September 21, 2006 Archive

Sports

• NCAA Football Picks: Week 4 in The WAC

  All but one of this week's games are against non-conference competition, but that one conference game should be huge.

  News in Sports — by Berkeley Joe — on Sep 21, 2006

• Who's Your Tiger MVP?

  With the season the Detroit Tigers are having, someone needs some MVP buzz. And all it takes is one person to begin the hype.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Sep 21, 2006

• The Rocky 5, Week 3: Temple, Duke, Buffalo, Illinois, Kent State

  This week it’s the Rocky 5 plus one, with a shake up at the top, and a new face at the bottom.

  News in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on Sep 21, 2006

Music

• Music Review: Joe Cocker Mad Dogs and Englishmen – The Complete Fillmore East Concerts The Perfect Reissue

  It was perhaps [Joe] Cocker more than anyone who reintroduced America to its musical divinity.

  Review in Music — by C. Michael Bailey — on Sep 21, 2006

• Etheridge Convicted of Firearms Charges and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Man found guilty after Proof shooting, Yale's free online courses, and UK singles chart to include downloads in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Sep 21, 2006

• Blogcritics Goodie Bag: Clipse, Kasey Chambers, Pitbull, DJ Wally and DJ Willie Ross, DJ Olive

  Audio and video streams from recent and upcoming album releases.

  News in Music — by Anna Creech — on Sep 21, 2006

• Music Review: Everclear - Welcome To The Drama Club

  And with Art Alexakis, it's always about the Drama.

  Review in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Sep 21, 2006

• Bootleg Country: William Shatner 1977

  Captain Kirk gets jiggy with it.

  Review in Music — by Mat Brewster — on Sep 21, 2006

• Music Review: "Weird Al" Yankovic - Straight Outta Lynwood

  Coming September 26th, Straight Outta Lynwood proves it can hold its own among Weird Al’s greatest albums.

  Review in Music — by Sombrero Grande — on Sep 21, 2006

• Music Review: Margie Baker and Friends Live at Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society

  Interpreting each song in her own manner, Baker brings interest, consistency, and even a sort of grace to this set.

  Review in Music — by Bob MacKenzie — on Sep 21, 2006

• Music Review: Absolutely - Sister Hazel

  Modern southern pop/rock at its finest, Sister Hazel's new album should please fans and remind others what we've been missing.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Martin — on Sep 21, 2006

• Music Review: Poison - Look What the Cat Dragged In, Open Up and Say.... Ahh! and Flesh & Blood Remastered 20 Years Later

  80's glam is back.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 21, 2006

• Concert Review: The Weakerthans, Winnipeg, Canada (September 16, 2006)

  Solid show by one of Canada's top indie rock bands, who are refreshingly focused on lyrics and melody.

  Review in Music — by Triniman — on Sep 21, 2006

• New Album Releases, 9-19-2006: Diana Krall, Chingy, Clay Aiken, Indigo Girls, Jesse McCartney

  An album with cover versions of Richard Marx and Celine Freakin' Dion qualifies Aiken as a non-uniformed terrorist combatant not covered by the Geneva Convention.

  News in Music — by Al Barger — on Sep 21, 2006

Culture

• Blogcritics Editors' Picks: September 13 through September 19

  Hey! We've got a new feature this week... come on in and look!

  News in Culture — by Lisa McKay — on Sep 21, 2006

• Courtney Love To Whitney Houston: Crack Is Whack, Time to Dump the Hack and Get On Track

  News in Culture — by Dawn Olsen — on Sep 21, 2006

• A Sudden Trip to Pakistan – Shocked and Awed by a Brave Pakistani Play

  A play so courageous that it creates doubt about Pakistan's popular image as a fundamentalist Islamist regime accepting no criticism of its controversial history.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mayank Austen Soofi — on Sep 21, 2006

• Boys Being Boys: Don't We Love It

  Steve Irwin and Richard Hammond were victims of the same phenomenon -- us.

  Opinion in Culture — by Melita Teale — on Sep 21, 2006

• Day By Day for September 21, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for September 21, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Sep 21, 2006

• How to Market Your Business Using Social Networking

  If you want to increase your presence on the internet and attract more customers to your site, try social networking.

  Opinion in Culture — by Jinger Jarrett — on Sep 21, 2006

• Mid-Week Market Rag: Chrysler Losses, California Sues Automakers, Sony's Mylo, Motorola Makes a Move

  John Guifoil's weekly look at the market and how public relations issues affect the economy.

  News in Culture — by John Guilfoil — on Sep 21, 2006

Video

• TV Review: CSI:NY - "People With Money"

  From the City Which Doesn't Sleep comes an episode that will keep you up all night thinking about it.

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Sep 21, 2006

• TV Review: Jericho - Series Premiere

  Jericho is less about an apocalypse and more about apple pie.

  Review in Video — by Ray Ellis — on Sep 21, 2006

• DVD Review: Teen Titans - The Complete Second Season

  The complete second season of the Teen Titans comes to DVD and I get its theme song stuck in my head. But, I won't hold that against it.

  Review in Video — by Katharine Donelson — on Sep 21, 2006

• Help! Lost Has Made Me Addicted To TV!

  How to go from TV hater to a mindless TV zombie in one season or less.

  Opinion in Video — by Mat Brewster — on Sep 21, 2006

• DVD Review: Hard Candy

  An intelligent, thrilling, and thought-provoking project.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Sep 21, 2006

• DVD Review: The Monolith Monsters

  Movie trivia: Someone once greenlighted a movie about giant, replicating rocks. That movie is now on DVD.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Sep 21, 2006

• DVD Review: Hard Candy

  This candy is hard to swallow.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 21, 2006

• Movie Review: Anatomy of Hell

  Don't tell my mom, but there's nudity in this movie. Lots of nudity.

  Review in Video — by Mat Brewster — on Sep 21, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Website Review: Penny Arcade

  Penny Arcade, an original blog and comic website, has been pretty spot-on when it comes to gaming and technology.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by John Guilfoil — on Sep 21, 2006

• Web Too.Many: The Emperor Has No Clothes

  The Internet has no clothes. Web2.0 is really WebToo.Many and too many companies are competing for the same markets that don't really exist.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Engtech — on Sep 21, 2006

• From Space Elevators To Solar Bridges?

  What if humanity decided to create a solar bridge connecting two worlds?

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Darnell Clayton — on Sep 21, 2006

Books

• Book Review: The Toyminator by Robert Rankin

  A funny book that could have been even funnier.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Sep 21, 2006

• Rowling Says Seventh Harry Potter Book "Not Close" to Being Finished

  News in Books — by Eric Olsen — on Sep 21, 2006

Gaming

• Xbox Review: ProStroke Golf - World Tour 2007

  It's not going to compete with Tiger Woods 07, but golf fans will appreciate the intricate gameplay.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Sep 21, 2006

• Nintendo DS Download Station Software Version 3 Hits Stores

  DS owners don't even have to wait until Halloween for a treat.

  News in Gaming — by Aaron Auzins — on Sep 21, 2006

• Nintendo DS Review: Mario Hoops 3-on-3

  Not quite a three-pointer, Mario Hoops is still good for two.

  Review in Gaming — by Aaron Auzins — on Sep 21, 2006

Politics

• Hugo Chavez - One Man Axis of Crazy

  It's Ranting Dictators Week at the United Nations. First Ahmadinejad preaches the gospel of peace and now it's Hugo Chavez on UN reform. Yay!

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Sep 21, 2006

• Bush, Islam, and The Death Of The Liberal Mind

  Have we abandoned the quest for fairness and justice or can we go back to our roots and rediscover liberalism?

  Opinion in Politics — by Haydn Shaughnessy — on Sep 21, 2006

• Will History Be Kind To George W. Bush?

  Fifty years from now, George W. Bush might be looked upon as a man who's ahead of his time, but somehow I doubt that.

  Opinion in Politics — by Q Bit — on Sep 21, 2006

• For Ben Cardin, It's All About The Race

  Why is racism excusable from a Democratic candidate, but utterly unacceptable from anyone else?

  Opinion in Politics — by Big Dog — on Sep 21, 2006