October 12, 2006 Archive

Politics

• Campus Community? What Campus Community?

  Race-based programs on campus have only entrenched segregation.

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Oct 12, 2006

• Canadian Politics: Steven Harper is George Bush's Dummy - The Lips Don't Even Move

  To be fair, the two have a lot in common: homophobia, misogyny, xenophobia, and a belief in protecting the rights of advocates of these.

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 12, 2006

• Separation Anxiety: America at War

  How do we leave Iraq, and when? One group, Families of the Fallen for Change, has a plan.

  Opinion in Politics — by Donnie Marler — on Oct 12, 2006

• Between the Cowardice of the Dems and the Uselessness of the GOP, I Vote For Mel Gibson

  There is no nobility in America anymore, certainly not among our politicians.

  Opinion in Politics — by Adam Ash — on Oct 12, 2006

• Is There a Third Option?

  The time for a third party is now and it has never been more right.

  Opinion in Politics — by Brad Schader — on Oct 12, 2006

Sports

• The Rocky 5, Week 6: Temple, Duke, Illinois, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan

  This installment of the Rocky 5 will try to take a positive approach to the worst programs in college football.

  Opinion in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on Oct 12, 2006

• ALCS Game 2: Todd Jones Debriefs Frank Thomas

  Alexis Gomez also knocks in four runs as Detroit extends their best-of-seven series lead to 2-0.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Oct 12, 2006

Video

• Movie Review: The Guardian Sinks With the Ship

  Woulda, coulda, shoulda been better.

  Review in Video — by Ms. Snark — on Oct 12, 2006

• TV Review: The Bachelor 9 - Episode 2 is Kissing Toads

  He kissed her like she was the toad and he was the damsel.

  Review in Video — by Chancelucky — on Oct 12, 2006

• Movie Review: The Departed

  The Departed is filled with so many magnificent scenes, and each scene is filled with equally magnificent performances. Scorsese's masterpiece?

  Review in Video — by Daniel Woolstencroft — on Oct 12, 2006

• TV Review: One Tree Hill - "Good News For People Who Love Bad News"

  You can’t hide from life Dawg, eventually you gotta live it.

  Review in Video — by Cara de Pescado — on Oct 12, 2006

• Movie Review: Man of the Year

  Barry Levinson and Robin Williams team up for a new political comedy. Should you vote for them?

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Oct 12, 2006

• Movie Review: The Departed - Scorsese's Time Has Come

  Martin Scorsese's long-running and highly unfortunate Oscarless streak might finally be coming to an end with The Departed.

  Review in Video — by Adam Hoff — on Oct 12, 2006

• MeeVee Interview: MeeVee Speaks with Kimberley Locke

  Former American Idol finalist has new show, new album on the way.

  Interview in Video — by TV with MeeVee — on Oct 12, 2006

• DVD Review: Ghost of Mae Nak

  Director and writer Mark Duffield brings the legend of Mae Nak to modern day Bangkok in this Thai horror film.

  Review in Video — by ILoz Zoc — on Oct 12, 2006

• TV Review: Lost - "The Glass Ballerina"

  You taste like fish biscuits.

  Review in Video — by Cara de Pescado — on Oct 12, 2006

• DVD Review: The Booth

  An interesting little thriller. Was it real - or all in his head?

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 12, 2006

• TV Review: Nip/Tuck - "Faith Wolper, PhD"

  Conniving therapists and obsessed nanny-mistresses have the doctors of Nip/Tuck in a pickle.

  Review in Video — by Cara de Pescado — on Oct 12, 2006

• TV Review: Lost - "The Glass Ballerina"

  Sex, lies, and Red Sox videotapes, it's the second episode of Lost!

  Review in Video — by Jackie — on Oct 12, 2006

• DVD Review: Classic Albums - Who's Next

  An engaging exploration of how the classic album Who's Next arose from the ashes of another Pete Townshend project.

  Review in Video — by Tim Gebhart — on Oct 12, 2006

• Movie Review: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

  A blood-soaked mediocrity, and I enjoyed almost all of it.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 12, 2006

• Making It Work: The Challenge of the Project Runway Final Four Begins

  As Project Runway's third season draws to a close, a recap of how we got here and what didn't work.

  Opinion in Video — by The Marquise — on Oct 12, 2006

Sci/Tech

• IceWeasel: Why Closed Source Software Will Always Win Out

  The Linux community splits off from Firefox and starts using IceWeasel, causing further fragmentation and confusion.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Engtech — on Oct 12, 2006

• Ten Views on Blogs and News

  In a week when bloggers and journalists discussed their respective trades, ten points that stood out.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Haydn Shaughnessy — on Oct 12, 2006

• Internet Bought the Radio Star

  Google buys YouTube and the Internet explodes in an orgy of blog posts and speculation.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Engtech — on Oct 12, 2006

• Q: How Much Stronger Than Humans Are Chimpanzees?

  mental-Floss question of the day.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Mental_Floss — on Oct 12, 2006

Music

• Music Review: Sequenzas I-XIV by Luciano Berio (1925 – 2003)

  The Sequenzas are among the most “free” compositions of any genera captured on record.

  News in Music — by C. Michael Bailey — on Oct 12, 2006

• Blogcritics Goodie Bag: Riviera, Whole Wheat and The Action News, The Wet Spots, Monster Movie, and No Wait Wait

  Digital media music and video downloads and streams.

  News in Music — by Anna Creech — on Oct 12, 2006

• Darkness News, Nuclear Assault, Seven Witches, Gigantour, Frost, Meliah Rage And Tristania

  Another dose of metal madness in Marty's Musical Meltdown

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Oct 12, 2006

• Music Review - The Little Willies

  Somehow, this song makes Baltimore the most romantic place on earth.

  Review in Music — by Lono — on Oct 12, 2006

• Music Review: Ironchrist - Getting The Most Out Of Your Extinction

  these songs speak of a break down in society,

  Review in Music — by Brian Garrepy — on Oct 12, 2006

• Why Tower Matters (To Me, At Least)

  Why do the kids always have to ruin everything for the rest of us?

  Opinion in Music — by SVF — on Oct 12, 2006

• Music Review: Bob Mintzer Big Band - Old School New Lessons

  ...a lot of differently styled bands, all the way from Buddy Rich to Tito Puente.

  Review in Music — by Big Geez — on Oct 12, 2006

• Music Review: Various Artists - Why The Hell Not...The Songs Of Kinky Friedman

  A testament to the character and stature of Kinky Friedman.

  Review in Music — by Gordon S. Miller — on Oct 12, 2006

• Blogcritics Goodie Bag: Serengeti, Haiku, Marion Raven, Gertie Fox, and Teddybears

  Digital media music and video downloads and streams.

  News in Music — by Anna Creech — on Oct 12, 2006

Books

• Book Review: Tough Choices by Carly Fiorina

  Alternately revered and ridiculed as the former Hewlett-Packard CEO, Carly Fiorina comes out with her side of the story.

  Review in Books — by Adam Jusko — on Oct 12, 2006

• Book Review: The Black Dahlia Files - The Mob, The Mogul, And The Murder That Transfixed Los Angeles by Donald H. Wolfe

  Wolfe delves into the “catacombs of money, power, and influence” for a page-turner account of who really killed "The Black Dahlia" - and why.

  Review in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Oct 12, 2006

• Book Review: Stephen Johnson on Digital Photography By Stephen Johnson

  Most would say that digital photography has been around for ten years; Stephen Johnson would say that we are still in the Stone Age.

  Review in Books — by T. Michael Testi — on Oct 12, 2006

Culture

• Black and White Thinking - Obsession: Pluto Square Mercury: Astrology-Based Advice

  Dear Elsa, I seem to fall into the same patterns in relationships...

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Oct 12, 2006

• Blogcritics Editors' Picks: October 4 through October 10

  Damn, we're good.

  News in Culture — by Lisa McKay — on Oct 12, 2006

• God, Youth, and Blogging

  A rebuttal to Kevin Denee's "Blogs-and God's Youth," a denouncement of blogging that smells of legalism.

  Opinion in Culture — by Jason Middlekauff — on Oct 12, 2006

• Day By Day for October 12, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for October 12, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Oct 12, 2006

Tastes

• Manners Separate Us from the Animals

  Nothing is worse than someone who has bad manners!

  Opinion in Tastes — by SJ Reidhead — on Oct 12, 2006

Gaming

• Xbox 360 Review: NHL 2K7

  Another year of the smoothest sports game on the 360, but the gimmick falls flat.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Oct 12, 2006

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Dig Dug

  Another Wednesday, another XBLA retro title, another less then stellar release.

  Review in Gaming — by Jason Westhaver — on Oct 12, 2006