June 12, 2006 Archive

Politics

• Iggy, Schmiggy

  Can the Liberal Party of Canada survive the carnage to come?

  Opinion in Politics — by Werner Patels — on Jun 12, 2006

• Guantanamo Suicides A Stain On American Justice

  Gitmo: It isn't a question of loving the terrorist. It is a question of loving liberty and the blessings granted by a constitution.

  Opinion in Politics — by Rick Moran — on Jun 12, 2006

• Coulter Victimizes the Victims

  She may be the embodiment of pure evil, but does she have a point?

  Opinion in Politics — by Pete Blackwell — on Jun 12, 2006

• Losing The War On Terror

  It's still not too late to change from a war on terror to a war on the causes of terrorism

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Jun 12, 2006

Music

• CD Review: Susanne Abbuehl -- Compass

  The perfect soundtrack for long rainy days, musty used bookstores, and lonely campus coffee shops...

  Review in Music — by SVF — on Jun 12, 2006

• CD Review: James Blunt - Back To Bedlam

  What separates Blunt from other singer-songwriters like John Mayer and Howie Day is his memorable voice.

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Jun 12, 2006

• CD Review: S.Y.L. - The New Black

  Move over Black Album, now there's something meaner!

  Review in Music — by Brian Garrepy — on Jun 12, 2006

• Concert Review: Collective Soul At The Celebrate Fairfax Festival

  This year we hit the musical jackpot as Collective Soul headlined the opening night of the festival.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Jun 12, 2006

• CD/DVD Review: The Clarks, Still Live

  Personally, I've had it with edgy. Give me a good song over an intriguing attitude any day.

  Review in Music — by Jon Sobel — on Jun 12, 2006

• CD Review: Earthspeaker - Barrett Martin

  Think of it as an American approach to world-jazz music.

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Jun 12, 2006

• Debut Brandi Carlile CD Re-released

  On June 13 the self-titled CD will be available with bonus tracks.

  News in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Jun 12, 2006

• CD Review: Joan Jett - Sinner

  What is this, a time warp?

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Jun 12, 2006

• New Dylan CD in August

  Bob Dylan will release his first album of new music in nearly five years in August.

  News in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Jun 12, 2006

• System of a Down Guitarist to Start Side Project and The Daily Music and Tech News

  SOAD guitarist to start new project, Blogger leaves Microsoft and Snow Patrol cancel tour in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Jun 12, 2006

• Music DVD Review: The Church of Tiamat

  They have a lifetime of experience and possess a serene vibe, while still exuding energy.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 12, 2006

• Concert Review: Bright Eyes, June 10, Winnipeg, Canada

  I'm Wide Awake, It's Night: A crowd was wowed by the boy-wonder from Omaha.

  Review in Music — by Triniman — on Jun 12, 2006

Gaming

• PSP Review: Field Commander

  One of those blatant knock-offs that fuels the handheld console wars.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Jun 12, 2006

• Nintendo's New Strategy

  Satoru Iwata gave yet another news conference explaining their strategy, low costs in Wii production.

  Opinion in Gaming — by SecurePlay — on Jun 12, 2006

• Online Games - Who Knows How Big?

  News in Gaming — by SecurePlay — on Jun 12, 2006

Sports

• Alonso Continues Dominance at British Grand Prix

  Renault shows its dominance in the world of Formula 1.

  News in Sports — by Ashleigh Charlesworth — on Jun 12, 2006

• Is There Increasing Parity in Women's College Basketball?

  Is parity in the women's NCAA tournament keeping up with its male counterpart?

  News in Sports — by David Barbour — on Jun 12, 2006

• Chris Shelton, Now With 95 Percent Less Media Hype

  Remember Shelton? The plucky, pudgy first baseman who, two weeks into the season, led the majors in home runs?

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Jun 12, 2006

Video

• DVD Review: I Could Go On Singing

  A confused hybrid of melodramatic soap opera, London travelogue, and Judy Garland stage performance. Ink-a-dink-a-dink!

  Review in Video — by SVF — on Jun 12, 2006

• Movie Review: Dr. Strangelove

  A funny movie that puts the world political stage back in perspective.

  Review in Video — by Britt Gillette — on Jun 12, 2006

• Movie Review: See No Evil

  Predictable, but surprisingly effective terror romp.

  Review in Video — by ILoz Zoc — on Jun 12, 2006

• DVD Review: Cemetery Man: Zombies, Sex and Guns, Oh My!

  Anchor Bay Entertainment brings this forgotten gem to DVD, with pristene clarity and an informative documentary.

  Review in Video — by ILoz Zoc — on Jun 12, 2006

• TV Review: Doctor Who, "The Impossible Planet"

  It's another two-parter!

  Review in Video — by Daniel Woolstencroft — on Jun 12, 2006

• Movie Review: GoodFellas

  This Scorsese classic stacks up as one of the 100 greatest movies of all time.

  Review in Video — by Britt Gillette — on Jun 12, 2006

• Movies With Lazy Titles

  What if all movies were given titles as simple (and lazy) as Snakes on a Plane?

  Opinion in Video — by The Jay — on Jun 12, 2006

• Movie Review: Psycho

  A top-notch thriller the likes of which most films can only dream of duplicating, even if they duplicate everything else.

  Review in Video — by Lucas McNelly — on Jun 12, 2006

• DVD Review: The Call of Cthulhu

  An entertaining and faithful cinematic version of the classic story.

  Review in Video — by ILoz Zoc — on Jun 12, 2006

• TV Review: BBC's Doctor Who - "The Satan Pit"

  This two-parter felt like the 1996 TV movie in quality, which Fox would have been fine with.

  Review in Video — by Matthew Milam — on Jun 12, 2006

• DVD Review: Frasier: The Complete Eighth Season

  Niles and Daphne are finally together and the laughs are still plentiful.

  Review in Video — by Rebecca Wright — on Jun 12, 2006

• DVD Review: Barbie Diaries

  Imagine Mean Girls: animated, watered down, and featuring Barbie.

  Review in Video — by Film School Rejects — on Jun 12, 2006

• TV Review: Dane Cook's Tourgasm

  Dane Cook is still the man, but he needs some new friends.

  Review in Video — by Neil Miller — on Jun 12, 2006

• DVD Review: The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things

  A gritty, real, disturbing, unsettling, and interesting look at skewed morals backed by above par character acting.

  Review in Video — by Film School Rejects — on Jun 12, 2006

• TV Review: Battlestar Galactica

  Somewhere in the second half of the first season, I began to realize just how good this was: in fact, a pop masterpiece.

  Review in Video — by Randall A Byrn — on Jun 12, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Tech Review: Griffin TuneBuds for iPod Nano

  How many different ways can you talk about headphones?

  Review in Sci/Tech — by DJ Freq — on Jun 12, 2006

• Microsoft and Adobe: The BugBlog Report, 6/12/06

  Windows 98 and Windows ME users won't find any help from Microsoft for the latest Windows Explorer bug.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Bruce Kratofil — on Jun 12, 2006

• Website Review: Criticker - Crunching the Numbers

  Personalized film recommendation engine, Criticker, matches you with critics with tastes similar to your own.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by A. Horbal — on Jun 12, 2006

Culture

• New Single Mom Wonders How To Handle Her Baby's Father: Astrology-Based Advice

  "I moved to Bangkok from the States when I was three months pregnant, when I realized the father of my baby was cheating."

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Jun 12, 2006

• The Not-Quite-Sunday Funnies

  This Week: The World Cup, Soccer, and Suchi.

  Satire in Culture — by Annie — on Jun 12, 2006

• Day By Day for June 12, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for June 12, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Jun 12, 2006

• The Human Drift

  Our desperate lives, entomb fancies.

  Opinion in Culture — by Aaman Lamba — on Jun 12, 2006

Books

• Book Review: Digital Art Photography for Dummies by Matthew Bamberg

  Digital Art Photography isn't for dummies, but depending on what you do with your photos, it may or may not be for you.

  Review in Books — by David R Perry — on Jun 12, 2006