February 23, 2007 Archive

Sci/Tech

• Neugenic Nation

  What does it actually mean to oppose eugenics?

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by George Dvorsky — on Feb 23, 2007

• Q: What’s Isaac Newton’s Greatest Household Invention?

  mental_floss question of the day.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Mental_Floss — on Feb 23, 2007

Culture

• Don't French me In: Indie Style Among the French

  An indie encounter with French fashion norms and a meditation on their relation to power and identity--what's in a pair of pants?

  Opinion in Culture — by Jayson Harsin — on Feb 23, 2007

• BC Magazine Editors' Picks: February 12 through February 18

  The best of the week, Valentine's edition.

  News in Culture — by Lisa McKay — on Feb 23, 2007

• Misguided Consumers

  Shopping orders are a window into America's intellect.

  Opinion in Culture — by Superior To You — on Feb 23, 2007

• Why You Should Keep Three Lines of Credit Open and Active

  Three open and active credit lines is a requirement many mortgage lenders use as a basic qualifying guideline.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mortgage Tips — on Feb 23, 2007

• Small Companies: Surviving When Someone Quits

  When someone quits a small company, a large percentage of the work force is lost. What to do when that happens.

  Opinion in Culture — by JM Jordan — on Feb 23, 2007

• Theater Review: Jeffrey Hatcher's A Picasso at the Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles

  Of genius and genocide in Jeffrey Hatcher’s genial cat-meets-mouse, cat-loses-mouse, mouse-paints-cat into a corner drama.

  Review in Culture — by Cristofer Gross — on Feb 23, 2007

• How to Be Comfortable at a Business Trip Meeting

  Business trip meetings can be intimidating, but most people can get through them with a little confidence, a little know-how, and a little luck.

  Opinion in Culture — by J Jordan — on Feb 23, 2007

• Banjo Eyes Rap

  How Eddie Cantor inadvertently seeded the dubious garden, while Tallulah Bankhead held his coat.

  Opinion in Culture — by Jeff Kallman — on Feb 23, 2007

• A Test of Friendship: My Best Friend is a Swinger

  Whew! This is a very emotional topic because your underlying beliefs are being questioned.

  Opinion in Culture — by Dan and Jennifer — on Feb 23, 2007

• Why You Lose Customers

  One thing offers distinction between businesses: the level of customer service - or more notably, the level of customer disservice.

  Opinion in Culture — by JM Jordan — on Feb 23, 2007

• Uncle Seth Podcast #27: Pop Music Beefs

  Wanna start a feud?

  Opinion in Culture — by Jay Moonah — on Feb 23, 2007

• Dita Von Teese: Return of the Bombshell!

  In this fashionable wasteland of skin and bone is there a place for the femme fatale with her dangerous curves, flashing eyes and pouting bosom?

  Opinion in Culture — by Claire Carroll — on Feb 23, 2007

• Why Art Really Is Priceless

  If a priceless painting is locked away behind six inches of steel, can we still say it has value?

  Opinion in Culture — by Bill Soukoreff — on Feb 23, 2007

• Love or Jealousy: Rebuilding Trust

  Is he really over his ex-girlfriend? How do I know for sure?

  Opinion in Culture — by Dan and Jennifer — on Feb 23, 2007

Video

• Movie Review: F**k

  Steven Anderson proves that the F-bomb is more than just a four-letter word.

  Review in Video — by T. Rigney — on Feb 23, 2007

• DVD Review: Going My Way

  The movie that established Bing Crosby as a bona fide actor comes to DVD.

  Review in Video — by Daddypundit — on Feb 23, 2007

• TV Review: The Black Donnellys - Pilot

  A rough start won't hinder this ambitious crime drama.

  Review in Video — by Daniel J. Stasiewski — on Feb 23, 2007

• Movie Review: School for Scoundrels

  ... better described as Bad Santa meets Hitch.

  Review in Video — by Damian Penny — on Feb 23, 2007

• TV Review: American Idol 6, Episode 12 - Results

  The dream ended for four unlucky people last night as they were voted off American Idol.

  Review in Video — by Toni Schwartz — on Feb 23, 2007

• 79th Academy Awards: Predictions

  Here they are, my humble guesses.

  Opinion in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Feb 23, 2007

• Questions and Answers with Torill Kove, Director of The Danish Poet

  The Danish Poet is one of the Canadian films to receive a nomination for the 79th Academy Awards.

  Interview in Video — by Danny Smooth — on Feb 23, 2007

• TV Review: Survivor 14: Fiji - Episode 3

  One tribe has it all, the other has none. When will the tides change?

  Review in Video — by Jackie — on Feb 23, 2007

• 2007 Oscar Predictions In Three Sentences Or Less

  In addition to Oscar predictions, my goal is to limit my comments on each category to three sentences or less.

  Opinion in Video — by Sterfish — on Feb 23, 2007

• New Movies and Box Office Predictions: The Astronaut Farmer, The Number 23, Reno 911!: Miami

  Thrillers, dramas, and comedies, oh my!

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Feb 23, 2007

• Dave's 2007 Oscar Preview, Part Four: Scorsese Rising

  Think Crash'll win again?

  Opinion in Video — by David Dylan Thomas — on Feb 23, 2007

• Movie Review: Idiocracy

  Did 20th Century Fox do the right thing by burying Mike Judge's Idiocracy?

  Review in Video — by Aspi — on Feb 23, 2007

• TV Review: Boston Legal - "The Good Lawyer"

  Denny 'shoots' a rabbi while Denise and Brad are in counseling. Too bad Alan has to handle two cases at once.

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on Feb 23, 2007

• Movie Review: Ghost Rider

  Can the director of Daredevil and Elektra get a second chance? You be the judge.

  Review in Video — by ILoz Zoc — on Feb 23, 2007

• Must See TV Still Exists!

  It may not have the same audience it once did, but it's still funny.

  Opinion in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Feb 23, 2007

• TV's Beauty and the Geek Proves Looks Are Deceiving

  Until Beauty and the Geek season three is released on DVD, here's something to curl up with at night.

  Opinion in Video — by writnkitten — on Feb 23, 2007

• DVD Review: For Your Consideration

  Christopher Guest fans, rejoice! For Your Consideration is a new classic from the veteran improv troupe, only this time with a twist...

  Review in Video — by David R Perry — on Feb 23, 2007

• Movie Review: Arabian Nights

  A 1942 “Western with camels”, newly restored and available on DVD.

  Review in Video — by Damian Penny — on Feb 23, 2007

• PBS Primetime Programming for The Week of 2/25

  Who wants some PBS?

  News in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Feb 23, 2007

• Movie Review: The Astronaut Farmer

  A well-acted and warmhearted story about a man pursuing his life-long dream.

  Review in Video — by Gerald Wright — on Feb 23, 2007

• Movie Review: Music and Lyrics - Grant and Barrymore Romance

  Marc Lawrence's romantic comedy is by the numbers, but still very funny and very entertaining.

  Review in Video — by Tall Writer — on Feb 23, 2007

Sports

• "If You Ain't a Manc..."

  Get that joke? Great. Didn't get it? Then you care as little about MLS as I do...

  Opinion in Sports — by Geeves — on Feb 23, 2007

• Dwyane Wade Might Not Be Fouled For Rest Of The Season

  One of the league's brightest young stars and toughest players has a difficult decision in front of him.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Feb 23, 2007

• Goodbye D.J.: Celtic guard Dennis Johnson Dead, 52

  there was this extraordinary group of players, way back then, who worked parquet chemistry that has rarely been replicated since

  News in Sports — by Mary K. Williams — on Feb 23, 2007

• Sports On XM And Sirius: When Satellites Collide

  How sports impacted their possible merger.

  News in Sports — by The Jaunt — on Feb 23, 2007

• Still Just a Wie Girl

  How can a golfer be the "Next Big Thing" when she hasn't won anything yet? When her name is Michelle.

  Opinion in Sports — by Geeves — on Feb 23, 2007

Politics

• How China is Starting to Turn Green

  "If there is no pressure from the US on greenhouse gases, China is not going to put pressure on itself."

  News in Politics — by Natalie Bennett — on Feb 23, 2007

• Canadian Politics: Prime Minister Steven Harper - He Stoops to Conquer?

  How low will the Canadian prime minister go - to stay in office?

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Feb 23, 2007

• Toward a More Savage Nation

  Talk show host Michael Savage may run for president. How would he affect the election process?

  Opinion in Politics — by Selwyn Duke — on Feb 23, 2007

• If Only Le Pen Had Been In Dresden

  Le Pen asserts that the bombing of Dresden was as bad as 9/11. But was it really a war crime?

  Opinion in Politics — by Mark Edward Manning — on Feb 23, 2007

• The Democrats' Insurance Policy

  The real reasons behind the non-binding resolution.

  Opinion in Politics — by Krutic A — on Feb 23, 2007

Gaming

• Flash Games: Virus 2, Seconds of Madness, The Gaffer, Escaladeby, Ellipsis, N, Free Rider

  Be a virus, or a ninja, or a gaffer, or a surfing skeleton. It's up to you with seven flash games for your enjoyment.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Phillip Winn — on Feb 23, 2007

• To Patch or Not to Patch?

  Are games that need to be fixed actually finished?

  Opinion in Gaming — by Graeme Smith — on Feb 23, 2007

• PC Game Review Dream Day Wedding

  Dream Day Wedding combines I Spy-style puzzles with Choose-A-Story and the match card game.

  Review in Gaming — by Meryl — on Feb 23, 2007

• Xbox 360 Review: Crackdown

  Finally, a video game that makes kicking your friend in the crotch a more memorable experience.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Feb 23, 2007

Books

• An Interview With Steven Paul Mark, Author Of Drift

  A lawyer, author, and dinosaur expert sits down to talk about his first novel.

  Interview in Books — by Simon Barrett — on Feb 23, 2007

• Graphic Novel Review: Marvel Zombies

  Having patiently consumed recycled plots in the mainstream Marvel series, fans will likely delight in this diversion.

  Review in Books — by Aspi — on Feb 23, 2007

• Periodically Speaking: Fiery Foods & BBQ

  The magazine for lovers of barbecue, grilling and spicy foods.

  Review in Books — by Ed Rust — on Feb 23, 2007

• Book Review: Lightning In A Bottle by David Minter and Michael Reid

  Focus groups and brainstorming completely demolished as tools for innovation. Check what takes their place.

  Review in Books — by Jim Symcox — on Feb 23, 2007

• Gumshoes and Sleuths: A Hard Bargain by Jane Tesh

  Probably not the best choice for that inclement afternoon, but it won't disappoint either.

  Review in Books — by Mysterious Reviews — on Feb 23, 2007

• Book Review: Drift by Steven Paul Mark

  One small white lie becomes a freight train rolling downhill with no brakes.

  Review in Books — by Simon Barrett — on Feb 23, 2007

• An Interview with E.A. Saraby, Author of The Light of Pensieri

  "The book was a safe way for me to confront a few of my demons in a creative, hidden sort of way." -- E.A. Saraby.

  Interview in Books — by Ambrose Musiyiwa — on Feb 23, 2007

Music

• The Other Listening Room: Alvin Lucier - "I Am Sitting in a Room"

  “I am sitting in a room different from the one you are in now."

  Review in Music — by zingzing — on Feb 23, 2007

• Mars Volta to Tour and The Daily Music and Tech News

  The Mars Volta, Trojan Attack Warning, and anti-piracy tools for Google in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Feb 23, 2007

• Music Review: Testament: The Spitfire Collection

  Another pointless collection of already available material that begs the question why.

  Review in Music — by Brandon Daviet — on Feb 23, 2007

• Ace Frehley Not Dead, Unlike Generalissimo Francisco Franco

  Ex-KISS guitarist suicide rumors denied.

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 23, 2007

• One Track Mind: Israel Kamakawiwo'ole "Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World"

  Hawaiian legend Iz Kamakawiwo'ole turns two, well-worn classic American tunes into one sublime Hawaiian lullaby.

  Review in Music — by Pico — on Feb 23, 2007

• Is the Concert Tour T-Shirt Era Over?

  Where's the love for concert tour shirts? Like My Darlin' Clementine, one writer thinks those halcyon days may be lost and gone forever.

  Opinion in Music — by Peter Chakerian — on Feb 23, 2007

• Music Review: Smoke Or Fire - This Sinking Ship

  Brainy punks Smoke or Fire return with a sophomore album.

  Review in Music — by Brian McConville — on Feb 23, 2007

• My Brightest Diamond Gets Remixed

  Frontwoman Shara Worden unleashed some of the most chilling and ominous vocals since the Portishead albums in the mid-90s.

  News in Music — by Dave Powers — on Feb 23, 2007

• The Friday Morning Listen: Bruce Springsteen - Lucky Town

  It's such a simple concept, and yet I'm often amazed at the lack of respect and dignity missing from human relations.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Feb 23, 2007

• Concert Review: Girls Against Boys, La Maroquinerie Paris, February 21, 2007

  Girls Against Boys Concert at La Maroquinerie club, Paris France showed the band still doing what they do best, even if too briefly.

  Review in Music — by Jayson Harsin — on Feb 23, 2007

• Music Review: Paolo Nutini - These Streets

  Confident 19-year-old Scottish singer-songwriter harkens back to the days when "Van the Man" was a wee feisty lad.

  Review in Music — by Peter Chakerian — on Feb 23, 2007

• Forgotten Series: Bill Evans - The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings

  Evans found, with his bassist Scott LaFaro, an improbable relationship, one based on simultaneous composition and improvisation.

  Review in Music — by Nick Deriso — on Feb 23, 2007

• Music Review: JJ Grey and Mofro - Country Ghetto

  It's all there in a plain image and a single insistent riff.

  Review in Music — by Jon Sobel — on Feb 23, 2007

Tastes

• Fidel Castro and Cigar Culture: A Brief History

  Castro's influence is not limited to Cuban cigars; it transcends cigar types.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Jenn Jordan — on Feb 23, 2007

• Farewell, Football: What’s a Tailgater to Do?

  Gainfully occupy yourself until August rolls around.

  News in Tastes — by Karen DiEugenio — on Feb 23, 2007