September 2, 2006 Archive

Video

• Movie Review: Scoop, Match Point, and the Decline of Woody Allen

  Scoop is one of the brighter spots in the long decline of a great artist.

  Review in Video — by Randall A Byrn — on Sep 02, 2006

• Movie Review: Deepa Mehta's Water Is A Watery Waste

  When Time calls this movie "a triumph" and Ebert and Roeper give it two thumbs up, one wonders if they are being condescending or merely facetious. Surely, they cannot be serious.

  Review in Video — by Heartcrossings — on Sep 02, 2006

• Movie Review: Barnyard

  This is Otis. He is a cow. That's right. Otis is a cow — a boy cow.

  Review in Video — by Victoria Ho — on Sep 02, 2006

• DVD Review: Brick (2005)

  Brick is an interesting study in genre.

  Review in Video — by Jonathan Scanlan — on Sep 02, 2006

• DVD Review: Duma

  A boy and his cheetah in Africa. Suitable for children, but not complex enough to satisfy adult viewers.

  Review in Video — by Ken Molay — on Sep 02, 2006

• 2006 Fall/Holiday Movie Preview

  Here’s a look at the fall/holiday movie calendar to finish 2006 (all dates subject to change).

  News in Video — by Tall Writer — on Sep 02, 2006

• Big Brother 7: All Stars - Live Feeds Report - Through Friday 9/01

  Who won Head of House? Who's on the block now? The inside scoop from the Big Brother 7 live feeds. Caution - spoilers within!

  News in Video — by Jackie — on Sep 02, 2006

• TV Review: The Ultimate Fighter 4, Episode 3

  Chris Lytle carries Team Mojo's psychological edge into the Octagon.

  Review in Video — by Rick Behnke — on Sep 02, 2006

• Interview: Glasgow Philips, Director of Wanted Undead or Alive

  The single most important zombie Western horror movie ever made.

  Interview in Video — by ILoz Zoc — on Sep 02, 2006

• Original Short Film: Cliddyplomp by Aaron McMullan

  An award winning 10-minute comedy/fantasy flick-cum-stand-up routine. With extra stuff, also.

  Opinion in Video — by Duke De Mondo — on Sep 02, 2006

Politics

• Republicans On Edge of November Defeat As Administration Fumbles

  The November election Republican strategy seems fractured while Americans grow increasingly uneasy over domestic and foreign issues.

  News in Politics — by Mark Schannon — on Sep 02, 2006

• The Peace of the Blind

  Hezbollah's ambush was merely advancing a pawn in one of the mindless war games played out by two sides blind to the consequences for their own people.

  Opinion in Politics — by Q Bit — on Sep 02, 2006

• Rummy is Right: Don't Appease Fascists

  Islamist fascism and Mussolini’s fascism are more alike than you expect. Conservatives, not liberals, will protect liberal democracy from this new variety of fascism.

  Opinion in Politics — by JDCarmine — on Sep 02, 2006

• The Senator's Foot is Caught in His Mouth

  Senator Conrad Burns from Montana is losing his re-election bid, partly because of his big mouth.

  Satire in Politics — by John Guilfoil — on Sep 02, 2006

• Associated Press Embraces Bias and Supports Abortionists in News Coverage

  While the Associated Press says they are for objective news reporting, a look into their stylebook shows that they're lying.

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Sep 02, 2006

Music

• The 2006 MTV VMA's: An Example of How Boring the Music Industry Is

  Another VMA's has come and gone. It was so boring that I fell asleep after 20 minutes.

  Opinion in Music — by Greasy Guide — on Sep 02, 2006

• Music Review: Miles Davis - Cool and Collected

  Given his influence on classic jazz, it's hard to imagine condensing his best work into a skimpy 13 track CD.

  Review in Music — by JP — on Sep 02, 2006

• Music Review: Alice In Chains - The Essential Alice In Chains

  A new double disc anthology from Sony ponders the question "what might have been?" if only Alice In Chains' Layne Staley had lived.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Sep 02, 2006

• Music Review: Weird Al Yankovic - Don't Download This Song

  Weird Al doesn't want you to download this song. Or does he?

  Review in Music — by Anna Creech — on Sep 02, 2006

• Bootleg Country: Gillian Welch - 09/17/03

  If there really are angels, and they really do sing, then they must sound like Gillian Welch.

  Review in Music — by Mat Brewster — on Sep 02, 2006

• Music Review: Sam Moore - Overnight Sensational

  Moore, always one of soul's greatest tenor voices, sounds as good as ever.

  Review in Music — by Jon Sobel — on Sep 02, 2006

Books

• Book Review: The Art of Shooting Baskets by Ted St. Martin

  World record-holder Ted St. Martin covers all the areas of basketball’s most important skill – shooting.

  Review in Books — by Tall Writer — on Sep 02, 2006

• Book Review: A Short History Of Indians In Canada by Thomas King

  Tricky things them stories, tricky like that Coyote, but a lot smarter and don't get into as much trouble.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Sep 02, 2006

• Book Review: Moonblind by Laura Crum

  A simple, yet effective, mystery of how one's actions in the past have unintended, and deadly, consequences in the present.

  Review in Books — by Mysterious Reviews — on Sep 02, 2006

• Book Review: Build Your Own Website The Right Way, Using HTML & CSS by Ian Lloyd

  If you're in the market for a good book that will help you get started with designing your own site, get this book.

  Review in Books — by Raoul Pop — on Sep 02, 2006

• Book Review: King Kong - From Fay Wray to Peter Jackson by Ray Morton

  A well-researched look at every film in the franchise, including the first-ever look inside King Kong Lives.

  Review in Books — by Matt Paprocki — on Sep 02, 2006

Culture

• Day By Day for September 02, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for September 02, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Sep 02, 2006

Gaming

• PC Game Review: Madden NFL 07

  Madden NFL 07 still fills a football fan's fantasies with Al Michaels joining John in the announcer booth.

  Review in Gaming — by Tall Writer — on Sep 02, 2006

• Atlus Announces Etrian Odyssey for U.S. Release

  Odyssey to bring dual-screen RPG adventuring on the go.

  News in Gaming — by Aaron Auzins — on Sep 02, 2006