October 8, 2006 Archive

Video

• Film Noir Special Series: Border Incident (1949)

  An atypical noir that knows how to use its incongruities to its advantage.

  Review in Video — by Modern Pea Pod — on Oct 08, 2006

• Film Noir Special Series: His Kind of Woman (1951)

  This film straddles both the era of studio dominance and the burgeoning independence of filmmakers in the '50s.

  Review in Video — by Modern Pea Pod — on Oct 08, 2006

• Film Noir Special Series: Lady in the Lake (1947)

  Forget Sam Spade - Philip Marlowe is the man of this hour.

  Review in Video — by Modern Pea Pod — on Oct 08, 2006

• TV Review: SNL - With Jaime Pressly And Corrine Bailey Rae

  No, last week's improvement was NOT a fluke. Last week's uneven quality wasn't either.

  Review in Video — by Cameron Archer — on Oct 08, 2006

• DVD Review: Monster on the Campus

  A dull sendoff to director Jack Arnold's sci-fi resume.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Oct 08, 2006

• DVD Review: Curious George

  Don't monkey with a winning formula - beloved children's books get nice animated adaptation.

  Review in Video — by Nik Dirga — on Oct 08, 2006

• Movie Review: The Night Caller From Outer Space (1965)

  Creepy classic British B-movie sci-fi/horror in the vein of the Quatermass movies.

  Review in Video — by Maximillian — on Oct 08, 2006

• TV Review: CSI:NY - "Love Run Cold"

  Ice, ice, baby.

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Oct 08, 2006

Music

• DVD Review: Classic Albums Series - Bob Marley And The Wailers - Catch A Fire

  While Bob Marley's Catch A Fire didn't break reggae music wide open in America in the way intended, it clearly laid the groundwork.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Oct 08, 2006

• Music Review: Gran Bel Fisher - Full Moon Cigarette

  Full Moon Cigarette paints a picture in my mind, one that not only describes the music but could serve as a backdrop.

  Review in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Oct 08, 2006

• Music Review: Pow Wow Trail Episode 7: Pow Wow Rock Spirit In The Heart

  It's not about making a quick buck or converts, it's about celebrating.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 08, 2006

• DVD Review: Classic Albums Series: U2 - The Joshua Tree

  With The Joshua Tree, U2 entered a very unique part of the rock and roll stratosphere. They became important.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Oct 08, 2006

• Music Review: Peter Frampton - Fingerprints

  Peter Frampton's newest CD Fingerprints might not be what you would expect from him, but great just the same.

  Review in Music — by tink — on Oct 08, 2006

• Music Review: mewithoutYou - Brother, Sister

  They still sound like mewithoutYou without any doubt.

  Review in Music — by The Theory — on Oct 08, 2006

• Music Review: Susan Aglukark - Blood Red Earth

  Blood Red Earth is top forty dross wearing the guise of Native spirituality.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 08, 2006

• Music Review: Sol.iLLaquists of Sound - As If We Existed

  I have heard the future of hip-hop -- and it is SoS.

  Review in Music — by Ray Ellis — on Oct 08, 2006

Culture

• Memo to Mike Gallagher: What Were You Thinking?

  How is giving the Westboro Baptist Church an hour on your show preferable to them protesting a funeral?

  Opinion in Culture — by Michael J. West — on Oct 08, 2006

• Life in 1881 Tombstone, Arizona

  They had steaks, seafood, oysters, lobster, clam chowder, venison, bacon, sausage: if you had the money you ate better than we do now.

  Opinion in Culture — by SJ Reidhead — on Oct 08, 2006

• One Year Later: A Reflection on Azad Kashmir

  The writer reflects on the natural beauty of an area of Pakistan hit by an earthquake on October 8, 2005.

  Opinion in Culture — by S A J Shirazi — on Oct 08, 2006

• Day By Day for October 08, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for October 08, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Oct 08, 2006

• The Nobel Prize In A Nutshell

  The 2006 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry is Dr. Roger Kronberg, less than fifty years after his father won the prize in Medicine.

  News in Culture — by Kathy Scovill — on Oct 08, 2006

Books

• Book Review: Halo - The Graphic Novel

  A nicely designed and varied ride through a video game universe.

  Review in Books — by Matt Paprocki — on Oct 08, 2006

• Have You Ever Read One Book At A Time?

  Defy the dictatorship of books. Stop being their slaves. Take command of your reading life and pursue the books one at a time.

  Opinion in Books — by Mayank Austen Soofi — on Oct 08, 2006

• Book Review: For One More Day by Mitch Albom

  A beautiful story about family.

  Review in Books — by Katie Trattner — on Oct 08, 2006

• DC Comics (Post Infinite Crisis) 52, Week 17

  52, a DC Comics Event starring Lobo, Lex Luthor Starfire, Animal Man and Adam Strange.

  Review in Books — by Vichus Smith — on Oct 08, 2006

Sports

• Nadia Petrova Wins Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

  Lawntennisnews closes this week on hand reporting with the finals in Stuttgart.

  News in Sports — by Lawntennisnews — on Oct 08, 2006

• Columbus Blue Jackets Weekend Recap

  The first two Blue Jacket games of the 2006-07 season, dissected and reconstructed.

  News in Sports — by M.D. Sandwasher — on Oct 08, 2006

• Ferrari Goes Pop, While Alonso Goes Top

  Michael Scumacher has his first engine failure since 2001, while Alonso takes to top step of the podium in Japan.

  News in Sports — by Ashleigh Charlesworth — on Oct 08, 2006

• Yankees Eunt Domus: Detroit Tigers Win 8-3, ALCS Awaits

  Never before had gridlocked downtown streets rife with honking horns and screaming passengers been so happy. In friggin' Detroit, no less.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Oct 08, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Q: Human Meat Isn’t Appetizing, But Is It Healthy?

  mental_floss question of the day.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Mental_Floss — on Oct 08, 2006

Politics

• John Edwards Visits Northern Uganda

  There is a current humanitarian crisis and unimaginable suffering in the northern part of the country of which too few American citizens are aware.

  News in Politics — by Jude Nagurney Camwell — on Oct 08, 2006