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Music
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Smokey Robinson, Willie Nelson Atlantic Box: New Album Releases, 6-20-2006
Smokey Robinson singing Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" should be sweet.
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Culture Drift: June Music Mixtape
New music time with new Outkast, Pharrell, Dashboard Confessional, and Thom Yorke from Radiohead's solo debut.
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CD Review: Nomadic - Back to the Beat
Can Nomadic’s remix CD pass the “oldhead” test?
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CD Review: Viva La Foxx - I Knew it Wasn't Love But...
Oh! Yeah! I wanna riot (grrrl)!
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CD Reviews: Virgil Franklin, Karcius, Kopecky, Nox Arcana and LeAnn Rimes
Marty's Musical Meltdown takes a look at another handful of CDs.
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CD Review: SSM - SSM
Living proof that Detroit rock 'n' roll will continue to be some of the most vital around, whether there's a "scene" to back it up or not.
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CD Review: Various Artists - Imaginational Anthem, Vol. 2
The music which was once associated with jugs, long beards, and county fair performances has suddenly become strangely hip.
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Overlooked Alternatives: New Releases for June 20, 2006
Releases from Queensryche, Bruce Dickinson, Pearl Jam, Counting Crows, and Front Line Assembly.
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CD Review: The Lovely Feathers - Hind Hind Legs
The Lovely Feathers don't even sound like they understand what they're talking about.
Video
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TV Review: Hell's Kitchen - Episode 3
If you can't stand the heat, get out of Hell's Kitchen!
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Box Office Update for 6/16-6/18: Cars' Lead Shrinks to a Car Length
Cars succeeded in hanging on to the top spot despite a surprisingly strong showing from Jack Black's Nacho Libre
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Movie Review: The Lake House
A love story with a unique twist and fully-drawn characters.
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DVD Review: The World's Fastest Indian
It won me over, and I'm a crabby son-of-a-biscuit-eater. It'll win you over too.
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Movie Review: House
William Katt moves into his aunt's strange home, and confronts a closet filled with nightmares, and his own demons.
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DVD Review: The Chipmunk Adventure
A great little animated film finally comes to DVD.
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DVD Review: War of the Colossal Beast
"Thank god his pants stayed on."
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DVD Pick of the Week: Night Watch
The trailer looks great; it has big action, epic story, everything you could ask for.
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Movie Review: The Lake House
Unexpectedly breathtaking. This is a beautiful romance based on an inconsequential scientific impossibility.
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DVD Review: Earth vs. The Spider (1958)
Bert I. Gordon's unbearable second giant bug flick is actually on DVD. Yes, the studios are reaching for new product at this point.
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Syriana, Eight Below, The Hills Have Eyes: Region 1 DVD Releases for June 20th, 2006
This week: You've lived with dependence on foreign oil, now watch the movie.
Sci/Tech
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Plazes Is Where It's At
Answering the question, "Where the hell am I?"
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Motorola O ROKR Bluetooth Sunglasses
I thought the voices were in my head, turns out they were in my sunglasses.
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ezGear's Video Glasses Expands Your iPod
These video glasses simulate a widescreen TV, but I’m not sure who the ideal user for the $400 product is.
Gaming
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SEGA Draws Big Names For Yakuza Voices
Mark Hamill, Michael Madsen and other stars are lined up to provide voice acting for SEGA's upcoming Yakuza game.
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PlayStation 3 Bundles Are Pricey
Play.com has a PS3 + 60GB hard drive + three games bundle priced at a hefty 549 £ (roughly $1,016).
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Video Game Golf Goes MMO
After a year-long beta test, the first 3D online golf game with RPG/multiplayer features will release this summer.
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Gamecube Review: Naruto - Clash of Ninja
Karate Champ had more depth back in 1984.
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Nintendo To Make Apple Shine?
The idea of Apple jumping into the gaming market isn't unreasonable, sparking wild rumors of the company buying out Nintendo.
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Serenity RPG Live Online
A new text-based online RPG lets fans of the Firefly universe keep the stories going on their own.
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Scarface: The World is Yours Ships This Fall
Say hello to my little game.
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Nintendo Will Not Change Wii's Name
This is how rumors get stopped.
Books
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Book Review: Bed Rest by Sarah Bilston
Is it 'chick lit?' Or is it actually... good?
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Book Review: The Many Faces of Alexander Hamilton
What do you really know about the guy on the ten-dollar bill?
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Time Magazine Has Blundered And How!
A glaring series of mistakes puts a question mark on the credibility of the international news magazine.
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Book Review: Laurel Canyon by Michael Walker
A great read for fans of the music and times, providing a cautionary tale without feeling preachy.
Culture
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Pop Cult Mind Wax - New Love Grows On Trees
Also, a conversation with Edward D. Wood Jr.
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Gustav Klimt's Adele Bloch Bauer-I Sells For $135 Million, Tales Of A Nazi Past
This story could be told from many different perspectives.
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Day By Day for June 20, 2006
Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for June 20, 2006
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Recovery: Memories Of Fear, Fear Of Memories
Each time I conquer a memory, it's one less thing from my past that has power over me.
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A Trip to Bahrain: The Whore of Arabia
A kingdom of sexy Shaikhas and hunky Sheikhs. A land where Islam rocks.
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BCRadio Podcast - June 19, 2006
Oakenfold, Kate Moss, Scientology, Roethlisberger, and more on the BCRadio podcast.
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The Not-Quite-Sunday Funnies
This Week: Fathers Day, Mondays, and Bad Hair Days.
Sports
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Brett Favre Decides to Keep Throwing Interceptions
Two months ago Brett Favre announced another press conference, and this time it wasn’t to reschedule the press conference.
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The Ramble: The Stanley Cup, Phil Mickelson, Human Growth Hormone, The World Cup And Santonio Holmes
Forget about the NBA being rigged, the real conspiracy involves the World Cup and Italy scoring for Team USA.
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Why the Mavs Will Be the NBA Champs
The Mavs are as mad as hell, they aren't going to take it any longer and they will win tonight.
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A Plea for the Cleveland Indians: Give It Up
Indians general manager Mark Shapiro doesn't want to give up the season. But he has no choice.
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Reality Bites the Dallas Mavericks
Last time I checked, Kleenex was not a recommended option in the NBA.
Politics
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Let's Adopt Iraq
We can hide alone in our fear or reach out and find new friends. And help our troops.
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The Rational Solution for Gay Marriage
Which does marriage need more protection from, gay families or a meddlesome government?
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Political Blogging and Punditry
Should political bloggers be impartial or driven by their affiliation with a certain party?
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