August 1, 2006 Archive

Gaming

• EA Announces Next Sims Expansion - The Sims 2 Pets

  Just in case managing the life of a "digital you" and your family wasn't enough...

  News in Gaming — by Aaron Auzins — on Aug 01, 2006

• Nintendo Fusion Tour To Rock Its Way Across The U.S.

  Hawthorne Heights named headliner, Wii to be showcased.

  News in Gaming — by Aaron Auzins — on Aug 01, 2006

• PS2 Review: Super Dragon Ball Z

  Putting the word Super in front of your game doesn't always make it better.

  Review in Gaming — by Aaron Auzins — on Aug 01, 2006

• Nintendo Boasting Strong DS Lineup For Fall

  From Fox to Kirby and checkers to secret beat agencies, the DS is covering it all this fall.

  News in Gaming — by Aaron Auzins — on Aug 01, 2006

• E3 2007 Not Canceled, Really?

  The sky is not falling, E3 2007 is not canceled. Can we stick to reporting news and not gloom-and-doom scenarios?

  Opinion in Gaming — by Ken Edwards — on Aug 01, 2006

Music

• Concert Review: There Will Be Lateness - Silver Jews at the Duck Room (July 28, 2006)

  The Silver Jews in St. Louis? Did they look at the map wrong?

  Review in Music — by Eric Dennis — on Aug 01, 2006

• New My Chemical Romance and The Daily Music and Tech News

  New MCR, Icy technology, and a best of make today's music and tech news update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Aug 01, 2006

• Featured Artist: Platinum Weird - The Back-Story

  It’s a beautiful story. It’s all bull, but it’s beautiful nonetheless.

  News in Music — by A.L. Harper — on Aug 01, 2006

• Featured Artist: Joe Bonamassa

  Meet Blogcritics Featured Artist of the Month, blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa.

  News in Music — by Joan Hunt — on Aug 01, 2006

• CD Review: Attic Lights

  So what happens when you mix alt.coutry with indie rock? Attic Lights.

  Review in Music — by A.L. Harper — on Aug 01, 2006

• CD Review: Art Brut - Bang Bang Rock & Roll

  British punk-pop with a satirical bite, Art Brut sings about forming a band and now here's their debut CD.

  Review in Music — by Nik Dirga — on Aug 01, 2006

• CD Review: Decapitated - Organic Hallucinosis

  Decapitated, with their fourth album, continue to drive ahead with their own brand of powerful and technical death metal.

  Review in Music — by Brian Gould — on Aug 01, 2006

Video

• Movie Review: Beauty And The Beast

  This film launched a trend in Disney animation by blending musical numbers with cartoon choreography.

  Review in Video — by Britt Gillette — on Aug 01, 2006

• Movie Review: Talladega Nights - The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

  Will Ferrell and Adam McKay attempt to recapture the magical humor of Anchorman by poking fun at the world of NASCAR.

  Review in Video — by Neil Miller — on Aug 01, 2006

• Movie Review: As Good As It Gets

  If you like serious comedies, this is the film for you.

  Review in Video — by Britt Gillette — on Aug 01, 2006

• Movie Review: Apollo 13

  Based on the true story of the Apollo 13 mission, the film stirs emotions of all types - hope, fear, and patriotism among them.

  Review in Video — by Britt Gillette — on Aug 01, 2006

• DVD Review: Burning Man - Beyond Black Rock

  An insightful, although brief, glimpse that will make you hunger for a more active role in the experience.

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Aug 01, 2006

• DVD Pick of the Week: V for Vendetta

  One of the best movies of the year, a complex film buoyed by a wonderful visual style, arrives on DVD.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 01, 2006

• V for Vendetta, The Shaggy Dog, Girls Next Door: Region 1 DVD Releases for August 1st, 2006

  V for Very Little Coming Out This Week.

  News in Video — by David Dylan Thomas — on Aug 01, 2006

Books

• Book Review: Life of Pi by Yann Martel

  Referring to agnostics Martel said - "To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means to transportation."

  Review in Books — by Tim Taylor — on Aug 01, 2006

• Book Review: The Film Snob*s Dictionary

  Much fun is had skewering the eponymous Film Snob, but the book's real intent is to celebrate neglected cinematic treasures.

  Review in Books — by A. Horbal — on Aug 01, 2006

Culture

• Astrology of Anorexia: Destiny, Deprivation, and Privilege

  Is there a correlation between anorexia in rich nations and starvation in impoverished countries?

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Aug 01, 2006

• Just How Bland Is Orlando Bloom, Really?

  The "Pop Culture Scale of Bland" finds Bloom blander than Tobey Maguire, a bit blander than lettuce, and exactly as bland as white bread.

  Opinion in Culture — by The Jay — on Aug 01, 2006

• Don't Forget That Mel Gibson Was Drunk

  Which is the real Mel Gibson? Well, I would have to say that the real Mel Gibson is the person who, in his heart, he truly desires to be.

  Opinion in Culture — by Bird of Paradise — on Aug 01, 2006

• Day By Day for August 01, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for August 01, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Aug 01, 2006

• A Parting Thought on Sitcom July

  The TV industry's got some 'splainin' to do when it comes to situation comedies.

  Opinion in Culture — by Ray Ellis — on Aug 01, 2006

Sports

• Ferrari Finishes One-Two at German Grand Prix

  Michael Schumacher places first in his home country.

  News in Sports — by Ashleigh Charlesworth — on Aug 01, 2006

• Wrigley Field Much Sweeter in Person - Cubs' 11-Run Loss Just as Funny

  In Chicago, I saw all of Orlando. Oh, and I peed in a trough.

  Opinion in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Aug 01, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Microsoft Will Distribute IE7 Through Windows Update

  If you’re a Window’s XP user, you might wake up to find that something may be different about your browser.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Stone — on Aug 01, 2006

• Kazaa Goes Legit And Becomes Irrelevant

  Kazaa recently settled an enormous lawsuit and will now enable legal downloading of music, which now excludes them from any meaningful discussion on file sharing.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Tim Taylor — on Aug 01, 2006

Politics

• Israel And Palestine: Mapping The History

  Grey, not black, and not white, is the predominant colour of history.

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Aug 01, 2006

• Welcome to the Arab Street

  It's not only venal Arab leaderships who ignore their peoples in service to corporate, American and Israeli interests.

  Opinion in Politics — by Chromatius — on Aug 01, 2006

• Is Islam a Violent Religion?

  The problem with considering Islam a violent religion for spurious reasons...

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Aug 01, 2006

• Hezbollah Plumbs the Depths of Human Depravity; Israel Gets the Bad Press

  Tragic as the deaths of civilians were in Qana, it's a crazy mixed-up world when Israel gets all the blame and the terrorists are hailed as freedom fighters.

  Opinion in Politics — by Greg Strange — on Aug 01, 2006