January 1, 2007 Archive

Video

• Movie Review: One Night With the King

  This version of Esther is not perfect, but it isn’t bad, either.

  Review in Video — by SJ Reidhead — on Jan 01, 2007

• Movie Review: Casino Royale (2006)

  In Bond we see ourselves -- not as heroes, but in how he has changed.

  Review in Video — by Jonathan Scanlan — on Jan 01, 2007

• Guilty Pleasure Chick Flicks – Part II: The Great Movies

  Just because a movie is a Chick Flick doesn’t mean it isn’t touched with greatness.

  Review in Video — by SJ Reidhead — on Jan 01, 2007

• Movie Review: Crazy First Love

  A love-struck student’s quest for love makes for some really bad Korean cinema.

  Review in Video — by Cara de Pescado — on Jan 01, 2007

• BC Magazine Names Best Films of 2006

  The ten best films of 2006. Is your favorite included?

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Jan 01, 2007

• Movie Review: The Gravedancers

  Though it looks good and manages to give you a scare or two along the way, The Gravedancers is exactly what's wrong with modern ghost stories.

  Review in Video — by T. Rigney — on Jan 01, 2007

Music

• Vinyl Tap: Best Reissues of 2006

  From the Pretenders to Bob Wills, Al Green to Spoon, 2006 saw a wide variety of artists being reissued new CD lives.

  Opinion in Music — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Jan 01, 2007

• Music DVD Review: Joe Satriani - Satriani Live!

  Guitar hero Joe Satriani lays down some Super Colossal shredding on a new concert DVD.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Jan 01, 2007

• Greatest Hits and Go to Hell: The (Reluctant) Best and (Not So Reluctant) Worst of 2006

  The best and worst songs of 2006...

  Opinion in Music — by Retro Music Chick — on Jan 01, 2007

• Retro Redux: Celebrating The New Year With Ray Stevens

  In the early '60s I was working in radio, mostly as a DJ but sometimes with added duties that included...

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Jan 01, 2007

Sports

• Saban Wanted By The Tide

  Will Nick Saban take the money and run?

  Opinion in Sports — by The Critic — on Jan 01, 2007

Books

• The Early Word: New Books for the Week of January 1

  For those bound and determined to exchange those indeterminately-given gifts, there are a few notable books for consideration. A very few.

  News in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Jan 01, 2007

Culture

• Is New York "Over?" - Part One

  Is New York's hipness factor a thing of the past? And if so, could the next big "scene" be emerging across the river in - gasp - Jersey City?

  Opinion in Culture — by Elvira Black — on Jan 01, 2007

• Reality, Pop Culture, And Art

  Art allows us to be carried away from reality without having to surrender our grasp on it.

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Jan 01, 2007

• Special Photo Essay: Celebrating a Most Fabled Canal in Pakistan

  Fondest thoughts about a fabled canal in Pakistan.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mayank Austen Soofi — on Jan 01, 2007

• Day By Day for January 01, 2007

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for January 01, 2007

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Jan 01, 2007

Sci/Tech

• MS Word Wins Bug of the Month

  Three unpatched zero-day bugs gives Microsoft Word the "coveted" award

  News in Sci/Tech — by Bruce Kratofil — on Jan 01, 2007

Politics

• Ten News High Points from 2006

  Ten people and events in the news who stood out - often inexplicably - in a jumbled year of chaos and confusion.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Jan 01, 2007

• Israel's Selfish Oblivion

  Israel: intent on ousting Hamas, dividing the PA and playing for time, is oblivious to an achievable dream.

  Opinion in Politics — by Liam Bailey — on Jan 01, 2007

• Fading Democracy in Russia? Look Closer to Home!

  The Boston Globe speaks against the loss of democracy in Russia, but is silent when their own Constitution is mugged.

  Opinion in Politics — by Harry Forbes — on Jan 01, 2007

• Satire: The Neighbourhood

  It's a big responsibility protecting one's right to do as one pleases.

  Satire in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Jan 01, 2007

• News and Commentary: All the News I Feel Like Sharing

  Subhead? Subhead? We don't need no stinkin' subheads. That's for people for whom the article doesn't stand on its own merits.

  News in Politics — by Mark Schannon — on Jan 01, 2007