June 4, 2006 Archive

Video

• Movie Review: The Break-Up

  A rom-com that tries something different? It's true, and it almost works.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 04, 2006

• After the Break: An Interview with Prison Break Creator Paul Scheuring

  "We're going to pare away one escapee after another after another until only one's left standing."

  Interview in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Jun 04, 2006

• Rob Zombie to Helm Halloween 9?

  A Devil's Reject to take on the night HE came home?

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 04, 2006

• DVD Review: Harry Shearer: Now You See It

  "'Mommy, that man doesn't know how people look.' Well, if we are all very lucky, he never will."

  Review in Video — by Cameron Archer — on Jun 04, 2006

• TV Review: Making the Rounds at General Hospital -- Some Summer Heat for Patrick and Robin

  Robin has a secret.

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Jun 04, 2006

• Movie Review: Caché

  Caché: Haneke makes your throat hurt, but can you clothe the emperor?

  Review in Video — by Pacze Moj — on Jun 04, 2006

• DVD Review: Rumor Has It

  Sitcom construction and execution in a weightless romantic comedy

  Review in Video — by Ken Molay — on Jun 04, 2006

• Movie Review: Theater of Blood

  Vincent Price hams it up in this wicked-fun black comedy.

  Review in Video — by Thomas M. Sipos — on Jun 04, 2006

• Brokeback Mountain Takes MTV's "Best Movie Kiss" Award

  Another well-deserved honor for Brokeback Mountain!

  Opinion in Video — by Jet Gardner — on Jun 04, 2006

• Movie Review: Nadja

  There's enough fatalism, pessimism, and gloom in this horror-art film to delight a whole mausoleum-full of Goths.

  Review in Video — by Thomas M. Sipos — on Jun 04, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Jenna Jameson Gets Leg Up On Britney Spears' Internet Search Staying Power

  Some may have always wanted to see this: Jenna Jameson on top of Britney Spears.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Mr. Real Estate — on Jun 04, 2006

• Poison Ivy Is Thriving Due To Global Warming

  Global warming increases the carbon dioxide levels and poison ivy just loves it!

  News in Sci/Tech — by Jackie — on Jun 04, 2006

Music

• CD Review: Caroline Doctorow - Follow You Down

  What sells this record is Doctorow's prodigious gifts as a wordsmith.

  Review in Music — by Larry Sakin — on Jun 04, 2006

• CD Review: Barry Manilow – Manilow II

  Manilow II has been remastered as part of the Legacy series.

  Review in Music — by Rebecca Wright — on Jun 04, 2006

• Concert Review: Twiztid w/ Blaze, Wolfpac, Potluck 6/2/06

  The Psychopathic alum make a stop in my town.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 04, 2006

• CD Review: Scrubs Soundtrack, Volume 2

  “Scrubs has been a music-driven show from the beginning,” says the series creator, Bill Lawrence.

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Jun 04, 2006

• Grateful Dead Keyboardist Vince Welnick Dead

  Founding member of the Tubes and former keyboardist for the Grateful Dead, Vince Welnick, died last Friday.

  News in Music — by Mat Brewster — on Jun 04, 2006

• Putumayo And The World

  Putumayo has to be the most instantly recognizable world music label on the market right now

  Opinion in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Jun 04, 2006

• CD Review: Sleepthief -- The Dawnseeker

  Transcending traditional electonica, and encompassing something completely different.

  Review in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Jun 04, 2006

• Concert Review: Joe Bonamassa, Las Vegas - May 31, 2006

  Little Miss Chatty was left speechless after this concert.

  Review in Music — by Joan Hunt — on Jun 04, 2006

• Vinyl Tap: Elvis Costello - Get Happy!!

  “Instead of all this dumb, dumb insolence / I would be happier with amnesia.”

  Review in Music — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Jun 04, 2006

• Concert/Venue Review: Beausoleil at The Oaks

  A great new venue is pioneering the wilds east of Austin and making a big start with major acts like Cajun legend, Beausoleil.

  Review in Music — by Dave Nalle — on Jun 04, 2006

• CD Reviews: The Worst of Jefferson Airplane and Keep On Truckin' - The Very Best of Hot Tuna

  The classic lineup of San Francisco's psychedelic pioneers lets its freak flag fly while its two best musicians explore the blues on two great collections.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Jun 04, 2006

Books

• Review: Maximum Ride by James Patterson

  Maximum Ride takes flight in this Young Adult series.

  Review in Books — by Rick Stilwell — on Jun 04, 2006

• Book Review: Painting In The Dark by Paul Thorson

  Thorson flips on a switch in a dark room - but only for a moment, giving just a quick glimpse at what the room looks like...

  Review in Books — by Rick Stilwell — on Jun 04, 2006

• Book Reviews: 33 1/3 looks at The Stone Roses and Sly and the Family Stone's There's A Riot Goin' On

  Two stones, one story – new books look at fine bands that never quite lived up to their dreams

  Review in Books — by Nik Dirga — on Jun 04, 2006

Culture

• The Not-Quite-Sunday Funnies

  This Week: Nutrition: Asparagus, Chicken, and Toast

  Satire in Culture — by Annie — on Jun 04, 2006

• Mother's Old Book of White Magic and My Dreams

  The days I dream, and I wonder what the dreams are telling me.

  Opinion in Culture — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Jun 04, 2006

• Day By Day for June 04, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for June 04, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Jun 04, 2006

Tastes

• Buns Don't Kill People, People Kill People

  Last time I checked, Mom had a little say in what and how we learned to eat. Got Mom?

  Opinion in Tastes — by Paul Jordan, Sr. — on Jun 04, 2006

Sports

• Is Chipper Jones Really Underappreciated?

  No he is not, and Terence Moore seems confused about what the word "underappreciated" really means.

  News in Sports — by David Barbour — on Jun 04, 2006

• In Cubs Game, Baseball Gods Mistakenly Injure Other Team's Star

  Cardinals' first baseman Albert Pujols hurts his oblique against a team that's just, oh, bleak.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Jun 04, 2006

• How Many Current Professional Athletes Are Gay?

  A profile of gay athletes you've probably never have heard of. That is, until now.

  Opinion in Sports — by Jet Gardner — on Jun 04, 2006

Politics

• Haditha Inspires Immoral Justification

  If we are guilty of killing civilians ourselves, in effect terrorizing civilians, then how can we possibly call this a "War on Terror"?

  Opinion in Politics — by JP — on Jun 04, 2006

• Ages Of Experience

  Hold the damn phone for just a minute, Mr. Boy King. Just how many "ages of experience" have you encountered?

  Opinion in Politics — by Paul Jordan, Sr. — on Jun 04, 2006

• Hypocritical Politicians Push Marriage Amendment While Owing Their Lives To A Gay Hero

  Mark Bingham, a gay man, was a hero on September 11, yet politicans in favor of the marriage amendment don't remember him.

  Opinion in Politics — by Jet Gardner — on Jun 04, 2006

• Cheap Labor

  What is a president to do when he’s got 12 million illegals in his country?

  Opinion in Politics — by Werner Patels — on Jun 04, 2006

Gaming

• Xbox Live Arcade: The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread, Fire

  I would not be enjoying my Xbox 360 half as much if it were not for the Xbox Live Arcade.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Ken Edwards — on Jun 04, 2006