July 15, 2006 Archive

Culture

• Shopping With Decorum In The Twilight Zone

  Never get in the way of a woman with a coupon for bacon--particularly when the coupon's for another store.

  Opinion in Culture — by Lady Dragonfyre — on Jul 15, 2006

• Should I Marry My Triple Gemini Boyfriend? Venus Conjunct Saturn, Venus In Capricorn: Astrology-Based Advice

  Dear Elsa, I have known my boyfriend for sixteen years, but we just started a romantic relationship eight months ago.

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Jul 15, 2006

• Day By Day for July 15, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for July 15, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Jul 15, 2006

Books

• Book Review: A Heretic's Guide To Eternity by Spencer Burke

  Sometimes a book needs to be read slowly, digested carefully, questioned interactively.

  Review in Books — by Rick Stilwell — on Jul 15, 2006

• Comic Review: DC Comics 52 Week Ten

  Snappy dialogue and a lack of contrived fights make this Kent-centric entry one of the series' more human issues.

  Review in Books — by Boxclocke — on Jul 15, 2006

• Book Review: Life of Pi by Yann Martel

  Kid + Tiger + Lifeboat = "Awesome." Too bad that isn't what this book is about.

  Review in Books — by Boxclocke — on Jul 15, 2006

Video

• TV Review: BBC's Doctor Who - "Army Of Ghosts/Doomsday"

  Let’s hope for better things to come in Series Three -- perhaps a solo story without a companion?

  Review in Video — by Matthew Milam — on Jul 15, 2006

• Movie Review: Munich

  Undoubtedly director Steven Spielberg’s best work since Band of Brothers.

  Review in Video — by Britt Gillette — on Jul 15, 2006

• Movie Review: American Ninja

  A heartfelt, minor key letter to Michael Dudikoff.

  Review in Video — by Aaron Fleming — on Jul 15, 2006

• DVD Review: Sukeban Deka - The Movie

  Meet the Schoolgirl Special Agent with a deadly steel yo-yo!

  Review in Video — by Maximillian — on Jul 15, 2006

• TV Review: Stephen King's Nightmares and Dreamscapes - "Battleground"

  I think this TV version of “Battleground” was respectful of the original source material -- and perhaps made it even better.

  Review in Video — by Matthew Milam — on Jul 15, 2006

• Rescue Me Renewed, Angelina's New Role, New Spider-Man 3 Poster

  Also, Hugh Laurie gets a pay hikin' and James Denton becomes a gay icon.

  News in Video — by Chris Evans — on Jul 15, 2006

Music

• Electronica: Out Hud, Hot Chip, And Why They Couldn't Be Any Other Way

  How instrumental-rooted electronic music can appeal to the most lyric-minded listeners.

  Opinion in Music — by Orr Shtuhl — on Jul 15, 2006

• CD Review: Taking Back Sunday - Louder Now

  Not really "louder now" -- in fact, it's more sugary than anything Taking Back Sunday has done before.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Jul 15, 2006

• CD Review: Deadstar Assembly - Unsaved

  One of the better bands you've never heard of.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 15, 2006

• CD Review: Thom Yorke - The Eraser

  A solid effort that makes the wait for a new Radiohead not seem as bad.

  Review in Music — by Sterfish — on Jul 15, 2006

• CD/DVD Review: Stream Of Passion - Live In The Real World

  Live In The Real World removes any doubt or speculation over this band's capability in live performance.

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on Jul 15, 2006

Politics

• "Operation Just Reward" Penalizing The Lebanese

  "Operation Just Reward" is imperiling almost a year's worth of hard, slogging work done by a few heroic individuals in Lebanon.

  Opinion in Politics — by Rick Moran — on Jul 15, 2006

• Iran-backed Hezbollah Nails The Coffin Shut On U.S. Neocon Dreams – A Quick Analysis

  Bye-bye, Neocon dreamers. And good riddance to you wingnuts, too.

  Opinion in Politics — by Adam Ash — on Jul 15, 2006

• Satire: Bombay - Nah, New York - Under Attack!

  The stark difference between Third World media coverage of First World’s tragedies compared to First World media coverage of the Third World’s.

  Satire in Politics — by Mayank Austen Soofi — on Jul 15, 2006

• Big Dig Disaster: Well, It's Starting

  The fires are starting already post-big-dig disaster.

  News in Politics — by John Guilfoil — on Jul 15, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Friday Femmes Fatales No 63 (Women Bloggers)

  Where are all the women bloggers? Take a look and see.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Natalie Bennett — on Jul 15, 2006

• Natural Selection: Still Going Strong

  Natural selection ensures the survival of a species, in one form or another.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Richard Marcus — on Jul 15, 2006

Sports

• Juve Really Done It This Time

  Juventus, Italy's most prestigious soccer team, was kicked down to Serie B -- the minor league, if you will.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Jul 15, 2006