May 18, 2007 Archive

Sports

• Jason Giambi Strikes Out On the Field and Off

  Giambi is a shoe-in to be inducted on the first ballot for the “Foolish Statement Hall of Fame.”

  News in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on May 18, 2007

• The First Intercollegiate Baseball Game

  Ended with a score of 73 to 32. mental_floss fact of the day.

  News in Sports — by Mental_Floss — on May 18, 2007

• Stoudemire, Diaw Suspensions Get The "Tuck Rule" Treatment

  There's no use complaining about the suspensions in the Suns-Spurs series, because it's come and gone.

  Opinion in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on May 18, 2007

• Dear Athlete: Please Shut Up

  Why we should stop encouraging athletes to talk.

  Opinion in Sports — by Tuffy — on May 18, 2007

Culture

• Interview with Eric Berlin, Blogcritics Executive Producer

  Eric Berlin weighs in on online media, volunteerism, and BC.

  Interview in Culture — by Spincycle — on May 18, 2007

• In the End, Only Kindness Matters

  Sometimes you learn life lessons in the most random of places.

  Opinion in Culture — by Saint Juanchos — on May 18, 2007

• LX.TV Visits Humanscale, Ergonomic Office Furniture and Technology

  Learn how to sit in style and comfort at Humanscale, furniture designers of ergonomic office furniture and technology.

  News in Culture — by LX.TV — on May 18, 2007

• LX.TV Asks What's In Your Bag? A Fashionista Finds Out

  Find out what New Yorkers carry around in their bags!

  Interview in Culture — by LX.TV — on May 18, 2007

• Comedy Review: Jeff Dunham in Salina, Kansas

  Dunham is an amazing talent.

  Review in Culture — by Patrick Cossel — on May 18, 2007

Books

• Book Review: French Seduction by Eunice Lipton -- An American's Encounter with France, Her Father, and the Holocaust

  Eunice Lipton's disturbingly delicious book about her own equivocal love affair with France is a meditation on seduction, betrayal, and loss.

  Review in Books — by Kathy Jones — on May 18, 2007

• Book Review: My Dark Places by James Ellroy

  James Ellroy dives into the darkest of places: his mother's life and his own past.

  Review in Books — by Lisa Alvarado — on May 18, 2007

• Book Review: Principles of Beautiful Web Design by Jason Beaird

  This book covers web design in a way that non-designers can understand.

  Review in Books — by T. Michael Testi — on May 18, 2007

• Book Review: Wolves In Sheep's Clothing - The New Liberal Menace In America by Stephen Marshall

  Has modern day anti-war liberalism been sold out? Meet the new boss... same as the old boss.

  Review in Books — by Glen Boyd — on May 18, 2007

• An Interview with Crystal Zevon, Author of I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life And Times Of Warren Zevon

  New book explores an artist "with an incredible heart, who suffered greatly, who just by his nature put his art first, regardless of the consequences."

  Interview in Books — by Dave Lifton — on May 18, 2007

• Book Review: Wearing The Spider by Susan Schaab

  This thought-provoking read draws you into a whirlpool of plot twists and intriguing characters.

  Review in Books — by Simon Barrett — on May 18, 2007

Gaming

• Flash Games: Arctic Blue, Spaceworms, Ant Arena, Cat With Bow Golf, IQ Marathon, Mindfields 2204, Mindfields 2

  Seven games, including a set of three of the same style. An interesting style, of course.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Phillip Winn — on May 18, 2007

Music

• Music Review: Amy Winehouse - Back to Black

  Back to Black is Amy Winehouse’s second album, and the soul singer gives it her all.

  Review in Music — by Janine Macdonald — on May 18, 2007

• Smashing Pumpkins Reset Release Date and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Smashing Pumpkins, Apple's iPhone and Madonna on Live Earth's website in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on May 18, 2007

• Music Review: Ben Kweller - Ben Kweller

  Returning to the form of 2002's Sha Sha shows Kweller poised for something big, but this isn't quite it.

  Review in Music — by Jeff Martin — on May 18, 2007

• Music Review: Candye Kane - Guitar'd And Feathered

  Candye Kane is well on her way to becoming one of the great female vocalists of our generation.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on May 18, 2007

• The Friday Morning Listen: Wilco - Sky Blue Sky

  Sometimes though, things just work out.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on May 18, 2007

• Music Review: Bowling For Soup - A Hangover You Don't Deserve

  This album is essential for Bowling for Soup fans and anyone who loved the song “1985.”

  Review in Music — by Janine Macdonald — on May 18, 2007

• DVD/CD Review: Metalmania 2006 - XX Edition

  Metalmania reaches its 20th birthday!

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on May 18, 2007

• Retro Redux: Woody Guthrie - The Okie Troubadour Who Became Dylan's Muse

  He grew up in Oklahoma, and for years traveled America on the hobo trail, listening to the people and their music.

  Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on May 18, 2007

Video

• Weekend Picks: May 18 - May 20

  Three not-to-be missed season finales!

  Opinion in Video — by TV with MeeVee — on May 18, 2007

• DVD Review: Ultraman - Series One, Volume Two

  More entertaining than Volume One, though that's not saying much.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on May 18, 2007

• Movie Review: 28 Weeks Later

  Stay away from Europe -- it's going to take a lot longer than 28 weeks to get those zombies under control.

  Review in Video — by General Disdain — on May 18, 2007

• Movie Review: Music and Lyrics

  It's not pitch perfect, but you won't find yourself scanning the stations for something new.

  Review in Video — by Jeff Martin — on May 18, 2007

• Veronica Mars Shall Investigate No More

  The ax has fallen on one of TV's best.

  News in Video — by Tom Johnson — on May 18, 2007

• Interview with Curtis Hanson, Director of Lucky You

  SuChin Pak sits down with the acclaimed director.

  Interview in Video — by LX.TV — on May 18, 2007

• PBS Primetime Programming for The Week of May 20

  The end of this week marks the end of the 2006-2007 television season; don your black garb.

  News in Video — by Josh Lasser — on May 18, 2007

• TV Review: The Apprentice Series 3 (2007), Episode 1

  The UK Apprentice's first task. Was the mobile coffee shop the a brew too far?

  Opinion in Video — by Jim Symcox — on May 18, 2007

• TV Review: Ugly Betty – “East Side Story”

  Say it isn’t so! Ugly Betty’s season ends with twists, turns and more than a few surprises.

  Review in Video — by Ann Hagman Cardinal — on May 18, 2007

• George Lopez Canceled, Released to DVD

  This was the fourth sitcom in history to feature a Hispanic lead character.

  News in Video — by Laron Cue — on May 18, 2007

• Fiendish Friday Interview: Javier C. Rivera, Filmmaker

  This week we talk to Javier Rivera, who wrote and shot the haunted attraction documentary, The Scare.

  Interview in Video — by hauntedreport — on May 18, 2007

• New Movies and Box Office Predictions: Shrek the Third

  Shrek storms back into theaters, oh how the spider shall fall.

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on May 18, 2007

• Movie Review: Shrek the Third

  Shrek the Third continues classic tale laughs, spoofs, action and pop culture references while adding a few more characters.

  Review in Video — by Tall Writer — on May 18, 2007

Politics

• Falwell in Hell? Go Figure...

  Will Jerry Falwell end up in Heaven or Hell? Given his legacy and vision, he could be feeling pretty hot.

  Opinion in Politics — by YABOSI — on May 18, 2007

• News Analysis from Israel: Suppressing the News - Why Is This So?

  They are not white, they are not rich, they are not Christians - who needs to gives a damn? Who needs to know? Right?

  News in Politics — by Ruvy — on May 18, 2007

• Pakistan’s Soul is Not for Sale

  Searching and finding hope in these anxious times.

  Opinion in Politics — by Mayank Austen Soofi — on May 18, 2007

Tastes

• RealMeals.TV Recipe: Tofu Lasagne

  Opinion in Tastes — by RealMeals.TV — on May 18, 2007