September 26, 2006 Archive

Books

• Book Review: A Killing Fever by Robert Cooperman

  The poems in Robert Cooperman's A Killing Fever tell a tale of violence, love, and bloody retribution.

  Review in Books — by Hugh Ruppersburg — on Sep 26, 2006

• Book Review: The Geographer's Library by Jon Fasman

  The wonder, confusion, and fear experienced by a small-town reporter during his investigation of the professor's death is convincingly conveyed

  Review in Books — by Mysterious Reviews — on Sep 26, 2006

• Book Review: Rosy Cole’s Memoir Explosion by Sheila Greenwald

  The latest Rosy Cole book entertains children of all ages while illustrating the dangers for any would-be memoirist.

  Review in Books — by Vikk Simmons — on Sep 26, 2006

• Book Review: Spiriting Around A Modern Guide to Finding Yourself by Martin “Mark” Tomback

  Tomback uses a no-nonsense approach to growing up and finding solutions to problems.

  Review in Books — by Joanne D. Kiggins — on Sep 26, 2006

• Book Review: Dog Walker by Karen Spafford-Fitz

  What happens when you combine dogs and girls? Find out!

  Review in Books — by Vikk Simmons — on Sep 26, 2006

• Book Review: The Shark God by Charles Montgomery

  One of the year's best non-fiction works, this insightful account of Melanesian life follows the author as he retraces his great-grandfather’s steps as a missionary.

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Sep 26, 2006

• Book Review: Cooking Com Bigode - Vegetarian Improvisational Peasant Fusion Cuisine For The 22nd Century

  One person's dash is another's tonnage: Cooking for the exotic minded.

  Review in Books — by NancyGail — on Sep 26, 2006

• Book Review: Labyrinth by Kate Mosse

  Kate Mosse is a master builder of the story, making Labyrinth a Grail story superior to all previously published modern versions.

  Review in Books — by C. Michael Bailey — on Sep 26, 2006

Video

• Movie Review: Huo Yuan Jia/Fearless

  Jet Li stars in Fearless, an amazing martial arts drama loosely based on Chinese historical figure Huo Yuanjia.

  Review in Video — by Tall Writer — on Sep 26, 2006

• Dear The Class, I Hereby Expunge You From My TiVo Forever

  After two episodes, I've decided to pull a show from my weekly viewing lineup.

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Sep 26, 2006

• DVD Review: The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)

  The sci-fi classic that always ends up ignored in the face of countless others of the '50s.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Sep 26, 2006

• Fall 2006 TV Party

  Part One of the Modern Pea Pod's look at the Fall 2006 TV season.

  Review in Video — by Modern Pea Pod — on Sep 26, 2006

• DVD Review: The Proposition

  In the late 1800's, a beleaguered law man is determined to “civilize” the Australian outback.

  Review in Video — by Sovereign Syre — on Sep 26, 2006

• TV Review: Prison Break - Season 2, Episode 6

  Michael and Lincoln race against the mysterious Agent Mahone to find the five million left by D.B. Cooper.

  Review in Video — by Douglas A. Waltz — on Sep 26, 2006

• Movie Review: Put The Needle On The Record - "Oh So Pretty, Oh So Vacant"

  ...as an expose of how vacuous their whole industry is, it’s a roaring success.

  Review in Video — by Richard Marcus — on Sep 26, 2006

• Box Office Update 9/22-9/24: Jackass Number Two Takes a Number Two on the Competition

  Jet Li does better than this guy expected, and that is a good thing. Plus, are teen boys really dumb?

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 26, 2006

• DVD Review: Beowulf & Grendel

  Rather than a literal adaptation, the film presents a story that could have inspired the legendary myth.

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Sep 26, 2006

• TV Review: Smith

  The stakes are high; the drama's not.

  Review in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Sep 26, 2006

• DVD Review: Battlestar Galactica - Season 2.5

  This series is a must see. You will obey.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 26, 2006

• DVD Pick of the Week: Lady Vengeance

  The circle of revenge becomes complete.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 26, 2006

• The Lake House, Curious George, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift: Region 1 DVD Releases for Sept. 26th, 2006

  This week, in spite of our best efforts, Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock reunite.

  News in Video — by David Dylan Thomas — on Sep 26, 2006

• Meet The Nextcats

  Nextcat offers a MySpace-style networking community for the entertainment professional.

  News in Video — by Ed Driscoll — on Sep 26, 2006

Culture

• Policing Urban Crimes: The Broken Windows Theory

  Some controversial aspects of the broken windows concept of criminology and the strategy of zero tolerance in the policing of urban crimes.

  Opinion in Culture — by Socrates — on Sep 26, 2006

• Q: Can a Pregnant Woman Drive in the Carpool Lane?

  mental_floss question of the day.

  News in Culture — by Mental_Floss — on Sep 26, 2006

• Day By Day for September 26, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for September 26, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Sep 26, 2006

• Adventures of an Unlikely Super Hero (Part Five): A Ladybug's Life Is Overrated

  The freefall had stopped and I had landed solidly on my own two feet. Or had I?

  Opinion in Culture — by Laura Young — on Sep 26, 2006

• BC Radio Podcast - September 25, 2006

  Chikan groupies, NFL, NCAA football, MLB, and more on this week's BCRadio Podcast.

  Opinion in Culture — by Josh Hathaway — on Sep 26, 2006

Music

• Music Review: Charles Mingus Big Band — Live In Tokyo

  There isn’t one false note on Live In Tokyo, and like all great albums, the music stays with you.

  Review in Music — by Larry Sakin — on Sep 26, 2006

• Music Review: Robert Randolph Colorblind

  Colorblind brings funk to the forefront... it's about time.

  Review in Music — by Ray Ellis — on Sep 26, 2006

• Oasis to Release EP and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Oasis release EP, 3-year-old hits eBay, and Saosin release album in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Sep 26, 2006

• Barenaked Ladies' Creative Marketing Delivers Sales

  The band's music is available on CD, digitally, or even on vinyl from their artist-run label.

  News in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Sep 26, 2006

• Michael Jackson Severs Ties with Record Label and Bahrain, Starts Washing with Irish Spring

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Sep 26, 2006

• Overlooked Alternatives: Nels Cline, Depeche Mode, Isis, Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood, Sparklehorse, Paul Westerberg

  Casting the net wide once again to catch a variety of weird stuff out this week.

  News in Music — by Tom Johnson — on Sep 26, 2006

• Music Review: The Oohlas - Best Stop Pop

  Refreshing alternative rock that reminds us of a time before the rise of angst-ridden boy bands with ironic names.

  Review in Music — by Anna Creech — on Sep 26, 2006

• Music Review: OutKast - Idlewild

  The best words to describe this album are "not quite" but this album is not as bad as some critics have made out.

  Review in Music — by Sterfish — on Sep 26, 2006

• Ride This Trane

  Zach Hoskins comes to terms with a jazz monolith... or two.

  Opinion in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Sep 26, 2006

• Blogcritics Goodie Bag: Over It, Ra, and Huey

  Audio and video streams from recent and upcoming album releases.

  News in Music — by Anna Creech — on Sep 26, 2006

• Music Review: John Coltrane - Fearless Leader

  This collection of recordings John Coltrane made as a session leader for Prestige in 1957 and 1958 helps trace his transition from sideman to jazz giant.

  Review in Music — by Tim Gebhart — on Sep 26, 2006

• Music Review: Faithless - Renaissance 3D

  Ah, good ol' Faithless - I sure can hear London calling. It might not be for all, but this compilation is close to my heart.

  Review in Music — by Snarkattack — on Sep 26, 2006

Gaming

• Xbox Review: Xyanide

  A few interesting concepts are wasted on this bland, forgettable shooter.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Sep 26, 2006

• PC Game Review: Deep Ball Defender

  Hands down this game is the best ball breaker since Arkanoid.

  Review in Gaming — by Jason Westhaver — on Sep 26, 2006

Politics

• Re-inventing the Crusades

  Why would North Americans feel the need to sanitize the history of distant political ancestors?

  Opinion in Politics — by Melita Teale — on Sep 26, 2006

• Democratic Operative: "We Don't Need to Tell You Our Agenda"

  The unmistakable hubris of the Democrats and contempt they show to voters may be their undoing during the elections.

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Sep 26, 2006

• Ventura Joins Friedman on the Campaign Trail

  Can Jesse Ventura bring Kinky Friedman the same kind of surprise victory he had in Minnesota in 1999?

  News in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Sep 26, 2006

• Another Bid For Peace in the Middle East: An Enemy of My Enemy....

  By guaranteeing recognition this Peace Initiative goes a long way in addressing Israel’s perennial insecurity: her lack of strategic depth.

  News in Politics — by temporal — on Sep 26, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Where Content Is Headed (Part Three)

  The type of content on the web is proliferating and its sheer diversity is what poses the ultimate threat to conventional media. Here's part three of a four-part overview.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Haydn Shaughnessy — on Sep 26, 2006

• Spice Up Your Life: The Health Benefits of Spices

  The spice hunt consumed man. Man consumed spices. Scientists now study what we have always known about spices.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Howard Dratch — on Sep 26, 2006

Sports

• RJ's NFL Picks - Week Four

  Usually better than a monkey with an extra chromosome tossing darts at a board. Usually...

  News in Sports — by RJ Elliott — on Sep 26, 2006