December 1, 2006 Archive

Video

• A&E to Premiere Wedding Wars

  John Stamos, Eric Dane, and James Brolin star in this romantic comedy about same-sex marriage.

  News in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Dec 01, 2006

• Movie Review: Accepted

  This is good for one of those nights where there's nothing on TV and you don't feel like doing much.

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Dec 01, 2006

• TV Review: Boston Legal - "On the Ledge"

  Between Alan's crazy client, Shirley's abduction, and Denny's jealousy, what have the attorneys gotten themselves into?

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Dec 01, 2006

• Holiday Television Programming: This Weekend - December 2-3

  The holiday season kicks into gear with Harry Potter and holiday movies.

  News in Video — by Jackie — on Dec 01, 2006

• New Movies and Box Office Predictions: The Rise of Taj, The Nativity Story, Turistas

  Penguins and spies, or frat boys and religion?

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 01, 2006

• TV Review: Survivor 13: Cook Islands - Episode 11

  Verbal brouhahas, name-calling, and more as the castaways toss another off the island.

  Review in Video — by Jackie — on Dec 01, 2006

• A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Peanuts Gang's Christmas Classic Revisited

  Some words on a timeless cartoon that remains relevant 40 years later.

  Opinion in Video — by Alessandro Nicolo — on Dec 01, 2006

Politics

• Canadian Politics: The Split Personality Of The Liberal Party Of Canada

  Dealing with the Liberal Party of Canada is like dealing with a creature with two brains...

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Dec 01, 2006

• Protectin' The Wimmin Folk From The Savages - NOT!

  Will American men ever learn to respect women if they are taught sexual abuse in the military?

  Opinion in Politics — by Realist — on Dec 01, 2006

• Hey, Don’t Protest That, You Terrorist!

  President Bush signed into law the AETA, giving federal authorities the power to prosecute animal rights activists that protest as terrorists.

  Opinion in Politics — by Mad Cow — on Dec 01, 2006

• Hungry Americans and the Iraqi Civil War

  Let’s play word games

  Opinion in Politics — by Amrita Rajan — on Dec 01, 2006

• Election 2008: 2008 Promises A Most Interesting Election

  The election is over. Planners, consultants, spin-doctors and king-makers plan for 2008. It should be exciting.

  News in Politics — by Howard Dratch — on Dec 01, 2006

Music

• Blues Bash Music Review: Charlie Wood - Lucky

  A unique sound that is nearly a blues Billy Joel.

  Review in Music — by Josh Phillips — on Dec 01, 2006

• Concert Review: Saosin at Cleveland's House of Blues

  Saosin stands poised to break through to mainstream success.

  Review in Music — by Benjamin Cossel — on Dec 01, 2006

• Music Review: Aimee Mann - One More Drifter in the Snow

  Aimee Mann has created an eclectic and satisfying Christmas album. She’s psychologically aware, often melancholic, offering an interesting take on several classics.

  Review in Music — by Nancy Fontaine — on Dec 01, 2006

• Music Review: Burning Point, Even Nine, Nightwish and Spider Rockets

  Check out another collection of hard-hitting metal, progressive rock, and hard rock reviews in Marty's Musical Meltdown.

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Dec 01, 2006

• Blues Bash Music Review: The Billy Gibson Band - Southern Living

  “It was cheap and I could easily make sounds with it.”

  Review in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Dec 01, 2006

• Dolores Oriordan to Release Solo Effort and The Daily Music and Tech News

  The Cranberries' front woman is back, Gwen Stefani tours and id thieves charged in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Dec 01, 2006

• Blogcritics Goodie Bag: The Muggabears, Teitur, Pink Nasty, U2, and Ripchord

  Digital media music and video downloads and streams.

  News in Music — by Anna Creech — on Dec 01, 2006

• Music Review: The Doors - Perception (6CD/6DVD Limited Edition Box Set - Original Remastered Recordings)

  On the Doors 40th Anniversary, Jim Morrison is still hotter than ever. He is also still sexy. And he is also still dead.

  Review in Music — by Glen Boyd — on Dec 01, 2006

• Music Review: Sarah McLachlan: Mirrorball - The Complete Concert

  It's an expanded and re-mastered version of the original 1998 Mirrorball album, and was recorded in Portland...

  Review in Music — by Big Geez — on Dec 01, 2006

• Music Review: Babel Soundtrack

  Globe-spanning music that affects on the personal level.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 01, 2006

• The Friday Morning Listen: Lucy Kaplansky - Ten Year Night

  Where did yesterday go?

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Dec 01, 2006

• One Track Mind: Spock's Beard - "South Side Of The Sky"

  Neo prog rockers Spock's Beard covers a song by the band who inspired their sound...and, Yes, it's a good one.

  Review in Music — by Pico — on Dec 01, 2006

• Music Review: Autodrone - Panic

  Autodrone is still searching for the right genre, but their Panic EP is a good step towards that.

  Review in Music — by James Hutchinson — on Dec 01, 2006

• Interview: Trout Fishing in America

  "There's no telling where the melody comes from. It just kind of magically appears. Songs really do have their own personalities."

  Interview in Music — by Scott Butki — on Dec 01, 2006

• Music Review: The Pretenders - Pretenders

  One of their best debut albums of a rock band.

  Review in Music — by Gordon S. Miller — on Dec 01, 2006

Gaming

• Friday Flash: Shell Game, Quad, Snowball,

  A safe version of a street con, plus some two-dimensional Tetris and some downhill skiing.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Phillip Winn — on Dec 01, 2006

• Q: Can a Slot Machine Ever Be Due for a Pay-off?

  mental_floss question of the day.

  News in Gaming — by Mental_Floss — on Dec 01, 2006

• MediaWise Releases 11th Annual Video Game Report Card

  Study acknowledges industry strides to keep inappropriate games out of minors' hands and gives holiday shopping suggestions to parents.

  News in Gaming — by Aaron Auzins — on Dec 01, 2006

• Xbox 360 Review: WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2007

  Big sweaty men in tight pants get a next-gen update. The sweat looks great... not that I was looking.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Dec 01, 2006

Culture

• CD Review: This American Life - Stories of Hope and Fear

  The wide variety of spoken stories on these discs will be sure to delight any NPR listener, even the boring people who enjoy Car Talk.

  Review in Culture — by Modern Pea Pod — on Dec 01, 2006

• Satire: ‘Tis the Season – Me, Dad, and Hugo Chavez

  It’s just Dad and me. My wife is with her family. To spice things up a little, I decided to have Hugo over.

  Satire in Culture — by Marcus Lessa — on Dec 01, 2006

• The Oregon Tale: Traveling the State

  Oregon is one of the best places to go for a laid back, unique vacation.

  Opinion in Culture — by J Jordan — on Dec 01, 2006

• Why Do College Comedians Suck?

  There is something rotten in the state university and we think it might be the comedians.

  Opinion in Culture — by Brandon J. Mendelson — on Dec 01, 2006

• Day By Day for December 01, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for December 01, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Dec 01, 2006

Sports

• TiVo-Blogging The MAC Football Championship

  Ohio meets Central Michigan for the MAC title. Win or lose, both teams will make one of the 670 bowls this year.

  News in Sports — by Zach Baker — on Dec 01, 2006

• Finding Don Cherry

  The controversial hockey commentator has outshone his brethren when it comes to predictions and thoughts about the game.

  Opinion in Sports — by Alessandro Nicolo — on Dec 01, 2006

Books

• Book Review: Thanks for the Memories: Love, Sex, and World War II by Jane Mersky Leder

  Tales of World War II that don't make it into the classroom.

  Review in Books — by Katie Trattner — on Dec 01, 2006

• Book Review: Kill Your Idols: A New Generation of Rock Writers Reconsiders The Classics by Jim DeRogatis

  Nothin' but negativity in an enjoyable book that dares to naysay so-called "classic" albums from the Beatles to Dylan to Wilco, in breezily fun prose.

  Review in Books — by Nik Dirga — on Dec 01, 2006