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Sci/Tech
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More on The Internet Changes How We Think
Concluding a look at how the Internet affects how we think.
Politics
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You Have Freedom of Speech in America - As Long as You Don't Use It
"The Right Don't Like You-oo - Knockin' The White House, Knockin' The White House"
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Democrats, The Party of Values or of Opportunity?
Are Democrats motivated by principle or just a lust for power? Their behavior over the Foley scandal suggests its the latter.
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A Partner For Peace
With Syria, the Arab League and the Palestinians all making moves for peace, is Israel a partner?
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Dennis Hastert: Self-Foot Shooting Extraordinaire
Just like Clinton and Nixon, it's not the act that is your undoing, but the cover-up.
Video
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DVD Review: The Polar Express
A fantastic holiday experience for families.
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DVD Review: The Flintstones - The Complete Sixth Season
This DVD set contains many great episodes including The Great Gazoo where we first meet Gazoo.
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Around the Dial: Schedule Juggling, Cancellations, and Pickups, Oh My!
Fox, The CW, and NBC news.
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TV Review: Friday Night Lights - "Pilot"
It's compelling television, but it also runs the risk of becoming a movie stretched to season length.
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Movie Review: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Hold onto your popcorn. This is one hell of a beginning.
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TV News: Kidnapped Has Been Carjacked
And that makes one. The first cancellation of the season has occurred.
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TV Review: Lost - Season Three Premiere
The Others come to life as Lost delves deeper into the island for Season Three.
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TV Review: One Tree Hill - "Things I Forgot At Birth"
One Tree Hill shoots for some more drama with guns and hoops.
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TV Review: Lost - Season Premiere
The eagerly anticipated season three premiere is here! Will we find answers or will more mysteries arise?
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DVD Review: X-Men - The Last Stand
X-Men III covers all its bases a little too quickly, but it's still a great piece of summer fun.
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What Lurks on Channel X? Channel Surfing the New Season
So much TV, so little time...
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TV Review: Lost - "A Tale of Two Cities"
After months of anticipation, I loved the episode, but can't help but feel a little let down.
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TV Review: Dance Revolution, Cake
AOL's KOL and DIC have teamed up with CBS for a block of Saturday morning children's programming.
Culture
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Theatre Review: Shortcuts 2006: A Festival of New Theatre at the Union, Southwark
That's the advantage of collections of short plays; if you don't fancy one, the next one will be along soon.
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Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn Split - Too Much Drama, Not Enough Funny
"They’re 100 percent done."
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Blogcritics Editors' Picks: September 27 through October 3
It's all here. What else could you possibly ask for?
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Q: Why Is It Called “Blackmail?”
mental_floss question of the day.
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Exhibition Review: Factory Work - Warhol, Wyeth, and Basquiat
Warhol and Basquiat are art world icons, but why has Jamie Wyeth been left out?
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Day By Day for October 05, 2006
Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for October 05, 2006
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MidWeek Market Rag: Apple, Starbucks, and Elmo
John Guilfoil's weekly look at the markets and how public relations issues affect stock prices.
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The Secret Lives Of Virgos - From Mark Foley to Sophia Loren, They're All Hiding Something!
What do Sophia Loren, Mark Foley, Leonard Cohen, Hugh Grant, and Michael Jackson have in common?
Music
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Music Review: Serge Gainsbourg - L'histoire de Melody Nelson
The worst album ever may be the most beautiful album I've heard.
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Indie Albums, Songs, And Videos of The Week: Black Wire, Lovedrug, Sean Lennon, Relaypse, and More
Every week I get to hear song submissions from many artists, many more than I will ever have time to write about.
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Music Review: Pete Seeger - Brothers And Sisters - Wasn't That A Time
... we can never have enough recordings of Pete or anybody singing those songs.
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Blogcritics Goodie Bag: Roswell Rudd, Jet, Taking Back Sunday, Gnarls Barkley, and Mutronium
Audio and video streams from recent and upcoming album releases. Also some jazz scores available for download.
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Music Review: Indie Round-Up for Oct. 5 2006 - Singleton, Knight, Kobo Town
Knight blasts the unfairness of life through stories of small-town and rural hopes and dashed dreams.
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Concert Review: The Who, Winnipeg (October 3, 2006)
Showing their age, but performing admirably, The Who rocked 10,000 fans in Winnipeg after a 30-year return.
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Music Review: Joshua Radin - We Were Here
I’m not sure if it was his intention, but his voice makes you want to experience all that love has to offer.
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Vinyl Tap: Sparks - Kimono My House
Sparks put a little Gilbert and Sullivan and British Music Hall into pop-rock, with a potent combination of witty wordplay and big dumb fun.
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Music Review: Carolina Chocolate Drops Dona Got a Ramblin' Mind
The quality to this music only seems to come about when songs are played in a back porch state of mind.
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Music Review: Barenaked Ladies - Barenaked Ladies Are Me
The newest album from Barenaked Ladies stands among the best work of the band's career.
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New Album Releases, 10-4-2006: Lindsey Buckingham, Beck, The Killers, Sean Lennon
The top pick this week is Under the Skin, Lindsey Buckingham's first album in 14 years.
Gaming
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PSP Review: Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest
If Jack Sparrow's life were like this, he'd trade in the pirate garb tomorrow.
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Xbox 360 Review: Lego Star Wars II - The Original Trilogy
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, for kids of all ages.
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Nintendo Fusion Tour: Hands-on With Elite Beat Agents
Changing from cheerleaders to secret agents, Osu! is making the jump to the U.S.
Books
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Manga Review: Takao Saito's Golgo 13, Volume 1
Takao Saito's long-running manga action series receives the Greatest Hits treatment from American publishers Viz.
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Book Review: Snake Eyes by Max Allan Collins
A lynch mob has formed out on Boot Hill, Nevada and Gil Grissom's CSI team is caught in the middle.
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Book Review: Mi Revalueshanary Fren by Linton Kwesi Johnson
Reggae isn't just about cool music, dreadlocks, and hypnotic, near-musical accents. Scrape beneath that surface and take a glimpse into West Indian postcolonialism - 'LKJ'-style.
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Book Review: The Making of Landscape Photographs by Charlie Waite
Once in a generation there is that artist who comes along and takes their field to a new and different level.
Tastes
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Throw Up Your Hands and Drop the Shopping Bag!
History is important, but for me it takes a backseat when shopping in Tombstone and Bisbee!
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