June 9, 2006 Archive

Culture

• Parenting And Positive Possibilities

  When you're a family, with each new moment comes new hope.

  Opinion in Culture — by iAMrj — on Jun 09, 2006

• TV Review: Lewis Black - Red, White and Screwed

  Comedian Lewis Black is the Moses of crankiness.

  Review in Culture — by Larry Sakin — on Jun 09, 2006

• Husbanding the Blogcritics Commons

  Blogcritics is a community of people bursting with ideas and wielding keyboards irreverently. We are the unwashed masses that the web has unleashed.

  Opinion in Culture — by Koranteng — on Jun 09, 2006

• The Case Against Rap's Case Against Oprah

  If rappers want to spew violent lyrics, that's fine. Just dont expect every black person to like it.

  Opinion in Culture — by Robert Lashley — on Jun 09, 2006

• Day By Day for June 09, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for June 09, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Jun 09, 2006

• Dan Nied's Super Duper Weight Loss Project: Day 154

  I will walk off the plane and hug my mother and she might actually be able to get her arms around me.

  Opinion in Culture — by Dan Nied — on Jun 09, 2006

Gaming

• Jack Thompson Attacks Police Charity For Sitting On Take Two Board

  The anti-video game attorney has gone too far.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Jun 09, 2006

• Wii're Gonna Fail (Wii Can't Handle the Truth...)

  The lack of a digital audio output, 480p max resolution, and a culture that isn't primed to change yet doesn't help the Wii.

  Opinion in Gaming — by John Guilfoil — on Jun 09, 2006

• Louisiana Passes Jack Thompson’s Law

  Thompson's anti-game law has made it through the state’s House and Senate and will now go to Gov. Blanco.

  News in Gaming — by Igniq — on Jun 09, 2006

• Jack Thompson On Another Witch Hunt

  Thompson continues to take other people’s very real personal tragedies for use to further his own twisted agenda.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Igniq — on Jun 09, 2006

• Getting Tough On Video Games

  By trying to make it illegal to rent or sell games to minors, the federal government is overstepping its boundaries.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Igniq — on Jun 09, 2006

• Video Game Addicts Get Their Own Clinic

  Is video game addiction a real phenomenon or just hype designed to earn consultants money?

  News in Gaming — by Igniq — on Jun 09, 2006

Music

• CD Review: Violet Nine - Any Wonder

  The quality of Ben Consoli's voice is different from the usual fare.

  Review in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Jun 09, 2006

• Perpetuating the Kurt Cobain Legend

  Opinion in Music — by Rockbeatstone — on Jun 09, 2006

• Surviving Beach Boys to Appear Together for First Time in a Decade

  Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, Mike Love, and Brian Wilson to receive awards for double-Platinum Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys.

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Jun 09, 2006

• CD Review: The Squirts - Squirts II Resquirted

  A retro feel but a new sound.

  Review in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Jun 09, 2006

• CD Review: Starlight Mints - Drowaton

  The Mints come from the same state as the Flaming Lips, a fact they like to point out.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Jun 09, 2006

• DVD Review: Shooting Star - Tonight

  It's arena rock tainted with some violin.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Jun 09, 2006

• CD Review: Extended Seventies: The Dawning of the 12 Inch Era

  Compilation of extended mixes of disco and new wave classics with Diana Ross, Donna Summer, Chic, and Blondie.

  Review in Music — by Jonathan Deamer — on Jun 09, 2006

• Vinyl Tap: Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend

  Fueled by the front-and-center guitar crunch of Robert Quine and Richard Lloyd, Matthew Sweet creates a Poptopian masterwork.

  Review in Music — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Jun 09, 2006

• The Friday Morning Listen: Mötley Crüe

  Oh sure, it's easy to say that I don't really need that copy of, say, Aerosmith's Rock In A Hard Place.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Jun 09, 2006

• The Lost Weekend Cancelled and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Glastonbury spin-off cancelled, Mobile networks could face World Cup stress, and Jay-Z to celebrate 10th anniversary of debut in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Jun 09, 2006

• CD Review: Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris - All The Roadrunning

  Is there an emotional centerpiece? That probably depends on the listener.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Jun 09, 2006

• Slayer "Fans" Vandalize New York Seminary

  Metal fans are upset that this incident could damage the already tarnished view of metal-heads.

  News in Music — by Jessa — on Jun 09, 2006

• Lala.com Launches the "Z" Foundation

  Foundation for success: Visionary online CD trading site will give 20% of its revenue to performing artists.

  News in Music — by Anna Creech — on Jun 09, 2006

• The 100 Best Punk Songs, 54-61

  The list continues, with Cro-Mags, Murphy's Law, H2O, Sick of it All and more...

  Opinion in Music — by Michele Catalano — on Jun 09, 2006

Video

• Reflections on Hogan's Heroes

  Due to its portrayal of Nazis, it suffered more criticism than most sitcoms from that time period.

  Opinion in Video — by Tony Figueroa — on Jun 09, 2006

• DVD Review: Capote

  A studied, labored biography that saps excitement out of an inherently fascinating subject.

  Review in Video — by Ken Molay — on Jun 09, 2006

• TV Review: Doctor Who - "The Age Of Steel"

  I thought -- perhaps naively -- that the second part of Dr. Who's Cybermen return story would be better.

  Review in Video — by Daniel Woolstencroft — on Jun 09, 2006

• Geek News Flash: News Transformers Movie Poster and Website Launched

  Let the droolish anticipation begin.

  News in Video — by David Desjardins — on Jun 09, 2006

• Buffy Writer To Pen Battlestar Episode

  Hugo Award-winning Buffy writer Jane Espenson will write an upcoming episode of Battlestar Galactica.

  News in Video — by TeevBlogger — on Jun 09, 2006

• New Movie Releases and Box Office Predictions: Cars

  How far will the box office be driven?

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 09, 2006

• Movie Review: Hollow Man

  Why does invisibility turn people into serial killers?

  Review in Video — by Thomas M. Sipos — on Jun 09, 2006

• Movie News: Battle Royale Through a Hollywood Filter?

  The latest import for the Hollywood machine is a controversial classic.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 09, 2006

• Movie Review: Crash

  This Oscar-winner is a thoughtful piece of social commentary wrapped in a storyline ripe with conflict and suspense.

  Review in Video — by Britt Gillette — on Jun 09, 2006

Politics

• Satire: Zarqawi's Death Goes Unnoticed By al-Qaeda

  A newly released tape by al-Qaeda's No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahri, overlooks the death of Zarqawi. Bad intelligence?

  Satire in Politics — by Dr Politico — on Jun 09, 2006

• Getting It Mostly Right On Pension Reform

  But you'd still have to be crazy to trust your retirement to a traditional pension plan.

  Opinion in Politics — by Sean Aqui — on Jun 09, 2006

• Bolton Applies the Screws to the U.N.

  Bolton is not only doing a little toe-stepping, he has put the U.N. on the rack and is turning the screws.

  Opinion in Politics — by Rick Moran — on Jun 09, 2006

• Congress Passes the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act

  Fines for indecency go up by a factor of ten in continued Nipplegate fallout.

  News in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Jun 09, 2006

• Al-Zarqawi, Dead Terrorist Or Ace Up A Sleeve?

  Al-Zarqawi, a tool of the Bush administration?

  Opinion in Politics — by David Desjardins — on Jun 09, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Windows Live Session 2

  A report on Windows Live in the UK, and an interview with Windows Live director Phil Holden.

  Interview in Sci/Tech — by Darren Straight — on Jun 09, 2006

• New Nano Device Can "Feel"

  Terminator-like, self-assembling film has human touch sensitivity and applications for robotics, surgery, military.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Jun 09, 2006

• TiVo Expands Broadband Video Content

  TiVo users will be able to download video from select Internet sites with the new broadband download service TiVoCast.

  News in Sci/Tech — by TeevBlogger — on Jun 09, 2006

• Online TV: Whedon On iTunes

  iTunes selection of FOX programming includes the first season of Buffy and Firefly's short but incredibly good single season showing.

  News in Sci/Tech — by TeevBlogger — on Jun 09, 2006

• Friday Femmes Fatales No 59 (Women Bloggers)

  Carnivorous rabbits, camera-friendly ghosts, under-paid cleaners and some yummy food. It is all here.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Natalie Bennett — on Jun 09, 2006

• Tom Green Live on ManiaTV.com

  Green will broadcast the new Internet-only show from his living room every week.

  News in Sci/Tech — by TeevBlogger — on Jun 09, 2006

Sports

• Are The Reds For Real? Uhhh...Yes?

  It's only June. The Reds are in first and on fire. But it's only June.

  News in Sports — by Zach Baker — on Jun 09, 2006

• And I Don't Even Like Football...

  I don't even really like football, but it's the World Cup, and everywhere I look, I see England united in hope and pride.

  Opinion in Sports — by Daniel Woolstencroft — on Jun 09, 2006

• Steroids In Baseball: ESPN.com’s Jason Whitlock Plays The Race Card

  Whitlock tells us how to think -- plays the race card and invokes class warfare -- and is perfect. Perfectly wrong.

  News in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on Jun 09, 2006

Books

• Book Review: The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

  The City is a rule-bound place. Lately, however, the lights have begun flickering.

  Review in Books — by DrPat — on Jun 09, 2006

• NaNoWriMo Notes 21: A Writer Observed

  This is a field that cries out for further study and intense analysis.

  Opinion in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Jun 09, 2006