December 31, 2006 Archive

Sports

• Seahawks Remember How It Feels To Win

  Seattle ends a three-game losing streak and finish the season on a win.

  News in Sports — by Erynn Rose — on Dec 31, 2006

• Handicapping 101: What Exactly Is Handicapping?

  Handicapping is the practice of predicting and quantifying the results of a horse race.

  Opinion in Sports — by T. Michael Testi — on Dec 31, 2006

• RJ's NFL Picks - Week Seventeen

  The final week of the NFL’s 2006 regular season is upon us.

  Opinion in Sports — by RJ Elliott — on Dec 31, 2006

Politics

• 10 Top Global Security Concerns For The Private Sector

  Lots of lists for the New Year. Lots of hopes. Trust the State Department to have some of their own.

  News in Politics — by Howard Dratch — on Dec 31, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Q: Will Throwing Rice at a Wedding Cause Birds to Explode?

  News in Sci/Tech — by Mental_Floss — on Dec 31, 2006

• The Best WordPress Plugins

  If you use WordPress and you don't already use these plugins, by all means, give them a try.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Raoul Pop — on Dec 31, 2006

• Giving Thanks For Innovative Technology

  This year, there were a handful of technology/software products that truly changed my life...

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Raoul Pop — on Dec 31, 2006

Music

• Band of the Week: Best Indie Artists of 2006

  I have chosen five of the best indie bands, featured in Band of the Week, for the year 2006. Plus two honourable mentions.

  Review in Music — by A.L. Harper — on Dec 31, 2006

• The Music That Rocked My World In 2006

  These are twelve recordings that made a difference in my world over the year.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Dec 31, 2006

Video

• DVD Review: Corpse Bride

  Only Tim Burton would think about marrying a dead chick.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Dec 31, 2006

• DVD Review: Robots

  An inventive, imaginative romp from the studio that produced Ice Age.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Dec 31, 2006

• DVD Review: Flash Gordon - The Complete Series

  Flash Gordon was the first to go where no man has gone before. He still rocks, 70 years later.

  Review in Video — by Ray Ellis — on Dec 31, 2006

• Guilty Pleasure Chick Flicks – Part I

  Do you like chick flicks as much as do I? Even those that don’t rate four stars?

  Opinion in Video — by SJ Reidhead — on Dec 31, 2006

• Movie Review: The History Boys

  The transition from stage to screen can often be a terrifying thing, but Nicholas Hynter's The History Boys laughs in the face of terror.

  Review in Video — by Neil Miller — on Dec 31, 2006

Books

• Interview with Bob Levy, Author of Club George

  A few questions -- bird questions as well as writing questions -- answered.

  Interview in Books — by Katie Trattner — on Dec 31, 2006

• Book Review: Hatless Jack - The President, the Fedora, and the History of American Style by Neil Steinberg

  Combining history with mystery, Neil Steinberg tests the widely held belief that JFK killed the American hat business.

  Review in Books — by James Carson — on Dec 31, 2006

Culture

• Exhibition Review: Chola Bronzes at the Royal Academy, London

  This is art at its peak!

  Review in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Dec 31, 2006

• Day By Day for December 31, 2006

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for December 31, 2006

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Dec 31, 2006