September 10, 2006 Archive

Politics

• Liar Liar Pants on Fire!

  Condi caught in a lie the media will ignore on 9/11

  Opinion in Politics — by Brad Schader — on Sep 10, 2006

• News Analysis: 9/11: We Are Changed Forevermore

  What is the lasting aftermath of 9/11 in terms of American attitudes, values, and behaviors? Are we different or have we slid back into a pre-9/ll world?

  News in Politics — by Mark Schannon — on Sep 10, 2006

• 9/11 Is an Anniversary We Can Never Forget

  We Americans must mark this day as sacred and honor those lost for the sake of those who died as much as those who have not yet been born.

  Opinion in Politics — by Victor Lana — on Sep 10, 2006

• Nobody Does Xenophobia Better Than Us

  We treat dogs and cats better than foreigners, especially at our borders.

  Satire in Politics — by Richard Rothstein — on Sep 10, 2006

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

  More and more I'm convinced that I would never be cut out for bondage. I just don't like mixing work with pleasure that much.

  Satire in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Sep 10, 2006

• The First Political Coup of the 21st Century

  It's the perfect definition of our current world that the first political coup of the new century is going to be executed by the news media.

  Opinion in Politics — by Haydn Shaughnessy — on Sep 10, 2006

• Politics And Media In The U.K.: Cult of Personality

  The British media have engineered a cult of personality to help hide Blair's dreadful legacy and Brown's complicity in it.

  Opinion in Politics — by adsfasdf — on Sep 10, 2006

Video

• DVD Review: Double Indemnity (1944)

  No discussion of film noir is complete without Billy Wilder's 1944 masterpiece Double Indemnity.

  Review in Video — by Modern Pea Pod — on Sep 10, 2006

• Movie Review: Hollywoodland

  Superman shot himself. Or did he?

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 10, 2006

• Movie Review: The Covenant

  Haven't I seen this before... ?

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 10, 2006

• Movie Review: Talladega Nights

  Talladega Nights is a comedy with more bark than bite.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Sep 10, 2006

• Movie Review: The Wicker Man and the Wicked Woman

  The Wicker Man remake is implausible in every way, and its attacks on women and others are disturbing.

  Review in Video — by Hugh Ruppersburg — on Sep 10, 2006

• Movie Review: The Illusionist

  Beautiful to look at, but it is less filling than desired.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 10, 2006

• There's A Full Moon Out: Charles Band Prepares 2006 Horror Road Show

  The king of low budget horror, science fiction, and fantasy films is taking his show on the road.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 10, 2006

• Movie Review: Un Soir, Un Train

  Some lost films should be discovered, others can stay in obscurity.

  Review in Video — by Pat Evans — on Sep 10, 2006

• Croc Hunter Steve Irwin To Be Buried At Australia Zoo, Daughter Bindi To Carry Conservation Torch

  Steve Irwin to remain at Australia Zoo, wildlife hospital to be built, and Animal Planet's tribute.

  News in Video — by Joan Hunt — on Sep 10, 2006

• Detour on the Path to 9/11

  Focusing on the wrong debate. Let it air and then discuss it.

  Opinion in Video — by Brad Schader — on Sep 10, 2006

• DVD Review: Lonesome Jim - A Depressing Comedy Directed by Steve Buscemi

  Buscemi's direction leads to chaotic disarray in the darkly comedic Lonesome Jim.

  Review in Video — by Ashtyn Evans — on Sep 10, 2006

• TV Review: Celebrity Duets, 9/7/2006

  Starting this week, we are now the ones holding the fate of our non-celeb singers in our dialing fingers.

  Review in Video — by tink — on Sep 10, 2006

Sci/Tech

• The "Research" Behind the Hypergravity Whole Body Vibration Platform

  Decide for yourself if research constitutes proof the Whole Body Vibration training is viable for the general population.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Sal Marinello — on Sep 10, 2006

• The Mythical 1200: The Internet and the Future of TV

  What happens in the struggle for eyeballs between Internet companies and those in the TV business affects what we do each day, but a new debate on the Internet is looking in the wrong direction.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Haydn Shaughnessy — on Sep 10, 2006

• HP's Patricia Dunn Should Go

  It's time the HP board fires its chairperson, Patricia Dunn.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Sadagopan S — on Sep 10, 2006

• Sudden Death Syndrome: A Warning From The Heart

  New study shows sudden cardiac arrest is not always sudden. There is time to act, but none to waste.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Howard Dratch — on Sep 10, 2006

Music

• Music Review: Taking the Air - Shawn Prescott Haussler

  Quiet Celtic music with a soupçon of New Age romance and American jazz energy... and Shawn Prescott Hausler's lovely voice.

  Review in Music — by Bob MacKenzie — on Sep 10, 2006

• Music Review: Bob Dylan - Modern Times

  Dylan countercultural? Hardly.

  Review in Music — by Carlo Wolff — on Sep 10, 2006

• Concert Review: Rancid

  What can you expect from a band that’s considered one of the founders of the early nineties neo-punk movement?

  Review in Music — by Benjamin Cossel — on Sep 10, 2006

• Interview: Razorlight Frontman Johnny Borrell Looks Back and Ahead

  I was expecting to be faced with an arrogant, self-important, narcissistic rock star.

  Interview in Music — by A.L. Harper — on Sep 10, 2006

• Featured Artist: Barenaked Videos Rock

  If only 50 Cent had the same artistic vision.

  Opinion in Music — by Josh Phillips — on Sep 10, 2006

• Acting Naturally: Classic Country Music Ages Well

  For the benefit of those who tend to dismiss geezer music as just "oldies" or maybe something by Glenn Miller...

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Sep 10, 2006

• Music Review: Electric Light Orchestra - On The Third Day, Face The Music, A New World Record (Remastered Versions)

  Nobody quite mixed the ambitious reach of seventies symphonic rock, with the ear for a great pop hook the way Jeff Lynne's ELO did.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Sep 10, 2006

• Music Review: The Town's Old Fair - Josh Lederman y Los Diablos

  If a Mulligan stew of Western folk music styles were made, Josh Lederman y Los Diablos would be in the thick of it.

  Review in Music — by Bob MacKenzie — on Sep 10, 2006

Sports

• Michael Schumacher Says Goodbye To F1

  A look back at the Formula 1 legend's career.

  News in Sports — by Ashleigh Charlesworth — on Sep 10, 2006

• Maria Sharapova Claims US Open Title

  The young Russian defied the odds by beating Justine Henin-Hardenne in straight sets.

  News in Sports — by Lawntennisnews — on Sep 10, 2006

• Lewis Hamilton Reigns As GP2 World Champion

  Thanks to a yellow flag, Hamilton gains the point he needed to take the title.

  News in Sports — by Ashleigh Charlesworth — on Sep 10, 2006

Culture

• Reflections on The Green Sheet Man Republic

  Sometimes you find new neighborhoods are as real as the ones you've escaped. Coming face to face with homelessness... again.

  Opinion in Culture — by The Marquise — on Sep 10, 2006

• Brad and Angelina Stand Up, While Lance and Reichen Accept an Award

  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie make a stand for marriage equality, while Lance Bass receives an award for unknown reasons.

  Opinion in Culture — by E.I. — on Sep 10, 2006

• Day By Day for September 10, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for September 10, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Sep 10, 2006

Books

• Book Review: JPod by Douglas Coupland

  Irritating yet compelling, JPod is a story of the Google generation, and a particularly amoral but loyal contingent.

  Review in Books — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Sep 10, 2006

• Book Review: The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril by Paul Malmont

  A gripping historical novel that that traces events that sort of happened.

  Review in Books — by Ray Ellis — on Sep 10, 2006

Tastes

• Do This With Your Diet - Just Do It

  I can’t afford good white wine but I learned in France to chill a red. I’m sure we’ll be happy.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Haydn Shaughnessy — on Sep 10, 2006