July 10, 2006 Archive

Music

• CD Review: Dusk and Summer, Dashboard Confessional

  Notwithstanding the dirty secret of my falling victim to Dashboard's oozing emotions, I am grateful for this addictive album.

  Review in Music — by Junichi Semitsu — on Jul 10, 2006

• CD Review: Johnny Cash - American V: A Hundred Highways

  American V (or is it VI?): Thanks to Rick Rubin, Johnny Cash is still among us...

  Review in Music — by SVF — on Jul 10, 2006

• Concert Review: Mofro

  A Mofro show is something like a second coming of the Doors.

  Review in Music — by Jon Sobel — on Jul 10, 2006

• Microsoft Creates Private Folder and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Wu-Tang and Paul Weller to tour, Microsoft's private folder, and the BPI pressure ISPs to close accounts in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Jul 10, 2006

• CD Review: Johnny Cash - American V: A Hundred Highways

  A legend of American music reflecting on what he knew and understood was an inevitable death with dignity, sadness, and hope.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Jul 10, 2006

• CD Review: American V: A Hundred Highways - Johnny Cash

  His willingness to immortalize his frailty and mortality was one more act of defiance from a man personified the act.

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Jul 10, 2006

• CD Review: Various Artists - One World, One Kid

  You’ll be surprised at how quickly you’ll be immersed in this album of brilliant little conceptions.

  Review in Music — by Larry Sakin — on Jul 10, 2006

• CD Review: John Flynn - Two Wolves

  John Flynn is a folk musician to be reckoned with, on an album that doesn't run with the pack.

  Review in Music — by Ray Ellis — on Jul 10, 2006

Video

• Tristram Shandy, Basic Instinct 2, Weeds: Region 1 DVD Releases for July 11th, 2006

  This week Showtime throws down with some help from Joe Dante and pot.

  News in Video — by David Dylan Thomas — on Jul 10, 2006

• DVD Review: Night Watch

  All that stands between light and darkness, in this entertaining horror film from Russia, is the Night Watch.

  Review in Video — by ILoz Zoc — on Jul 10, 2006

• Music DVD Review: Joe Strummer - Let's Rock Again!

  For guys my age, Joe Strummer was more than a rock star. He was our icon.

  Review in Video — by Modern Pea Pod — on Jul 10, 2006

• Are There Too Many Online Video Services?

  The number of companies has created fear the idea will be done to death, and some interesting options for users.

  News in Video — by TeevBlogger — on Jul 10, 2006

• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Smashes Opening Weekend Box Office Record

  And we have the orthopedic damage to prove it.

  News in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 10, 2006

• Making the Rounds at General Hospital - Is the Reign of Terror Really Over?

  But who is identifying Manny's body?

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Jul 10, 2006

• Project Runway Tidbits To Nibble Until Season 3 Begins Wednesday, July 12th

  Here are a few stories, interviews, and articles to whet your appetite before the big day.

  News in Video — by Don Baiocchi — on Jul 10, 2006

• The Invisible Audience: Canadian TV

  Canadian television executives seem focused on everything but the Canadian television viewer.

  Opinion in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Jul 10, 2006

• Movies And Merchandise: A Match Made In Hell

  They still need to be able to capture people's imagination and make a movie people are going to want to see

  Opinion in Video — by Richard Marcus — on Jul 10, 2006

• DVD Review: Gallagher - The Sledge-O-Matic Collection (2005)

  A great comedian on his way to the top and then afterward.

  Review in Video — by Jet Gardner — on Jul 10, 2006

• DVD Review: Tommy Emmanuel - Live at Her Majesty's Theatre

  In 2005, the legendary guitar virtuoso returned home to Australia. And boy, did he return home!

  Review in Video — by Brian Garrepy — on Jul 10, 2006

• Movie Review: RV

  There’s nothing recreational about this clichéd comedic vehicle.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 10, 2006

Culture

• Theater Review: Spring Awakening at the Union Theatre, Southwark

  If there's one single lesson from the play it is that Philip Larkin wasn't saying anything new about parents and children.

  Review in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Jul 10, 2006

• Stretching Rainflies in a Storm

  Encountering the elements of life...

  Opinion in Culture — by John Spivey — on Jul 10, 2006

• Podcast: The Frustrated Songwriter's Handbook

  Fun audio interview with the co-authors of a new book on breaking the most frustrating examples of musicians' writers' block.

  Interview in Culture — by Ed Driscoll — on Jul 10, 2006

• How To Fail Successfully

  Have you ever failed? Better yet, have you ever failed the RIGHT way?

  Opinion in Culture — by Kevin Augustine — on Jul 10, 2006

• Day By Day for July 10, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for July 10, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Jul 10, 2006

Politics

• The Futility Of A War On Terror

  We can't let the war on terrorism twist our perceptions of the lives we lead. There can be no war on a human condition.

  Opinion in Politics — by Peter J — on Jul 10, 2006

• North Korea Good For Republicans in 2006?

  "Fear Trumps Change" could be a successful strategy for Republicans in November's Congressional elections...especially when the Democrats haven't found their voice.

  News in Politics — by Mark Schannon — on Jul 10, 2006

• In Defense of Heterodoxy

  On throwing off the shackles of groupthink and knowing a shame you can call your own.

  Opinion in Politics — by Pete Blackwell — on Jul 10, 2006

• Profile Of A Dead Chechen Warlord

  The most wanted terrorist in Russia was killed by the country's special forces today after years of eluding capture.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dr Politico — on Jul 10, 2006

• Lopez Obrador Heads to Supreme Court For Another Recount

  He is a feisty politician who garnered a huge, new power-base. He is no quitter.

  News in Politics — by Howard Dratch — on Jul 10, 2006

• An Inconvenient Truth: Mr. Gore’s Sanity in the Balance

  On global warming, Al Gore likes to believes those scenarios that are the most outlandish rather than the most likely or plausible. The question is, why?

  Opinion in Politics — by Greg Strange — on Jul 10, 2006

• Choosing Sides in Canadian Politics

  Why this voter is changing his affiliation.

  Opinion in Politics — by Werner Patels — on Jul 10, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Apple's iPod: Will It Talk?

  Touch screens seem too fanciful, but a talking iPod could be the Next Big Thing.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Phillip Winn — on Jul 10, 2006

• Broadband Transforming Internet - From Media Usage to New AOL Business Plan

  But, for the Internet to become a true "mass media" like TV or radio, access needs to be made ubiquitous.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 10, 2006

• Adobe, Microsoft, and Red Hat: The BugBlog Report 7/10/06

  A Photoshop CS2 upgrade of importance to some digital camera users, a fix from Red Hat, and more on Microsoft WGA.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Bruce Kratofil — on Jul 10, 2006

• Freescale Announces MRAM: Fast and Durable Memory

  As fast as RAM, but as permanent as disk. Will we all be using MRAM someday soon?

  News in Sci/Tech — by Phillip Winn — on Jul 10, 2006

• American Film Institute’s Digital Content Festival - July 26

  This annual festival is a showcase event for digital media -- from movies, TV, and broadband to games and emerging technology.

  News in Sci/Tech — by TeevBlogger — on Jul 10, 2006

Sports

• Amelie Mauresmo Wins Wimbledon Title

  Amelie Mauresmo's top form has won her a second Grand Slam this year: Wimbledon.

  News in Sports — by Lawntennisnews — on Jul 10, 2006

• FIFA World Cup 2006: Why Italy Won

  It's been a long month of late nights, leastways in this part of the globe.

  News in Sports — by Aaman Lamba — on Jul 10, 2006

• Lawsuit Seeks $4000 for Fans Who Missed Out On Tote Bags, Angels Respond

  Righting illegal discrimination or legal shakedown?

  News in Sports — by Justene Adamec — on Jul 10, 2006

• Eric Gagne And Kerry Wood: Two Young Pitchers Suffer Physical Breakdowns

  Gagne goes down with a major back injury and Wood has a tear in his rotator cuff.

  News in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on Jul 10, 2006

• LeBron's Signing Means A Title

  LeBron for five years means Cleveland's first title in over 40.

  Opinion in Sports — by Zach Baker — on Jul 10, 2006

Books

• Book Review: The Dead Beat - Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries by Marilyn Johnson

  “Within the short period of a year she was a bride, a beloved wife and companion, a mother, a corpse!”

  Review in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Jul 10, 2006

• Book Review: White Teeth by Zadie Smith

  A whirlwind exploration of immigration and multiculturalism, the way cultural events ripple from individuals to all of life.

  Review in Books — by Bonnie — on Jul 10, 2006

• Graphic Novel Review: Alan Moore's Lost Girls

  A stunning, very adult tour de force by comics' greatest writer tackles the wild, wonderful world of sexuality.

  Review in Books — by Nik Dirga — on Jul 10, 2006