June 11, 2006 Archive

Culture

• June 10, 2006: A Big Day For Small Cities And Towns

  June 10, 2006 is National Small Cities and Towns Day. This year's theme is "The Power of We--Building Inclusive Communities."

  News in Culture — by Lisa Tolliver — on Jun 11, 2006

• An Ode in Bronze Relief: A Fitting 9/11 Memorial

  As the words engraved on the right panel of the monument remind us: “May We Never Forget.”

  Opinion in Culture — by Victor Lana — on Jun 11, 2006

• Random Observations: My Five Day Career in Talk Radio

  I came. I saw. I left. And along the way, I watched a guy try to kill himself. The lesson here is never ignore omens.

  Opinion in Culture — by Glen Boyd — on Jun 11, 2006

• What I Don't Get About Gay Marriage

  I just don't get the gay marriage debate. I really don't.

  Opinion in Culture — by Film Laureate — on Jun 11, 2006

• Day By Day for June 11, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for June 11, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Jun 11, 2006

Video

• DVD Review: Hoodwinked

  In the woods, something sinister creeps. If it isn't the wolf (and he claims it is not), who is stealing the recipes and putting all the goodie-makers out of business?

  Review in Video — by DrPat — on Jun 11, 2006

• DVD Review: 16 Blocks

  A satisfying thriller featuring a wonderful turn from Mos Def.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 11, 2006

• TV Review: Making the Rounds at General Hospital - Web of Lies

  What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Jun 11, 2006

• Movie Review: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

  Winslet and Carrey give Oscar-caliber performances in this fantastic film.

  Review in Video — by caseyfla — on Jun 11, 2006

• DVD Review: Firewall

  A fluffy thriller that leaves you feeling hungry for something with substance.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 11, 2006

• The Mondo Mugwump Letters: The Hills Have Eyes (2006)

  Aaron Fleming and The Duke De Mondo discuss The Hills Have Eyes.

  Review in Video — by Duke De Mondo — on Jun 11, 2006

• Movie Review: An Inconvenient Truth

  Political cinema for the masses: this Powerpoint presentation packs a punch.

  Review in Video — by Matt Riviera — on Jun 11, 2006

• Summer Movies: Something For The Adults As Well

  And no, this is not an expose on what "adult" films are being released this summer.

  News in Video — by Neil Miller — on Jun 11, 2006

• DVD Review: Munich

  Audiences should take note that this movie is not necessarily representative of other takes on the same material.

  Review in Video — by Ken Molay — on Jun 11, 2006

• DVD Review: The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things

  This is stomach-turning cinema.

  Review in Video — by Rebecca Wright — on Jun 11, 2006

• Movie Review: Three Times

  Three minimalist love stories set against three eras of Taiwan's history make up this arthouse gem by Hou Hsiao-Hsien.

  Review in Video — by Matt Riviera — on Jun 11, 2006

• DVD Review: Paradise Now

  Fascinating and rare look at the thought processes and motivations of Palestinian suicide bombers.

  Review in Video — by Ken Molay — on Jun 11, 2006

• Movie Review: The Omen (2006)

  I'm sorry. I'm all the sorry in the world.

  Review in Video — by Duke De Mondo — on Jun 11, 2006

• Movie Review: A Prairie Home Companion

  Lighter than Air: Nashville it ain't, but the new Robert Altman is still a treat.

  Review in Video — by Randall A Byrn — on Jun 11, 2006

Music

• Bootleg Country: U2 - 08/28/93

  The reason U2 are the greatest rock band in the universe.

  Review in Music — by Mat Brewster — on Jun 11, 2006

• Limits: What Are Your Recording Limitations?

  The true lesson here is that limits really can be useful.

  Opinion in Music — by Marc Ramey — on Jun 11, 2006

• CD Review: Full Circle, Walter Trout And Friends

  A guitar-lover's dream album.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Jun 11, 2006

• CD Review: The Johnny Cash Children's Album

  In light of Cash's usually somber or painful tone, the Children's Album is a bizarrely joyous document of the "real" J.R. Cash.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Jun 11, 2006

• CD Review: Paul Simon's Surprise Makes Life Worth Living

  Homeward bound through Eno's "Sonic Landscape": "Acts of kindness, like breadcrumbs in a fairytale forest, lead us past dangers as light melts the darkness."

  Review in Music — by Al Barger — on Jun 11, 2006

Books

• Book Review: Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits by Laila Lalami

  A collection of short stories doesn't quite get to grips with the great subject of the modern migration out of Africa.

  Review in Books — by Natalie Bennett — on Jun 11, 2006

• Comic Review: DC Comics (Post Infinite Crisis) 52 Week 3

  Week three of the 52 series, a DC Comics title collecting the events after Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman decided to "disappear" for a year.

  Review in Books — by Vichus Smith — on Jun 11, 2006

Politics

• Never Again!

  By turning its back on the Sudan genocide, the world has proven its willingness to live through yet annother Holocaust.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dr Politico — on Jun 11, 2006

• An Inconvenient Context

  Did Al Gore encourage lying about global warming? Or was his quote "over-represented"?

  Opinion in Politics — by Future Geek — on Jun 11, 2006

• Why Not Put Candidates In A Ring And Let Them Throw Bricks At Each Other?

  Campaign laws should be simple, direct, and strictly enforced.

  Opinion in Politics — by Peter J — on Jun 11, 2006

• Abu Musab al-Zarqawi: Sorry Excuse For a Master Terrorist, and Still Dead

  It's apparent even from his own promotional video what an incompetent idiot the guy was.

  News in Politics — by Al Barger — on Jun 11, 2006

• Democrats Line Up To Sign The "Coulter Letter"

  When weighed against the pressing Ann Coulter issue, the business of running the country takes a backseat for Democratic officials.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dr Politico — on Jun 11, 2006

• Ann Coulter-Gate And The Fall Of The Democratic Party

  While the Democratic party smells opportunity in Coulter's new book, everyone else is smelling the stink of the Democratic party.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dr Politico — on Jun 11, 2006

Sci/Tech

• SciTech Watch: Clouds in 3D

  SciTech Watch learns about the latest weather satellite and its three-dimensional capabilities.

  News in Sci/Tech — by John Vaccaro — on Jun 11, 2006

• Google Has Dropped My Page From Their Index

  Google dropped my web page after indexing it. Ironically, it was dropped after I put up a story about Google being unable to index lots of web pages.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Gautam Dev — on Jun 11, 2006

• Boing Boing Vlog Announced at Vloggercon

  Vloggercon is taking place Saturday & Sunday in San Francisco, but you can watch it from anywhere. Plus news on a Boing Boing vlog.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Steve Rhodes — on Jun 11, 2006

Gaming

• Console Review: Nintendo DS Lite

  Officially released June 11, unofficially already in the wild, the DS Lite is here. Will you be able to buy one?

  Review in Gaming — by Ken Edwards — on Jun 11, 2006

• GameCube Review: Rampage: Total Destruction

  Another ancient franchise strives to remain relevant in a world of better games and ideas.

  Review in Gaming — by Mark Buckingham — on Jun 11, 2006

Sports

• World Cup Diary: The First Two Days

  It's been only two days of football and suddenly the world looks smaller than ever.

  Opinion in Sports — by Q Bit — on Jun 11, 2006

• Stanley Cup Final Game Three Liveblog

  "If every game was this exciting, the NHL would be the most watched sport in the world."

  News in Sports — by M.D. Sandwasher — on Jun 11, 2006