August 3, 2007 Archive

Sports

• Make It Rhain

  Manchester United is spending loads of cash towards an entirely different goal.

  Opinion in Sports — by Geeves — on Aug 03, 2007

Culture

• Superstitious Minds

  If you accidentally spill some salt, do you discreetly throw a pinch over your shoulder?

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

• The Man With The Golden Gun: When The World Wasn't Enough for Billionaire Businessman

  Billionaire builds $30 million underground brothel on home property – wife really mad (with apologies to Ian Fleming)!

  Satire in Culture — by Ashtoreth Valecourt — on Aug 03, 2007

Video

• Will Bobby Be the Best of Lindsay Lohan?

  If Lindsay throws her life away -- someone ought to catch it.

  Opinion in Video — by Heloise — on Aug 03, 2007

• TV Review: Weeds

  A look at the groundbreaking series so far.

  Review in Video — by Ray Ellis — on Aug 03, 2007

• TV Review: General Hospital: The Night Shift - "Keep The Change"

  Change can happen one degree at a time.

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

• DVD Review: Voyagers! - The Complete Series

  I’m glad that this series has finally made it to DVD and if you’re a sci-fi or time travel fan, this is definitely worth picking up.

  Review in Video — by Blake Matthews — on Aug 03, 2007

• Movie Review: Hot Rod

  A slapstick comedy with a heavy SNL influence.

  Review in Video — by Gerald Wright — on Aug 03, 2007

• Movie Review: Confessions Of A Call Girl

  Confessions Of A Call Girl confesses nothing except that black folks need to get it together in Hollywood.

  Review in Video — by Matthew Milam — on Aug 03, 2007

• PBS Primetime Programming for The Week of August 5

  It's the all-singing, all-dancing, PBS Pledge Drive!!!

  News in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Aug 03, 2007

• New Movies and Box Office Predictions: The Bourne Ultimatum, Bratz, Hot Rod, Underdog

  Spies, heroes, stunts, and cliques, oh my!

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 03, 2007

Music

• Re:Collection - Dire Straits: Communiqué

  Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits find a comfy home in my collection.

  Review in Music — by Tom Johnson — on Aug 03, 2007

• Music DVD Review: Koerner, Ray, & Glover Blues, Rags & Hollers: The Koerner, Ray & Glover Story

  Blues, Rags & Hollers: The Koerner, Ray & Glover Story is a great tribute to three fine musicians who might have fallen through the cracks of memory without it

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Aug 03, 2007

• Concert Review: Nick Lowe Live at Housing Works Cafe, New York City July 20, 2007

  Nick Lowe performed an excellent solo acoustic concert in a small intimate setting in New York City.

  Review in Music — by Dave Kaufman — on Aug 03, 2007

• Music DVD Review: Solomon Burke - The King Live At AVO Session Basel

  Far more Sammy Davis Junior to Solomon Burke than there is Sam & Dave.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Aug 03, 2007

• The Friday Morning Listen: Bruce Eisenbeil Sextet - Inner Constellation

  Bon voyage Mat Brewster!!

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Aug 03, 2007

• Music Review: Rush - Snakes & Arrows

  Rush tackles faith while delivering an album showcasing a career's worth of diversity.

  Review in Music — by Tom Johnson — on Aug 03, 2007

• Music Review: Phil Woods Quintet - American Songbook II

  Woods has gone his own way for many years, mostly as the leader of small groups in both Europe and the US.

  Review in Music — by Big Geez — on Aug 03, 2007

Politics

• Ignorance is Strength: Reaction to the Brookings Op-Ed

  Ignorance remains strength, especially when coupled with the mindless zealotry of the left's culture of perpetual outrage.

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

Books

• Book Review: Majestic Descending by Mitchell Graham

  Almost everything that happens in this book is clichéd, really convenient, or highly unrealistic.

  Review in Books — by Betty Wong — on Aug 03, 2007

Sci/Tech

• Video Training Review - Photoshop CS3 One-On-One: Part I – The Essentials With Deke McClelland From Lynda.com.

  Photoshop CS3 One-On-One: The Essentials is the perfect training program anyone who wants to perfect their Photoshop skills.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by T. Michael Testi — on Aug 03, 2007

• Campus Technology 2007 Conference: Questioning Underlying Assumptions

  Educators rush to adopt new technologies into their curricula. Shouldn't we ask what unintended consequences accompany new ways of communicating?

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