August 20, 2006 Archive

Video

• An Interview With Sin-Jin Smyth Director Ethan Dettenmaier

  A chat with the director of the highly anticipated horror film.

  Interview in Video — by Brian Corder — on Aug 20, 2006

• Movie Review: Snakes on a Plane

  Samuel L. Jackson battles the snakes in this mother of a B movie.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 20, 2006

• Movie Review: Half Nelson

  Don't miss two of the very best performances of the year.

  Review in Video — by Randall A Byrn — on Aug 20, 2006

• Movie Review: Little Miss Sunshine

  Quirky and neurotic, it's a cross between Napoleon Dynamite and National Lampoon's Vacation.

  Review in Video — by Ray Wong — on Aug 20, 2006

• DVD Review: Jazz Shots From The West Coast, Vols. 1-3

  Three DVD series of live performances by West Coast jazz artists of the 1950s and early 1960s marred by lack of context.

  Review in Video — by Tim Gebhart — on Aug 20, 2006

• DVD Review: Bring It On - All Or Nothing

  Hopefully, Solange Knowles-Smith will erase this film from her mind – I’m sure Rihanna did.

  Review in Video — by Matthew Milam — on Aug 20, 2006

• Movie Review: Miami Vice

  ...a bracingly stylish TV episode stretched to feature-film length, with two stifled male leads, a handful of stock baddies, and one too many shower-sex scenes.

  Review in Video — by JS Breukelaar — on Aug 20, 2006

• Big Brother 7: All Stars - Live Feeds Update - Saturday 8/19 All Day Into The Night

  Who won the latest POV which will affect Thursday night's eviction? Wait? Who's on the block now? Get the scoop from the BB7 live feeds!

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

• Why I'm Disillusioned with American TV Shows

  An Englishman's Love Affair with American Television comes to a sad end.

  Opinion in Video — by Ian Woolstencroft — on Aug 20, 2006

• Movie Review: Monster House

  I’d venture a guess that pretty much every kid growing up in America had a house in their neighborhood they thought was haunted.

  Review in Video — by Sombrero Grande — on Aug 20, 2006

Sports

• Going Crazy With Fantasy Football Zealots

  The fantasy football chat board for my league is overrun by mean spirited trash talk. Is there any way to bring fun back to my league?!

  Opinion in Sports — by B.C. Lorio — on Aug 20, 2006

• Athletes Need To Be Protected From The Greg Andersons Of The World

  Brady’s phone call to Anderson shows that elite athletes have no idea what they are doing with their training programs.

  News in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on Aug 20, 2006

Music

• Concert Review: Flywheel with Stone Devil Hill, Trapnote, 3 Card Monte, Admit One (August 18, 2006)

  A night of local music, just what the doctor ordered.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 20, 2006

• Music Review: The Cure - The Head On The Door Remastered And Expanded Edition

  It's midnight and the crows are beckoning: The Cure resurrect a goth-pop classic.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Aug 20, 2006

• Music Review: Joe Bonamassa - You & Me

  Take a journey through time with Joe Bonamassa and discover the staying power of the blues.

  Review in Music — by Joan Hunt — on Aug 20, 2006

Books

• NaNoWriMo Notes #29: It's All In The Voice

  A writer's voice is the soul of his or her work. Cut this out and you leave a shell of the story behind.

  Opinion in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Aug 20, 2006

• Book Review: All Over But The Shoutin' by Rick Bragg

  I openly wept, and even laughed in between the weeping.

  Review in Books — by Tim Taylor — on Aug 20, 2006

• Book Review: The Ruins by Scott Smith

  Don't go into the jungle!

  Review in Books — by Mel Odom — on Aug 20, 2006

Culture

• What's In Your Shower?

  I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours -- products, that is. Oh heck, here's mine anyway.

  Opinion in Culture — by Snarkattack — on Aug 20, 2006

• The Anchor Wars: Will Katie Couric Change the Landscape of American News?

  Katie Couric's upcoming role as anchor of CBS Evening News could determine the future of women news anchors.

  Opinion in Culture — by E.I. — on Aug 20, 2006

• Exhibit Review: Artist as Critic of Own Work - The 2006 Everson Biennial

  Instead of thinking about the images, I was distracted by the placards.

  Review in Culture — by Raquel Laneri — on Aug 20, 2006

• Day By Day for August 20, 2006

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

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

• Tackling Accessibility Issues

  The key to making the world more wheelchair accessible is becoming conscious of our non-accessible surroundings.

  Opinion in Culture — by Dominick Evans — on Aug 20, 2006

• Seeing Eye: The End of the Beginning

  Your temperament really does travel through that leash: The final week of Jared and Kerry's formal training shows how much work is left to do.

  Opinion in Culture — by Jared Wright — on Aug 20, 2006

• On The Charity Road With Bill Gates and Company

  Will a huge infusion of wealth help to solve Africa's, and the world's, AIDS crisis?

  Opinion in Culture — by Heloise — on Aug 20, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Far Beyond Driven

  Or why is there no room for outside of the "Box"?

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by gonzo marx — on Aug 20, 2006

Politics

• Canadian Politics: Why An AIDS Conference?

  What will it take for these people to notice that millions of people have died.

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

• I Pledge Allegiance, to Transnational Elites, and to the Post-Nation …

  While the two major political parties debate socialism vs. capitalism, both set about abolishing America.

  Opinion in Politics — by Nicholas Stix — on Aug 20, 2006