September 4, 2006 Archive

Video

• Movie Review: Crank

  Tony Scott on crack.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 04, 2006

• United 93, Lost, District B13: Region 1 DVD Releases for September 5, 2006

  This week, you have your pick of real or imaginary plane tragedies. Neither will waste your time.

  News in Video — by David Dylan Thomas — on Sep 04, 2006

• Movie Review: The Quiet

  The characters aren’t exactly new and the storyline is definitely a slow burner which is probably why The Quiet isn’t going to succeed in the American market.

  Review in Video — by Film School Rejects — on Sep 04, 2006

• Fall 2006 TV Preview: ABC

  Are you ready for the return of Lost and Desperate Housewives?

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 04, 2006

• Do Not Censor Heroes

  CBS has aired the 9/11 documentary twice uncut already. Why edit our heroes now?

  Opinion in Video — by Brad Schader — on Sep 04, 2006

• Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin, Dead at 44

  Well-known wildlife warrior dies after freak accident.

  News in Video — by Joan Hunt — on Sep 04, 2006

• Steve Irwin – The Crocodile Hunter Dies

  Australian naturalist and TV icon, Steve Irwin, “The Crocodile Hunter” died earlier today while filming off the North Queensland coast.

  News in Video — by PoizonMyst — on Sep 04, 2006

• DVD Review: The Wizard

  The Wizard drips with pure '80s nostalgia -- from the jokes to the music to the clothes.

  Review in Video — by Tan The Man — on Sep 04, 2006

• Movie Review: The Wicker Man

  We have no honey for you, not a drop.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 04, 2006

• DVD Review: Ultraman - Series One, Volume One

  Great fun for those who enjoy watching men in rubber suits stomp around on models.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Sep 04, 2006

• Movie Review: Military Intelligence and You!

  Military Intelligence and You! is a military satire film that is all too appropriate for America's current state of affairs.

  Review in Video — by Jude Nagurney Camwell — on Sep 04, 2006

• Fall TV Preview: NBC

  NBC prepares for its next campaign.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 04, 2006

Books

• Book Review: The 1950s' Most Wanted by Robert Rodriguez

  An interesting look into a series of top 10 lists relating to the 1950s.

  Review in Books — by Tim Taylor — on Sep 04, 2006

• Book Review: Bhaskara's Lilavati - "Say, lovely woman, the number of bees"

  Is math dirty? Bhaskaracharya's Lilavati gets it right.

  Review in Books — by Anil Menon — on Sep 04, 2006

• Book Review: Fighting For Dear Life by David Gibbs

  Once in a while I try to read something that has the stack decked against it in my head ... but I'm still skewed.

  Review in Books — by Rick Stilwell — on Sep 04, 2006

• Comic Review: DC Comics (Post Infinite Crisis) 52, Week 13

  52, a DC Comics Event starring Ralph Dibny, his superfriends, Black Adam and the Mighty Isis.

  Review in Books — by Vichus Smith — on Sep 04, 2006

• NaNoWriMo Notes #31: Singularity Of Purpose

  The more you care, the more care you take, and the more you'll take care of what is truly important to you.

  Opinion in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Sep 04, 2006

• Book Review: The Year Of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

  Loss and grief explored by one of America's finest writers.

  Review in Books — by Sid Smith — on Sep 04, 2006

Culture

• Road Trip to New Orleans

  The anniversary of Katrina reminds me of a quick trip to the Big Easy.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mat Brewster — on Sep 04, 2006

• Product Review: Sally Mack Girls Jacket

  When you need a jacket and your size is only met in children's you can try shopping online. One children's designer brand is Sally Mack.

  Review in Culture — by Lilly PuTian — on Sep 04, 2006

• Steve Irwin Was The "Crocodile Champion"

  Steve Irwin, "The Crocodile Champion," dies in a tragic accident.

  Opinion in Culture — by David Flanagan — on Sep 04, 2006

• Labor Day: Working In A New America

  We'd better be prepared to learn and adapt if we want to continue to be the engine that pulls the rest of the world along behind us on the track to the future.

  Opinion in Culture — by Dave Nalle — on Sep 04, 2006

• Living and Dying Dangerously: Steve Irwin's Death

  I'm feeling sad for a man I never met and his wife and two kids and what the world has lost.

  Opinion in Culture — by Peter J — on Sep 04, 2006

• Expatriated: A Work And Life In Progress

  Crossing the wall and living past the abyss. Looking for paradise at the edge of the world.

  Opinion in Culture — by Howard Dratch — on Sep 04, 2006

Music

• Dewey Redman Dies and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Dewey Redman, Lars Frederiksen of Rancid and Myspace.com in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Sep 04, 2006

• Music Review: Pere Ubu's Why I Hate Women and a Review of Music Reviews

  In which I onanistically ask of myself, what was I thinking?!

  Review in Music — by John Owen — on Sep 04, 2006

• Music Review: Pere Ubu - Why I Hate Women

  The new wave pioneers' 15th album is a bad, bad trip, a violent and bewildering mess drenched in guitar and theremin. It's also outstanding.

  Review in Music — by John Owen — on Sep 04, 2006

• Music Review: Jacqui Naylor's The Color Five and Some Notes on Doing-It-Yourself

  Just like my grandfather and Ohmer's Hardware, Naylor is doing it for herself.

  Review in Music — by David Koehn — on Sep 04, 2006

• Concert Review: John Mayer and Sheryl Crow, Philadelphia

  Would I risk hearing loss and face overpriced concessions for naught?

  Review in Music — by David Winchell — on Sep 04, 2006

Sports

• Hoops Don't Lie

  The tragic show of the U.S. Hoops team in the world championship once again proves what's wrong with the NBA culture.

  Opinion in Sports — by Q Bit — on Sep 04, 2006

• An Objective Look at the 2006 Baltimore Ravens

  After 10 years, I have attained some objectivity

  Opinion in Sports — by Zach Baker — on Sep 04, 2006

Tastes

• Travels in Pakistan - First Day, First Impressions

  One young Indian makes his first journey to Pakistan, India's ‘traditional enemy,’ and encounters a different world.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Mayank Austen Soofi — on Sep 04, 2006

Gaming

• Mac Game Review: Sims 2 Nightlife

  Cars, Vampires, and Downtown make Nightlife a more social world for Sims 2.

  Review in Gaming — by Cara de Pescado — on Sep 04, 2006