- Monday, March 06, 2006 — 55 Articles Published
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Pop Cult Mind Wax - Brokeback Mountain, The Proposition, Same-Sex Obsession— The trials and tribulations of a pretentious, self-obsessed, lust-stricken twentysomething, as glimpsed through the throb of pop culture.
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Towards a New Revelation (Or, Why I Am Not a Traditionalist)— Traditions can allow embellishments or simplifications, but not ideas — not even self-evident truths — so new or foreign that
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Oscars: Thoughts On Paul Haggis— When Paul Haggis spoke about screenwriting last May in San Francisco before a sceening of Crash, I doubt he imagined
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A Crash at the Oscars— Scorsese: 0. Three 6 Mafia: 1. John Stewart, some surprises and the cinema collages made for a good show
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TV Review: The 78th Annual Academy Awards— Note to the Academy: You're not racist. We get it.
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The Michael Barbaro New York Times Conspiracy— This is perhaps the most important media story you have read this year, a potentially sinister attempt by the New
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ClipBlast Video Clips for Today— A murdered student is mourned, and a soldier's death is investigated.
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Spirtual Quest - Sagittarius With Moon Conjunct Uranus: Astrology-Based Advice— Sagittarius Mom in spirtual crisis.
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The Family Tradition of Storytelling— Years later I would learn of Grandma’s unspoken rule that the really good stories weren't to be shared until the
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Theater Review: Private Peaceful— In the 90 years since Tommo Peaceful was put to death one thing has not changed. War still makes pawns
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The Kidnapping of Ilan Halimi: Why is There An American News Blackout?— Ilan Halimi was kidnapped and tortured to death over a three-week period.
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DVD Review: Lost Souls, The Blade Runner of Horror— The Communist Vampire reviews horror.
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TV Shows and Guilty Pleasure Viewing Habits— I'll tell you my guilty pleasure TV shows — COPS, Leave It To Beaver, The People's Court and
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Notable/Quotables 3/6/06— A compendium of wise pundits weigh in on the UAE port deal. Being all that you can be and
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The Blogs That Bug Me— If you're gonna start a blog, for heaven's sake, respond when you get some comments! Plus other pet blog-peeves.
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Magazine Review: The Decorative Painter— A colorful bimonthly that instructs how to paint flowers, folk designs and holiday motifs on wood, ceramic, paper and other
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Nintendo DS Review: Mario & Luigi - Partners in Time— As if we needed another reason to praise the DS, this game comes along.
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CD Review: The Little Willies— Fantasma el Rey loves listening to this music as much as The Little Willies love playing it.
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Time Is The Currency Of Life— How many of us follow along, content that someone else is doing it right when we may be able to
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NaNoWri Notes 12: What Every Writer Needs— Everyone may be creative, but to be any type of artist requires a mixture of characteristics that not everybody possesses.
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World Baseball Classic: Clutch Hit or Wild Pitch?— Baseball zealots Matt Sussman and Zach Baker don't see eye to eye regarding this inaugural tournament.
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Oscar Aftermath: Can I Pick 'Em or What?— Hey, weren't those French guys cute with their stuffed penguins?
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Oscar Quotes— Pithy statements from the winners at the The 78th Annual Academy Awards.
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Tributes Paid to the Late Science Fiction Writer Octavia Butler— A collection of tributes offers testimony to Butler's influence on the genre.
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Appel Farm Arts & Music Festival: New Jersey's Best-Kept Secret— Two upcoming music festivals you might want to put on your calendar.
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Music Playlist: Crossgenred Country Covers— Nineteen classic country soungs as remade by rock, jazz, blues, soul, metal and even polka artists.
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The 2006 Academy Awards Fashion Report— The Good, The Bad, and the Really Ugly summary of the 2006 Oscar ceremonies. Some off-the-cuff fashion awards.
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ClipBlast Special Report: The Katrina Tapes— Caught on tape, the video tells the real story.
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Another Presidenta for South America? Lourdes Flores Nano Leads Peru Race— The lads of South America’s political class will have stay on their toes: Peruvian voters are set to elect
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CD Review: 8084 - The Last Great Train— Fourth album by the AOR mainstays who began their musical journey back in the '80s.
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South Dakota Governor Signs Bill Banning Most Abortions— Abortion ban expected to bring court challenge and possible referral to public vote.
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Why Everyone Should Want Military Recruiters On Campus— Protest is fine, but the benefits to society of recruiting on campus are too great to lose.
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The Not-Quite-Sunday Funnies Comics Page— This Week: Oscar, Osama and Reservation
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Detective Robert Goren - Sleep and (Bad) Dreams— Does fiction feel real because it's perceived as better than the life we are really leading?
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Warped Tour Dates Announced and The Daily Music and Tech News— Warped Tour dates, Isle of Wight headliners and AOL to allow custom AIM in today's news update.
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TV Review: Anything to Win - the Tonya Harding Story— Tonya Harding, the bad girl of ice skating, tells all in a new documentary series.
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Movie Review: Match Point— No, it isn't quite Stardust Memories or Manhattan - but is that really what we wanted in the first place?
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DVD Review: Crapshoot with Jim Breuer and Zakk Wylde— The combination of Wylde and Breuer does not quite add up.
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Live Blogging the Oscars— Here lies the transcripts from a night of live commentary...
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ClipBlast Video Clips: The 78th Annual Academy Awards— ...
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Theater Review: The Odyssey: A Trip Based on Homer's Epic— In this seductively psychedelic production, the gods deliver the great king into the not-so-tender hands of a British immigration detention
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BugBlog Report 3/6/06: Symantec, Apple, and Microsoft— ...
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BC Radio - March 6, 2006— The BC Radio Podcast has relaunched with appearances by Eric Olsen, Eric Berlin, Joan Hunt, Matt Sussman, Mary K. Williams,
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The Challenges of Multiculturalism— What is the price of open immigration and is it better or worse than a more restrictive alternative?
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Book Review: Waking Lazarus— It’s great to see Christian fiction cutting a new swath with this psychological thriller.
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Humorist Art Buchwald Awaits His Last Hurrah!— ...
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PC Game Review: The Guild 1400 Gold— Life in the Middle Ages — what could be more fun?
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Movie Review: 16 Blocks— Richard Donner's latest Lethal Weapon knockoff...
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In Dreams— I dream. This is what I do these days.
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CD Review: Goldfrapp - Supernature— Somewhere in the process of pop crossover, Goldfrapp has lost the delicate balance between being Goldfrapp and being an experimental
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CD Review: Autumn Days by Gus Black— A soothing album to seduce you to a state nearing slumber.
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Concert Review: Powerman 5000 w/ In This Moment, Audible Thought, Metadox 3/4/06— Spider was jumping around pumping his fist, sneering, I swear he is channeling Billy Idol.
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DVD Review: Jarhead Collector’s Edition— Jarhead is a well-crafted film on many levels. The DVD extras are great for those who enjoy the process
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Atari Reveals Soundtrack For Upcoming Driver Game— Featuring the sounds of Public Enemy, David Bowie, The Roots, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
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The Ramble: NFL Labor Negotiations Special Edition— I don’t really care about the NFL’s labor issues. Neither should you. Here’s why.
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