August 13, 2007 Archive

Politics

• Karl Rove Makes Best Decision of Bush’s Political Career Fourteen Years Too Late

  Bush left "Brain"-less

  Satire in Politics — by Kory Lanphear — on Aug 13, 2007

• Surprised We've Not Yet Heard from an Ayatollah?

  Robert Spencer's, 'Religion of Peace?: Why Christianity Is and Islam Isn't', is another hindrance to unity between Muslims and Christians

  Opinion in Politics — by jamal — on Aug 13, 2007

• Political Stunner: Rove Resigns, Bush Quips

  Bush quipped, “I can barely speak English.”

  News in Politics — by Heloise — on Aug 13, 2007

• Karl Rove: Gone But Not Forgotten

  The President's BFF wants to spend more time with his family. Right.

  Opinion in Politics — by Doug DeLong — on Aug 13, 2007

• Israeli News Analysis: Getting Noisy Outside the Prime Minister's Office

  Israelis scream a lot - but the noise is getting habitual at the prime minister's office. The crown sits uneasily on the fool who wears it.

  News in Politics — by Ruvy — on Aug 13, 2007

Video

• Making the Rounds at General Hospital - Maxie Caught With Logan

  Maxie caught in Logan's embrace, Lulu doesn't believe Spin when he tells her, and Sam continues to manipulate Lucky.

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Aug 13, 2007

• DVD Review: The Contract

  The Contract features two fine actors and some beautiful scenery, but ultimately it delivers nothing noteworthy.

  Review in Video — by writnkitten — on Aug 13, 2007

• TV Review: Weeds Season Premiere - "Doing the Backstroke"

  Season three promises to set a new high for this series.

  Review in Video — by Ray Ellis — on Aug 13, 2007

• HD DVD Review: House of Wax (2005)

  A drama called House of Slacks would probably be more entertaining.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Aug 13, 2007

• DVD Review: Crime Story

  Jackie Chan plays a detective in a non-comedic role.

  Review in Video — by Josh Lasser — on Aug 13, 2007

• TV Review: General Hospital: The Night Shift - "Bed, Bath, and Beyond"

  Dr. Lee's secret night-life is exposed, Maxie's staph infection stops her heart.

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Aug 13, 2007

• TV Review: John From Cincinnati - "His Visit: Day Nine"

  A dazzling, exhilarating season finale from the best show on television.

  Review in Video — by Patrick — on Aug 13, 2007

• DVD Review: 8 Simple Rules – The Complete First Season

  Fans of traditional and even non-traditional sitcoms will enjoy this show, as will those who like sarcasm, are raising kids or are just fans of John Ritter.

  Review in Video — by Blake Matthews — on Aug 13, 2007

• DVD Review: The House of Eliott Complete Collection

  Romance, wonderful happy moments, some very smart humor, and nothing short of great drama fills each scene and it makes for addictive TV.

  Review in Video — by Katie Trattner — on Aug 13, 2007

Tastes

• The Great Cafés

  There are some that simply transcend the very idea of a cafe.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Terence Clarke — on Aug 13, 2007

Sci/Tech

• Video Training Review - Photoshop CS3 One-On-One: Part III – Advanced Techniques With Deke McClelland From Lynda.com.

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

  Review in Sci/Tech — by T. Michael Testi — on Aug 13, 2007

• Software Review – Adobe Photoshop Plug-in Plug-In Suite 3: Genuine Fractals 5.0 From onOne

  If you need to dramatically increase your image size while maintaining quality, then you need Genuine Fractals 5.0.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by T. Michael Testi — on Aug 13, 2007

• Lessons From Harry: How We Get It Wrong, But Very Cleverly

  Thoughts, thinking, predictions. How it happens. How it can go wrong. How we can correct the mistakes.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Dr Michael Benjamin — on Aug 13, 2007

Culture

• The Whole Story: Families Who Tell Tales

  Ann explores the trials and FIBulations of coming from a long line of family storytellers.

  Opinion in Culture — by Ann Hagman Cardinal — on Aug 13, 2007

• Head-In-the-Sand-Itis: the New Epidemic

  Some of us have a gift for ignoring the facts.

  Opinion in Culture — by Craig Harper — on Aug 13, 2007

• TasteTV Heats the Runway at FashionWeek Live

  TasteTV host Susan Jones and supermodel Naomi Campbell hit the runway...

  News in Culture — by TasteTV — on Aug 13, 2007

Books

• Book Review: Sadar's Keep: Book Two Of The Oran Trilogy by Midori Snyder

  Midori Snyder will never be accused of suffering from the sophomore jinx of trilogy writing

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Aug 13, 2007

• Book Review: The Fairy Chronicles by J.H. Sweet

  These children’s novels by J.H. Sweet are beautifully illustrated and full of color.

  Review in Books — by Jill Hart — on Aug 13, 2007

Gaming

• Wii Virtual Console Releases for August 13, 2007

  Kick off the Month of Metroid with a taste of how it all began.

  News in Gaming — by Brian Szabelski — on Aug 13, 2007

• Game du Jour Deals: August 13 through August 19

  Every (casual) game gets its 24 hours in the spotlight at Games du Jour.

  Review in Gaming — by Ken Edwards — on Aug 13, 2007

Music

• Abbey Road Keyboards And Vital Drums: Two New Tools For The Home Recordist

  Want the keyboards the Beatles played, or Joe Walsh's drummer on your next home recording? Just press play.

  Review in Music — by Ed Driscoll — on Aug 13, 2007

• Music Review: Mondo Generator - Dead Planet

  Not great, but there is a lot to like here.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 13, 2007

• Music Review: The Politik

  The Politik have made an album destined to be a DJ favorite and ultra hip music fans prized possession.

  Review in Music — by Laron Cue — on Aug 13, 2007

• News From The Machine: 50 Cent, Amy Winehouse, Pearl Jam, and More

  From flying cellphones to flagrant use of the "N word," the industry has been absolutely buzzing with tension.

  Opinion in Music — by Matt Dupree — on Aug 13, 2007

• Music Review: Dream Theater's - Systematic Chaos, Best Album Yet

  This album features some of the best progressive metal you will ever hear - bar none.

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on Aug 13, 2007

• Music Review: (hed)P.E. - Insomnia

  Sometimes up, mostly down outing for the punk/hip hop crossover act.

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 13, 2007

• Music Review: Junior Senior - Hey Hey My My Yo Yo

  An irresistible album of perfect pop songs.

  Review in Music — by Patrick — on Aug 13, 2007

• Music DVD Review: Tina Turner - Rio ‘88 Live in Concert

  “Are you ready for me?” Recorded before a live audience of 180,000 in 1988, this DVD spotlights the legendary live talent of Tina Turner.

  Review in Music — by Donald Gibson — on Aug 13, 2007

• Music Review: Flower Power: Music Of The Love Generation

  Although I lived through that period, I'm still staggered by how many memorable songs it produced.

  Review in Music — by Big Geez — on Aug 13, 2007

Sports

• Woody Austin Could Beat Tiger Woods, He Just, Well, Didn't

  Austin asserts Tiger Woods isn't better than him. Brass ones, my friend. Hats off to you.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Aug 13, 2007

• Tiger Woods Wins 2007 PGA Championship

  Tiger Woods silences his critics and reminds us again what is right with sports.

  News in Sports — by Brian McClellan — on Aug 13, 2007