August 31, 2006 Archive

Video

• Region 2 DVD Review: Gamera vs. Gaos

  Gamera's third appearance begins the slowly turning edge towards the series eventual children's matinee focus.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Aug 31, 2006

• DVD Review: Water

  Visually sumptuous and important drama about the fate of widows in traditional Hindu culture.

  Review in Video — by Ken Molay — on Aug 31, 2006

• Searching for My Favorite Shows

  With all the different networks out there, how can anyone ever find their favorite programs anymore?

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Aug 31, 2006

• TV Review: Justice

  They jury's still out on whether Justice has what it takes to last the season.

  Review in Video — by Robin Kavanagh — on Aug 31, 2006

• DVD Review: Lonesome Jim

  What do you get when you pair Ben Affleck’s younger brother with quirky actor-cum-director Steve Buscemi? Unfortunately, not much.

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Aug 31, 2006

• Big Brother 7: All Stars - Live Feeds Report - Wednesday Into Thursday Morning 8/31

  What's going on in the Big Brother house as the houseguests await tonight's eviction? Spoilerhounds welcome!

  News in Video — by Jackie — on Aug 31, 2006

• DVD Review: District B13

  A blast of adrenaline that doesn't waste time on a story.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 31, 2006

• Goodbye, Glenn Ford

  A cinematic, as well as off-screen hero is gone. Rest in peace, Glenn Ford.

  News in Video — by Joan Hunt — on Aug 31, 2006

Music

• Interview: Open Door Talks About So Close To Beautiful

  The eclectic, electric lushly jazzmatic band that will thrill and chill the deepest club dwellers.

  Interview in Music — by Joanne Schenker — on Aug 31, 2006

• Music Review: Aberdeen City - The Freezing Atlantic

  Derivative. Euphuistic orchestral rock. But they did give me a snow-globe, and that was mighty nice.

  Review in Music — by A.L. Harper — on Aug 31, 2006

• Dinosaur Jr. Has Equipment Stolen and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Dinosaur Jr. search for stolen equipment, cordless Skype phone, and Lemonheads tour the U.S. in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Aug 31, 2006

• Music/DVD Review: John Hiatt Live From Austin Texas Austin City Limits Rocks The House

  Slip this DVD in the machine, and be reminded how much fun rock and roll can be.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Aug 31, 2006

• Paul Desmond on Alto Sax - The "Anti"-Bird?

  I want to start with the assurance that I'm not criticizing Charlie Parker...

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Aug 31, 2006

Books

• Book Review: South Beach Shakedown by Don Bruns

  Though a mystery set in the world of rock and roll, this book never develops a rhythm of its own.

  Review in Books — by Mysterious Reviews — on Aug 31, 2006

• Interview With Michael Connelly, Author of Crime Beat

  How real-life crime stories feed a fiction writer's muse.

  Interview in Books — by Scott Butki — on Aug 31, 2006

• Book Revew: The Singing Neanderthals by Stephen Mithen

  A beautiful subject with a hit-and-miss presentation in an ultimately adorable book.

  Review in Books — by Melita Teale — on Aug 31, 2006

• Google Books Starts To Make the Virtual Bookshelf a Reality

  Now we've taken one more step to ending the information drought.

  News in Books — by Natalie Bennett — on Aug 31, 2006

• Book Review: Dzur, by Steven Brust

  Vlad Taltos wages war with the Right and Left Hands of the Jhereg.

  Review in Books — by Mel Odom — on Aug 31, 2006

• Book Review: What The Heck Am I Going To Do With My Life? by Margaret Feinberg

  Be warned - words like passion and destiny and calling are big, powerful, meaningful words. And I think this little book does them well.

  Review in Books — by Rick Stilwell — on Aug 31, 2006

• Book Review: Object-Oriented PHP - Concepts, Techniques, and Code by Peter Lavin

  Can a single book get web designers to start writing better, reusable PHP code? Peter Lavin makes a good go of it...

  Review in Books — by Raoul Pop — on Aug 31, 2006

Culture

• Uncle Seth Podcast #19: Your Superpower!

  If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

  Opinion in Culture — by Jay Moonah — on Aug 31, 2006

• Waxing and Waning: Mel Gibson, Michael Jackson, Brangelina, Vaughniston

  Celebrities can't avoid a love-hate relationship with the public.

  News in Culture — by Dawn Olsen — on Aug 31, 2006

• Blogcritics Editors' Picks: August 23 through August 29

  All good, all week.

  News in Culture — by Lisa McKay — on Aug 31, 2006

• Day By Day for August 31, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for August 31, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Aug 31, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Semi-Satire: For God's Sake, Floss

  You can floss correctly now, or some madman with a pick axe and a chain saw is going to turn the inside of your mouth into the creature from the red lagoon.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Mark Schannon — on Aug 31, 2006

Politics

• Democracy Will Fail in Lebanon

  The end result of Israel's mishandling of the war and the UN's ineptness is that Hezbollah will gain control of Lebanon and democracy will fail.

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Aug 31, 2006

• Fall Theater Preview: Bush Con America Tour '06

  With another anniversary of 9-11 comes another tour for Bush to tie Iraq to it.

  Opinion in Politics — by Brad Schader — on Aug 31, 2006

• Rumsfeld and Reality Don't Mix

  His central theme was terrorists. His strategy was to invoke fear.

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Remer — on Aug 31, 2006

• Google Government Accountability Bill Seen as Hope For Reform

  What if you could track, research, and hold our elected officials accountable for their spending?

  News in Politics — by Heloise — on Aug 31, 2006

• ACLU Earns Money on the Backs of Immigrants

  The ACLU portrays itself as the defender of rights. Instead it perpetuates conflicts for financial gain.

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Aug 31, 2006

• Is a New Constitution Called For?

  The founding fathers had it all wrong. Let's write a new constitution that gets rid of all those inconvenient rights and elitist freedoms.

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Remer — on Aug 31, 2006

Sports

• Red Sox Almost As Insufferable As The Yankees

  I didn't used to hate the Red Sox. But then they became Yankees Light.

  Opinion in Sports — by Zach Baker — on Aug 31, 2006

• The Bengals are Good, Nothing More

  The Bengals have yet to prove they are a Super Bowl contender, despite Carson's comeback.

  Opinion in Sports — by Zach Baker — on Aug 31, 2006

• The Thoughtful Fool's NFL Preview: Part 1, the NFC

  The Carolina Panthers added Keyshawn Johnson to fool everyone that they have a play that doesn't involve Steve Smith.

  News in Sports — by David Mazzotta — on Aug 31, 2006