September 23, 2006 Archive

Video

• Unfabulous Premieres Its First Ever TV Movie

  And it's sure to be Fabulous!

  News in Video — by Maddy Pumilia — on Sep 23, 2006

• TV Review: The Ultimate Fighter - Episode 6

  The middleweights face another elimination bout to see who will take their place next in the semi-finals.

  Review in Video — by Rick Behnke — on Sep 23, 2006

• TV Review: Jericho

  It could be a good series, but the characters and pacing seem to lean towards The Andy Griffith Show.

  Review in Video — by Matthew Milam — on Sep 23, 2006

• TV Review: Life On Mars on BBC America-An American’s Point Of View

  A British drama series with an entertaining twist

  Review in Video — by Jet Gardner — on Sep 23, 2006

• TV Review: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

  Aaron Sorkin's back, and it feels like old friends have gathered in my living room.

  Review in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Sep 23, 2006

• Nicolas Cage And The Thailand Coup

  Nicolas Cage needs a break and the Thailand military provides one.

  Opinion in Video — by Brad Schader — on Sep 23, 2006

• DVD Review: Hustle - Complete Season One

  Each episode follows the gang as they identify their next target.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Sep 23, 2006

• The Trailer Park: The Return

  The Grudge has a name change.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 23, 2006

• DVD Review: Gojira - The Original Japanese Masterpiece

  Amazingly, the same 60 minutes of film appears in one of Japan's finest dramas, and one of Amercia's classic monster movies.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Sep 23, 2006

Gaming

• ENDOR Going For Headshot With New Controller

  Players able to transform controller for multi-mode games.

  News in Gaming — by Aaron Auzins — on Sep 23, 2006

• Metal Slug Anthology Adds Newest Version To Tally

  Metal-heads will now be able to get their six on.

  News in Gaming — by Aaron Auzins — on Sep 23, 2006

• Q: Is There One Move That’s More Likely to Win a Game of Rock-Paper-Scissors?

  mental_floss question of the day.

  News in Gaming — by Mental_Floss — on Sep 23, 2006

• Mac Game Review: Hexvex

  This puzzle game appears to be a rather original concept. If it's piggybacking another idea out there, I haven't played it.

  Review in Gaming — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Sep 23, 2006

• Accesory Review: Xbox Live Vision Camera

  If you thought the Xbox Live spam from Burnout Revenge was bad, wait until your first picture postcard with this thing.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Sep 23, 2006

• Interview: Kyle Ward - The Roxor Jack Of All Trades

  We interview Kyle Ward, music producer and content manager, about the In the Groove series.

  Interview in Gaming — by Aaron Auzins — on Sep 23, 2006

Music

• Top Ten Trane Tracks

  Put this in your iPod and smoke it, kids! A John Coltrane 80th birthday tribute for the MP3 era.

  Opinion in Music — by SVF — on Sep 23, 2006

• Music Review: Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man - Motion Picture Soundtrack (Various Artists)

  Listening to the performances, you can feel the love, the deep and enduring respect these artists have for Leonard Cohen.

  Review in Music — by Bob MacKenzie — on Sep 23, 2006

• Music Review: Forecast: Tomorrow Weather Report - Box Set Of Wonders

  We can just be grateful for what we have, and Forecast: Tomorrow is definitely something to be grateful for.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Sep 23, 2006

• Music Review: Cheap Trick - Rockford

  Aging power poppers score with their first great album in ages...

  Review in Music — by Bill Sherman — on Sep 23, 2006

• Band Of The Week: The New Amsterdams

  Matt Pryor talks about The Get Up Kids, The New Amsterdams, Kansas, and watching other men pee.

  Interview in Music — by A.L. Harper — on Sep 23, 2006

• Music Review: Ben Swift - Pull

  Swift’s songs are like photos in bottom drawers which convey equal doses of life affirming clarity and sardonic amusement.

  Review in Music — by Larry Sakin — on Sep 23, 2006

• Bassist Boz Burrell: 1 August 1946 - 21 September 2006

  Sid Smith on King Crimson and Bad Company bassist and singer, Boz Burrell, who has died at the age of 60.

  Opinion in Music — by Sid Smith — on Sep 23, 2006

• Music Review: Lloyd Cole - Antidepressant

  The poster boy for depressed introverts is taking his medication.

  Review in Music — by Ian Woolstencroft — on Sep 23, 2006

• Music Review: The Spicewood Seven - Kakistocracy

  Today's musical question: Is America governed by the least and the worst?

  Review in Music — by Realist — on Sep 23, 2006

Books

• Book Review: In Defense of Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy

  Ashok Banker, an acclaimed Indian author, find faults with Vikram Seth's greatest novel. A suitable reader of A Suitable Boy thinks differently.

  Review in Books — by Mayank Austen Soofi — on Sep 23, 2006

• Book Review: The Magdalene Moment - A Vision for a New Christianity by Joanna Manning

  Starting from the experience of female sexuality, Joanna Manning rethinks what it means to be a Christian in today's world.

  Review in Books — by David Barker — on Sep 23, 2006

• Book Review: Sloth by Gilbert Hernandez

  A new graphic novel from the Love And Rockets artist.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Sep 23, 2006

• Book Review: Winning Presentation in a Day: Get it Done Right, Get it Done Fast! by Rhonda Abrams and Julie Vallone

  Need to deliver a presentation but procrastination has you by the throat?

  Review in Books — by Vikk Simmons — on Sep 23, 2006

• Fed Up With Fantasy Books

  I can’t remember when was the last time I read a good fantasy book.

  Opinion in Books — by Ruth — on Sep 23, 2006

• Manga Review: Dragon Head

  In which our intrepid manga explorer is made to feel a mite claustrophobic...

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Sep 23, 2006

• Book Review: Jhelum - City of the Vitasta by Salman Rashid

  A mosaic of history, archeology, geography, folklore, and travelogue.

  Review in Books — by S A J Shirazi — on Sep 23, 2006

• Strength of Purpose: Jay Gordon, Co-Author of The Eldarn Sequence

  The best epitaph that I could probably write for Jay Gordon is he was a damn fine writer.

  Opinion in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Sep 23, 2006

• Book Review: The Thieves of Heaven by Richard Doetsch

  Da Vinci fans should enjoy this debut novel.

  Review in Books — by Vikk Simmons — on Sep 23, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Studying Science and Math Makes Your Dreams Come True

  NASA's bureaucratic approach to "popularising" the study of science and math among kids is laughable.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by APOLLO — on Sep 23, 2006

• Man < Machine: The Television Age Continues

  There are now more televisons in the average American household than people.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by John Guilfoil — on Sep 23, 2006

• HP CEO Uses A Blackberry And Not HP Device?

  Should a hired gun show loyalty to a corporation?

  News in Sci/Tech — by Brett H. Bumeter — on Sep 23, 2006

Sports

• The Ramble: Instant Replay, NFL, Plummer’s 'Stache, Ryder Cup, Ryan Howard, And More

  After about a month hiatus, the Ramble is back.

  News in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on Sep 23, 2006

Culture

• A Sudden Trip to Pakistan: On The Road In Lahore, With A Digicam

  Sight-seeing and passing instant judgments while driving in Pakistan’s greatest city.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mayank Austen Soofi — on Sep 23, 2006

• Thank God for Radical Islam!

  Philosophy is again relevant; but are Western philosophers up to the task?

  Opinion in Culture — by JDCarmine — on Sep 23, 2006

• Adventures of an Unlikely Super Hero (Part Two): The Dark Side of the Age of Aquarius

  I was granted a special audience with the religion teacher who threatened me with a failing grade if I did not sheathe my rapier wit.

  Opinion in Culture — by Laura Young — on Sep 23, 2006

• Q: What Does McDonald’s Have in Common with the CIA?

  Mental Floss clowns around.

  News in Culture — by Mental_Floss — on Sep 23, 2006

• Louis Farrakhan Warns Nation Of Islam Against False Reports He Is Dying

  The leader of the Nation Of Islam asks his church to step in while he recovers from radiation therapy.

  News in Culture — by Jet Gardner — on Sep 23, 2006

• Pisces In Love With Pisces Astrologer/Psychologist - Venus In Capricorn: Astrology-Based Advice

  Dear Elsa, I have been in love with a guy for two years.

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Sep 23, 2006

• Day By Day for September 23, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for September 23, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Sep 23, 2006

Politics

• With Bin Laden Dead Who'll Be The Next Terror Bogeyman?

  Bad boy! Bad boy! What he gonna do when his time is through?

  Opinion in Politics — by Realist — on Sep 23, 2006