We've got your celebrity gossip and your live concert reviews. We've got all the political viewpoints covered during this most unsettled week. We've got plenty of sports news and we take a look at some aspects of the Internet that are worth pondering. In short, it's all here, every week.
Let me remind those of you who are chosen that you are invited to submit your own pick for next week (due to space considerations, please limit it to one). Please feel free to email me your picks (including the URL) by next Tuesday.
MUSIC
From Music Editor Connie Phillips:
Indie rock god and guitar hero are just two of the labels Mark Saleski examines in his signature style in CD Review: Built To Spill - You In Reverse. Do they apply? You'll have to read to find out. Zach Hoskins of Modern Pea Pod talks about the "is DJing a legitimate art form" debate in his CD Review: Cut Chemist - The Audience's Listening. He also puts the disk under a microscope in his unique and entertaining way.
Thank you to Mary K. Williams for sharing her concert experience with us in Concert Review: Bonnie Raitt - Boston, MA (July 2, 2006). Read to find out why she describes the singer as fearless.
From Asst. Music Editor A.L. Harper:
Dawn Olsen makes short work of a bad marriage and reminds us that even punkers have hearts (and not just for breakfast).
Do you count how many years it's been since you last saw a has-been rock group? Well so does DJRadiohead, and it's been quite a few loops since he last saw Def Leppard in concert.
From Editor Gordon Hauptfleisch:
BOOKS
From Editor Gordon Hauptfleisch:
In her review of The Hidden Gifts of the Introverted Child, Catherine James says "were it possible, I would inundate every media outlet known to man with testimonials to the importance and quality of this book." Catherine does justice to her sense of dedication by articulately explicating the value of a fascinating book that draws on works from Jung to Brazelton, while effectively encapsulating the current neuro-scientific data "pivotal to human temperament."
TV/FILM
From Film Editor Erin McMaster:
Iloz Zoc's review of The Hills Have Eyes (unrated version) is informative and entertaining. Hope that 8th dimension doesn't hurt too much.
CULTURE
From Culture Editor Diana Hartman:There are many circles in this life. This is beautifully illustrated as only John Spivey can, in Synchronicity and Grace.
POLITICS
From Politics Editors Dave Nalle and Mark Schannon:
Article comments
1 - DJRadiohead
Thank you, A.L. I think. =D
2 - Mary K. Williams
Thanks Editors - do we typically get notified of this?
3 - Jet in Columbus
Thank you, I'm honored that my little piece on Isreal touched so many, I just wish it weren't necessary. I'd like to dedicate the honor to Ruvy in Jerusalem and my prayers for his and his family's continued safety...
Jet
4 - Ruvy in Jerusalem
Thank you Howard. I feel humbled. It's one thing to write - it's another to set a standard...
Thank you Jet, and all the rest of you who have offered your good wishes and prayers. Bear in mind that there are those in Lebanon who also read Blog Critics. While I feel no sympathy for HizbAllah, I feel very badly for innocent Lebanese who are seeing 15 hard years of rebuilding going down into the rubble of war - again.
5 - Jet in Columbus
You're welcome Ruvy, continued good health and safety...b'ezrát haShém
6 - Iloz Zoc
IL sends his thanks from the 8th Dimension. Amazingly, his cell phone works perfectly.
7 - Matthew T. Sussman
Justene, I hereby question your taste in good journalism.
8 - Scott Butki
Congrats to those picked.
9 - Jet in Columbus
Thanks for the mention Scott
Jet