September 29, 2006 Archive

Video

• TV Review: NCIS - “Shalom”

  NCIS is a program that does not take itself too seriously as do the CSI clones, and this is good.

  Review in Video — by C. Michael Bailey — on Sep 29, 2006

• Movie Review: Whispering Corridors

  Korean horror with social commentary.

  Review in Video — by Mat Brewster — on Sep 29, 2006

• TV Review: My Name is Earl - "Jump for Joy"

  Earl needs to go back to the list.

  Review in Video — by Mat Brewster — on Sep 29, 2006

• TV Review: The Office - "The Convention"

  My hope for a perfect season has already ended.

  Review in Video — by Mat Brewster — on Sep 29, 2006

• Movie Review: The Guardian

  You already know the plot, and you are likely to guess the ending. The Guardian will not be topping any Ten Best lists for the year.

  Review in Video — by Film School Rejects — on Sep 29, 2006

• New Movies and Box Office Predictions: The Guardian, Open Season, School for Scoundrels

  Can Jackass be unseated?

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 29, 2006

• The Trailer Park: The Last King of Scotland

  A story of a terrible man and someone who tried to help.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 29, 2006

• The Trailer Park: A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

  There's no going home again.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 29, 2006

• Movie Review: Jigoku

  A film for the more committed fans of film horror due to its imagery because the incoherent plot will lose everyone else.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Sep 29, 2006

• DVD Review: The Batman - The Complete Second Season

  This Batman tells its story a hell of a lot better than the gatekeepers of Comic Book Land have ever given it credit for.

  Review in Video — by Modern Pea Pod — on Sep 29, 2006

• TV Review CSI: NY - "Not What It Looks Like"

  A tip of the hat to one of the most famous stores in the big Apple.

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Sep 29, 2006

• TV Review: Survivor 13: Cook Islands - Episode 3

  The social experiment of segregation is over. Now, that didn't last too long, did it?

  Review in Video — by Jackie — on Sep 29, 2006

• DVD Review: Gilmore Girls - The Complete Sixth Season

  If not mother/daughter rifts, what then was the main problem with this season of Gilmore Girls? Three ridiculous words: "Luke's Secret Daughter."

  Review in Video — by Modern Pea Pod — on Sep 29, 2006

Politics

• McCain Torture Act Passes Senate

  Fascism is a matter of quality, not quantity.

  Opinion in Politics — by Jon Sobel — on Sep 29, 2006

• Gas Pricing for Votes

  Esau traded his birthright for pottage. Would you trade your vote to pay a bit less per tank until November?

  Opinion in Politics — by Realist — on Sep 29, 2006

• Secret Prisons, Torture, No Habeas Corpus: Are We Living In Cheney's Butt Instead Of In America?

  It's official -- the US is becoming Fascism Lite, complete with our own mini-Gulag.

  Opinion in Politics — by Adam Ash — on Sep 29, 2006

• Q: So, Why Does Hawaii Have Interstate Highways?

  Take a ride down the information highway, er...Interstate system with Mental Floss.

  News in Politics — by Mental_Floss — on Sep 29, 2006

• Always Less For The Workers - Always

  Competitiveness? I got your competitiveness -- right here!

  Opinion in Politics — by Realist — on Sep 29, 2006

• Raging Queers: As American as the Second Amendment

  A gay man laments an act of violence, but recognizes the dangers of a symptom.

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Rothstein — on Sep 29, 2006

• General Pervez Musharraf Carpet-bombs New Delhi

  President Musharraf’s memoirs In The Line of Fire hits the Indian capital. All copies sold out on day one.

  News in Politics — by Mayank Austen Soofi — on Sep 29, 2006

• Islam, Radicalism and Government Foreign Policy

  Home Secretary John Reid has called on British Muslims and Parents to help root out potential extremists.

  Opinion in Politics — by jamal — on Sep 29, 2006

Sports

• Houston Looks to Change the Face of the NL Playoffs

  If the Astros catch the Cardinals this weekend, we might have more to talk about than an epic St. Louis collapse.

  Opinion in Sports — by Adam Hoff — on Sep 29, 2006

• "See Ya" At U. of Michigan Hockey This Year

  It's a crude chant in which I wouldn't participate nor want my kids to hear. And that is why it's brilliant.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Sep 29, 2006

• The Rocky 5, Week 4: Temple, Duke, Utah State, Illinois, and Buffalo

  There’s more movement this week in the Rocky 5 plus one, as we say good-bye to two teams.

  News in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on Sep 29, 2006

Music

• Music Review: 8mm - Songs To Love And Die By

  From the producer of such bands as Nine Inch Nails, Kill Hannah, Marilyn Manson, comes a downtempo trip-hop husband and wife duo...

  Review in Music — by Zaldor — on Sep 29, 2006

• Microsoft's Zune and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Zune to match iPod price-wise, Tom Morello arrested in protest march, and more.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Sep 29, 2006

• Music DVD Review: From The Big Apple To The Big Easy

  Despite that layer of cynicism (much of which carried far into the future), a benefit concert was put together that paid proper respect to the dead, the survivors, the city, and the music.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Sep 29, 2006

• The Friday Morning Listen: Ry Cooder - Chicken Skin Music

  I get it back to the dorm and discover there's much more to songs like "Mr. Bojangles" than the tune sung by Sammy Davis Jr. on the Mike Douglas show.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Sep 29, 2006

• Concert Review: Roger Waters - The Dark Side Of The Moon Live

  The Dark Side Of The Moon is one of the best selling and most acclaimed albums of all time.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Sep 29, 2006

• Music Review: Live At The Earl Of Old Town Steve Goodman

  It's like having him stop by and giving you a personal concert.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Sep 29, 2006

• Blogcritics Goodie Bag: Dirty On Purpose, Jordan Mancino, and Nemesis Rising

  Audio and video streams from recent and upcoming album releases.

  News in Music — by Anna Creech — on Sep 29, 2006

• Art Tatum Impressed Fats Waller... And Me

  "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm a pretty good piano player... but God just walked into this club."

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Sep 29, 2006

• One Track Mind: Pat Martino "Sunny" (1972)

  Pat Martino and his guitar shows what they can do with a run of the mill 60s pop standard.

  Review in Music — by Pico — on Sep 29, 2006

• Music Review: Kansas - Works In Progress

  If you are a Kansas fan, this is a no-brainer.

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on Sep 29, 2006

• Dylan Recording To Go To Auction And The Daily Music And Tech News

  Dylan and Cher head to the auction house and HIM head to the studio in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Sep 29, 2006

• Music Review: Ike Turner - Risin' With The Blues

  It's tough to forgive or even forget about Ike's checkered past when he insists on bringing it up in practically every song.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Sep 29, 2006

Books

• Book Review: Winnie at Her Best by Jennifer Richard Jacobson, Illustrated by Alissa Imre Gels

  Which is more important? Being the best artist you can be or being a best friend?

  Review in Books — by Vikk Simmons — on Sep 29, 2006

• Book Review - Journal: The Short Life and Mysterious Death of Amy Zoe Mason by Kristine and Joyce Atkinson

  One glance at this book and you will want to know more.

  Review in Books — by NancyGail — on Sep 29, 2006

• Comic Review: DC Comics (Post Infinite Crisis) 52, Week 16

  52, a DC Comics Event starring Renee Montoya, The Question, Black Adam and three heroes lost in space.

  Review in Books — by Vichus Smith — on Sep 29, 2006

• Book Review: Clementine by Sara Pennypacker, Illustrated by Marla Frazee

  Did you ever have one of those days when no matter what you did you only made it worse?

  Review in Books — by Vikk Simmons — on Sep 29, 2006

• Reading Allowed Me To Forget The Pain, And To Hope

  For most, reading is a pleasant diversion. When facing a life-altering situation, it can be a beacon of hope.

  Opinion in Books — by Donnie Marler — on Sep 29, 2006

• Book Review: Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear

  I cried once every two chapters. It was very sad - the views of the war, the broken men with broken families.

  Review in Books — by Katie Trattner — on Sep 29, 2006

• Book Review: The Prince of the Marshes - And Other Occupational Hazards of a Year in Iraq by Rory Stewart

  This insight into occupied Iraq is a must read for people on either side of the political spectrum.

  Review in Books — by Lady Dragonfyre — on Sep 29, 2006

• Graphic Novel Review: Fat Free by Jude Milner and Mary Wilshire

  An autobiographical graphic novel about size and body esteem, and the "Amazing All-True Adventures of Supersize Woman."

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Sep 29, 2006

• Comic Review: Marvel Comics Civil War Issue 4

  Civil War, A Marvel Comics event. I'm in for the ride even if it falls off a cliff.

  Review in Books — by Vichus Smith — on Sep 29, 2006

Gaming

• Friday Flash: Katamari, Pac-Xon, Zero

  It's not the Katamari that you're thinking of, but it's still fun. Plus, Zero is a blast.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Phillip Winn — on Sep 29, 2006

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: DOOM

  Finally Live gets the original deathmatch.

  Review in Gaming — by Jason Westhaver — on Sep 29, 2006

• PC Game Review: Virtual Villagers

  If you've ever fantasized about being the Supreme Ruler over your own tropical island paradise, then this is the game for you.

  Review in Gaming — by Annie — on Sep 29, 2006

Culture

• Theater Review: White Open Spaces at the Soho Theatre, London

  Is there "passive apartheid" in the English countryside?

  Review in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Sep 29, 2006

• The Month of Halloween

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Sep 29, 2006

• How Haunted Attractions Work: A Peek Inside

  Every Halloween season, people line up in droves to walk through darkened corridors where monsters and madmen reach through walls...

  Interview in Culture — by hauntedreport — on Sep 29, 2006

• Day By Day for September 29, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for September 29, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Sep 29, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Tech Review: Orb Lets You Watch Your Recorded Shows And Movies Over The Internet

  With all the media hype surrounding Slingbox and the Sony LocationFree Player, a free solution is being overlooked.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Raoul Pop — on Sep 29, 2006

• Tech Review: Zoom Search Engine - A Powerful and Inexpensive Search Engine For Your Website

  This piece of software is underpriced, feature-packed, and amazingly versatile. What are you waiting for?

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Raoul Pop — on Sep 29, 2006