August 3, 2006 Archive

Gaming

• Midway Announces Wii Projects and Details Mortal Kombat Armageddon Limited Premium Editions

  Wii to be fed tasty port-overs of Rampage and Mortal Kombat.

  News in Gaming — by Aaron Auzins — on Aug 03, 2006

• Gear Review: Gamer Graffix Skins

  These are the real deal.

  Review in Gaming — by Kevin Cortez — on Aug 03, 2006

• Gaming Roundup for 08/03/06

  Mario sure plays a lot of sports, plus more Greatest Hits for the PS2.

  News in Gaming — by Aaron Auzins — on Aug 03, 2006

• PC Game Review: Star Wars: Empire at War

  LucasArts redeems itself to an ex-fan.

  Review in Gaming — by Brad Schader — on Aug 03, 2006

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Cloning Clyde

  Pig and elephant DNA just won't splice, but a barrel of explosives and a human? Not a problem.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Aug 03, 2006

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting

  An occasionaly shaky translation, but it's online Street Fighter. That's all you need to know.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Aug 03, 2006

• PS2 Review: Street Fighter Alpha Anthology

  Four classic fighting games for one price tag.

  Review in Gaming — by Aaron Auzins — on Aug 03, 2006

Music

• Concert Review: The Beach Boys – DTE Energy Theater, Clarkston MI (July 30, 2006)

  I could only hope the rumors might pan out.

  Review in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Aug 03, 2006

• Interview: Michele Dominguez Greene

  LA. Law alum Michele Dominguez Greene is a multi-talentented woman keen on helping the youth of today follow their dreams.

  Interview in Music — by Rebecca Wright — on Aug 03, 2006

• AOL to Cut Jobs and The Daily Music and Tech News

  AOL restructures, REM revisits the past and Real, Google and Mozilla make a deal in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Aug 03, 2006

• CD Review: Journey Greatest Hits (Remastered)

  A remastered version of their 1988 hits collection makes a case for the unsung talent of the masters of Jordache jeans and hair spray arena rock.

  Review in Music — by Nik Dirga — on Aug 03, 2006

• DVD/CD Review: Particle - Transformations Live and Transformations Live For The People

  You can feel the sense of community that Particle has with each other and their fans.

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on Aug 03, 2006

• Concert Review: Lyle Lovett - July 28, 2006

  Lyle Lovett and his Large Band perform under the St. Louis Arch

  Review in Music — by Mat Brewster — on Aug 03, 2006

• CD/DVD Review: Otis Rush - Otis Rush & Friends - Live at Montreux 1986

  Otis Rush gets some help from Eric Clapton and Luther Allison on a special night at Montreux...

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Aug 03, 2006

• CD Review: Bury Your Dead - Beauty and the Breakdown

  Nu Metal is Dead - Long Live New Metal.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 03, 2006

• Single Review: Is Justin Timberlake Really Bringing the "SexyBack?"

  Or is his new single really wack?

  Review in Music — by Greasy Guide — on Aug 03, 2006

• CD Review: Slayer - Christ Illusion

  The five year wait is over, the original Slayer lineup is back with new material.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 03, 2006

• CD Review: A Night In Tunisia; The Very Best Of Dizzy Gillespie

  The cuts on The Very Best Of possess a progressive edge that works very well in the 21st century.

  Review in Music — by Larry Sakin — on Aug 03, 2006

• CD Review: The Wreckers - Stand Still, Look Pretty

  Longtime friends Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp have always wanted to sing together.

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Aug 03, 2006

• CD Review: Liberation Prophecy - Last Exit Angel

  The album is gloriously mad – a number of hits of musical acid immediately followed by sips of fine, rare wine.

  Review in Music — by Larry Sakin — on Aug 03, 2006

Video

• Film Noir Thursday #6: Strangers on a Train

  Strangers on a Train has a unique sense of pacing and style and features great performances by all involved.

  Review in Video — by Cameron Graham — on Aug 03, 2006

• TV Review: Stephen King’s Nightmares and Dreamscapes – “Umney’s Last Case”

  The episode seems to race to the end before the end gets there.

  Review in Video — by Matthew Milam — on Aug 03, 2006

• Big Brother 7: All Stars - Live Feeds Report - Evening/Overnight Into Thursday

  The Big Brother house happenings from the 24/7 live feeds. Who's going home tonight? Beware - spoilers abound!

  News in Video — by Jackie — on Aug 03, 2006

• TV Review: Rock Star: Supernova Week 5

  Rock Star: Supernova Week Five brings some ch-ch-ch-Changes.

  Review in Video — by Jewels Richardson — on Aug 03, 2006

• DVD Review: Sukeban Deka - the Anime

  The delinquent schoolgirl undercover cop with the government-issue deadly yo-yo returns -- except this time she's animated!

  Review in Video — by Maximillian — on Aug 03, 2006

Politics

• It's So Hard Being A Liberal

  My sympathy for Mrs. Hamsher lies with the fact that being a liberal is such a challenge to rational thought that only a select breed of human is capable of the feat.

  Opinion in Politics — by Rick Moran — on Aug 03, 2006

• The Apologist's Toolbox: Straw Man, Fallacy, and Ignorance

  Apologists for Israeli war crimes use many tactics to try to win the debate. Here I examine the most common.

  Opinion in Politics — by adsfasdf — on Aug 03, 2006

• The Application of Election Law: A Case of Double Standards

  The courts apply election law depending on what most benefits the Democrats.

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Aug 03, 2006

• Wily Orientals Outclass Dumb Americans And Israelis In Middle East

  Iran is winning the fight for dominance in the Middle East against the US and Israel

  Opinion in Politics — by Adam Ash — on Aug 03, 2006

• Drunken Rants and Payback

  Mel Gibson behaved disgracefully... the Anti-Defamation League made it worse.

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Aug 03, 2006

• Who Really Draws Inspiration From the Nazi Ideology? Hamas and Hezbollah or the Israelis?

  Who really derives inspiration from the Nazi ideology?

  Opinion in Politics — by APOLLO — on Aug 03, 2006

Sci/Tech

• AOL Now Free For Broadband Users

  But it's not like they're going to make it easy for you to stop paying.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Lori Mortimer — on Aug 03, 2006

• Free AOL In September

  Free AOL for broadband, lots of advertising.

  News in Sci/Tech — by John Guilfoil — on Aug 03, 2006

• Pepsi-cide and Coca Cola: How Much Pesticide Is Enough?

  The CSE found that Pepsi apparently contains 30 times more pesticides than the earlier tests done in 2003.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Aaman Lamba — on Aug 03, 2006

Books

• Book Review: Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge

  An interesting, but ultimately dissatisfying, look at a near future of almost completely digitally-connected humans that offers both promise and dread.

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Aug 03, 2006

• Book Review: Survival: Species Imperative #1 by Julie E. Czerneda

  Hitch a ride on Species Imperative and sit back and enjoy a tour of the universe.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Aug 03, 2006

• Book Review: Always Listen to the Ravings of a Mad Woman by JulieAnn Henneman

  A tale of sexual addiction in the Salt Lake Valley and within the Mormon culture.

  Review in Books — by A.L. Harper — on Aug 03, 2006

• Book Review: The Wanton Sublime - New Poetry From Anna Rabinowitz

  Anna Rabinowitz speaks both to disaffected women of faith, and to anyone who cares about how words intersect with belief.

  Review in Books — by David Barker — on Aug 03, 2006

Culture

• Uncle Seth Podcast #16: Your First Music Purchase:

  You scrimped and save and finally you did it - you bought your first LP/cassette/CD/8-track(!?!) with your OWN money!

  Opinion in Culture — by Jay Moonah — on Aug 03, 2006

• American Moms Freak Over Breastsucking Infants

  Cover shot on BabyTalk magazine causes outrage.

  News in Culture — by Dawn Olsen — on Aug 03, 2006

• Blogcritics Editors' Picks: July 26 through August 1

  The best of the week, the too-hot-to-go-outside edition.

  News in Culture — by Lisa McKay — on Aug 03, 2006

• Scared To Leave Her Alcoholic Boyfriend: Stellium in Capricorn

  Hi Elsa, I'm looking for a reality check.

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Aug 03, 2006

• Day By Day for August 03, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for August 03, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Aug 03, 2006

• Mid-week Market Watch

  Here's what's going on with the market this week.

  News in Culture — by John Guilfoil — on Aug 03, 2006