February 21, 2007 Archive

Culture

• The Hidden Abuses - Help for the Emotionally Beaten

  Suggesting books and websites that could be your life-raft, offering liberation from your current confusion and possibly changing your life.

  Opinion in Culture — by Ginger Haycox — on Feb 21, 2007

• Interview With Jonathan Greenwald, New York City Street Photographer

  With two projects called "Signs of The Times" and "Forgotten," Jonathan Greenwald reveals to us the homeless of New York City and Toronto.

  Interview in Culture — by Chantal Stone — on Feb 21, 2007

• Celebrity News: Who Cares?

  Let’s get back to real news and real reporting.

  Opinion in Culture — by Layla Gonzalez — on Feb 21, 2007

• Islam's Culture War Against Society

  Their God is a dictator demanding tyranny and death to all others. Those others are us, the people of Saturday and Sunday.

  Opinion in Culture — by Layla Gonzalez — on Feb 21, 2007

• Erratic Lover Traveling The Globe: Leo Rising, Taurus Sun: Astrology-Based Advice

  Dear Elsa, I have been dating a Libra Male for over four months now.

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Feb 21, 2007

Books

• Book Review: What A Party! by Terry McAuliffe

  A former head of the Democratic National Committee spills the beans on his life with the Clintons and other Dems.

  Review in Books — by Adam Jusko — on Feb 21, 2007

• DC Comics- 52 Week 30

  52, a weekly DC Comics series. This week, starring Bruce Wayne, Batoman, Nightwing and Robin

  Review in Books — by Vichus Smith — on Feb 21, 2007

• Book Review: Lenin’s Tomb by David Remnick

  Soviet Union was like a closed tomb inside which were trapped living people with destroyed lives.

  Review in Books — by Mayank Austen Soofi — on Feb 21, 2007

• Book Review: Bomb Squad - A Year Inside the Nation's Most Exclusive Police Unit by Richard Esposito and Ted Gerstein

  The job of the terrorist is to spread terror. The bomb is simply a tool.

  Review in Books — by Bill Bennett — on Feb 21, 2007

• Periodically Speaking: Archaeological Diggings

  This colorful Australian bimonthly dishes the dirt about archaeological finds in the Middle East.

  Review in Books — by Ed Rust — on Feb 21, 2007

• Gumshoes and Sleuths: Motor Mouth by Janet Evanovich

  An enjoyable through completely forgettable mystery by the author of the Stephanie Plum series.

  Review in Books — by Mysterious Reviews — on Feb 21, 2007

• Book Review: Dying To Be Famous by David Hiltbrand

  America's hottest television show is the backdrop for a murder in a disappointing novel.

  Review in Books — by Dave Lifton — on Feb 21, 2007

Politics

• Canadian Politics: Election Winds Are Blowing

  ...very funny how a political party so unwilling to fight an election, is as prepared to fight one as the Conservative Party.

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Feb 21, 2007

• Another British Troop Withdrawal from Iraq

  America's closest ally in the Iraqi debacle turns tail. Tony Blair cutting British troop levels yet again.

  News in Politics — by Roger Choate — on Feb 21, 2007

• How to Win a War

  Do I hear any other ideas? All right then - bombs away already.

  Opinion in Politics — by Diana Hartman — on Feb 21, 2007

• Cross-Border Train Tragedy Condemned by India and Pakistan

  Massive investigation underway after train passengers burned to death in terrorist attack on the cross-border Express link between India and Pakistan.

  Opinion in Politics — by Mayank Austen Soofi — on Feb 21, 2007

• Sound and Fury: Meaningless Debate Costs Taxpayers Over $30 Million

  What does $14,000 a minute buy you? A hell of a lot of words and very little substance.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Feb 21, 2007

• Why America should be Ashamed of Our Military, and Especially of Our Generals

  Our generals have been acting in too many cowardly ways about the Iraq War

  Opinion in Politics — by Adam Ash — on Feb 21, 2007

• A Workable Alternative to Term Limits

  Even with term limits, we would still be left with the same old problems.

  Opinion in Politics — by Terry Mitchell — on Feb 21, 2007

• Hillary Clinton: The Democrats' George W. Bush

  Why is That Damned Woman seemingly hated equally by both left and right?

  Opinion in Politics — by Dr. Tim — on Feb 21, 2007

Music

• The Art of a Hal Ketchum Song

  it is the thread of humanity, be it love, loss, or just a slice of someone's life that he has sculpted into song.

  Opinion in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Feb 21, 2007

• Interview: Dan Storper

  The executive producer of all Putumayo World Music albums on Asian Dreamland

  Interview in Music — by Scott Butki — on Feb 21, 2007

• Travels with Patsy Cline and Dusty Springfield

  Country crooner Patsy Cline and Brit diva Dusty Springfield -- '60s Sisters Under the Skin.

  Opinion in Music — by Holly Hughes — on Feb 21, 2007

• Music Review: Band of the Week - Andrew Osenga

  Christian music is a music journalist's idea of hell. But Andrew Osenga doesn't make Christian music. Praise jebus!

  Review in Music — by A.L. Harper — on Feb 21, 2007

• Music Review: The Doobie Brothers - The Very Best of The Doobie Brothers

  John Mayer might want to talk to TheWifeToWhomI'mMarried before he releases his next album...

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Feb 21, 2007

• Vinyl Tap: Tom Waits - One From The Heart Soundtrack Album

  "I gotta a bottle full of trumpet, a hatbox full of drum..."

  Review in Music — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Feb 21, 2007

• New Tori Amos and The Daily Music and Tech News

  New Tori Amos, SXSW Schedule and CBS and YouTube deal falls through in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Feb 21, 2007

• Music Review: Testament - The Spitfire Collection

  Bay area thrash at its heaviest.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Feb 21, 2007

• Music Review: Yoko Ono - Yes, I'm A Witch

  Yoko Ono lends her vocals to today's indie artists while they create the music on her latest release.

  Review in Music — by Brian McConville — on Feb 21, 2007

• Overlooked Alternatives: Explosions In The Sky, Jesu, Viktor Krauss

  Celebrate Fat Tuesday with some wildly disparate releases.

  News in Music — by Tom Johnson — on Feb 21, 2007

• Music Review: K-Os - Atlantis - Hymns For Disco

  He moves even further beyond his rhymin’ roots.

  Review in Music — by Dave Powers — on Feb 21, 2007

• Concert Review: William Elliott Whitmore - Columbus, Ohio

  William Elliott Whitmore holds court in Columbus.

  Review in Music — by Benjamin Cossel — on Feb 21, 2007

• My Top Ten and Track Of The Week

  A look at what I've been listening to including Genesis and The Beach Boys.

  Opinion in Music — by Stephen Connolly — on Feb 21, 2007

Video

• Movie Review: Shut Up & Sing

  The Dixie Chicks become unlikely poster girls for freedom of speech.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Daviet — on Feb 21, 2007

• TV Review: 24 Season Six, Hour 10 - "Hello, my name is Jack, and I'm a CTU Agent"

  Jack utters quite the incongruous combination of words. “Dad” and “I’m unarmed.”

  Review in Video — by Mary K. Williams — on Feb 21, 2007

• Movie Review: The Host, A Big Monster Movie With A Big Heart

  The Park family have to take the matters into their own hands when a mutant captures the youngest family member.

  Review in Video — by Danny Smooth — on Feb 21, 2007

• TV Review: American Idol, Season 6: The Top 12 Guys

  "Boring", "safe", and "forgettable" were the key words last night as The Top 12 Guys performed on American Idol.

  Review in Video — by Toni Schwartz — on Feb 21, 2007

• TV Review: American Idol Season Six - The Voting Begins

  Time for all American Idol fans to start up their finger exercises in anticipation of the first voting show of season six.

  Review in Video — by tink — on Feb 21, 2007

• TV Preview: Jericho - "The Day Before"

  The little town that could is back.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Feb 21, 2007

• TV Review: S6:10 of 24 - How Could I Have Been So Stupid?

  Will Jack get the full story, not just behind last season, but all the years of torture that he has endured?

  Review in Video — by Victor Lana — on Feb 21, 2007

• Movie Review: C.R.A.Z.Y.

  While the film is worth seeing, it is confused as its main character

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Feb 21, 2007

• DVD Review: Dixie Chicks - Shut Up & Sing

  An inside look at what happens when a singer speaks out against a popular person.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Feb 21, 2007

• DVD Review: The Tournament

  This wonderful CBC Television mock documentary series on youth hockey shows the humor and irony in sports parents.

  Review in Video — by Tim Gebhart — on Feb 21, 2007

Sports

• Q: What’s the Greatest Performance of an Ailing Athlete?

  mental_floss question of the day.

  News in Sports — by Mental_Floss — on Feb 21, 2007

Sci/Tech

• The Genetics of Altruism

  When it comes to doing good, how much is because of social control and how much is coded into our DNA?

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Sean Aqui — on Feb 21, 2007