January 8, 2007 Archive

Sports

• The ATP Tour kicks off the 2007 Season

  The ATP has kicked off the 2007 season and here's a review of the first week.

  News in Sports — by Lawntennisnews — on Jan 08, 2007

• The Rocky 5 Plus One: The Worst College Football Programs Of 2006

  With all of the focus on Ohio State and Florida, I thought we should talk about the worst programs in the land.

  News in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on Jan 08, 2007

• Eagles Success Puts Pressure on McNabb

  When a star goes down and the team wins, what happens to the star?

  Opinion in Sports — by The Critic — on Jan 08, 2007

• When Superficial Gimmicks Decide Important Games

  Is the shootout a fair way to determine an outcome of important games?

  Opinion in Sports — by Alessandro Nicolo — on Jan 08, 2007

• Dallas Gives Away A Wildcard Victory

  A wild fourth quarter comes down to the wire as the Seahawks eke out a 21-20 victory over the Cowboys.

  News in Sports — by Erynn Rose — on Jan 08, 2007

Video

• Movie Review: Children of Men

  A beautiful bleak vision of the future, filled with a compelling and thought-provoking storyline that will captivate you.

  Review in Video — by Casey Criswell — on Jan 08, 2007

• Movie Review: Dreamgirls

  A hype-free review of the over-hyped Dreamgirls. Well, kinda.

  Review in Video — by Ayofemi Hunter-Kirby — on Jan 08, 2007

• Movie Review: Children of Men

  Let's start here -- Children of Men is the best movie I've seen in a long, long time.

  Review in Video — by Fred Krone — on Jan 08, 2007

• TV Review: The Sarah Jane Adventures

  Sarah Jane Smith, former companion to Doctor Who, sets forth to investigate alien activity on planet Earth.

  Review in Video — by Casey Criswell — on Jan 08, 2007

• TV Review: The Apprentice: L.A. - Season Premiere

  Will Los Angeles work for Trump? It's a new season, new locale, new gimmicks, and new job candidates.

  Review in Video — by Jackie — on Jan 08, 2007

• DVD Review: Flightplan

  Quick, someone call the plot hole police! This one is a possible lifer.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Jan 08, 2007

• 2006 at the Movies Part II: My Bottom Ten

  Wish to avoid a migraine? Skip these movies.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jan 08, 2007

• Movie Review: Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter

  Captain Kronos lives again thanks to the shiny silver platters you and I have come to love.

  Review in Video — by Casey Criswell — on Jan 08, 2007

• Movie Review: The Pursuit of Happyness

  This film starring Will Smith and his son drains you of all selfishness and pumps you full of willpower.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Jan 08, 2007

• 2006 at the Movies Part I: My Top Ten

  Want to see what made my list? Come on in!

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jan 08, 2007

• Perfect Movie Endings

  What movies have the best endings, happy, sad, dramatic, or funny? What is a perfect movie ending?

  Review in Video — by SJ Reidhead — on Jan 08, 2007

• TV Review: Saturday Night Live - Alec Baldwin/Christina Aguilera

  I... WAS IN... "SCHWETTY BALLS!"

  Review in Video — by Cameron Archer — on Jan 08, 2007

• Movie Review: Happily N'Ever After

  Save your money for the next Shrek.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jan 08, 2007

• DVD Review: Chicken Little

  Disney needs Pixar.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Jan 08, 2007

• Making the Rounds at General Hospital - Port Charles Rings in the New Year

  Will Nikolas and Emily find Colleen and Spencer?

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Jan 08, 2007

Music

• Emmys Partner with Myspace and the Daily Music and Tech News

  The Shins, Myspace and the Emmys and Second Life in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Jan 08, 2007

• Music DVD Review: I Trust You To Kill Me

  The chronicle of a European tour by a young band with a new record label and Kiefer Sutherland as their tour manager.

  Review in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Jan 08, 2007

• Random Shuffle: 01/08/07

  I'm putting my music collection on shuffle and talking about Babyshambles, Willie Nelson, Queensryche, John Mellencamp, and the Police.

  Review in Music — by Mat Brewster — on Jan 08, 2007

• David Bowie Turns 60 - and My Favorite 25 Bowie Tunes

  Celebrate the Thin White Duke's 60th birthday with a look back at his sprawling career, and one humble fan's pick for 25 of his best.

  Opinion in Music — by Nik Dirga — on Jan 08, 2007

• One Track Mind: Nick Cave - "The Lyre of Orpheus"

  Is Nick Cave a more sinister version of Tom Waits with an Australian accent? On songs like "The Lyre of Orpheus", it sure seems so.

  Review in Music — by Pico — on Jan 08, 2007

• Overlooked Alternatives: 2006 Spotlight Part 1 - The Rest of the Best

  No numbers, no ranking, just the best of the best that rock had to offer in 2006.

  Review in Music — by Tom Johnson — on Jan 08, 2007

• Music Review: Sam And The Soul Machine - Po'k Bones & Rice

  ...it eases into your spine smoothly to get you dancing rather then jerking you off your feet with a blast of noise

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Jan 08, 2007

• Blogcritics Goodie Bag: Mos Def, Metermaids, Smart Brown Hand Bag, Tyrese, and The Transit War

  Digital media music and video downloads and streams.

  News in Music — by Anna Creech — on Jan 08, 2007

• Music Review: Dave Chappelle's Block Party Soundtrack

  A Hot Plate with Heart

  Review in Music — by Ayofemi Hunter-Kirby — on Jan 08, 2007

Sci/Tech

• Adobe, Apple, and Opera - The BugBlog Report 1/8/07

  Browser and Quicktime vulnerabilities.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Bruce Kratofil — on Jan 08, 2007

• Finding Blogging Focus

  It's a fascinating game: how to do something you love (writing and the online medium) while finding people that will come along for the ride.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Eric Berlin — on Jan 08, 2007

• Life, Learning, and Longevity

  The results are in: If you live to learn, you'll learn to live.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Diana Hartman — on Jan 08, 2007

• Q: Did a Man Once Eat an Airplane?

  A: Yes, but let’s not sell him short; he hasn’t just limited himself to airplanes.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Mental_Floss — on Jan 08, 2007

Books

• Book Review: Home Makeovers That Sell by Sid Davis

  Selling a home is a big deal. This book tells you how to make it the biggest deal possible.

  Review in Books — by Justin McHenry — on Jan 08, 2007

• Book Review: Power Failure: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Enron by Mimi Swartz and Sherron Watkins

  The writers opt for the middle ground tone-wise when they could have profited from just a wee bit of anger.

  Review in Books — by C. Michael Bailey — on Jan 08, 2007

• Book Review: The Intellectual Devotional

  Minds thirsting for knowledge can start out on a pleasurable journey with every page.

  Review in Books — by Meryl — on Jan 08, 2007

• Book Review: In The Name Of God by Yasmina Khadra

  You see it's not that hard to become a terrorist; it might just be harder not to.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Jan 08, 2007

• Book Review: Canone Inverso by Paolo Maurensic, Translated by Jenny McPhee

  An itinerant violinist tells the tale of two musical geniuses and the nature of time and music.

  Review in Books — by Howard Dratch — on Jan 08, 2007

Gaming

• BC Magazine 2006 Game of the Year Nominees

  We nominate the best games of 2006.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Ken Edwards — on Jan 08, 2007

• Mac Game Review: SketchFighter 4000 Alpha

  SketchFighter is a fun arcade game with some clever touches drawn in.

  Review in Gaming — by Cameron Graham — on Jan 08, 2007

Culture

• Baa Baa Black Sheep and an Angry Navratilova

  Can bio-engineers deliver world peace where politicians, philosophers and clergy have failed?

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Rothstein — on Jan 08, 2007

• Day By Day for January 08, 2007

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for January 08, 2007

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Jan 08, 2007

• Theater Review: William Wycherly's The Country Wife

  Horner spreads a rumor that he's become impotent so as to be trusted alone with London's desperate housewives.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Jan 08, 2007

• In Praise of Ramen Noodles and the Man Who Created Them

  Momofutku Ando's invention changed the world. He died yesterday.

  News in Culture — by Ray Ellis — on Jan 08, 2007

Politics

• A Real Strategy for Victory in Iraq

  Innovative strategy proposal for winning the war against terrorists in Iraq and reshaping the debate at home.

  Opinion in Politics — by Brian Edwards — on Jan 08, 2007