October 6, 2006 Archive

Video

• TV Review: The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback - "True Colors"

  Shonie Carter breaks ranks; Patrick Cote gets his first UFC victory.

  Review in Video — by Rick Behnke — on Oct 06, 2006

• Movie Review: Jimmy and Judy

  An updated version of the doomed couple on the run.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Oct 06, 2006

• Movie Review: Russian Dolls

  While Russian Dolls works fine as a stand-alone project, it gains greater depth with knowledge of the previous film, L’Auberge Espagnole.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Oct 06, 2006

• Interview: Ian Tracey and Klea Scott Ooze Intelligence on CBC

  There's good in the bad guys, and bad in the good guys in this better-than-good crime show.

  Interview in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Oct 06, 2006

• DVD Review: Cabin Fever

  Nobody gets out alive in Eli Roth’s darkly comic kids-in-a-cabin horror flick.

  Review in Video — by Bill Sherman — on Oct 06, 2006

• New Movies and Box Office Predictions: The Departed, Employee of the Month, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

  Three movies, three genres, which one are you going to see?

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 06, 2006

• TV Review: Survivor 13: Cook Islands - Episode 4

  It's no longer a racial thing. Now it's a gender thing.

  Review in Video — by Jackie — on Oct 06, 2006

Gaming

• Friday Flash: Dice Wars, Sling, and POOM!

  It's hard to get passionate about a ball of snot, but Sling makes it almost easy. Plus, not-Risk and a 3-D aimer.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Phillip Winn — on Oct 06, 2006

• PS2 Review: Spy Hunter - Nowhere to Run

  A game based on a movie that's not even a movie yet. Yes, that's a first.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Oct 06, 2006

• Xbox 360 Review: The Godfather - The Game

  Has EA given us an offer we can't refuse?

  Review in Gaming — by Ken Edwards — on Oct 06, 2006

Music

• DVD Review: Sir Douglas Quintet - Live From Austin, Texas

  Sir Douglas Quintet may just rival a certain British band for the title of The Greatest Rock & Roll Band Ever.

  Review in Music — by Bob MacKenzie — on Oct 06, 2006

• Concert Review: The Polyphonic Spree - Henry Fonda Theater

  The choral symphonic pop band took the audience on a magical mystery tour as they rejoiced against the machine.

  Review in Music — by El Bicho — on Oct 06, 2006

• Music Review: Canned Heat - Canned, Labeled, and Shelved Boogie-Woogie Blues At Its Best

  It was either dance music or progressive rock schlock the record executives wanted.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 06, 2006

• OutKast's Andre 3000's New Cartoon Show and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Andre 3000 gets animated, the White Stripes go orchestral, and AOL releases new software in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Oct 06, 2006

• Music Review: Dom Minasi - The Vampire’s Revenge

  Dear Dom: Revenge is a dish that is best served coherent.

  Review in Music — by Michael J. West — on Oct 06, 2006

• Confessions of a Fanboy 009: I Had a Friday Morning Listen, Too

  Music lovers missed the boat when they ignored Zwan's "Mary, Star of the Sea" album.

  Opinion in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Oct 06, 2006

• The Friday Morning Listen: Uncle Seth - Forgive and Forget, Vol. 1

  Live, at the Moncton Coliseum...Styx!

  Opinion in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Oct 06, 2006

• Music Review: The US vs John Lennon Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD)

  Are there better career retrospectives of John Lennon out there? Sure. But none capture Lennon the "national threat" like this Soundtrack does.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Oct 06, 2006

• Liner Notables #6: The Jam - Dig The New Breed

  "...SWITCH near tears when 'Going Underground' goes to the top! SWITCH 'Why'd you wear that apron?'! SWITCH a night in the nick in Leeds! SWITCH..."

  Opinion in Music — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Oct 06, 2006

• One Track Mind: Joe Lovano - "Central Park West" (1991)

  He states the lovely theme at the start, and then states it again in a slightly improvisational manner.

  Review in Music — by Pico — on Oct 06, 2006

• Music Review: The Electric Light Orchestra Reissues

  Several of the bands recording have been remastered and reissued.

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on Oct 06, 2006

• Driving, Deja Vu And The Lovin' Spoonful

  ...I kept nervously eyeing the rising temperature gauge because the Olds was prone to overheating.

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Oct 06, 2006

• Music Review: Big Bill Broonzy Amsterdam Live Concerts 1953

  Listening to these concerts Bill gave is to take part in an oral history class of the South from a black person's perspective at that time.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 06, 2006

• Concert DVD Review: Old 97's Live - Old 97's

  The editing style is enough to induce headaches, but the music is enough to induce euphoria.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Martin — on Oct 06, 2006

• Google Launches Code Search and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Google launches geek dream, U.K. passports go high tech, and Gwen Stefani sets date in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Oct 06, 2006

• Blogcritics Goodie Bag: Longcut, James McMurtry, Teddy Handsome, and Morning 40 Federation

  Audio and video streams and downloads from recent and upcoming album releases.

  News in Music — by Anna Creech — on Oct 06, 2006

Sports

• Hockey Season's Back, So Where Are The Real Fans?

  In a very un-hockey fan like manner, I didn’t plan my entire week around opening night. I know, it’s shocking.

  Opinion in Sports — by Mad Cow — on Oct 06, 2006

• MLB Playoff Notes: Day 3

  No Tim Robbins today, but I still found things to complain about.

  News in Sports — by Zach Baker — on Oct 06, 2006

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

  We have a tie atop the dung heap of college football as Temple and Duke both are embarrassingly bad.

  Opinion in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on Oct 06, 2006

• LaRussa Gamble Pays Off For St. Louis

  Pitcher shuffle pays dividends for St. Louis.

  News in Sports — by Donnie Marler — on Oct 06, 2006

• RJ's NFL Picks - Week Five

  More masturbatory wish fulfillment than a Mark Foley instant message!

  News in Sports — by RJ Elliott — on Oct 06, 2006

Politics

• Kill the Disabled - They Are Unworthy of Life

  Next week, I will take the stage in memory of the tens of thousands of victims who died without a voice

  Opinion in Politics — by Candye Kane — on Oct 06, 2006

• When All Else Fails, Claim Racism

  Using racism as a club to challenge opposing viewpoints having nothing to do with race only drowns out serious charges of real racism.

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Oct 06, 2006

• WWPD? (What Would Pelosi Do)

  Nancy Pelosi is measuring her new office for drapes and measuring our economy for a coffin.

  Opinion in Politics — by Big Dog — on Oct 06, 2006

• 2008 Speculation: The Republicans

  The 2008 Republican contest looks like it will be a battle between two candidates: John McCain and the “anti-McCain”.

  Opinion in Politics — by Drew McKissick — on Oct 06, 2006

• Jemaah Islamiyah: Terror in Paradise and Blood On The Sand

  George W. Bush's aim of stopping terrorists is no deluded global expedition to tilt at windmills. Chasing psychopaths and mass murderers never is.

  Opinion in Politics — by the silver surfer — on Oct 06, 2006

• I'm Not Going to Write About Mark Foley

  Mark Foley's scandal is merely part of the fabric of a greater American social problem.

  Opinion in Politics — by John Guilfoil — on Oct 06, 2006

• Q: Is It Possible to Own Property on the Moon?

  mental_floss question of the day.

  News in Politics — by Mental_Floss — on Oct 06, 2006

• The "Iron Lady in Manipuri": Indian Girl On Six-Year Hunger Strike Protests Against Indian Army Atrocities

  Stop debating Palestine, Chechnya, Kashmir; spare a thought for this young girl who holds similar grudges but chose to express them peacefully.

  News in Politics — by Mayank Austen Soofi — on Oct 06, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Fat Harvest Moon In Your Face Tonight

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Oct 06, 2006

• Microsoft VML Bug Wins Bug of the Month for October 2006

  If it's worth an early patch, it's worth the Bug of the Month

  News in Sci/Tech — by Bruce Kratofil — on Oct 06, 2006

Culture

• Designer Jean-Paul Gaultier: No Friend to Fat Girls

  Gaultier use of plus-sized model means he’s fat girl-friendly? I don’t buy it. It’s insincere and it doesn’t even come in my size.

  Opinion in Culture — by Candye Kane — on Oct 06, 2006

• Pick-a-Default-or-a-Foreclosure Mortgage

  Most consumers don't know what they're getting besides low minimum payment options. Brokers and loan officers push that aspect of the loan above all else.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mortgage Tips — on Oct 06, 2006

• Living In Israel - Hebrew Press Distorted Misfortune to Push For Killing Immigration to Israel

  What a sickening sight to see: The descendants of the glorious enterprise of “settling the Land” taking a knife to its own nation’s throat.

  Opinion in Culture — by Ruvy — on Oct 06, 2006

• Photobloggers Exposed: Smart, Talented, and Young

  Aged 16 to 18, meet three photographers who are already well on their way to a successful career in photography, should they choose that route.

  Interview in Culture — by Chantal Stone — on Oct 06, 2006

• Helps Others Achieve A Higher State Of Being: Astrology-Based Advice

  Dear Elsa, I was married for 10 years, and have been divorced for one year.

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Oct 06, 2006

• I'm Turning Into A Monster For Halloween

  I realized what was happening. My body was turning tricks, but not in a good way.

  Opinion in Culture — by Scott Butki — on Oct 06, 2006

• Jewelry, Pottery and Rugs of the Navajo, Zuni, Hopi, and Domingo Tribes

  Just a little research and you can buy Southwest Native American items like an expert -- sort of.

  Opinion in Culture — by SJ Reidhead — on Oct 06, 2006

• Day By Day for October 06, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for October 06, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Oct 06, 2006

Books

• Book Review: The Jesus Dynasty by James D. Tabor

  A well-reasoned and credible, although not always convincing, view of "the historical Jesus" and the origins and development of Christianity.

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Oct 06, 2006

• Book Review: Richard Wagamese's Dream Wheels - You Can Go Home Again

  ...a great story about finding your way in an increasingly difficult world.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 06, 2006

• Book Review: The Endless Knot by Gail Bowen

  I come back to Bowen's amazing, loving sense of place and belief in the importance of family and friends. That is grace.

  Review in Books — by Tony Dalmyn — on Oct 06, 2006

• Harry Potter Leads Book Ban List - Georgia Woman Demands His School Expulsion

  Rowling is "honored" that the boy wizard leads the list.

  News in Books — by Eric Olsen — on Oct 06, 2006

• Book Review: Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison

  With a good book, you can't see the trees for the forest. Bastard Out of Carolina is a dense wood indeed.

  Review in Books — by Bonnie — on Oct 06, 2006

• Interview with Brad Meltzer, Author of The Book of Fate

  If you like good thrillers, especially with a political or espionage angle, you’ll love this book.

  Interview in Books — by Scott Butki — on Oct 06, 2006

• Book Review: The Hard Way by Lee Child

  By the time it's over, Reacher has been in a gunfight with submachine guns and buried the bodies with a backhoe.

  Review in Books — by Tony Dalmyn — on Oct 06, 2006