May 11, 2007 Archive

Politics

• A History of Hypocrisy

  Or how the American Revolution ate its Children.

  Opinion in Politics — by Graham McKnight — on May 11, 2007

• Ben Wade, U.S. President? Missed by One Vote

  mental_floss fact of the day.

  News in Politics — by Mental_Floss — on May 11, 2007

• Blair Announces Departure: A Legacy of Vanity

  Will Blair's achievements in Sierra Leone, Kosovo and Northern Irleand be enough to save his legacy?

  Opinion in Politics — by Liam Bailey — on May 11, 2007

• Tony Names the Date

  It’s official at last. Like setting a wedding date. Or a series of concerts by your favourite band. Mr Blair is to step down on June 27. Mark it on your calendar.

  Opinion in Politics — by David Millington — on May 11, 2007

Culture

• Interview with Lisa McKay, Executive Editor of BC

  Lisa McKay chimes in on some of the same questions that I put forth to Christopher Rose.

  Interview in Culture — by Spincycle — on May 11, 2007

• Service Industry Blues for the Average Worker

  From violent thugs to white collar jerk-offs, scum comes in all shapes and sizes, while workers are victims of criminals--both the gun-totting ones & companies.

  Opinion in Culture — by Joe Harris — on May 11, 2007

• Supple Art Show at the Warehouse Gallery in D.C. Worth A Long Visit

  An artist circumcises himself as part of an art performace, but the thunder is not stolen from this really good venture by rookie curator JT Kirkland.

  Review in Culture — by Lenny Campello — on May 11, 2007

• Mega Museum Shows: A Primer of New Ideas

  Museums often struggle to bring the public into their exhibitions; here are some ideas to guarantee some huge numbers!

  Opinion in Culture — by Lenny Campello — on May 11, 2007

Music

• 2007 Blues Music Awards Winners Announced at Memphis Ceremony

  The great Charlie Musselwhite cleaned up at the 2007 BMAs in Memphis...

  News in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on May 11, 2007

• Music Review: Indie Round-Up - James, Jacobsen, Pagan, Cook, Scotty Don't

  Cook's sensitivity to the importance of empty space is something young performers don't usually develop so early in their careers.

  Review in Music — by Jon Sobel — on May 11, 2007

• Music Review: Jerry Granelli & V16 - The Sonic Temple

  In the musical moment.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on May 11, 2007

• Music Review: Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha

  The Chicago violinist returns with a stupendous, iconic, gorgeous album that is among of the very best of the year.

  Review in Music — by John Owen — on May 11, 2007

• Music Review: Doug Cox, Salil Bhatt, Ramkumar Mishra, and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt Slide To Freedom

  Cox, Salil, and Mishra have found a place where all three instruments blend seamlessly together while never losing their distinctiveness.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on May 11, 2007

• Music Review: Breaksbreaksbrakes - The Beatific Visions

  The Brakes return to the U.S. as brakesbrakesbrakes with a new album that's worth a listen.

  Review in Music — by Robert Burke — on May 11, 2007

• Music Review: Complete Keyboard Sonatas, Vol. 8 by Domenico Scarlatti

  Everything about this fine disc endorses it for many pleasant listenings.

  Review in Music — by C. Michael Bailey — on May 11, 2007

• The Friday Morning Listen: John Mellencamp

  Your life is now.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on May 11, 2007

• Music Review: Peaches - Impeach My Bush

  Peaches produces an album of hypersexual electroclash that has a couple of great songs, but is ultimately a bit exhausting.

  Review in Music — by Patrick — on May 11, 2007

• Music DVD Review: Blood Sweat & Tears - Spinning Wheel

  A little Nuclear Blues from the 1980 version of Blood Sweat & Tears.

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on May 11, 2007

• Celebrity Playlist: Slaid Cleaves

  Get into the iPod of singer/songwriter and Americana champion Slaid Cleaves.

  Opinion in Music — by Robert Burke — on May 11, 2007

• Music Review: MC Frontalot - Secrets from the Future, Pitiful Nerdcore Rhymes

  Insipid lyrics are the centerpiece of this failure.

  Review in Music — by Joe Harris — on May 11, 2007

• Music Review: Marco Polo - Port Authority

  The resurrection of Rawkus is underway. Marco Polo helps serve the first round with this soon to be classic album.

  Review in Music — by Laron Cue — on May 11, 2007

Books

• One Christian's Perspective on The Harry Potter Series

  From a Christian perspective, does witchcraft in the storyline mean the Harry Potter series is off-limits?

  Opinion in Books — by David Flanagan — on May 11, 2007

• Interview: Tom Pappalardo the face behind Standard Design, author of Broken Lines

  What is most appealing about 'Broken Lines'? The moxie and lousy coffee.

  Interview in Books — by Katie Trattner — on May 11, 2007

• Book Review: Tabloid Tokyo, compiled by Mark Schreiber

  A humorous look into the salacious but fascinating underbelly of Japanese society.

  Review in Books — by Toni Schwartz — on May 11, 2007

• Book Review: Nothing, Nobody - The Voices of the Mexico City Earthquake by Elena Poniatowska

  A gut-wrenching journalistic account of the massive earthquake that devastated Mexico City in 1985.

  Review in Books — by Gina Ruiz — on May 11, 2007

• Book Review: The Best Place to Be - A Novel in Stories by Lesley Dormen

  A book of familial surface tension, existential riddles, booty calls, and a grip of pop cultural references...

  Review in Books — by James O'Neil — on May 11, 2007

• Book Review: The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian

  A haunting journey through one woman's obsession to uncovering a dark secret.

  Review in Books — by Ginger Haycox — on May 11, 2007

• Book Review: Appaloosa by Robert B. Parker

  Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch, two of the toughest town tamers in the Old West, might have met their match.

  Review in Books — by Mel Odom — on May 11, 2007

• Book Review Mama: Latina Daughters Celebrate Their Mothers by Various Authors

  A perfect Mother's Day gift sure to delight any mom. Beautifully showcased stories and memories of Latina mothers by their famous daughters.

  Review in Books — by Gina Ruiz — on May 11, 2007

• Comic Book Review: DC Comics' 52, Week 35

  52 is a weekly DC Comics series. This week stars Lex Luthor, Adam Strange, Starfire, Animal Man, Lobo, Supernova, and Infinity Inc.

  Review in Books — by Vichus Smith — on May 11, 2007

• Book Review: Webbots, Spiders and Screen Scrapers by Michael Schrenk

  Webbots, Spiders and Screen Scrapers is a good overview and tutorial on the topic and will have you programming them in no time.

  Review in Books — by T. Michael Testi — on May 11, 2007

• Picking Through the Pickings on Free Comic Book Day

  In which our Blogcritic takes a look at many of the freebie comics given out on last weekend’s Free Comic Book Day.

  Opinion in Books — by Bill Sherman — on May 11, 2007

• Book Review: Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors by Jenny Nimmo

  Another great adventure in the continuing Charlie Bone series!

  Review in Books — by Mel Odom — on May 11, 2007

• Book Review: After Dark by Haruki Murakami

  Haruki Murakami exposes the dark side of Tokyo that emerges during the hours from midnight until dawn.

  Review in Books — by Ted Gioia — on May 11, 2007

Video

• DVD Review: Pan's Labyrinth

  What can I say about Pan’s Labyrinth that more eloquent, educated, and well-versed critics haven’t already?

  Review in Video — by Dread Central — on May 11, 2007

• TV Review: CSI:NY - "...Comes Around"

  Mac goes on trial while Stella and company try their hardest to avoid arresting John McEnroe for murder.

  Review in Video — by NancyGail — on May 11, 2007

• Movie Review: 28 Weeks Later

  The original 28 Days Later was a stylish and intelligent film that gave a welcome focus on characters while re-inventing the whole zombie movie aesthetic.

  Review in Video — by Dread Central — on May 11, 2007

• Images of Murder: A Follow-up to the America's Next Top Model Controversy

  We're fooling ourselves if we think we can talk about this independent of a larger social context.

  Opinion in Video — by Sabine Hikel — on May 11, 2007

• TV Review: Ugly Betty - “A Tree Grows in Guadalajara”

  Yet another killer episode, with faux-mos, fashion disasters, girl-on-transgendered-girl kisses, mystery drugs and forgotten roots. Just another day at Mode.

  Review in Video — by Ann Hagman Cardinal — on May 11, 2007

• Making the Rounds at General Hospital - Taking Chances

  Nikolas risks life and death for Emily and Lucky risks the baby's health for Elizabeth and his own peace of mind.

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on May 11, 2007

• Movie Review: 28 Weeks Later

  This is one hell of an action horror film.

  Review in Video — by Gerald Wright — on May 11, 2007

• DVD Review: Numb

  Welcome to a strange, tranced out world of the future, where there is no future.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on May 11, 2007

• PBS Primetime Programming for The Week of May 13

  By the end of this week there will less than seven days until the May Sweep is over. Get your black clothes out.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on May 11, 2007

• DVD Review: Born to Fight

  Thai version of Die Hard is nothing special until the last half-hour - but what a half-hour!

  Review in Video — by Damian Penny — on May 11, 2007

• Movie Review: Georgia Rule

  Lohan plays a mean girl. Does she have the chops to pull it off?

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on May 11, 2007

• Casting Call: Strangers Wanted for The Real World

  The Real World is casting for its 20th (and possibly final) season.

  News in Video — by TV with MeeVee — on May 11, 2007

• MeeVee Primetime Picks: May 11 - May 13

  What to watch this weekend!

  Opinion in Video — by TV with MeeVee — on May 11, 2007

• New Movies and Box Office Predictions: 28 Weeks Later, Delta Farce, The Ex, Georgia Rule

  Let the theater repopulation begin.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on May 11, 2007

• TV Review: Painkiller Jane - "Catch Me If You Can"

  A guy gets shot in the beginning of this episode. The rest of the show is Team Vicodin trying to prevent our girl Jane from killing him. Got that?

  Review in Video — by Temple Stark — on May 11, 2007

Tastes

• RealMeals.TV Recipe: Pasta with Roasted Tomatoes

  Opinion in Tastes — by RealMeals.TV — on May 11, 2007

Gaming

• Flash Games: Overkill Apache, The Last Stand, Luminara, The Way of the Exploding Stick, Sea of Fire, Elasticity

  Six games this week, five of which involve the destruction of everything in sight.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Phillip Winn — on May 11, 2007