September 30, 2006 Archive

Books

• Book Review: Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock

  When you don't talk? There's a lot of stuff that doesn't get said.

  Review in Books — by Vikk Simmons — on Sep 30, 2006

• Book Review: The Prince of the Marshes by Rory Stewart

  An insider's view from an outsider of the efforts to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq and the prospects for democracy in the country.

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Sep 30, 2006

• Interview: Professor Steven F. Freeman, Co-Author of Was the 2004 Presidential Election Stolen?

  In short, the official vote count is off by something on the order of nine million votes!

  Interview in Books — by Larry Sakin — on Sep 30, 2006

• Book Review: Deadline: Stiff by J. M. Burns

  A debut mystery that begins as a locked room puzzle and ends as a first-rate thriller.

  Review in Books — by Mysterious Reviews — on Sep 30, 2006

• Manga Review: RE:Play by Christy Lijewski

  A rockin' love story for punk-rocker.

  Review in Books — by Christina Little — on Sep 30, 2006

• Manga Review: Death Note: Volumes One - Three

  Manga exploring the first three volumes of a dark and twisty modern day fantasy vigilante series.

  Review in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Sep 30, 2006

• Book Review: The Measure of a Lady by Deeanne Gist

  For the lover of historical Americana delivered with a dose of sweet romance, this is a lively choice that won’t disappoint.

  Review in Books — by Violet Nesdoly — on Sep 30, 2006

Video

• TV Review: Degrassi Season Six Premiere

  Emma and Sean. Emma and Peter. My head hurts! Warning Spoilers!

  Review in Video — by Maddy Pumilia — on Sep 30, 2006

• TV Review: NCIS – Navy Criminal Investigative Services - “Escaped”

  Let’s hope there will be the same incandescent television we saw in seasons two and three of NCIS.

  Review in Video — by C. Michael Bailey — on Sep 30, 2006

• TV Review: 'Til Death

  It could be worse, but is that enough?

  Review in Video — by Charles Herold — on Sep 30, 2006

• Movie Review: My Summer of Love

  In terms of character, My Summer of Love fails. It's as amateurish as a fresh face in a porno.

  Review in Video — by Jonathan Scanlan — on Sep 30, 2006

• DVD Review: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

  A thoughtless thrill ride! No deep messages to uncover, no codes to break – this film is just here to entertain.

  Review in Video — by Neil Miller — on Sep 30, 2006

• DVD Review: Sex, Intimacy, and Diabetes - Are You Happy To See Me Or Is That Your Insulin Pump?

  A new educational DVD reminds us that as we age and struggle with health issues, the libido continues to make its demands.

  Review in Video — by Richard Rothstein — on Sep 30, 2006

• Movie Review: Seabiscuit

  Seabiscuit is nowhere near being one of 2003's best pictures, yet it isn't altogether worthy of a whipping either.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Sep 30, 2006

Culture

• Farewell To An American Hero, Petty Officer David Roddy

  Residents of Maryland turned out in full force to prevent the Westboro Baptists from protesting the funeral of a local hero.

  News in Culture — by Big Dog — on Sep 30, 2006

• Theater Review: Rabbit Hole - One Degree of Separation

  The West Coast premiere of David Lindsay-Abaire's 'Rabbit Hole' shows the writer – and his characters – moving on.

  Review in Culture — by Cristofer Gross — on Sep 30, 2006

• Blogcritics on Halloween '06

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Sep 30, 2006

• Photo Essay: To Delhi or Not To Delhi, That is The Question

  A Dutch diplomat calls Delhi filthy, but an American scholar seems more riveted than repulsed.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mayank Austen Soofi — on Sep 30, 2006

• Masters of Horror Interview: Gavin Goszka of Midnight Syndicate

  An interview with one of the creative forces behind Midnight Syndicate, creators of horror soundtracks.

  Interview in Culture — by hauntedreport — on Sep 30, 2006

• Day By Day for September 30, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for September 30, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Sep 30, 2006

• Heroin Chic and the Power of Photo Imagery Manipulation

  It is acceptable to use Photoshop to fix things. It is not acceptable to sell lies.

  Opinion in Culture — by T. Michael Testi — on Sep 30, 2006

Politics

• Republicans Say: It's a Mess!

  Even Republicans can see the domestic and foregin policy mess this administration has made. Make a change on November 7.

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Remer — on Sep 30, 2006

• Satire: Time Delay - On 9/11's Fifth Anniversary, I Salute You President Bush

  On 9/11 (give or take a week), Captain Freedom salutes President George W. Bush.

  Satire in Politics — by Captain Freedom — on Sep 30, 2006

• Gay Republicans Need to Grow a Pair

  It's time for gay Republicans to be more like Barney Frank and less like Mark Foley.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Sep 30, 2006

• The Hurricane Winds Of Change

  Is the independent judiciary the next target on the Bush hit list?

  Opinion in Politics — by Realist — on Sep 30, 2006

• America Rattles Machine Guns At Canada!

  Bush has the Coast Guard scaring Canada with machine gun fire. How many allies can we insult?

  News in Politics — by Howard Dratch — on Sep 30, 2006

• Thailand: Bangkok, the Peasants and the Army. How Can This Be a Democracy?

  The country is deeply, fundamentally split between city and country, educated and uneducated, in ways that make selecting a reasonable parliament a tremendous challenge.

  News in Politics — by Natalie Bennett — on Sep 30, 2006

Music

• Band Of The Week: The Hereafter

  After talking about the real meaning of the word vagina, the “Master Cleanser” diet, and John Mayer, we had the following conversation.

  Interview in Music — by A.L. Harper — on Sep 30, 2006

• Liner Notables #5: The Byrds' Greatest Hits

  "Their thing was beautiful and heavy and will be as it is." Hipper-than-thou, perhaps, but the freak flag's only at half-mast.

  Opinion in Music — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Sep 30, 2006

• Music Review: If I Should Fall From Grace With God, The Pogues

  ...the Pogues are and always will be one of the great exports of Ireland.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Sep 30, 2006

• Was Benny Goodman A Doppelganger?

  Once considered to be my musical doppelganger, in ways that go beyond what most people would consider sane and normal.

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Sep 30, 2006

• Music DVD Review: Nuclear Assault - Louder, Harder, Faster

  Nuclear Assault in their first-ever DVD.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 30, 2006

• Music DVD Reviews: Delbert McClinton, Live from Austin TX and John Hiatt, Live From Austin TX

  The outfits and haircuts are amusingly dated, the rather stodgy camera work a little less amusingly so.

  Review in Music — by Jon Sobel — on Sep 30, 2006

• Music Review: The Fuzzy Warbles Collectors Album - Andy Partridge

  The rest of us will be perfectly content humming along to "Making Plans For Nigel" again.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Sep 30, 2006

Gaming

• PSP Review: MLB 06 - The Show

  This game takes the PSP well beyond what we thought it was capable of.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Sep 30, 2006

• Xbox 360 Review: NBA Live 07

  How the mighty have fallen.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Sep 30, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Q: Why Do Most Snooze Buttons Only Give You Nine More Minutes of Sleep?

  mental_floss Question of the Day

  News in Sci/Tech — by Mental_Floss — on Sep 30, 2006

Tastes

• Tombstone, Arizona: A Primer for the 125th Anniversary of the OK Corral - Part I

  The best places to stay and drink while in Tombstone, Arizona.

  Opinion in Tastes — by SJ Reidhead — on Sep 30, 2006

Sports

• NCAA Football Picks: Week 5 in the WAC

  An interesting slate of WAC games this week. Only one conference game, and it’s crap versus worse crap.

  News in Sports — by Berkeley Joe — on Sep 30, 2006