NEWS

Blogcritics Editors' Picks: August 9 through August 15
Written by Lisa McKay
Published August 16, 2006
Part of Editors' Picks
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With all of her spoiler goodness written so well, how can you pick just one of Jackie's
Big Brother Live Feed updates? Eeny, meeny, miney, moe...

 

CULTURE

From Culture Editor Diana Hartman:

Expanded horizons, quickened paces, and many a surge of adrenaline: It's all here in the action-packed travels of Jared Wright and Kerry as they traverse through New York City's streets in Seeing Eye: The Big Apple.       

From Editor DJRadiohead:

Another excellent installment of The Mondo Mugwump Letters from The Duke De Mondo and Aaron Fleming.

From Film Editor Erin McMaster:

Jared Wright's trip to The Big Apple helps those of us with sight realize just how much we take for granted when traveling in big cities.  

 

POLITICS

From Politics Editor Dave Nalle:

Israel, The Left, And History Don't Mix by Richard Marcus

How to Turn a Red State Blue by Staci Schoff

From Asst. Politics Editor Mark Schannon:

Execution Date Could Present South Dakotans With Philosophical Quandry by Tim Gebhart is an excellent example of the contradictions inherent in being for capital punishment and against abortion.

British Muslims Wrong Answer by Al Barger is a pointed challenge to the British Muslims to take a firm stance against terrorism rather than attack British policies.

Peace in Our Time: History Repeats Itself As A Farce by Apollo. Appeasing the Nazis didn't work; appeasing Arab terrorist and terrorist states won't work either.

News Analysis from Israel: Mr. Olmert's Little War and the Winds of Change by Ruvy in Jerusalem is a detailed and provocative examination of conditions inside Israel and the politics of war.

SPORTS

From Sports Editor Matthew T. Sussman:

The All-Haiku Top-10 College Football Poll by Sal Marinello
"True, Sal likes football But his poetic talents Took us all by storm"

GAMING

Why Gaming is Serious Business by Joey Alarilla The death of E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) as we know it notwithstanding, the future is bright for gaming.

Video Game Industry in New Fight: Rockstar's Bully May Have T Rating by Matt Paprocki Could the industry be heading for a PR disaster because of the ESRB?

PS2 Review: Real World Golf by Aaron Auzins An entertaining and less-frustrating take on realistic golfing. Matt also reviewed this game.

SCI/TECH

From Executive Producer Eric Berlin:

John Guilfoil turns in damned fine work with Fox + MySpace + Google = $$$, which adds up the ones and twos of the deals and wheels between the current tech-media heavyweights. The sum, we learn, is mega-billions.

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Lisa McKay is BC Magazine's Executive Editor. She can usually be found hanging out in the Film section. In her spare time, she watches movies, writes, makes art, listens to music, reads, and caters to the every whim of two spoiled cats. She is now in the “experience is better than things” stage of her life and almost never passes up the opportunity to go to a good concert.
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Blogcritics Editors' Picks: August 9 through August 15
Published: August 16, 2006
Type: News
Section: Culture
Filed Under: Culture: Administrative, Culture: Arts, Culture: Media, Sci/Tech: Blogging
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#1 — August 16, 2006 @ 20:52PM — Mat Brewster [URL]

Thanks for the pick Connie. I guess I'm out of the hair metal closet for good.

#2 — August 17, 2006 @ 02:28AM — Glen Boyd [URL]

So here we have the rather "quiet" return of the editors picks. Anyway, nice to see this feature back (even if none of my pearls of journalistic wisdom for the week got picked...LOL).

Hope everybody had fun in Vegas too. I'll see y'all next year...finances and location permitting...

-Glen

#3 — August 17, 2006 @ 06:54AM — Mayank Austen Soofi [URL]

What! No me! Oh oh oh. Ah ah ah. ha ha ha. Congratulations to last week's best bloggers.

#4 — August 17, 2006 @ 07:58AM — Ruvy in Jerusalem

Mark, thank you. When do I get my free bottle of Hennessey's Cognac?

#5 — August 17, 2006 @ 18:26PM — Tim Gebhart [URL]

I'd been on a dry streak for quite a while for the picks. I, of course, attribute that to the increasing quality of what's being posted rather than a decline or rut in my writing.

Thanks to Natalie and Mark for breaking it with a pick in two different categories, including one that strays from my usual stomping grounds

#6 — August 17, 2006 @ 21:43PM — Al Barger [URL]

Thank you.

#7 — August 17, 2006 @ 21:46PM — Jet in Columbus [URL]

Did I miss the picks for Aug 1-8?

#8 — August 17, 2006 @ 21:52PM — Lisa McKay [URL]

I didn't run them last week, Jet. Many of us, myself included, were about to head out to Las Vegas, so we took the week off.

#9 — August 17, 2006 @ 22:00PM — Jet in Columbus [URL]

Lisa you just can't stop rubbing it in that you all went to Vegas without us can you? Next time I'm going to throw a huge party and raid the liquor cabinet while your gone and leave the house in a big mess.

{:^p~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

#10 — August 17, 2006 @ 22:05PM — Phillip Winn [URL]

Or, Jet, I don't know -- you could come along!

#11 — August 17, 2006 @ 22:14PM — gonzo marx [URL]

bah...they won't even let me near Vegas...

but i digress...

Congratz to all!

Excelsior?

#12 — August 18, 2006 @ 00:45AM — Jared Wright [URL]

Wow, big thanks, both to Diana and Erin. Glad you've found the writing engaging! Definitely an encouraging way to start my stay at BC.

#13 — August 18, 2006 @ 01:35AM — Staci Schoff [URL]

Thanks Dave --- how very cool!

#14 — August 18, 2006 @ 01:55AM — Anna Creech [URL]

Thanks, Erin! I generally try to avoid coming off as a crazed fan.

#15 — August 18, 2006 @ 04:59AM — Richard Marcus [URL]

Thanks Dave for the pick, and Connie too. Both articles were fun to write for entirely different reasons...

cheers

Richard

#16 — August 18, 2006 @ 05:10AM — Mayank Austen Soofi [URL]

Richard, how do you manage to write so well-written articles almost on a daily basis? Do you have a collection of them? Do thoughts just happen to you?

#17 — August 18, 2006 @ 05:58AM — Apollo [URL]

Thank you :)

#18 — August 18, 2006 @ 14:13PM — S.Rod [URL]

DJR: Thank you for picking the Magic Junk Radio Podcast! You have excellent taste. ;)

#19 — September 3, 2006 @ 10:49AM — John Guilfoil [URL]

Thanks again for the pick!!

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