Habitually" Attacking Iraqi Civilians

  "They crush them with their vehicles and kill them just on suspicion."

  News in Politics — by Eric Berlin — on Jun 02, 2006

• Haditha, the Laws of War, and the Terrorists

  When the terrorists continually break the laws of war, it is no surprise events like Haditha happen.

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Jun 02, 2006

• Canadian Politics: Inaction On Native Issues Could Haunt Conservatives

  The issues facing First Nations people aren't just going to go away, and neither are they.

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Jun 02, 2006

• Rick Perry Saves America from La Reconquista

  If Gov. Rick Perry has his way every Texan will be able to be a lounge chair Minuteman spying on border bunnies through the internet.

  News in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Jun 02, 2006

• Protecting Real Choice In Michigan

  Planned Parenthood takes the wrong side of choice yet again.

  News in Politics — by Sam James — on Jun 02, 2006

• Chertoff to City: Drop Dead

  Most absurd of all is DHS's determination that New York has no national monuments or icons.

  News in Politics — by Jon Sobel — on Jun 02, 2006

Sports

• Chris De Luca Gets A Little Ahead Of Himself

  Chris De Luca and I will have to agree to disagree about the impact of two NL Central transactions.

  News in Sports — by David Barbour — on Jun 02, 2006

• Spelling Bee M-E-M-O-R-E-E-Z

  With this year's National Spelling Bee in the books, I look back: nine years ago it could have been me spelling the final word.

  Opinion in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Jun 02, 2006

Music

• From the Music Vault: GBH

  Seventh in a series of musings on selections from my music collection.

  Opinion in Music — by Michele Catalano — on Jun 02, 2006

• CD Review: Demented Are Go - Hellbilly Storm

  Thanks to Demented Are Go, we can all relive the glory of the Hollywood slasher B-movie.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Jun 02, 2006

• Keith Richards' Brain Repaired, New Rolling Stones European Tour Schedule Announced

  From years of pickling and stewing, Keith Richards' brain is safe and ready to rock again.

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Jun 02, 2006

• AOL Partners With Bruce Springsteen to Bring Concert Footage to Your Desktop

  If you want to see what the Seeger Sessions tour is all about, AOL and the Boss are here to help out.

  News in Music — by Lisa McKay — on Jun 02, 2006

• The Rolling Stones Back on Tour and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Rolling Stones head back on the road, Union calls for Yahoo boycott, and new M. Ward in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Jun 02, 2006

• The Friday Morning Listen: The Dixie Chicks

  How the hell did we get to a place where a death threat can be dismissed as whining?

  Opinion in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Jun 02, 2006

• Vinyl Tap: Bob Dylan - Planet Waves

  “May you build a ladder to the stars / And climb on every rung..."

  Review in Music — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Jun 02, 2006

• CD Review: Jewel's Goodbye Alice in Wonderland

  Rather than promoting the her talents, Goodbye Alice in Wonderland buries its creator’s voice in dissonant overproduction.

  Review in Music — by Catie James — on Jun 02, 2006

• CD Review: Peeping Tom - Peeping Tom

  Norah Jones sings "What makes you think you’re my only lover? The truth kinda hurts, don’t it motherfu**er?"

  Review in Music — by A.L. Harper — on Jun 02, 2006

• Music: UK: The Greatest 100 Albums of All Time

  Another meaningless list that shows both diversity and a complete absence of taste, IMHO. Some nice surprises, though.

  Opinion in Music — by Triniman — on Jun 02, 2006

Gaming

• Nintendo Wii: Independent Developer Friendly

  Does this mean "Virtual Console" will be a like Valve’s Steam service?

  News in Gaming — by AS — on Jun 02, 2006

• PC Game Review: Half-Life 2 - Episode 1

  Episode 1 is finally here, does it live up to the hype?

  Review in Gaming — by AS — on Jun 02, 2006

Books

• Book Review: Fool the World: The Oral History of a Band Called Pixies by Josh Frank and Caryn Ganz

  Is the Pixies' biography becoming as well-worn and overdone as... well, the Beatles? Not if you approach it like this.

  Review in Books — by Modern Pea Pod — on Jun 02, 2006