January 25, 2007 Archive

Sports

• Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova Reach Australian Open Finals

  After two weeks of tennis down under, the finale will decide who will take home the crown.

  News in Sports — by Lawntennisnews — on Jan 25, 2007

• Greatest Super Bowl Commercials

  What were the five best 30-second ads ever seen during the annual NFL championship game?

  Opinion in Sports — by J Jordan — on Jan 25, 2007

• Inconsistent Cavaliers Should Be Better

  The Cavs have a decent lineup, so why are they so inconsistent?

  News in Sports — by Craig Lyndall — on Jan 25, 2007

• Bengals Yearn For Discipline

  What can Marvin Lewis do to protect his job and image?

  Opinion in Sports — by The Critic — on Jan 25, 2007

• Genarlow Wilson: Free This Guy Right Now

  It may be the year 2007 for the rest of us, but in Douglas County Georgia it might as well be the 1800s.

  News in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on Jan 25, 2007

Music

• One Track Mind: Michael Brecker - "Dogs In The Wine Shop"

  Turns out I'm not quite done getting over Michael Brecker's death, after all.

  Review in Music — by Pico — on Jan 25, 2007

• Barrage Plays That Fiddle Like It's Hot

  They had it all: style, skill and dancing! In their hands the violin looked cool.

  Opinion in Music — by Karen Gilmore — on Jan 25, 2007

• Blogcritics Goodie Bag: Seagull Strange, Three 6 Mafia, The Berg Sans Nipple, LAX, and Lily Allen

  The goodie bag contains all sorts of digital treats for Blogcritics Magazine readers. Enjoy!

  News in Music — by Anna Creech — on Jan 25, 2007

• Music Review: Only Crime - Virulence

  Only Crime’s new record Virulence is replete with sonic highpoints that reach the stratosphere.

  Review in Music — by Larry Sakin — on Jan 25, 2007

• Music Review: Fujiya & Miyagi - Transparent Things (Dig)

  Ironic, catchy, and full of propulsive grooves, this British trio's American debut is dance-punk with a wry edge.

  Review in Music — by Nik Dirga — on Jan 25, 2007

• Obscuro: The Banana Splits

  The late Joe Barbera presents The Preschooler's Introduction To The Counterculture.

  Review in Music — by Pico — on Jan 25, 2007

• Music Review: Get Set Go - Selling Out and Going Home

  Mike TV could stand a little less self-involvement and little more time listening to the work of Nirvana and others.

  Review in Music — by Larry Sakin — on Jan 25, 2007

Tastes

• The Basics of Sake

  Discusses the basics of Sake.

  News in Tastes — by Jenn Jordan — on Jan 25, 2007

• Stogie Review: Gurkha Class Regent Torpedo

  The Stogie Guys take the chocolaty Gurkha Class Regent Torpedo for a spin and they like what they see.

  Review in Tastes — by Stogie Guys — on Jan 25, 2007

Sci/Tech

• Well Worth the Faint

  Alessandro and his Anterior Cruciate Ligament adventures...

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Alessandro Nicolo — on Jan 25, 2007

• ScienceBlogs Network Reviewed - Part 2: The C's

  My own take on the ScienceBlogs Network. Part 2 continues with the C's.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by ggwfung — on Jan 25, 2007

• Searching Through Searches

  Search engines are only as good as what they are capable of doing.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Richard Marcus — on Jan 25, 2007

• The Exakta EXA Ia Analogue Camera

  A close look at an Exakta EXA Ia, a manual analogue camera from the late 60s (with photos and video).

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Raoul Pop — on Jan 25, 2007

• We Are Not Alone In Space

  Earthmen look for new solar systems but still compete with Earthmen in the face of the unknown.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Howard Dratch — on Jan 25, 2007

• Simple DVD Re-Authoring in Linux

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Steve Wild — on Jan 25, 2007

• The Killer Kudzu

  One plant in the 19th century in Philadelphia grew to millions of acres in the 21st.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Ginger Haycox — on Jan 25, 2007

Politics

• The Weather Channel Goes McCarthy On Global Warming

  It was inevitable that The Weather Channel would have to dive into the controversy, but they may have gone off the deep end.

  Opinion in Politics — by Greg Strange — on Jan 25, 2007

• Another Made-up Scandal To Befoul Political Waters

  Right-wingers seem to be reverting to the bad old days of conspiracy theories and rumor mongering.

  Opinion in Politics — by Sean Aqui — on Jan 25, 2007

• Can Obama Translate His Juggernaut into Campaign Victories?

  Obama's best bet - portraying himself as harbinger of real change.

  Opinion in Politics — by seatoshiningsea — on Jan 25, 2007

• Invasion of Privacy: State Has No Business Mandating HPV Vaccine

  Illinois is trying to mandate that all school kids be required to disclose whether they got the HPV vaccine.

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Jan 25, 2007

• Obama's Choice: Vice President Lincoln?

  If Obama wins the nomination, there are lots of good choices -- but what he needs is a great one.

  Opinion in Politics — by seatoshiningsea — on Jan 25, 2007

• Bush Looks for His Legacy in the State of the Union Address

  Will Bush be remembered as the man who brought America clean energy, or as a modern day Cassandra?

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Jan 25, 2007

• John Kerry and What Might Have Been

  To everyone's relief, Kerry bows out. What will he do with campaign cash -- and how might things look if he had won in 2004?

  Opinion in Politics — by Sean Aqui — on Jan 25, 2007

• Politics in Israel – Katzav Attacks His Accusers: Has a real leader finally arisen in this nation?

  Has a real leader finally arisen in Israel who is not afraid of the bloated cynical cliques who ruin this country?

  Opinion in Politics — by Ruvy — on Jan 25, 2007

Video

• Movie Review: Street Fight

  Graft, corruption, and strong-arming from the Newark political machine -- and it's all true!

  Review in Video — by Mel Odom — on Jan 25, 2007

• Movie Review: The Illusionist

  The Illusionist is all surface, but it is entertaining in the best sense of the word.

  Review in Video — by Hugh Ruppersburg — on Jan 25, 2007

• Fallen Idol

  This is when you and the other American Idol judges lowered yourselves to the level of Howard Stern.

  Opinion in Video — by Tony Figueroa — on Jan 25, 2007

• Movie Review: Catch and Release

  Is it a drama? Is it a comedy? Is it romantic?

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Jan 25, 2007

• Movie Review: Babel

  If Babel is saying there is a message, what is it?

  Review in Video — by Pedro Groppo — on Jan 25, 2007

• Paris Hilton Or Jenna Jameson As Potential Booby Prizes in Virgin Territory

  The executive producer of "One Night in Paris" is looking for a few male virgins to sacrifice to the reality TV gods.

  Opinion in Video — by Toni Schwartz — on Jan 25, 2007

• Reality TV Casting Call: Deal or No Deal

  News in Video — by TV with MeeVee — on Jan 25, 2007

• TV Review: American Idol 6 - The New York City Auditions

  Will New York City finally bring the next American Idol? It sure brought some non-Idols to the plate.

  Review in Video — by Jackie — on Jan 25, 2007

• Movie Review: The Last King of Scotland

  Charismatic and evil, a couple of endearing dictatorial qualities.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jan 25, 2007

• Movie Review: They Live

  'Rowdy' Roddy Piper is all out of bubble gum as he fights to save the world.

  Review in Video — by Casey Criswell — on Jan 25, 2007

• Movie Review: The Last King of Scotland

  A young man lives a lavish lifestyle, ignoring the events around him and in the end pays a ghastly price.

  Review in Video — by Daniel J. Stasiewski — on Jan 25, 2007

• Movie Review: The Hitcher

  Going my way?

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jan 25, 2007

• DVD Review: Back in the Day with Dale Jr., The Complete Season One

  The old racing footage is fantastic - a reminder of an age when NASCAR was still a niche sport outside of the Deep South.

  Review in Video — by Damian Penny — on Jan 25, 2007

• Movie Review: Little Children

  Little Children is a magnificent film starring Kate Winslet and Patrick Wilson.

  Review in Video — by Amy Araya — on Jan 25, 2007

• TV Review: NCIS - "Sharif Returns"

  In the final confrontation, Gibbs collapses and Mann enters in the nick of time to dispatch Sharif to his just reward.

  Review in Video — by C. Michael Bailey — on Jan 25, 2007

• And I Am Telling You That Dreamgirls Did Not Get Nominated for Best Picture

  Dave reacts to the Oscar nods.

  Opinion in Video — by David Dylan Thomas — on Jan 25, 2007

Books

• Book Review: Skinny Cooks Can’t Be Trusted by Monique

  Monique breaks through all of the over–rated rules and media hype about strict healthy eating.

  Review in Books — by Career Diva — on Jan 25, 2007

• Interview with Ronald Aronica and Mtetwa Ramdoo, Authors of The World is Flat? - A Critical Analysis of Thomas L. Friedman's New York Times Bestseller - Part Two

  Ramdoo and Aronica put Thomas Friedman's book under the lens.

  Interview in Books — by Spincycle — on Jan 25, 2007

• Book Review: Arthur & George by Julian Barnes

  A novel that exposes the gap between what we believe and what we can prove, and the sometimes-distant relationship either of those things has with the truth.

  Review in Books — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Jan 25, 2007

• Book Review: The World Is Flat? A Critical Analysis of Thomas L. Friedman's New York Times Bestseller by Ronald Aronica and Mtetwa Ramdoo

  The authors offer an encyclopedic, richly supported, step-by-step dismantling of each of Friedman's arguments.

  Review in Books — by Spincycle — on Jan 25, 2007

Culture

• Success: The Way Hippies Do It

  Study a little, think a lot, get an iPod, and be free.

  Opinion in Culture — by Bill Soukoreff — on Jan 25, 2007

• Dealing With My Dad's Disease

  Dad loves reading funny books about having cancer, but with his unique outlook, he should be writing a book for others to read.

  Opinion in Culture — by Ginger Haycox — on Jan 25, 2007

• Q: Did Gandhi Ever Win the Nobel Peace Prize?

  mental_floss question of the day.

  News in Culture — by Mental_Floss — on Jan 25, 2007

• Let’s Talk About the Butterflies and the Bees

  Was Muhammad Ali as flawed a man as he was great a boxer?

  Opinion in Culture — by Selwyn Duke — on Jan 25, 2007

• The Battle of the Plains of Abraham (1759): A Decisive Historical War

  The British prevailed and the French can only wonder about what could have been. Either way it changed North America forever.

  Opinion in Culture — by Alessandro Nicolo — on Jan 25, 2007

• Satire: Gibson Joins Cruise’s Church of Scientology

  The controversial pair plan a project together.

  Satire in Culture — by Daniel J. Stasiewski — on Jan 25, 2007

• Report From An Indian Gay Bar

  Murder, rape and homosexuality are punishable crimes in India.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mayank Austen Soofi — on Jan 25, 2007

• Theater Review: Greg Kotis' Pig Farm - South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, California

  From the author of Urinetown, Pig Farm is a stylish production of the new comedy that brings a balanced message of regulatory excess.

  Review in Culture — by Cristofer Gross — on Jan 25, 2007

• Change For The Better

  Whatever else happens, at least I know I won't be bored for the next little while - and that's always a positive.

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Jan 25, 2007

Gaming

• Xavix Game Review: Baseball

  It's a rough start, but once past the initial frustrations, you can see this one coming together.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Jan 25, 2007