June 28, 2006 Archive

Sports

• The Ramble: Oregon State, The Knicks, Jose Canseco, World Cup Soccer, March Madness And If You Can’t Stand The Heat Get Out Of Hell’s Kitchen

  The good, the bad, the funny, the ridiculous. Not my hairstyles over the years but the past week in sports.

  News in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on Jun 28, 2006

• NBA Draft Suggestions for the Cleveland Cavaliers

  Watch out for the best player available. Be open to trades for a point guard. And don't think you know something special.

  News in Sports — by Craig Lyndall — on Jun 28, 2006

Video

• Movie Review: Superman Returns

  Does the world need Superman?

  Review in Video — by James Frazier — on Jun 28, 2006

• Pop Culture Digest: Wolverine, Shyamalan's Duds

  Wolverine's a go for 2007, Star Jones get the boot, Kate and Orlando team up, and Shyamalan delivers another dud.

  News in Video — by Chris Evans — on Jun 28, 2006

• DVD Review: Frankenstein vs. The Creature From Blood Cove

  A campy review of a campy film: cheap shots, cheesy double-entendres, and puerile, trashy prose writing. Read at your own risk.

  Review in Video — by ILoz Zoc — on Jun 28, 2006

• TV Tidbits: Futurama and Sally Field Return

  Comedy Central resurrects cult fave Futurama, Rescue Me stirs up some sexy controversy, and Vincent Chase's Entourage bubble gets popped.

  News in Video — by Chris Evans — on Jun 28, 2006

• DVD Review: Funny Man

  It's the kind of film that would probably be fun to make, but watching it is another matter.

  Review in Video — by Steve Carlson — on Jun 28, 2006

• New Movie Releases Special Edition: Superman Returns

  The Man of Steel has returned.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 28, 2006

• Movie Review: Holy Smoke

  When there's fire, there's smoke.

  Review in Video — by Casey Lunkley — on Jun 28, 2006

• Movie Review: Superman Returns

  Will diehard Superman fans and comic book guys be satisfied by this one?

  Review in Video — by Neil Miller — on Jun 28, 2006

• Movie Review: Superman Returns

  The Man of Steel is back! But can he deliver?

  Review in Video — by Chantal Stone — on Jun 28, 2006

• TV Review: 2006 BET Awards

  New host. New venue. Same quality?

  Review in Video — by Sterfish — on Jun 28, 2006

Music

• CD Review: The Big Phat Band - The Phat Pack

  Sometimes the band's tongues are so firmly implanted in their cheeks it’s difficult to understand how they played those tremendous horn parts.

  Review in Music — by Larry Sakin — on Jun 28, 2006

• DVD Review: The Alternate Reality of Easy Star All-Stars' Dub Side of the Moon Live

  Dub Side of the Moon is a brilliant reinvention of the Pink Floyd classic.

  Review in Music — by Ray Ellis — on Jun 28, 2006

• DVD Review: Richard Thompson - 1,000 Years of Popular Music

  Behold: The greatest set list of the millennium.

  Review in Music — by SVF — on Jun 28, 2006

• Confessions of a Fanboy 006: Guster - Ganging Up on the Sun

  A special edition, in which our Fanboy is joined by a friend. Much discussion ensues.

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Jun 28, 2006

• Upheaval in Jacksonia: Michael Jackson Dumping Financial Advisers, Moving to Europe, Defending Himself in Santa Monica

  Anyone who thought the blowing sands and billowing hijabs of Bahrain could hold the "childlike" attention span of Michael Jackson for more than a year has been drinking Jesus Juice.

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Jun 28, 2006

• Vinyl Tap: Warren Zevon - Stand In The Fire

  A live recording from "The Dog Ate the Part We Didn't Like Tour." Everyone enjoyed every sandwich, though.

  Review in Music — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Jun 28, 2006

• CD+DVD Review: Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses

  This brilliant album, newly augmented with worthy additions, will never let you down.

  Review in Music — by El Bicho — on Jun 28, 2006

• India.Arie, Afroman, Thelonious Monk: New Album Releases, 6-27-2006

  Two CDs of Thelonious Monk in the studio with John Coltrane, 1957. Man needs to hear something like that.

  News in Music — by Al Barger — on Jun 28, 2006

• CD Review: Willie Nelson - The Complete Atlantic Sessions

  A must for Nelson fans and very interesting for those that want to learn how Willie became an outlaw.

  Review in Music — by El Bicho — on Jun 28, 2006

• John Coltrane with Dizzy Gillespie: One Last Time with the Band - January 19, 1951

  PoPsie got Dizzy and catches the 'Trane before he departed for good.

  News in Music — by Cliff Malloy — on Jun 28, 2006

• From the Music Vault: NoMeansNo

  Ninth in a series of musings on my music collection. Co-starring Ernest Borgnine and Richard Dawson.

  Opinion in Music — by Michele Catalano — on Jun 28, 2006

• CD Review: GU 10

  The globe-trotting dance music label celebrates 10 years.

  Review in Music — by DJ Freq — on Jun 28, 2006

Culture

• O Unbiased News, Where Art Thou?

  I know they’re all lying to me -- they must be. They all have different stories!

  Opinion in Culture — by Andy Marsh — on Jun 28, 2006

• Superman and Jesus? Not So Fast...

  It has become commonplace for Christians to make specific claims that worldly things display the reality, power, and wisdom of God.

  Opinion in Culture — by Jordan J. Ballor — on Jun 28, 2006

• Blogcritics Editors' Picks: June 21 through June 27

  On vacation last week? Check out what you missed while you were gone!

  News in Culture — by Lisa McKay — on Jun 28, 2006

• Conquering Self-Doubt

  Despite years of self doubt, I am overcoming the internal barriers. Mine is a voice that needs to be heard.

  Opinion in Culture — by Chantal Stone — on Jun 28, 2006

• Older Woman In Love With Younger Man - Sun and Moon in Libra

  "I have loved a younger man for the past five years."

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Jun 28, 2006

• Nature And Humans: We're Not That Important

  As far as the planet can tell, we are just another life form.

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Jun 28, 2006

• Day By Day for June 28, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for June 28, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Jun 28, 2006

Politics

• Satire: The Current Iranian Regime Up For Sale On eBay!

  Iranians: Trying to convince the world the Holocaust didn't happen? That's almost as bad as Enron, but without hiding your accounting books.

  Satire in Politics — by Jim Fielder — on Jun 28, 2006

Books

• Book Review: Mark of the Cross by Judith Pella

  If you would like the feel of being a knight or lady in the 13th century, this may be the fat beach-book for you.

  Review in Books — by Violet Nesdoly — on Jun 28, 2006

• Book Review: The Didymus Contingency by Jeremy Robinson

  A fast-paced thriller that blends action and time travel with interesting characters on a spiritual quest.

  Review in Books — by Megalith — on Jun 28, 2006

Sci/Tech

• YouTube Does Deal With NBC, e-Street Cred Increased All Around

  This is something akin to Universal going to Napster in 1999 and saying, "We want to do a cross-promotional thing, cool?"

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Berlin — on Jun 28, 2006

Gaming

• Xbox 360 Review: Tony Hawk's American Wasteland

  Wasteland is far too appropriate.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Jun 28, 2006

• Nintendo DS Review: Sudoku Gridmaster

  If the company releases more of these, I won't have time to do much else.

  Review in Gaming — by Meryl — on Jun 28, 2006