June 3, 2006 Archive

Video

• Movie Review: An Inconvenient Truth

  Al Gore’s multimedia presentation about global warming will get you thinking and talking.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Jun 03, 2006

• Movie Review: Queimada

  Gillo Pontecorvo's other, other film: Marlon Brando makes war as William Walker.

  Review in Video — by Pacze Moj — on Jun 03, 2006

• Movie Review: Modern Times

  Chaplin's visual antics possess warmth, depicting the poor blue-collar worker as the salt of the earth.

  Review in Video — by Jules Alder — on Jun 03, 2006

• Movie Review: Water

  Do the Holy Scriptures change or must we change the context in which we view them?

  Review in Video — by Lucas McNelly — on Jun 03, 2006

• Movie Review: Transamerica

  Unconventional and interesting premise ruined by a conventional and sappy "TV movie" script and excess earnestness.

  Review in Video — by Ken Molay — on Jun 03, 2006

Politics

• Deconstructing a Defense of Drug Prohibition

  The failure of the war on drugs is not a matter of its methodology, but the policy itself.

  Opinion in Politics — by Margaret Romao Toigo — on Jun 03, 2006

• Preventing Canada’s Own 9/11

  Who's to blame for the presence of terrorists in Canada?

  Opinion in Politics — by Werner Patels — on Jun 03, 2006

• Where Do We Go From Haditha?

  The lesson of Haditha - get the troops back home.

  Opinion in Politics — by Q Bit — on Jun 03, 2006

• Satire: The Da Vinci Clone -- Another Karl Rove Adventure

  Karl Rove had run off with the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights.

  Satire in Politics — by Chancelucky — on Jun 03, 2006

• Gen. Hayden - NSA To The CIA - And Gonzales, The Attorney General - Big Brotherism?

  With all of the ongoing discussions it's very easy to forget the most important thing: The actual and ongoing NSA mission.

  Opinion in Politics — by Uncle Sammy Says — on Jun 03, 2006

• An Unpopular View of Haditha

  Supporting the Marines at Haditha is not a popular thing these days, but I'm doing it. Here's why.

  Opinion in Politics — by Kit Jarrell — on Jun 03, 2006

• Roe v. Wade: The Showdown

  As Louisiania and Mississippi plan to follow South Dakota's lead, a national showdown on abortion looks imminent.

  Opinion in Politics — by Sam James — on Jun 03, 2006

• School Colors

  Academics in the US and France have exactly opposite prescriptions for achieving diversity within their own countries. Why?

  Opinion in Politics — by Harry Forbes — on Jun 03, 2006

Sports

• Cox vs. Schuerholz: Give Me The GM Any Day

  Mark Bradley would rather have Bobby Cox than John Schuerholz. What about you?

  News in Sports — by David Barbour — on Jun 03, 2006

• Stanley Cup Finals: Carolina Hurricanes against Edmonton Oilers

  It's crunch time! Hurricanes vs. Oilers for the Stanley Cup!

  Opinion in Sports — by Warren Kelly — on Jun 03, 2006

Music

• A Dozen Rock Songs for Conservatives

  Including the Flaming Lips, Prince, Rolling Stones, Ray Davies, Jimi Hendrix, and of course J. Montgomery Burns.

  Opinion in Music — by Al Barger — on Jun 03, 2006

• CD Review: Drive-By Truckers - A Blessing and a Curse

  Call it "dad rock" if you want to, but I'm one of those Luddites who believes in music before the advent of irony.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Jun 03, 2006

• 100 Best Punk Songs: 35-46

  35-46 of the continuing list: MC5, New Bomb Turks, Rancid, The Accused, Husker Du, Germs, and more.

  Opinion in Music — by Michele Catalano — on Jun 03, 2006

• CD Review: Paul Di'Anno - The Living Dead

  This is the best work Paul Di’Anno has done since his departure from Iron Maiden over 20 years ago.

  Review in Music — by Chris Akin — on Jun 03, 2006

• CD Review: David Ford - I Sincerely Apologise For All The Trouble I've Caused

  UK singer-songwriter David Ford's solo debut makes me want even more.

  Review in Music — by Cara de Pescado — on Jun 03, 2006

• CD Review: Paul Oakenfold - A Lively Mind

  The world's most well known DJ releases his second artist album.

  Review in Music — by DJ Freq — on Jun 03, 2006

Books

• Book Review: The Secret Life of Dust by Hannah Holmes

  Build stars from it. Water earth and entomb dinosaurs with it. Smoke it, eat it, drink it. Return to it at life's end.

  Review in Books — by DrPat — on Jun 03, 2006

• Book Review: Seven Deadly Wonders by Matthew Reilly

  The plot centers around the search for the capstone of the Great Pyramid of Giza...

  Review in Books — by Megalith — on Jun 03, 2006

Gaming

• Backwards Compatibility and Xbox 360: The Feature That Brings You Back

  Xbox exec Peter Moore says no one wants backwards compatibility. He obviously does not understand his user base.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Ken Edwards — on Jun 03, 2006

• Backwards Compatibility and Xbox 360: The Feature You Don't Need

  Xbox exec Peter Moore says no one wants backwards compatibility. In a perfect world, he's right.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Jun 03, 2006

Culture

• Massive Terrorist-Related Arrests in Toronto

  Police in Canada foil a major al-Qaeda terror plot to attack targets in southern Ontario.

  News in Culture — by Melly — on Jun 03, 2006

• Condoms, Needles, And AIDS

  Every year heads remain buried in the sand is another year the numbers increase among the dead and infected.

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Jun 03, 2006

• Jeliel³ Does a Gypsyman: I Am Now Me

  So please allow me to introduce myself.

  Opinion in Culture — by David Desjardins — on Jun 03, 2006

• Is Fred Phelps a Pornographer?

  Stick figures abound on Phelpsian websites.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mark Adams — on Jun 03, 2006

• Day By Day for June 03, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for June 03, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Jun 03, 2006