- Monday, February 26, 2007 — 54 Articles Published
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I'm Looking Over George Bush's Shoulder— It's the custom of the US Congress to investigate the activities of the national military and its commander in chief.
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The Way Sports Were Meant to be Played— No team or athlete holds a monopoly on how sports are played.
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Somalia's Government, Somalia's Affair— As recent examples are showing, a country's government has to be chosen by its people.
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PS2 Review: Chulip— Kiss the girl of your dreams but watch out for that poopie!
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The Early Word: New Books for the Week of February 25, 2007— T. Jefferson Parker, Crais, Vollman, Dr. Dre, Hitler's Headquarters, Forensic Files, Kinsella, Weir, Marley. But wait, there's more...
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Movie Review: Walking Tall: The Payback— Please don't judge this entertaining movie by its unfortunate title.
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PS2 Review: MVP 07 NCAA Baseball— EA makes right on an exclusive license. In related news, pigs have suddenly grown wings.
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Movie Review: Amazing Grace — Amazing Movie— The true story of William Wilberforce, a rising star in 18th century British politics who became fixated on the subject
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TV Review/Satire: American Idol 6 — Homicide with Ryan Seacrest and the Boys— Whoa, no way any dude touches the guy who did Teri Hatcher and Sheryl Crow!
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Music Review: Peter Gabriel - Us— After a good bit of digesting, I found Us to be one of my favorites by this most challenging artist.
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Thanks, Aaron: Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip— I'm a scriptwriter trying to make it in the biz. Just me and 49,000 others...
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Movie Review: Black Snake Moan— If you can overlook Justin Timberlake's performance, you'll see an exceptionally good movie.
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TV Review: Amercan Idol 6 — The Natural Superiority of Women— I know this is obvious, but this show works better when the music is good.
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How'd You Like to Live on Mutilated Lizard Street? You Might If You Live in Hawaii— By the time you're at the intersection of "The Dragged Large Intestines" and "Mutilated Lizard," you'll have "A Dull Headache"...or
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Retro Redux: Ethel Smith, More Than Just A One-Hit Wonder— There was probably even some wise guy in 18th century Vienna who dismissed Mozart as "that guy who wrote..."
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Music Review: Johnny Cash - Cash: Ultimate Gospel— A great collection of Johnny Cash's career spanning gospel recordings, coming March 6th.
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Periodically Speaking: Monitoring Times— A monthly magazine about shortwave radio, scanners and ham radio for those who like to listen in.
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Concert Review: Audible Thought with Section 18, Kristen Capolino, Hynged, Within Another 2/24/07— A great night of local music is something to be treasured.
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Interview: Vince Liaguno Talks Horror and The Literary Six— Author Vince Liaguno talks about slasher films, queer horror, and his novel, The Literary Six.
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Movie Review: F**k— It could have been so much more. More intelligent, more in-depth, more penetrating, more stimulating. This bird just doesn't fly.
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Movie Review: Reno 911: Miami— A snakebite would be more fun then watching this film.
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Q: What’s the Cruelest Use of Country Music?— mental_floss question of the day.
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Movie Review: Jesus Camp— This is the neo-conservative/evangelical version of the Hitler-Jugend.
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Canadian Politics: Fair Trials for Suspected Terrorists— Canadian Supreme Court says everybody, including suspected terrorists, has the right to a fair trial.
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Website Review: FoodNetwork.com Martini Party — Martini Anyone?— FoodNetwork.com features everything you need in order to give the ultimate throwback Martini Party.
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2007 Academy Awards: The Best and Boring of the Oscars— The awards were right on, but the show could have been turned off.
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TV Review: Turn Up the Heat with G. Garvin — "From Miss to Mrs."— The down to earth, talented, chef extraordinaire G. Garvin definitely turned up the heat with his tantalizing, mouth-watering, delicious recipes.
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Retro Corner: A Partnership with Digital Press— Blogcritics and Digital Press team up to highlight some of the best "retro" games.
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Beyond Affirmative Action: What’s the Real Issue?— However disheartening, in a world of limited resources, to equate two groups often requires that one group is taken from
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2007 Academy Awards Recap: The One That Got Away At The Oscars— Last nights Oscar show was a lot of things, one being almost eerily predictable.
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Book Review: Gravewriter by Mark Arsenault— A mystery that will have even the most jaded reader turning the pages to find out what happens next.
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Movie Review: Black Moon— Louis Malle's weird weekend.
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The Listening Room February 26, 2007: Pulp, Lily Allen, Anders Osbourne, Simply Red, and Iggy Pop— "The sound of someone losing the plot" in this week's edition of what we've been listening to...
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Satire: Al Gore's Oscar Strategy at the 2007 Academy Awards— A satirical take on Al Gore's strategy, on Oscar night, to take out the competition for the Presidential bid of
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Music Review: Christina Aguilera - "Candyman"— Christina Aguilera's new single, "Candyman," is one of the most addicting songs in years.
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Movie Review: A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints— Saints and sinners in Queens.
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Contemplating the 2007 Academy Awards Ceremony— Thoughts on the ceremony, not the awards.
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Making the Rounds at General Hospital - Up From the Ashes— From the rubble, Port Charles residents regroup and search for loved ones.
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Can Someone Explain NASCAR To Me?— Inexplicably, my five-year-old son developed an intense passion for NASCAR.
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Mysticism and Public Policy— Is it really a good thing when national leaders take direction from the Big Guy?
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Music DVD Review: Nine Inch Nails - Live - Beside You In Time— Brutal, powerful, and filled with visceral beauty, Beside You In Time does an excellent job of capturing a band at
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Book Review: Alive at the Village Vanguard: My Life in and Out of Jazz by Lorraine Gordon— Gordon’s book is full of great stories and observations about musicians and jazz, but what's most remarkable is how breezy
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Rage Against the Machine to Play This Summer and The Daily Music and Tech News— RATM play, My Chemical Romance becomes the Black Parade, and BitTorrent goes legal in today's update.
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DVD Review: TCM Archives – Forbidden Hollywood Collection, Vol. 1— Three films from Hollywood's pre-code days make up this excellent set from Turner Classic Movies.
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Movie Review: The Number 23— Another serious movie attempt by Jim Carrey that falls flat.
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I Was a Nielsen Household— I'm a TV addict, but I found that being a Nielsen household wasn't all it was cracked up to be.
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An Interview With Ron Standerfer, Author Of The Eagle's Last Flight— Flying is hours and hours of boredom followed by moments of sheer terror.
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Jesus' Tomb Discovered? Discovery Channel Documentary Says "Yes"— It's going to take more than statistical hoo-ha to make a convincing case.
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79th Academy Awards: The Fallout— The winners, the losers, and me.
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Movie Review: Into Great Silence— A truly transcendent experience.
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TV Review: The 1/2 Hour News Hour— The FOX News Channel's new satire show is a laugh-every-six-minutes riot.
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Music Review: Sonny Rollins - Plus 4 & John Coltrane - Traneing In— These two CDs are a history of how and when John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins started to rearrange the sounds
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Music Review: The Stanley Brothers - The Definitive Collection (1947-1966)— This is the best place to start and end for most, as this set covers the entire career from these
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Theater Review: Sweet Bird of Youth by Tennessee Williams— The role of the half-crazed Princess is gloriously larger-than-life, and Joanna Bayless knocks it out of the park.
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