August 13, 2006 Archive

Music

• CD Review: Kenny Smith - One More Day

  A minor godsend for old-school soul freaks who've worn out their Otis Redding and Marvin Gaye albums.

  Review in Music — by Al Barger — on Aug 13, 2006

• Review: Natalie Walker - Urban Angel

  If you’re looking for something different this summer, Urban Angel is definitely a good look.

  Review in Music — by Stone — on Aug 13, 2006

• Bootleg Review: Neil Young with The Restless At The Paramount Theatre, Seattle WA 02/21/1989

  There are concerts and then there are concerts. When Neil Young played Seattle's Paramount Theatre in 1989 nobody expected what they ultimately got.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Aug 13, 2006

Video

• Movie Review: Rear Window

  Hitchcock's classic film meets the voyeur -- and he is us.

  Opinion in Video — by John B. — on Aug 13, 2006

• Movie Review: Pulse (2006)

  The apocalypse has gone low-scale and high-tech.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 13, 2006

• Movie Review: Zoom

  Take parts of Sky High, Fantastic Four, Galaxy Quest, and X-Factor and you may come up with something like Zoom.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 13, 2006

• Movie Review: A Scanner Darkly

  The key is to get used to the animation as quickly as possible.

  Review in Video — by Lucas McNelly — on Aug 13, 2006

• Big Brother 7: All Stars - Live Feeds Report - Saturday Night Into Sunday 8/13

  Big Brother gave the houseguests alcohol once again. What kind of shenanigans followed the imbibing? Spoilers from the Big Brother All Stars live feeds!

  News in Video — by Jackie — on Aug 13, 2006

• Big Brother 7: All Stars - Live Feeds Report - Saturday 8/12

  Who won the Power of Veto? Will the power shift once again? Spoilers abound as we explore the house happenings from the 24/7 live feeds!

  News in Video — by Jackie — on Aug 13, 2006

• TV Review: Sci-Fi Channel Original - Savage Planet

  If you're going to make a movie about a new planet, at least add something different from Earth.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Aug 13, 2006

• Movie Review: Inside Man

  "This ain't no bank robbery!" And it isn't. But it's fun finding out what it is.

  Review in Video — by Mel Odom — on Aug 13, 2006

• Movie Review: World Trade Center

  This is not a movie that will test the viewer, outside of dealing with the subject. There are no conspiracy theories or politics at work.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 13, 2006

Gaming

• Xbox Review: FlatOut 2

  Ladies and gentlemen, we have ourselves a franchise.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Aug 13, 2006

Culture

• Radio Review: The CBC Summer Waves Review 2006 Part 1

  'Immerse yourself in the lifestyles of a growing number of Canadian cheeses.'

  Review in Culture — by Cameron Archer — on Aug 13, 2006

• Theater Review: Sugar Mummies At The Royal Court, London

  Female sex tourism - now understood as standard in certain small parts of the world - is the subject of Tanika Gupta's new play.

  Review in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Aug 13, 2006

• Bloggers Have No Life

  Three reasons why bloggers don't matter.

  Opinion in Culture — by Damien — on Aug 13, 2006

• Judge Marcus Einfeld Cannot Tell a Lie

  An Australian judge hangs around with complicated people, and gets complicated results.

  Opinion in Culture — by Nicholas Stix — on Aug 13, 2006

• Heartbroken Man: Venus and Neptune in the 12th House: Astrology-Based Advice

  Dear Elsa, I just came out of a horrible breakup with this girl.

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Aug 13, 2006

• Pakistani Porters Move Mountains

  Like the more familiar Sherpa people of the Himalaya, Pakistani porters are respected among mountain lovers as some of the best porters in the world.

  Opinion in Culture — by S A J Shirazi — on Aug 13, 2006

• Day By Day for August 13, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for August 13, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Aug 13, 2006

• The Discovery of Beauty: A Personal Account

  The worlds of beauty and brains are not mutually exclusive - in fact they're rather dangerous when combined...

  Opinion in Culture — by Snarkattack — on Aug 13, 2006

Sci/Tech

• What Google, Digg, and MySpace Can Learn From A Can of Coke

  Would people protest if MySpace became just empty space tomorrow?

  News in Sci/Tech — by Daniel M. Harrison — on Aug 13, 2006

• Indian-Headquartered Offshore Service Players and Their Edge

  They have caused a fundamental and structural change in the service provider/client relationship.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Sadagopan S — on Aug 13, 2006

• Popularity: How do You measure it?

  Who doesn't want to be popular? But, how do you measure it? Here is a look at various scales of acertaining popularity.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Ajay — on Aug 13, 2006

Books

• Book Review: Darkwood by J. Landon Ferguson

  What seems to be a horror tale turns into a curious family saga.

  Review in Books — by Natalie Bennett — on Aug 13, 2006

• Book Review: Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller

  A boring book about artists with a few good quotes and tons of c-bombs.

  Review in Books — by Tim Taylor — on Aug 13, 2006

Politics

• Air America: Telling The Lies The Left Wants To Hear

  On the radio you have a great deal of power over the truth, especially when your audience are willing accomplices in their own deception.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Aug 13, 2006

• Satire: Canadian Politics - The Case Of The Missing Kyoto Accord, Part 3

  Why were the feds so keen to keep the information about the Kyoto accord quiet?

  Satire in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Aug 13, 2006

• More Terrorist Arrests in Michigan, Ohio and Italy

  The anniversary of 9/11 is approaching, and Al Qaeda-associated groups have now had time to marshall their resources for another round of attacks.

  News in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Aug 13, 2006

• At Least Pretend to be Impartial

  The press picks a side in the Israel/Hezbollah war and no longer hides it.

  Opinion in Politics — by Brad Schader — on Aug 13, 2006

Sports

• Tennis: Hitting with Power - A Few Common Misconceptions

  There is a rather commonplace misconception that "power players" are particularly strong, or have greater muscular strength.

  Opinion in Sports — by Lawntennisnews — on Aug 13, 2006

Tastes

• Bring Out the Hellman’s, and Bring out … Less?

  The former Nihilist-in-Chief liked to say, "Change is good," but Pres. Clinton didn't foresee the changes in Hellman's Mayonnaise.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Nicholas Stix — on Aug 13, 2006