- Monday, April 10, 2006 — 47 Articles Published
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Movie Review: Thank You for Smoking— Thank You for Smoking is teriffic satire from a talented director and a great cast.
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Book Review: Gather At The River by Hal Crowther— This fine collection of thoughtful, literate essays is an ode to the South.
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Movie Review: Fast Film— An impressive and inventive short film that lends itself to a staggering variety of discussions.
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CD Review: The Wood Brothers - Ways Not to Lose— Bassist Chris Wood (Medeski Martin & Wood) makes it a family affair on this country-flavored offering featuring brother Oliver Wood.
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Making the Rounds at General Hospital - More Shots Fired— From friendship to war.
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Xbox 360 Review: The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion— Continuing Bethesda's tradition of delivering more than what is normally expected out of a game, Oblivion is an outstanding example
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TV Review: The Sopranos, Gut-Churning and Visceral, Dark and Brilliant— In mob culture, the big dog rules while the rest of the pack drools.
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Theater Review: Trad at The Bush— A beautiful story about fathers and sons, cleverly written and packed with Mark Doherty’s dry sense of humour.
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Playing The Hokey Pokey Can Get You Killed During A Fire Drill— College fire alarms are nothing but trouble.
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Dan Nied's 100 Days: Day 92, 93 and 94— Lying around and doing nothing.
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The White Rose Society: Bravery Of A Different Sort— Ordinary people following their conscience and doing extraordinary things is the ultimate in bravery.
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CD Review: The Sunny Side of the Moon - The Best of Richard Cheese— The novelty and effectiveness of the arrangements redeems some so-so source materials.
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MLB Week 1 in 1000 Words or Less— Jim Thome wears white... Jose Guillen sees red... and Rivera and Wagner can't share sand.
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The Hot Topic: Foreign Language Films— Don't be afraid; they're only subtitles.
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CD Review: Rabih Abou-Khalil, Joachim Kuhn & Jarrod Cagwin - Journey to the Centre of An Egg— Fumo Verde takes a unique journey with Rabih Abou-Khalil and his oud.
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Current Transit Of Pluto Through Sagittarius: Astrology In Real Life— Trends in the collective shown by Pluto in Sagittarius: The shadow side of religion, sports, and publishing.
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A Journey into Film Part III: The Realm - Scene Outline— Welcome back to my journey.
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Book Review: Hunger - An Unnatural History by Sharman Apt Russell— Fasting for a day can be a lesson in our slavery to this bag of meat and bones.
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Huff, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Rip it Up and Start Again, New York Dolls, Mets, The Real Housewives of Orange County, more— Roy Trakin's Weakend Takes: TV, books, music, baseball and an ethical conundrum.
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The Lost Film Festival— Beibin describes The Lost Film Festival as a "more inclusive" form of film exhibition, and to some extent he's right.
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The Not-Quite-Sunday Funnies— This Week: Batter's Up, Alien Invasion, and Going Mobile.
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Movie Review: The Fellowship of the Ring of Free Trade— If we really hope for a new world, perhaps it's time we abandoned these old models of storytelling.
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Tier 1 Indian-Headquartered Offshore Players : Getting Stronger Every Day— Indian players are getting stronger and stronger - gaining more and more competence and scaling up aggressively.
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TV Review: The Gospel of Judas— The confusion of historical find and possible theological significance weakens the National Geographic special.
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ClipBlast Video Clips For Monday April 10th— Two news stories and a recut "Future".
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DVD Review: The Super Mario Bros. Super Show— Swing your arms from side to side. Come on, it's time to go. Do the Mario! Take one step, and
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Thoughts on Winesburg, Ohio: We Are Always The Heroes of Our Own Lives— Sherwood Anderson's classic novel examines absolute truth in a non-absolute world.
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Book Review: A Guy's Guide To Being A Man's Man by Frank Vincent— In his new book, veteran mob movie actor Frank Vincent makes an offer no real "Man's Man" can refuse.
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Movie Review: Lucky Number Slevin— The dialog is fast-paced and witty. The performances are fun. Sit back, shut down the brain, and enjoy the cool.
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Vinyl Tap: 'Til Tuesday - Everything's Different Now— In the last 'Til Tuesday album, Aimee Mann considers the big picture and the small details of love and life.
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Book Review: Zanesville by Kris Saknussemm— An entertaining and though-provoking debut novel that introduces the reader to "techno-theological post-American monster vaudeville."
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A Member of Babyshambles Is In Jail, And It's Not Pete Doherty— Babyshambles' guitarist Patrick Walden faces assault charges in London.
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Borrowing Small, Aiming Big: Microlending's Big Promise— Providing small loans to villagers is an effective strategy for helping countries work their way out of poverty without enriching
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CD Review: Dio - Holy Diver Live— Time is finally catching up to the great Dio!
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Fox Extends Jack Bauer and 24 Through 2009— Kiefer Sutherland is signed as star, exec producer, and given a development deal.
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Paneer This, Paneer That: The Story Of Not So Indian Food— Indian food outside India has taken on a life of its own.
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Movie Review: Nochnoi Dozor (Nightwatch)— Great imagination and generally solid execution. The story leaves you wanting more.
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DVD Review: New York Doll— This film is that rarest of things: a rock doc with something new to say about a truly unsung shoulda-been
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Kunst Haus Tacheles: An Exciting Cultural Hub in Central Berlin— Gigantic graffiti-painted murals mark the spot of a seemingly dilapidated ruin.
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Region 1 DVD Releases For April 11th, 2006— What's fourteen discs long and comes in a box shaped like an ape's head? Fun, that's what!
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Movie Review: V for Vendetta - We Want the Terrorists to Win— You have to love a movie that in today’s age of fear makes a terrorist the hero, and also makes
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Movie Review: Thank You for Smoking— This is a great debut for director Jason Reitman, a gleefully subversive film that's a wickedly funny and fearless gem.
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Confessions of a Fanboy 003: My Dream about Otis Rush - and has Samantha Mathis Gained Weight?— A strange dream inspired this week's confession. Allow me to introduce Mr. Otis Rush.
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Managing Marriages— Marriages must be in a state of emergency if it now takes "Managed Monogamy" to keep a couple together.
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Secondhand Smoke: A Memoir of Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush— The night I met Frank Marino I received an education and an introduction to the world of metal guitar.
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Book Review: One Step Closer: Why U2 Matters to Those Seeking God— Sure, Bono's a rock god. But could he really be speaking for the man upstairs?
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Interview: 30 Seconds to Mars— Members of the band talk about their music, fans, and life on the road.
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