November 7, 2006 Archive

Culture

• BCRadio Podcast - November 7, 2006

  Tom Cruise, Blues Bash, and more on the BCRadio Podcast.

  Opinion in Culture — by Josh Hathaway — on Nov 07, 2006

• Gender Wars, Courtesy Forbes?

  Two Forbes editors seem to have lost the essence of marriage...

  Opinion in Culture — by Chanakya — on Nov 07, 2006

• Britney Spears Upstages Midterm Election, Files For Divorce From Kevin Federline

  K-Fed's appearance on a future season of The Surreal Life is imminent.

  News in Culture — by Josh Hathaway — on Nov 07, 2006

• Doublewide Dream Over: Britney Spears Files for Divorce

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Nov 07, 2006

• NaNoWriMo: The Path to Enlightenment?

  Seeking the benefits of meditation without all the... well, meditation? Try NaNoWriMo.

  Opinion in Culture — by Laura Young — on Nov 07, 2006

Sports

• Bundesliga: Easy Win For Werder, Stuttgart Taunts Hamburger SV

  A round-up of the German Bundesliga matches played tonight.

  News in Sports — by Lawntennisnews — on Nov 07, 2006

• League Cup: Celtic Loses After Penalties, Embarrassing Loss For Manchester United

  A League Cup night in Scotland and England.

  News in Sports — by Lawntennisnews — on Nov 07, 2006

• Hawks Pillage the Raiders 16-0

  Gridiron battle comes down to the least and the best on the field.

  News in Sports — by Erynn Rose — on Nov 07, 2006

• Monday Night Football, For Some Reason, Is Still A Weekly Habit

  I promised myself I wouldn't. Raiders and Seahawks. But much like a moth to a fresh new tire fire, there I was watching it.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Nov 07, 2006

Books

• Keeping It Real: An Interview with Romance Novelist Rebecca Goings

  Interview in Books — by Ambrose Musiyiwa — on Nov 07, 2006

• Book Review: Creepers by David Morrell

  "The darkest secrets live in places you're not supposed to be..."

  Review in Books — by Katie Trattner — on Nov 07, 2006

• Q: How Did a Fever Spur Darwin to Publish?

  mental_floss question of the day.

  News in Books — by Mental_Floss — on Nov 07, 2006

• Literature and Empowerment: An Interview with Literary Activist Steve Dearden

  "Movement is good for writing and, of course, working with writers and readers is a great stimulant to writing."

  Interview in Books — by Ambrose Musiyiwa — on Nov 07, 2006

• Mad Goes Political for Election Day

  The Usual Gang of Idiots take on the Red State/Blue State divide . . .

  Opinion in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Nov 07, 2006

Music

• List of the Moment: Volume No. 19

  The List of the Moment, volume No. 19, a long time coming...

  Opinion in Music — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Nov 07, 2006

• Carrie Underwood Wins Two CMAs And Faith Hill Storms Off Stage

  Carrie Underwood wins and Faith Hill is a sore loser.

  News in Music — by Chris Evans — on Nov 07, 2006

• Music DVD Review: Porcupine Tree - Arriving Somewhere...

  Arriving Somewhere... captures one of the world's greatest rock bands in the absolute prime of their career.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Nov 07, 2006

• Concert Review: The Reverend Horton Heat

  The Reverend Horton Heat let loose their signature brand of punk-infused rockabilly to an overwhelmingly appreciative crowd.

  Review in Music — by Benjamin Cossel — on Nov 07, 2006

• I've Got A Friend Who Will Do It Cheap

  An insider's look at the often frustrating, sometimes ridiculous and always funny ways of the music industry.

  Opinion in Music — by The Mass Hysterics — on Nov 07, 2006

• Rodney Crowell Repells Obnoxious Concertgoers

  An inventory of the socially retarded, tactless idiots that swarm you when your favorite artists perform live.

  Opinion in Music — by Timothy Moriarty — on Nov 07, 2006

• Music Review: Bowling For Soup - The Great Burrito Extortion Case

  It can only be described as "emo with a smile" style, or heavily pop-influenced punk.

  Review in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Nov 07, 2006

• Music Reviews: The Cat Empire, What Made Milwaukee Famous, and Persephone's Bees

  A few that almost slipped through...

  Review in Music — by Ray Ellis — on Nov 07, 2006

• Blues Bash Music Review: Otis Taylor - Below The Fold

  Otis Taylor has got the blues and he’s pissed about it.

  Review in Music — by Pico — on Nov 07, 2006

• Music Review: Sarah Brightman - Diva (CD and DVD)

  If you're into analysis, you can probably use this collection of songs to track how she's evolved...

  Review in Music — by Big Geez — on Nov 07, 2006

• Music Review: The Doors - Perception (6 CD/6 DVD Box Set)

  The physical object of Perception recalls those giddy feelings, having a huge collection of brilliant and daring mood-altering music within your very and tangible grasp.

  Review in Music — by Eric Berlin — on Nov 07, 2006

• Blues Bash News: Finalists Determined in San Diego Regional IBC Competition

  From the deep South -- of California -- comes the artists vying for their opportunity to represent San Diego at the 2007 International Blues Challenge in Memphis.

  News in Music — by Joan Hunt — on Nov 07, 2006

• Blogcritics Goodie Bag: Tony Lucca, MRNORTH, 2 Much, Michael Jackson, and 65daysofstatic

  Digital media music and video downloads and streams.

  News in Music — by Anna Creech — on Nov 07, 2006

• Carrie Underwood Takes Home Two CMA Awards

  Country Music Awards crowns a new reigning queen.

  News in Music — by Kathy Scovill — on Nov 07, 2006

• Music Review: The Black Crowes - Who Killed That Bird Out On Your Window Sill…The Movie

  To paraphrase Chris “the music knows…when theatrics become more important” and so do The Black Crowes.

  Review in Music — by El Bicho — on Nov 07, 2006

Video

• DVD Review: Mothra vs. Godzilla

  One of the best in the series lands on DVD from Classic Media with a bit a problem.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Nov 07, 2006

• DVD Review: Savage Sinema From Down Under - Box Set

  I've never felt so bad about not liking something.

  Review in Video — by Steve Carlson — on Nov 07, 2006

• Movie Review: Borat!: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

  You won't be disappointed with this hilarious, raunchy, rowdy comedy

  Review in Video — by Ray Wong — on Nov 07, 2006

• TV Review: Prison Break - "Rendezvous"

  The tension mounts as we near the end of the second season of one of the most action-packed shows on television.

  Review in Video — by Douglas A. Waltz — on Nov 07, 2006

• Movie Review: Bollywood's Don

  What's wrong with it?

  Review in Video — by Amrita Rajan — on Nov 07, 2006

• DVD Review: Baby Einstein's Baby's First Moves

  Kids' stuff. Pure kids' stuff. But that's exactly what it should be.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Nov 07, 2006

• DVD Review: Wordplay (2006)

  No angle of crossword puzzles goes untouched here in this charming, funny and entertaining documentary.

  Review in Video — by Sombrero Grande — on Nov 07, 2006

• Interview: James Bradley

  Film School Reject Brian Gibson sits and talks with the author of Flags of Our Fathers.

  Interview in Video — by Film School Rejects — on Nov 07, 2006

• Box Office Update 11/3-11/5: Borat Greatest in the Country

  Color me suckered.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Nov 07, 2006

• Reality TV Casting Call: Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency

  News in Video — by TV with MeeVee — on Nov 07, 2006

• TV Review: Intelligence - "Jimmy's Got a Money Machine"

  The gangster and the spymaster dig their holes a little deeper in this latest episode.

  Review in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Nov 07, 2006

• DVD Review: Wordplay

  Wordplay is like a great crossword puzzle, intelligently crafted and captivating.

  Review in Video — by Neil Miller — on Nov 07, 2006

• DVD Review: Most Extreme Elimination Challenge - Season One

  The funniest game show to hit the airwaves since Match Game.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Nov 07, 2006

• DVD Pick of the Week: Transformers: The Movie - 20th Anniversary Special Edition

  Finally, a DVD worthy of the Transformers Movie.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Nov 07, 2006

• DVD Review: Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell

  A look at how one of the most popular and influential albums ever came to be.

  Review in Video — by Douglas A. Waltz — on Nov 07, 2006

• Cars, Wordplay, Little Man: Region 1 DVD Releases for November 7, 2006

  If you have time to read this, you have time to vote. I'll wait...

  News in Video — by David Dylan Thomas — on Nov 07, 2006

Politics

• Satire-Robocalls Gone Wild

  We have control of the vertical, the horizontal. Welcome to the Outer Limits of Republican power.

  Satire in Politics — by Chancelucky — on Nov 07, 2006

• Missouri Senate Race – Talent vs. McCaskill: Down To The Wire

  Missourians go to the polls in a race too close to call.

  News in Politics — by Donnie Marler — on Nov 07, 2006

• Mike Kole, Hoosier Blogcritic and Libertarian Candidate for Indiana Secretary of State

  He loves scrapping, like you'd have to in order to be a third party candidate.

  News in Politics — by Al Barger — on Nov 07, 2006

• Daniel Ortega And The Return Of The Sandinistas

  South and Central America are never going to go back to being the personal fiefdoms of the United States and its business community.

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Nov 07, 2006

• How Was Your Voting Experience?

  Some thoughts on the experience of voting in America and a chance for you to share your experiences on election day.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Nov 07, 2006

• Election Day: Well, This is it

  Here we go...

  News in Politics — by John Guilfoil — on Nov 07, 2006

• Last-minute Election Plea from Bush to Osama Bin Laden Discovered

  Dear Osama: Please do something before my party loses this election. You owe me, Osama.

  Satire in Politics — by Adam Ash — on Nov 07, 2006

• Live Blogging the 2006 Elections

  Eric Berlin will be live blogging and drinking coffee throughout Election Day. Keep it tuned right here for the latest!

  News in Politics — by Eric Berlin — on Nov 07, 2006

• Make Your Protest Vote Send a Real Message

  Why do we have to choose between a punch in the nose and a kick in the nuts? Surely there's a better way.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Nov 07, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Low-Cost Audio Editing and Digital Composing from FlexiMusic

  They may be cheap, but are FlexiMusic Wave Editor and FlexiMusic Composer worth a look?

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Erynn Rose — on Nov 07, 2006