September 18, 2006 Archive

Sports

• Italy Defeats Belgium For Fed Cup Championship

  Belgium star Justine Henin-Hardenne was forced to retire her doubles match.

  News in Sports — by Lawntennisnews — on Sep 18, 2006

• NCAA Tailgate Cleanup: Week Three

  "Separation Saturday" resulted in big wins for Michigan, LSU, Oregon, USC, Louisville, TCU and Clemson. Temple? Still bad.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Sep 18, 2006

Culture

• The Not-Quite-Sunday Funnies

  This Week: Super Powers, Cat Scratch Fever, and Adam's Apple.

  Satire in Culture — by Annie — on Sep 18, 2006

• Interview with Media Critic Eric Umansky

  "Journalists should give readers and viewers the facts clearly and prominently without misleading balance. That’s not always easy."

  Interview in Culture — by Scott Butki — on Sep 18, 2006

• Interview with Virgil Franklin, Master of Horror Music

  This week we are interviewing Virgil Franklin, a mainstay of the horror film and haunted attraction music industry.

  Interview in Culture — by hauntedreport — on Sep 18, 2006

• Beauty and Sadness

  The constant pursuit of beauty is a constant source of sadness. No, really. Perhaps not for cosmetic surgeons.

  Opinion in Culture — by Snarkattack — on Sep 18, 2006

• Finding Your Life Purpose (Part Two): Camels and Lions and Dragons, Oh My!

  While safe, secure, and predictable, the camel is no longer vital, energized, and passionate.

  Opinion in Culture — by Laura Young — on Sep 18, 2006

• Wants To Know If Cheating Husband Regrets It: Astrology-Based Advice

  Dear Elsa, I was married to a Virgo for 17 years.

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Sep 18, 2006

• Day By Day for September 18, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for September 18, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Sep 18, 2006

• The Pope and Islam

  The Pope apologizes, but did he have the right idea?

  Opinion in Culture — by Amrita Rajan — on Sep 18, 2006

• Soul Mates, Fate and Free Will

  Thoughts on how fate and free will can peacefully co-exist

  Opinion in Culture — by Shari — on Sep 18, 2006

• War: The Distinction Between Justice And Vindication

  Are we at war or seeking revenge? Do we know where that line is anymore?

  Opinion in Culture — by John Guilfoil — on Sep 18, 2006

Video

• Movie Review: Amores perros

  Debut feature by director Alejandro González Iñárritu, interlinking three stories about dog owners. In Spanish with English subtitles.

  Review in Video — by Christopher Whalen — on Sep 18, 2006

• TV Review: The Class Series Premiere

  The Class is one edgy student body.

  Review in Video — by Ray Ellis — on Sep 18, 2006

• Movie Review: The U.S. vs. John Lennon

  Sure to be one of the best documentaries, if not one of the best films, of 2006.

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Sep 18, 2006

• TV Review: The Class

  If the show doesn’t improve in the next few episodes, I fear this Class will not graduate.

  Review in Video — by Mary K. Williams — on Sep 18, 2006

• DVD Review: The World's Most Famous Haunted House Attraction: A Tribute to Britannia Manor

  Britannia Manor was the most elaborate and interactive Haunted House ever done.

  Review in Video — by ILoz Zoc — on Sep 18, 2006

• TV Preview: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

  Aaron Sorkin is back at NBC, but is Studio 60 up to Sorkin's usual standards?

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Sep 18, 2006

• Making the Rounds at General Hospital - All For the Children

  Lulu takes the final step and Liz takes a fall.

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Sep 18, 2006

• Sci-Fi Channel Original Review: Shapeshifter

  Sci-Fi Channel shows how much they hate us.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Sep 18, 2006

• Movie Review: Al Franken: God Spoke

  While amusing at times, the filmmakers fail to tell a compelling or universal tale. You have to decide if "that's okay."

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Sep 18, 2006

• TV Review: The Amazing Race 10 - Season Premiere

  The Emmy-winning Amazing Race is taking us for another whirlwind trip around the world!

  Review in Video — by Jackie — on Sep 18, 2006

• The WB Bids Adieu

  Two networks exit, one network enters.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 18, 2006

• TV Preview: Jericho

  It's the feel-good story of the apocalypse.

  Review in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Sep 18, 2006

• Movie Review: The Last Kiss

  A tapestry of fractured relationships, revealing hope for the future.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 18, 2006

• Movie Review: Gridiron Gang

  The second inspirational football film of the season is actually worth watching.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 18, 2006

• Can Season 18 Save The Simpsons?

  Is it possible to jump back over the shark and be good again?

  Review in Video — by Mat Brewster — on Sep 18, 2006

Music

• Concert Review: Austin City Limits Festival 2006, Day Two

  Day two of the ACL Festival brings its strongest effort.

  Review in Music — by Chimpanjesus — on Sep 18, 2006

• Music Review: Talk to La Bomb - Brazilian Girls

  The girls are back, and this time they’re angry.

  Review in Music — by Melita Teale — on Sep 18, 2006

• Music Review: Nevertheless – Live Like We’re Alive

  Indie pop-rock that Dashboard Confessional fans should love!

  Review in Music — by Rebecca Wright — on Sep 18, 2006

• CD Review: OutKast - Idlewild

  An album which will send most listeners scurrying to find their copies of prior - and better - OutKast records.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Sep 18, 2006

• Concert Review: 2006 Austin City Limits Festival - Day One

  Keeping Austin hot with one of the more diverse musical festivals in the world.

  Review in Music — by Chimpanjesus — on Sep 18, 2006

• Beatles Venue Awarded Building Status and The Daily Music and Tech News

  The Beatles. Google, YouTube and Warner Music in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Sep 18, 2006

• Music Review: Pretty Blues - Antoinette Montague

  If this is the future of Jazz, Blues or even Rock & Roll, the music is in very good hands.

  Review in Music — by Bob MacKenzie — on Sep 18, 2006

• Music Review: Bob Seger - Face The Promise

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on Sep 18, 2006

• Music Review: Joanna Newsom - Ys

  I have a friend who calls Joanna Newsom an "irritating, squeaky woman" - some people just can't get past her voice.

  Review in Music — by Greg Smyth — on Sep 18, 2006

• Concert Review: The Polyphonic Spree in Austin, Texas

  As entertaining and colorful as ever, the political new Spree has learned to rock. Less bubbles. More balls.

  Review in Music — by Boxclocke — on Sep 18, 2006

• Concert Review: Austin City Limits Music Festival 2006 - Day Three

  The rain didn't stop Tom Petty.

  Review in Music — by Cara de Pescado — on Sep 18, 2006

• Music Review: The Toronto Sessions - Archie Edwards

  As teacher, mentor, and caretaker of tradition, Archie Edwards was very influential and important to the preservation of blues music.

  Review in Music — by Bob MacKenzie — on Sep 18, 2006

• Music Review: Alan Broadbent - Every Time I Think Of You

  ...with musicians as varied as Woody Herman, Nelson Riddle, Henry Mancini and Natalie Cole.

  Review in Music — by Big Geez — on Sep 18, 2006

• DVD Review: Bruford - Rock Goes To College

  Bruford's blurring of rock and jazz is a reason to throw your cap in the air!

  Review in Music — by Sid Smith — on Sep 18, 2006

• Music Review: Christina Aguilera - "Hurt"

  Christina Aguilera pulls out another ballad bound for the top of the charts.

  Review in Music — by Film Laureate — on Sep 18, 2006

• Ring The Alarm: Beyonce Is Not A Diva

  Over the years, the media has anointed the star of Destiny’s Child with a title she doesn't deserve.

  Opinion in Music — by Clayton Perry — on Sep 18, 2006

• Music Review: Chris Smither Leave the Light On

  Smithers blurs the lines between blues and folk. The result is a masterpiece.

  Review in Music — by Ray Ellis — on Sep 18, 2006

• Music Review: The Black Crowes Who Killed That Bird Out On Your Window Sill... The Movie(DVD); Freak 'N' Roll.. Into The Fog-All Join Hands The Fillmore, San Francisco (CD)

  I always knew the Black Crowes were probably this good, but I have honestly never heard them sound as good as they do on Freak 'N' Roll.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Sep 18, 2006

• DVD Review: Black Label Society - Doom Troopin' Live (The European Invasion)

  Doom Troopin' Live is a killer performance by one of the few American bands left carrying the old-school metal torch.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Sep 18, 2006

Gaming

• Import Pics Lead to SuperNOVA Song Possibilities

  We toot our horn on everything we know about Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA for the PS2.

  News in Gaming — by Aaron Auzins — on Sep 18, 2006

Books

• Book Review: Confrontation at Lepanto by T.C.F. Hopkins

  Part of the early history of Islamic/Western "relations."

  Review in Books — by Warren Kelly — on Sep 18, 2006

• Book Review: Alone in Eden by Stephen R. Pastore

  The Garden of Eden and the Fall... with a unique twist.

  Review in Books — by Warren Kelly — on Sep 18, 2006

• Book Review: The Accidental Investment Banker by Jonathan Knee

  Get a sideline view as Wall Street's investment banks implode during the Internet boom and bust of the '90s.

  Review in Books — by Justin McHenry — on Sep 18, 2006

• Book Review: No god but God by Reza Aslan

  A book so tightly packed with information that it threatens to burst: Aslan zooms through history as though he were a getaway driver.

  Review in Books — by Bonnie — on Sep 18, 2006

Sci/Tech

• The Healthy Skeptic: Whole Body Vibration Training Is A Case Of The Emperor Having No Clothes

  To paraphrase Coleridge, “Research, research everywhere but not a drop of proof.”

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Sal Marinello — on Sep 18, 2006

• Mozilla, Adobe, and Microsoft: The BugBlog Report 9/18/06

  Update your Firefox, get a fix for Adobe's Flash Player, and patch MS Publisher. Here's how.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Bruce Kratofil — on Sep 18, 2006

• Looking At The Future of Newspapers

  When you get down to the basics, newspapers are a business and they see a very clear way forward. You might not like it.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Haydn Shaughnessy — on Sep 18, 2006

Politics

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

  It looked like my time on this case was running out fast no matter what I wanted

  Satire in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Sep 18, 2006

• Interview: Michael Badnarik, Libertarian Candidate for Texas House District 10 - Part 1

  Can a well-funded Libertarian provide a real challenge to the major parties? If nothing else he offers more than politics as usual.

  Interview in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Sep 18, 2006

• Iran Has Become Neighborhood Bully - U.S. Is Wimp With Only A Gun For Courage?

  Has everyone figured out that the U.S. no longer has the courage to use the bomb? Worse-has Iran figured it out too?

  Opinion in Politics — by Jet Gardner — on Sep 18, 2006

• S.O.S From the Next Front

  Florida needs the Nation's attention right now because trouble is brewing 91 miles south.

  Opinion in Politics — by Brad Schader — on Sep 18, 2006