October 18, 2006 Archive

Gaming

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Lumines Live!

  Oh Mizuguchi-san, what have you done?

  Review in Gaming — by Jason Westhaver — on Oct 18, 2006

• PSP Review: Metal Gear Ac!d 2

  Tactical Card-Based Action?

  Review in Gaming — by Tim Weaver — on Oct 18, 2006

• PC Review: The Secrets of Da Vinci - The Forbidden Manuscript

  If you can stand a point-and-click adventure, you'll love this.

  Review in Gaming — by Jason Westhaver — on Oct 18, 2006

• Xbox 360 Live Marketplace and the Case of Paying Cheaters

  Tiger Woods 07 brings with it new downloadable content: cheats. EA Sports should be ashamed.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Oct 18, 2006

• PSP Review: Ultimate Ghosts'n Goblins

  Capcom loves you. They also love the PSP with yet another must have entry.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Oct 18, 2006

Sports

• Maria Sharapova's Beautiful Life

  Maria Sharapova chats with journalists at the All Access Hour in Zurich.

  News in Sports — by Lawntennisnews — on Oct 18, 2006

Politics

• Bush to Habeas Corpus: Take A Hike!

  The Military Commissions Act of 2006 bids our Bill of Rights a fond farewell.

  Opinion in Politics — by Diana Hartman — on Oct 18, 2006

• Canadian Politics: Defence Of Religion Bill Equals Hate Mongering

  Steven Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada are hate mongers.

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 18, 2006

Music

• Music Review: Gliss - Love The Virgins

  Now that's a sentiment I can get behind!

  Review in Music — by Gordon S. Miller — on Oct 18, 2006

• Chuck Berry Celebrates Birthday and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Chuck Berry turns 80, Brazil protests lawsuits, and NIN's new DVD in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Oct 18, 2006

• Music Review: John Phillips – John Phillips (John,The Wolfking of L.A.)

  This remastered album with eight bonus tracks, really should be on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Albums of All Time."

  Review in Music — by Rebecca Wright — on Oct 18, 2006

• Music Review: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Love Their Country

  Love Their Country has its moments, but is still pretty much a one note joke.

  Review in Music — by Larry Sakin — on Oct 18, 2006

• Music Review: The Kooks - Inside In/Inside Out

  These young men are driven and well versed in the power of rock.

  Review in Music — by Gordon S. Miller — on Oct 18, 2006

• Music Review: Lacuna Coil, Mastadon, Mob Rules, Skid Row, Trivium & Voivod

  Another look at what's happening in heavy metal in this week's Marty's Musical Meltdown.

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Oct 18, 2006

• Music Review: Naomi Sommers - Flying Through and Hypnotized

  It’s the kind of music that creeps up on you quietly and takes you pleasantly by surprise.

  Review in Music — by Lisa McKay — on Oct 18, 2006

• Music Review: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Love Their Country

  Country never rocked this hard.

  Review in Music — by Anna Creech — on Oct 18, 2006

• Music Review: The Zutons - Tired Of Hanging Around

  And you know what fires me up? That a band has picked up the coolness torch where The Darkness left it.

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Oct 18, 2006

• Music Review: Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay (1970)

  Hubbard's early fusion masterwork ranks among his very best.

  Review in Music — by Pico — on Oct 18, 2006

• Interview with Hugo Lefebvre from Anthropia

  "Precision is very much a part of me" Hugo said. "Everything I do is with precision."

  Interview in Music — by Larry Sakin — on Oct 18, 2006

• Music Review: Ray Charles & Count Basie Orchestra - Ray Sings, Basie Swings

  I don't have a horse in this race, but I'll give you some background before we move on.

  Review in Music — by Big Geez — on Oct 18, 2006

• Music Review: Aerosmith - Devil's Got A New Disguise

  Aerosmith is Back In The Saddle (again) with this new greatest hits package.

  Review in Music — by tink — on Oct 18, 2006

• New Album Releases, 10-17-2006 - Vince Gill, Ruben Studdard, Diddy

  Yee-haw! Vince Gill swings a big stick this week with a huge career moment - four CDs of new songs.

  News in Music — by Al Barger — on Oct 18, 2006

• Music Review: Daphne Rubin-Vega - Redemption Songs

  Songs about hope and renewal.

  Review in Music — by NancyGail — on Oct 18, 2006

Video

• TV Preview: The Monastery

  It's all about the Monks. Or, at least should be, and not the Tony Shaloub kind (though he's good, too).

  News in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Oct 18, 2006

• Blogcritics Goodie Bag: Jay Leno's Jay's Garage, Pale Force, Jericho Preview, and Ghost Rider Trailer

  Streaming video of webisodes, previews television episodes, and movie trailers.

  News in Video — by Anna Creech — on Oct 18, 2006

• Allegations and Denials Flying in Sara Evans' Divorce Mess

  Country's "Female Vocalist of the Year" quits Dancing With the Stars amid ugly divorce whirlwind.

  News in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Oct 18, 2006

• DVD Review: Stella - Season One

  Dumb comedy dressed in a suit is smarter than it looks.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 18, 2006

Culture

• Explosive McCartney Divorce Papers Leaked

  Sir Former Beatle accused of abuse most foul during a stormy four-year marriage.

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Oct 18, 2006

• Guster With Jeff Garlin Podcast Wrapup: Episode 2 (Oct. 9, 2006)

  The conversation between Guster and Jeff Garlin continues with this second installment...

  Review in Culture — by Josh Hathaway — on Oct 18, 2006

• Artist In Holding Pattern - Pisces Sun Opposite Pluto in Virgo: Astrology-Based Advice

  Dear Elsa, I seem to have a pattern of being very good at what I do

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Oct 18, 2006

• Copyright to Public Domain: A Battle Cry

  A call to arms to authors who want a hand in reshaping our relationship with the public and our culture as a whole.

  Opinion in Culture — by Rich Frankel — on Oct 18, 2006

• Photo Essay: Inside and Outside the World’s Greatest and Grandest Mosque

  Armed with an opinionated mind and a discreet digicam, a traveler examines the society of Muslims in Jama Masjid, the world’s greatest mosque.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mayank Austen Soofi — on Oct 18, 2006

• No Manners In The Internet Age

  Think before you send! Have we truly adjusted to warp-speed communications?

  Opinion in Culture — by SJ Reidhead — on Oct 18, 2006

• Q: Did Mama Cass Choke to Death on a Ham Sandwich?

  mental_floss question of the day.

  News in Culture — by Mental_Floss — on Oct 18, 2006

• Day By Day for October 18, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for October 18, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Oct 18, 2006

Books

• Graphic Novel Review: Moped Army by Paul Sizer

  Moped Army is a graphic gem of magic, wit, and power, impossible to put down once it's started.

  Review in Books — by Dan Traeger — on Oct 18, 2006

• Book Review: The Marvel Encyclopedia

  A hefty new encyclopedia looks at hundreds of Marvel Comics heroes and villains – but poor editing hurts its success.

  Review in Books — by Nik Dirga — on Oct 18, 2006

• Book Review: Contemporary Orthodox Judaism Responds to Modernity by Barry Freundel

  In this age of modernity and secularism, many Jews see secular values as their values. Rabbi Barry Freundel sees this as a serious problem.

  Review in Books — by amechad — on Oct 18, 2006

• Book Review: The Road by Cormac McCarthy

  Set in a post-apocalyptic world, The Road is an environmental parable, an ecological novel where ecology no longer exists.

  Review in Books — by Hugh Ruppersburg — on Oct 18, 2006

• Book Review: Chronicles - Volume One by Bob Dylan

  There is a sense that Dylan is creating his own mythology or, perhaps more accurately, adding to that which already exists.

  Review in Books — by Bonnie — on Oct 18, 2006