June 3, 2007 Archive

Sports

• LeBron James: The Return Of The King

  The rest of Middle Earth might be ready to sacrifice another Cleveland sports team to the fiery depths of Mount Doom - but I'm not!

  Opinion in Sports — by Chris McVetta — on Jun 03, 2007

• Rickey Henderson Considers Comeback, And How To Save Cycling

  The marvelous month of May provided sports fans with stories to mull over.

  News in Sports — by Alessandro Nicolo — on Jun 03, 2007

• Perspective Through Experience as Cavs Make the NBA Finals

  As the Cavs have risen, they have given fans a whole new perspective.

  News in Sports — by Craig Lyndall — on Jun 03, 2007

• NBA: James and Gibson Lead Cleveland To Uncharted Waters

  Cleveland is the team that plays with poise down the stretch, and now they're going to uncharted waters. The NBA Finals.

  News in Sports — by Jared Wright — on Jun 03, 2007

Books

• Book Review: Throw Like A Girl - Stories by Jean Thompson

  A collection of of unsweetened and endowing rumors.

  Review in Books — by James O'Neil — on Jun 03, 2007

• Book Review: On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan

  Ian McEwan charts the course of honeymoon night that goes terribly astray.

  Review in Books — by Ted Gioia — on Jun 03, 2007

• The Early Word: New Books for the Week of June 3, 2007

  McEwan, Brashares, Clinton, Ondaatje, Hamilton, Parker, Lustbader, Cussler, Pentagon, Diana, Spector: "...my heart stood still/ Dead doo ron ron ron, dead doo ron ron…"

  News in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Jun 03, 2007

• Book Review: Land Of The Lost Mammoths and Pirates, Bats, And Dragons by Mike Davis

  Books for a youth audience that have more on their minds than what to wear to the prom.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Jun 03, 2007

Music

• Music Review: Linkin Park - Minutes To Midnight

  It took a long time but it was well worth it.

  Review in Music — by Josh Phillips — on Jun 03, 2007

• Music Review: The Mooney Suzuki - Have Mercy

  Sometimes you have to spend time with an album before you realize how much you enjoy it.

  Review in Music — by El Bicho — on Jun 03, 2007

• One Track Mind: Paul McCartney "See Your Sunshine"

  This is the kind of pure pop that McCartney parlayed into a soundtrack for the decade following the Beatles. And just as welcome.

  Review in Music — by Nick Deriso — on Jun 03, 2007

• Music Review: Disbelief - Navigator

  Deceptively good German death.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 03, 2007

• Music Review: Casey Neill — Brooklyn Bridge

  Casey Neill delivers yet another beautiful record — this time with a bit of help from his friends, The Decemberists.

  Review in Music — by Michael Jones — on Jun 03, 2007

• Calling Out Utah - In Defense of Emo

  Defending emo culture from misinformed reporting with a concerted plea to disregard a recent story aired on ABC Utah.

  Opinion in Music — by Brewed Fresh — on Jun 03, 2007

Video

• Movie Review: Knocked Up

  Brilliant romantic comedy that is all raunch and heart.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 03, 2007

• Making the Rounds at General Hospital - Gangsters In Love (and Spoilers)

  Sonny continued to be a thorn in Kate's side, proving once and for all how attracted he is.

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Jun 03, 2007

• Movie Review: The Screwfly Solution

  Viewers beware: if Screwfly is any indication of the Masters of Horror series, shun these trashy featurettes at all cost.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Jun 03, 2007

• Movie Review: Drive-Thru

  Hella mediocre with cheese.

  Review in Video — by T. Rigney — on Jun 03, 2007

• Movie Review: Mr. Brooks

  "Hello, my name is Earl, and I am an addict."

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 03, 2007

Culture

• In Memoriam: The First Anniversary of My Mother’s Passing

  Mom’s being gone is still painful, but knowing she is there in some form is helping me.

  Opinion in Culture — by Victor Lana — on Jun 03, 2007

• Drowning Woody

  I spent half my youth in a dark movie theater, and Woody Allen was my hero. The voice of the people. Then he changed all that for me, face-to-face.

  Opinion in Culture — by Ann Hagman Cardinal — on Jun 03, 2007

• Fear! Capricorn Rising With Saturn, Moon, Mars T-Square Suffers Saturn Return: Astrology-Based Advice

  Hi Elsa, I'm going through some rough and tense time...

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Jun 03, 2007

• Avoidable Accidents, Untaught Lessons: The Non-Existent Manual for School Chaperones

  At my school was a teacher who was always meaning to write a book on what school trip chaperones needed to know.

  Opinion in Culture — by Carole McDonnell — on Jun 03, 2007

Politics

• Grading The Bush Administration - Part I

  Objectively grading the Bush Administration is just about impossible, but one must start somewhere.

  Review in Politics — by Mark Schannon — on Jun 03, 2007

• How Not To Reform Immigration

  The immigration bill now being considered will not achieve its goals and will do incalculable harm in the process.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Jun 03, 2007

• Understanding Immigration Control

  There are several ways to control illegal immigration, but the costs of some methods are far too high.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Jun 03, 2007

Gaming

• Nintendo Wii Review: Super Paper Mario

  Or why Nintendo is always considered the best first party game developer in the business.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Jun 03, 2007

• Xbox 360 Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

  "At Wits End" is more like it.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Jun 03, 2007

• Nintendo DS Review: Theme Park

  Give me Roller Coaster Tycoon any day, but this mild classic still stands out.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Jun 03, 2007

• Nintendo DS Review: Devilish

  The DS tries to make an old Sega Genesis game fun again, but so much potential is wasted.

  Review in Gaming — by Brian Szabelski — on Jun 03, 2007

Tastes

• TasteTV: The Whiskey Flip Cocktail from Art of the Drink

  TasteTV and the Art of the Drinks show how to make a classic cocktail, the Whiskey Flip.

  News in Tastes — by TasteTV — on Jun 03, 2007

• Fat Cells in the Summer Time: A Dieter’s Prayer

  Heloise's method for staying sane around summer food: pray!

  Opinion in Tastes — by Heloise — on Jun 03, 2007

Sci/Tech

• On Jay Rosen's "A Blog Is A Little First Amendment Machine"

  Main stream media journalists are about to be blogged to death.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Robert K. Blechman — on Jun 03, 2007