- Thursday, December 28, 2006 — 36 Articles Published
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2007 World Junior Hockey Championships— The WJHC remains an underrated international tournament.
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Shawne Merriman Doesn’t Belong In The Pro Bowl And Shouldn’t Be Named NFL’s Defensive Player Of The Year— Miami Dolphin Jason Taylor is right; honoring Merriman sends the wrong message.
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Movie Review: The Queen— While The Queen isn’t as wealthy as the prominent woman it features, the film is still very rich.
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Compassion: The Forgotten Word— We've been lucky so far, but luck can change for the worse at any time and anywhere.
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Movie Review: Crank— Though it doesn't sound like much on paper, the directors have turned a familiar premise into a high-concept video art
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New Album Releases, 12-26-2006: Rocky Balboa, Adolphus Hailstork— Nothing to see here this week - please move along.
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News & Commentary: Bullets & Jameson— From Sadam to Edwards, Ford to Dying Anexorics, there's no news beneath the standards of your intrepid reporter.
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Gerald Ford, 1913-2006— A mediocre president but a good man, Ford brought common decency to the presidency when it was most needed.
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Music Review: Deadsy - Phantasmagore— What do you get when you cross Greg Allman and Cher? You get Deadsy!
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Bolivia's Morales Moves To Deport Anti-Castro Cuban Dissident— Is Morales doing Castro's dirty work?
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Pakistan, Inspired By President Bush, To Build Border Fence— Yep, President Musharraf of Pakistan, is inspired . . . by President George W. Bush, that is. After a thorough-going
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Day By Day for December 28, 2006— Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for December 28, 2006
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Boxing Day Earthquakes— Christmas 2006 will be remembered for seismic, as well as festive events.
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Fully Booked in the Literary World of Dublin, Ireland— A jaunt through the literary landmarks of Ireland's wacky, witty, wordy-wise capital city.
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Family Recipes Offer a Slice of Life for Allergy Sufferers— For my mom, my wife’s allergies had a wide impact on the family. Decades of stylized and personalized Italian cooking
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Retro Redux: Holiday Season Triggers Memories Of Dad— I used to tell kids that my dad worked for the government, had a badge, and carried a gun.
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Music Review: Army of Anyone— Supergroups come and go. Army of Anyone, anybody?
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Risk, Opportunity, and the Future of Iraq— Today Iraq has become the modern equivalent of the Wild West where danger and opportunity walk hand in hand.
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Better Idea? Not From Jerry!— Remember the Mayaguez? It wasn't the only ship that Jerry Ford lost! He also lost the Ship of State.
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The Motor City Bowl, TiVo-Blogged— The game took three hours to play, and over 24 to blog. Makes you really want to read it, right?
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Movie Review: Rocky Balboa
— The perennial underdog comes out on top.
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B-Movie of the Week: Direct Action— Though Dolph looks narcoleptic and a tad disheveled, it's still one of his best performances to-date.
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Movie Review: Children of Men— Director Alfonso Cuaron will reaffirm your belief in the art of filmmaking.
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Movie Review: Volver— With Volver, Almódovar tells a female-centric story that touches on all of his hallmark issues.
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Not In Your Best Interest, Dakota Fanning!— I would not allow my children or anyone else's in my charge to watch a rape, real or imagined, on
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Q: Did Betsy Ross Design The American Flag?— mental_floss question of the day.
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Music DVD Review: Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Ten Days Out: Blues From The Backroads— Kenny Wayne Shepherd's Ten Days Out only takes one day — one viewing, really — to brighten up my life.
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The Real Ford Legacy: Queens of Denial— This is a good time to remember that Gerald Ford created the Presidential "GET OUT OF JAIL FREE" card.
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Is ESPN Becoming A Caricature of Itself?— Can a media giant fail?
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Obscuro: Mariani - Perpetuum Mobile (1970)— What were you doing at 15 years old? Eric Johnson was cutting his first record as a budding guitar virtuoso.
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BC Magazine Names Best DVDs of 2006— The ten best DVDs of 2006. Is your favorite included?
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BC Magazine Best Albums of 2006— A few of your favorite BC Music writers pick their favorite album of the year...
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Book Review - GIMP 2 For Photographers by Klaus Goelker— If you are on a tight budget and want a quality photo image editing program, this is for you.
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Book Review: The South Beach Diet Parties and Holidays Cookbook— The party cookbook for when you are watching your waist!
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Music Review: Hazmat Modine - Bahamut— ... peel back the essence of a feeling or a moment and put it to music with courage and conviction.
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DVD Review: The Illustrated Man— The DVD release of this 1969 film plays with time and also reflects the impact of time on the film
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