August 6, 2006 Archive

Music

• CD Review: Christina Aguilera - Back To Basics

  Christina brings back 90s hip-hop and r&b, and infuses some soul into today's pop grooves on the Grammy-bound album.

  Review in Music — by Film Laureate — on Aug 06, 2006

• CD Review: Leigh Nash - Blue On Blue

  Solo album from Sixpence None the Richer's frontwoman.

  Review in Music — by Anna Creech — on Aug 06, 2006

• CD Review: The Distants - Broken Gold

  A wall of sound of guitar and a female vocalist who can seduce and scare you at the same time.

  Review in Music — by Cool Noise — on Aug 06, 2006

• DVD Review: Pink Floyd - Pulse

  Now that the Pulse DVD has finally arrived, was it worth the wait? Of course it was.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Aug 06, 2006

• Bootleg Country: Lyle Lovett - 01/27/92

  Best bootleg ever.

  Review in Music — by Mat Brewster — on Aug 06, 2006

• Back to the Beach -- The Beach Boys

  I was after all a conservative Midwesterner and had a built-in aversion to all that kooky West Coast stuff.

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Aug 06, 2006

• Featured Artist: Joe Bonamassa "Kids Around" in San Diego

  Forget that silly TV show American Idol; a real music idol exists in the form of Joe Bonamassa.

  Opinion in Music — by Joan Hunt — on Aug 06, 2006

Video

• DVD Review: ECW One Night Stand

  One of the best PPVs this year, plus an extra that's worth the cover price by itself.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Aug 06, 2006

• Movie Review: The Descent

  A relentless descent into grueling horror awaits.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 06, 2006

• DVD Review: King of the Lost World

  King of nothing and a lost world you don't want to visit.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Aug 06, 2006

• Big Brother 7: All Stars - Live Feeds Report - Saturday 8/05

  Who won the Power of Veto? What's new in the house that you may not see on television until Tuesday night? Caution - spoilers abound!

  News in Video — by Jackie — on Aug 06, 2006

• DVD Review: Inside Man

  Spike Lee's sharp cop drama is turns out to be quite the clever thriller.

  Review in Video — by Neil Miller — on Aug 06, 2006

• Making the Rounds at General Hospital - Fatal Attractions

  The nanny has developed quite a crush.

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Aug 06, 2006

• TV Review: Battlestar Galactica Miniseries

  Holy freakin' cow, that was intense!

  Review in Video — by Anna Creech — on Aug 06, 2006

Books

• Book Review: Small Is The New Big by Seth Godin

  Seth Godin, in his inimitable style, writes on the new drivers for entrepreneurial success.

  Review in Books — by Sadagopan S — on Aug 06, 2006

• Book Review: Buddha or Bust by Perry Garfinkel

  Take a road trip to find out just what that Buddha guy was all about.

  Review in Books — by Justin McHenry — on Aug 06, 2006

• Book Review: Moe Howard Died For Our Sins: Made-to-Fit Tales for the Maladjusted by Dale Andrew White

  A twisted collection of unique moments.

  Review in Books — by NancyGail — on Aug 06, 2006

• Book Review: Swooning Beauty: A Memoir of Pleasure by Joanna Frueh

  A highly personal but intellectually sophisticated account from a 50-year-old woman that might be read as a manifesto for sex-positive, even body-positive, feminism.

  Review in Books — by Natalie Bennett — on Aug 06, 2006

• Book Review: The Butterfly’s Dance by Christyna Hunter

  Readers will find themselves feeling the pain, experiencing the frustration, and reveling in the spirit of possibilities.

  Review in Books — by Joanne D. Kiggins — on Aug 06, 2006

• Book Review: Psychedelic Six by Paul Spock

  Not just about war; but also love, courage, trust, growing up, growing old and the wisdom one gains during life’s battles.

  Review in Books — by Joanne D. Kiggins — on Aug 06, 2006

• Interview: John Tirman, Author of 100 Ways America Is Screwing Up the World

  "Much of the book is about the loss of solidarity, or community, in America, and how that leads to other regrettable things."

  Interview in Books — by Larry Sakin — on Aug 06, 2006

• Book Review: 100 Ways America Is Screwing Up the World by John Tirman

  Tirman understands America deserves some blame for what it has done in this world. But he also gives credit where credit is due.

  Review in Books — by Larry Sakin — on Aug 06, 2006

• Book Review: Migration: Species Imperative Book Two Julie Czerneda

  Read these books for the story and the adventure and...for gaining an understanding of human behaviour and making a new friend

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Aug 06, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Microsoft WGA Wins Bug of the Month

  Because WGA deserves all the criticism it gets.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Bruce Kratofil — on Aug 06, 2006

• Geek Who?

  A Pakistani writer looks at the changing face of the girl geek in his country.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by S A J Shirazi — on Aug 06, 2006

• Healing Needs Understanding

  Language and cultural differences point to the need for an "Interpreter of Maladies": misunderstandings can spell death in an emergency.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Howard Dratch — on Aug 06, 2006

• A Sensible Strategy: The Mighty Google and Tiny Acquisitions

  The company has not taken (so far), the "throw money and grab that share/space" approach.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Sadagopan S — on Aug 06, 2006

Sports

• Floyd Landis -- You Like My Socks?

  It’s all hell you know, damned if you do, damned if you don’t.

  Opinion in Sports — by John Spivey — on Aug 06, 2006

• The Minnesota Twins' Forgotten Lefty

  Why can't MVP candidate Justin Morneau get any love?

  News in Sports — by Adam Hoff — on Aug 06, 2006

• Lucky 113 for Jenson Button

  Jenson Button wins his first Formula 1 GP!

  Review in Sports — by Ashleigh Charlesworth — on Aug 06, 2006

Politics

• Spinning Israel's "Defeat"

  As Hizbullah fanatically tries to hold their ground in southern Lebanon while being slaughtered by the IDF, Israel's "defeat" is being spun unmercifully.

  Opinion in Politics — by Rick Moran — on Aug 06, 2006

• Drunken History Lessons with Mad Max

  Mel Gibson has an anti-Semitic agenda after all.

  Opinion in Politics — by Mark Edward Manning — on Aug 06, 2006

• Canadian Politics: The Case Of The Vanishing Kyoto Accord

  ...the climate will continue to change and we'll be living in a desert but worse.

  Satire in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Aug 06, 2006

Culture

• How Far Would You Go To Make a Profit?

  What to look forward to when greed overpowers common sense.

  Opinion in Culture — by Ashtyn Evans — on Aug 06, 2006

• Gemini Woman Loves Virgo Man But Feels Unworthy: Astrology-Based Advice

  I have no confidence in my abilities to even keep someone as good as he is.

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Aug 06, 2006

• The Mommies Who Won't Let Go: Example, Lindsay Lohan's Mom

  The whining, pathetic, excuse-laden children seen so often today have only their mothers to blame.

  Opinion in Culture — by Ashtyn Evans — on Aug 06, 2006

• Day By Day for August 06, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for August 06, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Aug 06, 2006

• Theater Review: Anaïs Nin: One of her Lives

  It is a rare artist whose life truly becomes her art.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Aug 06, 2006