July 5, 2006 Archive

Culture

• Blogcritics Editors' Picks: June 28 through July 4

  The best of the week past, fireworks edition...

  News in Culture — by Lisa McKay — on Jul 05, 2006

• Theater Review: Antony & Cleopatra at Shakespeare's Globe, London

  With this Egyptian Queen no inch of flesh goes unwriggled, no sideways glance unsmouldered, no lascivious gesture unexercised.

  Review in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Jul 05, 2006

• David Hasselhoff Smacks Head, Severs Tendon, Wanders Wimbledon - Weird Week in London

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 05, 2006

• Hard Time For Rush Limbaugh? No Charges Over Viagra

  Rush didn't want anybody to know that he had been prescribed erectile dysfunction pills.

  News in Culture — by Phillip Winn — on Jul 05, 2006

• Has ECW's Future Already Gone Up In Smoke?

  With the arrest of two top pro-wrestling stars on marijuana charges this weekend, WWE's relaunch of Extreme Championship Wrestling hits a pothole.

  Opinion in Culture — by Glen Boyd — on Jul 05, 2006

• Enron's Ken Lay Dies

  Enron founder Ken Lay, 64, died today from a massive heart attack, only months away from being sentenced.

  News in Culture — by Greasy Guide — on Jul 05, 2006

• Caught Husband With Porn On His Computer - Pisces Sun Square Moon Neptune Conjunction

  Elsa, I recently got married to a man that I considered to be perfect.

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Jul 05, 2006

• Day By Day for July 05, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for July 05, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Jul 05, 2006

Video

• Big Brother 7: All-Stars - Who's In The House? - Spoilers

  Who's in the Big Brother 7 house? The live feeds reveal the houseguests a day before the show airs. Be warned, spoilers abound!

  News in Video — by Jackie — on Jul 05, 2006

• Revver Shares With Video Creators

  The new video uploading service has a cool idea: split ad revenues with video creators 50/50.

  News in Video — by TeevBlogger — on Jul 05, 2006

• Box Office Update For 6/30-7/2: Superman Returns Is Solid But Unspectacular

  Next week will possibly see the biggest disparity between the first place film and the rest of the list.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 05, 2006

• Movie Review: Superman Returns

  Superman Returns...but you can't go home again. Should I feel guilty for comparing this movie to the first two?

  Review in Video — by Sherry Lipp — on Jul 05, 2006

• Movie Review: The Devil Wears Prada

  What is fun about the film is the subject matter and Meryl Streep's character.

  Review in Video — by Ray Wong — on Jul 05, 2006

• Movie Review: Andrey Rublyov

  Much of it boils down to the struggle to create something, to use that God-given talent to the best of your ability.

  Review in Video — by Lucas McNelly — on Jul 05, 2006

• News and Rumors: Lindsay Lohan, Keith Richards A Pirate, Brandy Enters The View

  Lindsay Lohan grows up in Georgia Rule, Keith Richards fathers Johnny Depp in Pirates 3, and Brandy joins The View...or does she?

  News in Video — by Chris Evans — on Jul 05, 2006

• Date Movie Of The Week: Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

  Find out how Pirates can spice up your love life.

  Opinion in Video — by Neil Miller — on Jul 05, 2006

• The Sopranos Cast Is All Signed, Clearing Path to Eight Episode End Run

  It wouldn't have been nearly as much fun without Paulie and Sil.

  News in Video — by Eric Berlin — on Jul 05, 2006

• Movie Review: United 93

  United 93 makes you feel like one of the passengers, and for that, it is all the more harrowing, emotional, and civil.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Jul 05, 2006

Sci/Tech

• JumpTV Gives You Access to the World's TV

  The IPTV subscription service offers over 200 channels of ethnic/international television from more than 65 countries.

  News in Sci/Tech — by TeevBlogger — on Jul 05, 2006

• Blogcritic of the Month, July 2006: Duke de Mondo

  An inside look at one of the more colorful writers on the BC scene!

  Interview in Sci/Tech — by Lisa McKay — on Jul 05, 2006

• Apple Kills CRTs, Releases iMac for Education

  The new $899 iMac is a third iMac option, but only available to people shopping in Apple's Education Store.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Phillip Winn — on Jul 05, 2006

Music

• DVD Review: Easy Star All-Stars Dub Side of the Moon

  What could have been a joke is a wonderful endeavour that shows beneath the labels, music is music.

  Review in Music — by El Bicho — on Jul 05, 2006

• CD Review: Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint, The River In Reverse

  A smooth, soulful ode to New Orleans teams a literate-rock genius and an R&B legend.

  Review in Music — by Nik Dirga — on Jul 05, 2006

• CD Review: PovertyNeck Hillbillies - PovertyNeck Hillbillies

  ...foot stompin', beer drinkin' music.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Jul 05, 2006

• CD Review: Grant-Lee Phillips - Nineteeneighties

  If anything, nineteeneighties proves that Grant-Lee Phillips' voice is akin to a force of nature.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Jul 05, 2006

Politics

• Where's The Response To North Korea's Missile Launch?

  President Bush failed to deter North Korea's missile tests, despite adequate time to respond. Would President Clinton have done better?

  Opinion in Politics — by Dr Politico — on Jul 05, 2006

• Satire: The Jottings Of Sheikh Osama bin Austen

  Jane Austen can count bin Laden as one of her ardent admirers.

  Satire in Politics — by Mayank Austen Soofi — on Jul 05, 2006

• Israeli War Crimes Ignored

  According to the Geneva Conventions to which Israel is bound, the latest operations in Gaza are war crimes.

  News in Politics — by adsfasdf — on Jul 05, 2006

Books

• Book Review: The Tent by Margaret Atwood

  I had taken the book's size in the spirit of a manufacturer's warranty — it would be an easy, breezy read. I was mistaken.

  Review in Books — by David Barker — on Jul 05, 2006

• Book Review: Lullabies From Hell

  The four stories in Lullabies From Hell will show you how demented Hideshi Hino's manga can be.

  Review in Books — by ILoz Zoc — on Jul 05, 2006

Sports

• Unlike the Scoring, World Cup TV Ratings Are Way Up

  FIFA World Cup television ratings are up dramatically from 2002.

  News in Sports — by John Guilfoil — on Jul 05, 2006

• World Cup 2006, The Semi Finals: Penalty Shoot-outs Are Not For the Fainthearted

  My approach to the penalty shoot-out changed drastically as I watched the duel at midnight between England and Portugal.

  Opinion in Sports — by Sujatha Bagal — on Jul 05, 2006

• ESPY Awards Countdown: Best Play

  Nathan Vasher, Tyrone Prothro, David Wright, Aaron Rowand, and Reggie Bush are all large, popular men.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Jul 05, 2006