June 19, 2006 Archive

Video

• DVD Review: Justice League Season 2

  In this season, many "What if" questions are answered instead of just seeing random villain and monster attacks.

  Review in Video — by Lindsay Beaumont — on Jun 19, 2006

• TV Review: Treasure Hunters

  Will product placement kill the reality show? Treasure Hunters can't get a clue without it.

  Review in Video — by Jackie — on Jun 19, 2006

• TV Review: Making the Rounds at General Hospital - The Light of Truth

  Is the truth the best thing for the child?

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Jun 19, 2006

• Movie Review: Double Dragon

  The game-to-film-adaptation catacomb opens its doors once again.

  Review in Video — by Aaron Fleming — on Jun 19, 2006

• TV Review: Nip/Tuck - Season Three

  It's twisted, unsettling, and entirely enjoyable. Word to the wise: Don't eat during the episodes.

  Review in Video — by Victoria Ho — on Jun 19, 2006

• Movie Review: Nacho Libre

  If you go into this movie looking for another Napoleon Dynamite, you’re not going to find it.

  Review in Video — by Sean Dwyer — on Jun 19, 2006

• Movie Review: Prey for Rock and Roll

  What bothers me is this very old and still prevalent presumption that queer folks must be damaged goods.

  Review in Video — by Christopher Soden — on Jun 19, 2006

• Movie Review: Once Upon a Time in the West

  It occasionally has the feel of a great director coasting along.

  Review in Video — by Lucas McNelly — on Jun 19, 2006

• Thoughts on Supernanny - More than Just a Frosty Glare

  It's a bird, it's a plane... It's... Super Nanny! And she's here to rid you of all your parenting woes.

  Opinion in Video — by Victoria Ho — on Jun 19, 2006

• DVD Review: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

  Sarcastic, funny, smart, fast-paced, surprising, and just plain fun!

  Review in Video — by Film School Rejects — on Jun 19, 2006

• In TV, a Fine Line Separates a Hit from a Miss

  "Nobody knows anything."

  News in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Jun 19, 2006

• Movie Review: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

  This sequel hits on all cylinders, and you don't have to have seen the first two.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Jun 19, 2006

• TV Review: Dane Cook's Tourgasm (Episode 2)

  Episode two was a significant improvement over opening night. For Dane Cook fans, this means there is still hope!

  Review in Video — by Neil Miller — on Jun 19, 2006

Music

• Your Chance to Win a Sony Camcorder and CDs by Il Divo, Michael Buble, Hayley Westenra, and Daniel Powter

  Enter to win at the fanscape website.

  News in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Jun 19, 2006

• Thrash Metal Update

  Think of the music from Sesame Street News with Kermit in the background.

  News in Music — by Brian Garrepy — on Jun 19, 2006

• CD Review: Elan - Together As One

  Creditable album from The Wailers' vocalist.

  Review in Music — by Stuart Estell — on Jun 19, 2006

• CD Review: The Early November - The Mother, The Mechanic and The Path

  Concept albums just don’t work in our post Spinal Tap world. But you get two great CDs and a drinks coaster for the price of one.

  Review in Music — by A.L. Harper — on Jun 19, 2006

• CD Review: Corinne Bailey Rae Corinne Bailey Rae

  Go ahead and "Put Your Records On"!

  Review in Music — by Miss Hipstah — on Jun 19, 2006

• Music DVD Review: Bruce Dickinson - Anthology

  A tribute to the master.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 19, 2006

• Sony Launches MusicBox and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Sony's new video site, 50 Cent to join forces with Apple and new J.T. in today's update

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Jun 19, 2006

• Concert Review: Audible Thought w/ Xoch, Ugly Friend and In Anchorage on 6/17/06

  The mood is about to change.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 19, 2006

• Concert Review: Bachman and Cummings - June 17, Winnipeg, Canada

  They may never tour again as The Guess Who, but they're still packing 'em in as Bachman & Cummings.

  Review in Music — by Triniman — on Jun 19, 2006

• Concert Review: Western Maryland Blues Fest

  The band that blew me away this year was the first one I saw on Saturday, the Kelly Bell Band.

  Review in Music — by Scott Butki — on Jun 19, 2006

Gaming

• PS2 Review: Pump It Up: Exceed

  Usually games that are about 10 years old are found on retro-compilations, but for dancing, we'll make an exception.

  Review in Gaming — by Aaron Auzins — on Jun 19, 2006

• Console Review: Nintendo DS Lite

  If you're power goes out, screw the flashlight. Make sure your DS Lite is charged.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Jun 19, 2006

Culture

• Discovery Zone: Darwin's Law for Kids

  Between 1989 and 1996, Discovery Zone was the best way teach kids survival of the fittest since Lord of the Flies.

  Opinion in Culture — by Chelsea Smith — on Jun 19, 2006

• Ann Coulter Haters and Tolerance

  In her June 14, 2006 appearance on Jay Leno's show, ol' Jay inadvertently laid her the biggest trap she could ever fall into.

  Opinion in Culture — by Al Barger — on Jun 19, 2006

• Copyright Fictions and Realities

  Few people realise it, but intellectual property is a flawed concept.

  Opinion in Culture — by Jonathan Scanlan — on Jun 19, 2006

• Day By Day for June 19, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for June 19, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Jun 19, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Chronic Pain: In Defence Of Morphine

  In this day and age there is no excuse for anybody to suffer from pain.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Richard Marcus — on Jun 19, 2006

• Microsoft, Yahoo! and Apple - The BugBlog Report 6/19/06

  News in Sci/Tech — by Bruce Kratofil — on Jun 19, 2006

Sports

• Dwyane Jordan

  if His Airness is watching, he should be feeling nostalgic. Wade is that close.

  Opinion in Sports — by Q Bit — on Jun 19, 2006

• Ex-MLBer David Segui Admits To Legally Using HGH

  Segui lets the world know he acquired and used HGH, legally under a doctor’s care even though it’s banned by MLB.

  News in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on Jun 19, 2006

Books

• Book Review: Web Design in a Nutshell by Jennifer Niederst Robbins

  A go-to book for many web designers, but it's accessible for anyone who wants to learn about the subject.

  Review in Books — by Warren Kelly — on Jun 19, 2006

• Book Review: An Army of Davids by Glenn Reynolds

  I’d love it if he wrote a book about time management, but the text he did produce is informative and thought-provoking.

  Review in Books — by Damian Penny — on Jun 19, 2006

Politics

• Democratic Core Values

  Opinion in Politics — by JP — on Jun 19, 2006