July 20, 2006 Archive

Video

• DVD Review: Elaine May's Mikey and Nicky - Actor! Actor!

  Whole lotta actin' goin' on.

  Review in Video — by Alan Dale — on Jul 20, 2006

• Movie Review: The Devil Wears Prada - Apologies All Around

  Promises more hell than it delivers.

  Review in Video — by Alan Dale — on Jul 20, 2006

• Film Noir Thursday #4: The Third Man

  The Third Man, although starting off slowly, finishes nicely and features an excellent performance by Orson Welles.

  Review in Video — by Cameron Graham — on Jul 20, 2006

• TV Review: Rock Star: Supernova - Week Three

  Week Three sends Jenny to Lilith Fair, and Tommy Lee is rendered speechless.

  Review in Video — by Jewels Richardson — on Jul 20, 2006

• Joel Siegel vs. Kevin Smith: Take it Like a Man

  Always remember to treat your fellow movie-goers, not to mention your career, with respect.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 20, 2006

• Run for Your Lives! Gojira is Coming to DVD

  The version without Steve Martin is finally here!

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 20, 2006

• DVD Review: Cut Shorts - A Collection of Short Films and Music Videos by David Markey from 1974-2004

  David Markey is not a film director.

  Review in Video — by Modern Pea Pod — on Jul 20, 2006

• DVD Review: Superman: Brainiac Attacks

  Is it too late to send this to Bryan Singer?

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Jul 20, 2006

• Movie Review: Ferris Bueller's Day Off

  One of a handful of films which epitomizes the 1980s decade...

  Review in Video — by Britt Gillette — on Jul 20, 2006

• ABC and Marc Cherry Vow To Resurrect Desperate Housewives

  News in Video — by Film Laureate — on Jul 20, 2006

• iTunes to Start Movie Rentals?

  It's rumored Steve Jobs will announce movie rentals through iTunes at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in August.

  News in Video — by TeevBlogger — on Jul 20, 2006

• Big Brother 7: All Stars - Live Feeds Report - Wed. 7/19

  Who's going home on tonight's show? Read up on the Big Brother live feeds happenings! Beware - spoiler information within.

  News in Video — by Jackie — on Jul 20, 2006

Culture

• Interview with JuJu: The Elephant God

  a little Q&A with one of the Big Guys

  Interview in Culture — by gonzo marx — on Jul 20, 2006

• Dreamsome: Musings on Dylan and Dreaming

  What is it like to read someone’s palm, to take their hand in yours and to trace the lines oh, so gently -- of, as Dylan said, “my restless palms?”

  Opinion in Culture — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Jul 20, 2006

• Paris Hilton Speaks: TMZ "Mean and Sadistic," Lindsay Lohan "Pathetic"

  News in Culture — by Dawn Olsen — on Jul 20, 2006

• Love Hurts! Venus Opposite Pluto: Astrology-Based Advice

  Dear Elsa, I have achieved more in life than I ever dared to hope.

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Jul 20, 2006

• Day By Day for July 20, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for July 20, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Jul 20, 2006

Music

• Soul Asylum: Three Decades of Music

  A look at the Soul Asylum catalog.

  Opinion in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Jul 20, 2006

• CD Review: Spastic Ink - Ink Compatible

  A spasmodic punch of ink in this brilliant array of fret-gymnastics.

  Review in Music — by Aaron Fleming — on Jul 20, 2006

• CD Review: Michael Brook - RockPaperScissors

  Producer/guitarist Michael Brook has succeeded in crafting a sumptuous feast of a record with RockPaperScissors.

  Review in Music — by David R Perry — on Jul 20, 2006

• CD Single Review: Andréa Burns - "100 Stories"

  "100 Stories" is ethereal, throbbing, electronic dance-pop.

  Review in Music — by A.L. Harper — on Jul 20, 2006

• CD Review: The Vibration - Amarilla

  My advice: let's add a little pepper to our potatoes.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Jul 20, 2006

• CD Review: Bruce Hornsby - Intersections 1985-2005

  A career retrospective from the multi-talented singer songwriter.

  Review in Music — by Mat Brewster — on Jul 20, 2006

• CD Review: Dead to Me - Cuban Ballerina

  If Dead to Me sounds like your kind of thing, this review will not change your mind.

  Review in Music — by Steve Carlson — on Jul 20, 2006

• Wi-Fi Skype Phone and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Wi-Fi phones, The Last Kiss soundtrack, Amnesty International and China, and Yahoo and Motorola in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Jul 20, 2006

• Rapper Sues for Damages Over Reported Involvement in "Notorious B.I.G." Murder

  Tupac-associate Big Syke claims he lost a record deal due to reports by a TV station and a hip-hop magazine of his involvement in the Biggie murder.

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 20, 2006

• CD Review: Sonny Rollins - Milestone Profiles

  The Milestones compilation plays some of Rollins’ best live material against the slightly staid studio fare.

  Review in Music — by Larry Sakin — on Jul 20, 2006

• DVD Review: Anathema - A Moment In Time

  With this excellent DVD, Anathema have made a new fan out of me.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Jul 20, 2006

Sports

• Bonds Is In The News, But Do You Care?

  Barry Bonds is in the news again, but one poll shows that most people don't care at all.

  News in Sports — by John Guilfoil — on Jul 20, 2006

• Shea Hillenbrand, Mean Ol' Toronto Blue Jays Part Ways

  The Jays front office didn't congratulate Hillenbrand on his new kid. Or try the cookies that he baked.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Jul 20, 2006

Politics

• Hindsight is 20/20 -- Tunnel Vision, Not So Much

  Fighting the good fight in the Middle East - from the comfort of the blogosphere.

  Opinion in Politics — by Ray Ellis — on Jul 20, 2006

• Constitutional Marriage Amendment Fails Yet Again

  For the fourth time the Federal Marriage Amendment has failed to get the two thirds necessary to pass the House. What's the next step in the struggle?

  News in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Jul 20, 2006

• Canadian Politics: Playing To The Crowd

  Stephen Harper seems to have forgotten we are a constitutional monarchy where the Prime Minister does not rule.

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Jul 20, 2006

• Satire: Bush Vetoes Legislation On Soft Cell Research

  Once I ran from you. Now Iraq will do.

  Satire in Politics — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Jul 20, 2006

Sci/Tech

• BitTorrent, Dimeadozen, and the Decline of Trading

  Remember trading? You won't for much longer. It's becoming a thing of the past.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Eric Dennis — on Jul 20, 2006

Gaming

• World of Warcraft Trading Card Game On The Horizon

  The cards will debut in October, and will include codes that let players earn upgrades and goodies in WoW online.

  News in Gaming — by Igniq — on Jul 20, 2006

• Marvel, Virgin Sign On With Planetwide

  Planetwide Games will provide specialised versions of their popular comic-book creating software for Marvel and Virgin Comics.

  News in Gaming — by Igniq — on Jul 20, 2006