January 10, 2007 Archive

Sports

• Zero Is A Hero

  A determined Gilbert Arenas is trying to lead his Wizards to their first NBA title.

  Opinion in Sports — by Josh Mandell — on Jan 10, 2007

• McGwire's Hall of Fame Chances: Going, Going, Gone

  Let's face it, we're taking McGwire, Palmeiro, Bonds, and others down for basically giving us what we wanted.

  Opinion in Sports — by Fred Krone — on Jan 10, 2007

• Andre Dawson Belongs in the Hall of Fame

  We'll see if the baseball gods come get him next year.

  Opinion in Sports — by Alessandro Nicolo — on Jan 10, 2007

Music

• Beatles For Sale: Ringo Starr's Home to be Saved, George Harrison's Lyrics to be Sold

  Ringo's childhood home won't be 'dozed and George Harrison's handwritten lyrics.

  News in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Jan 10, 2007

• Depeche Mode Releases Box Set and The Daily Music and Tech News

  A digital Depeche Mode box set, a new Arcade Fire album, and flaws with Adobe Acrobat and Reader in the Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Jan 10, 2007

• Music Review: Expressin' The Blues & A Living Past Various Artists

  A Living Past and Expressin' The Blues are simply reminders that this music is worth listening to, no matter when it was written.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Jan 10, 2007

• Product Review: VG-88 Guitar Modeling System - The Guitar Army Arrives

  That "Guitar Army" that Jimmy Page was always talking about in the 1970s? Its footlocker is at your music store.

  Review in Music — by Ed Driscoll — on Jan 10, 2007

• The Fall of Janet Jackson

  Janet Jackson has turned from the world's greatest superstar into the world's most pathetic former star. Still, we can't count her out.

  Opinion in Music — by Daryl D — on Jan 10, 2007

• Top Ten Concert DVDs of 2006

  Rock band plus orchestra equals good stuff in 2006.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Jan 10, 2007

• BMA Music Review: Watermelon Slim & The Workers

  I no longer think of contemporary artists recording traditional blues as an oxymoron.

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Jan 10, 2007

Books

• Book Review: The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham

  Before you see the movie, read the book!

  Review in Books — by Katie Trattner — on Jan 10, 2007

• Interview With M.C. Beaton, Author of Death of a Maid

  "I find the benefit of having a recurring character is that I am already familiar with all the quirks of personality and the setting."

  Interview in Books — by Scott Butki — on Jan 10, 2007

• Book Review: Wolf Dreams by Yasmina Khadra

  A terrorist is a person who takes the path of least resistance when it comes to living.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Jan 10, 2007

• Book Review: POP! Stand out in Any Crowd by Sam Horn

  Pop! shows simple strategies for getting noticed anywhere for anything.

  Review in Books — by Meryl — on Jan 10, 2007

• Book Review: All My Tomorrows by Kathleen Sherwood

  A beautiful Christian romance that had some story flow problems.

  Review in Books — by Katie Trattner — on Jan 10, 2007

Video

• Movie Review: Hawk's Vengeance

  Beware of British fire inspectors bearing fine cigars.

  Review in Video — by T. Rigney — on Jan 10, 2007

• TV Review: Grease: You're The One We Want

  NBC's new American Idol-esque reality show.

  Review in Video — by Playgoer — on Jan 10, 2007

• MeeVee Exclusive! Interview with Cory in the House’s John D’Aquino

  New Disney spin-off premieres on January 12.

  Interview in Video — by TV with MeeVee — on Jan 10, 2007

• MeeVee Exclusive! Interview with Ed Begley Jr.

  We discussed Ed's new show, Living with Ed, Begley's Best, and some of his more memorable roles.

  Interview in Video — by TV with MeeVee — on Jan 10, 2007

• MeeVee Primetime Picks: Wednesday, Jan. 10

  Armed & Famous, Knights of Prosperity, and Janice Dickinson tonight.

  News in Video — by TV with MeeVee — on Jan 10, 2007

• Reality TV Casting Call: The Biggest Loser

  The Biggest Loser is looking for outgoing, charismatic, and candid individuals who are at least 18 years of age.

  News in Video — by TV with MeeVee — on Jan 10, 2007

• DVD Review: The Descent

  Sheer underground terror in a near classic creature feature, complete with an ending open to the viewer.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Jan 10, 2007

• Reality TV Casting Call: Are You the Ultimate Survivor?

  News in Video — by TV with MeeVee — on Jan 10, 2007

• DVD Review: Pride and Prejudice (10th Anniversary Limited Edition Collector's Set, 1996)

  It's a chick flick, but it’s an intelligent film from one unique woman's mind.

  Review in Video — by Matthew Milam — on Jan 10, 2007

• Blogcritics Goodie Bag: Jackass Number Two, The Sopranos, Bloodline, and Playback

  Digital media music and video downloads and streams.

  News in Video — by Anna Creech — on Jan 10, 2007

• DVD Review: Looney Tunes - Golden Collection Volume Four

  Classic animation in a great package.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jan 10, 2007

• Movie Review: Islam - What the West Needs to Know

  Do Islamic terrorists pervert and blaspheme a fundamentally tolerant religion, as continually asserted by Western politicians?

  Review in Video — by Damian Penny — on Jan 10, 2007

• DVD Review: Murder-Set-Pieces

  Pseudo-pretentious drivel hacked up by the distributing company. Which is the greater sin?

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jan 10, 2007

• Movie Review: Death Warrant

  Want a cheap thrill with a few moments of inspired martial arts mayhem? Death Warrant will be more than happy to keep you company.

  Review in Video — by T. Rigney — on Jan 10, 2007

• Movie Review: Pulse

  Dear god, why did I waste 90 minutes of my life on this worthless dung heap of a movie?

  Review in Video — by Mat Brewster — on Jan 10, 2007

Tastes

• The Controversy of Pinotage

  The production of Pinotage was initially marked by controversy: these grapes met wrath.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Jenn Jordan — on Jan 10, 2007

• Stogie Review: Montecristo White (w/Video)

  Review of the Montecristo White

  Review in Tastes — by Stogie Review — on Jan 10, 2007

• Cigar Culture: Mark Twain

  Anyone who knew Mark Twain, either personally, professionally, or through his legacy of literature, knew that he was a writer whose cigars were as instrumental to his existence as his written words.

  News in Tastes — by Jenn Jordan — on Jan 10, 2007

Sci/Tech

• A Pinnacle Moment: Some Thoughts on Personal Video Editing

  With a computer and some editing software, you can turn your personal memories into art.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Holly Ann Kees — on Jan 10, 2007

• Macworld 2007: Apple iPhone Hits And Misses

  The iPhone is mostly a hit, but maybe not quite as big a hit as Steve Jobs' keynote speech indicated.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Phillip Winn — on Jan 10, 2007

• Review: OpenOffice

  A review of the OpenOffice suite for Windows, Mac OSX, Linux, and FreeBSD.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Steve Wild — on Jan 10, 2007

• Vongo = Revolution?

  Is Vongo the revolution in movie access it's advertised to be?

  Review in Sci/Tech — by The Prynce — on Jan 10, 2007

• What's Your Favorite Go-To Downtime Site?

  From Google News to Fark, from Drudge to Reddit, everyone needs a place to go when the post-lunch coma starts to set in.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Eric Berlin — on Jan 10, 2007

Culture

• Satire: Was Jodie Foster Impressed?

  Do you remember what happened to the dude who shot President Reagan back in 1980?

  Opinion in Culture — by Lono — on Jan 10, 2007