September 25, 2002 Archive

Culture

• Stuff III

  Pink Elephants and the Bus Station

  in Culture — by Paul Palubicki — on Sep 25, 2002

• Stuff II: Electric Boogaloo

  Beers and Mattress Bopping

  in Culture — by Paul Palubicki — on Sep 25, 2002

• Stuff

  I have a laser beam-like focus on the electronic products I crave, sometimes to the exclusion of good sense...

  in Culture — by Paul Palubicki — on Sep 25, 2002

• When Subcultures Clash

  Pink Floyd, Philly, 1994. Burnt rope wasn't the only thing stinkin' up the air.

  in Culture — by Paul Palubicki — on Sep 25, 2002

• Inside the TSA

  You've read all the blogs about bad airport security. You've read Mr. Instapundit's Fox News columns. Now read the "inside story" of the TSA.

  in Culture — by Chris Daley — on Sep 25, 2002

• 9/11 Comic Strip Reviews

  I've always thought that reading the comic strips is a highly subjective experience; I've no other way to explain the continued existence of Cathy.

  in Culture — by Bigwig — on Sep 25, 2002

• Mass Post Day - Unflipping Believable

  in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Sep 25, 2002

• Justice for All, but not necessarily Liberty...

  Twenty five years ago this month, Holly Maddux was murdered and stuffed in a trunk. Jury selection began yesterday for the trial of the man who had that trunk in his apartment for two years. After twenty five years of delaying tactics, Ira Einhorn is finally on trial.

  in Culture — by Michael Croft — on Sep 25, 2002

• Wat te ell?

  When did we, as English speakers, lose all respect for the letter H?

  in Culture — by Sekimori — on Sep 25, 2002

• Shakespeare, on shaving

  in Culture — by Veshka Valkyrie — on Sep 25, 2002

• Mass Post Day - Progress Report

  in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Sep 25, 2002

• The Proper Walking Process

  in Culture — by Chari Daignault — on Sep 25, 2002

• Freedom Week

  in Culture — by Solonor Rasreth — on Sep 25, 2002

• My Opponent Hates You

  in Culture — by Oliver Willis — on Sep 25, 2002

• Pigs and the Pox

  The government will not give the public access to smallpox shots until there's an outbreak. Here's some insight into why.

  in Culture — by Ross — on Sep 25, 2002

• Mass Post Day - Progress Report

  in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Sep 25, 2002

• Friends vs. Allies

  Wilson to Bismark: "You've poisoned the relationship." Bismark to Wilson: "Whuh?"

  in Culture — by Glenn M. Frazier — on Sep 25, 2002

• Alternative Weekly's Record Roundup

  Parody of the reviews you see in your local alternative rag. Sadly, none of the records are real.

  in Culture — by Problem Drinker — on Sep 25, 2002

• Full Moon Trilogy

  in Culture — by John Simmons — on Sep 25, 2002

• The Line is Here

  I don't think it's a big shiny secret that I like porn.

  in Culture — by Sekimori — on Sep 25, 2002

• The Boys from Syracuse

  The current Broadway revival of the Rogers and Hart classic is a second-acter dream. Show up at the break, and you'll catch most of what's great about the show.

  in Culture — by Dan Rosenbaum — on Sep 25, 2002

• Mass Post Day

  in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Sep 25, 2002

• Staying the Devouring Monster: Smallpox Vaccine and Bioterror Preparedness

  Keeping the greatest scourge ever known to mankind at bay

  in Culture — by Sydney Smith — on Sep 25, 2002

• Earl Vickers: Supra-Genius

  in Culture — by Solonor Rasreth — on Sep 25, 2002

• Goin' to Metropolis

  in Culture — by Bill Sherman — on Sep 25, 2002

• MacArthur fellows announced

  in Culture — by Steve Rhodes — on Sep 25, 2002

• Watching the K Foundation Burn A Million Quid

  in Culture — by Marc Robinson — on Sep 25, 2002

• Carnival of the Vanities #1

  Give a bunch of monkeys typewriters and time, lots of time, and one day you'll have Shakespeare. And the monkeys aren't even trying.

  in Culture — by Bigwig — on Sep 25, 2002

Video

• Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

  You can take that Golden Ticket and shove it up your ass.

  in Video — by Paul Palubicki — on Sep 25, 2002

• "Oh and Sug--Don't Forget To Say Your Prayers"

  Why do men love "Dr. Strangelove"?

  in Video — by Ed Driscoll — on Sep 25, 2002

• Unbreakable

  Some movies need to be seen at least twice because too many people don't get it first time around. M. Night Shymalan's 'Unbreakable' is one such film. It's better than 'The Sixth Sense.'

  in Video — by Jay Caruso — on Sep 25, 2002

• Wingardium Leviosa

  in Video — by Sekimori — on Sep 25, 2002

• Herman Blume and the class struggle

  in Video — by Jim Carruthers — on Sep 25, 2002

• Digital Xanadu: Citizen Kane on DVD

  Orson Welles, Michael Moore, and even William Randolph Hearst are all gonna meet down at the Xanadu Ranch.

  in Video — by Ed Driscoll — on Sep 25, 2002

• Smallville

  With the new season of Smallville kicking off yesterday on The WB, I thought it'd be fun to go back and see what I'd said earlier. If you watched last night's premier, then you'll recognize that many of the themes I discussed in February have certainly been developed further and in interesting ways.

  in Video — by Glenn M. Frazier — on Sep 25, 2002

• The Last Waltz

  in Video — by Aaron Cutler — on Sep 25, 2002

• TV pop-ups?

  More proof that big media, together with the corporations that feed it, still doesn't get it...

  in Video — by Andrew Duncalfe — on Sep 25, 2002

• Firefly

  Can Joss work his magic a third time?

  in Video — by Dave Hill — on Sep 25, 2002

• American Idol- at last, a reprieve from the torture

  Let out a collective sigh of relief, America, American Idol is finally over. Sure, there's been some "wrap up" shows with all sorts of nutty routines, but the worst is over. Well, until they start auditioning for next season.

  in Video — by Jolene Loudon — on Sep 25, 2002

• Monsters, Inc.

  Were we the last folks to see Monsters, Inc. and Shrek? Maybe not, and we certainly won't be the last two to compare them.

  in Video — by Dave Hill — on Sep 25, 2002

• Tupac And Biggie Revisited

  in Video — by Dave Gutowski — on Sep 25, 2002

• Big Brother 3: The Final Prediction

  Big Brother 3 ends tonight, and it's time to put my powers of deduction on the line. I think Danielle played the best game, but I don't think she's going to win.

  in Video — by Matthew Elcock — on Sep 25, 2002

• Black Hawk Down and We Were Soldiers

  The two films are superficially similar. Both attempt to tell factually correct stories of parts of US history that aren’t exactly shining examples of how to do it right (especially when you let the politicians interfere after they have made the decision to go in). Both reconstruct battle scenes very well – too well if you’re squeamish.

  in Video — by Lionel Mandrake — on Sep 25, 2002

Books

• More about Banned Books Week

  in Books — by Andrew Duncalfe — on Sep 25, 2002

• Hey, Kids! Comics!

  I periodically do comic book reviews at my site. So why not here, too? All I have to do is figure out what subcategory to use ...

  in Books — by Dave Hill — on Sep 25, 2002

• Coben's Gone For Good

  Harlan Coben's Gone For Good loses a bit of the page-turning velocity present in Tell No One.

  in Books — by David Hogberg — on Sep 25, 2002

• Ban 'Em All

  in Books — by Solonor Rasreth — on Sep 25, 2002

• Kevin Starr's World War II California

  in Books — by Armed Liberal — on Sep 25, 2002

• Why The Sauds Behave As They Do

  in Books — by Dean Esmay — on Sep 25, 2002

• Atonement, Ian McEwan

  At one level, this is a well-plotted, unusually (for this author) emotionally-involving piece of conventional fiction; at another, it is radically meta-fictional, tackling head-on the gap of human incomprehension.

  in Books — by Charles Murtaugh — on Sep 25, 2002

• David Ignatius: Agents of Innocence

  In another time, this 1987 espionage novel set in the Middle East would be great escapist literature. In today's world, however, it is a gripping—and all-too haunting—tale of extreme relevance.

  in Books — by Glenn M. Frazier — on Sep 25, 2002

• THE HOURS by Michael Cunningham

  There were two things that immediately put me on my guard with this book. One, the book was a takeoff on Mrs. Dalloway, and I don't have a high regard for takeoffs. Second, the author is a male writing about the interior lives of women, an attempt immediately suspect. I decided to wait and see what Cunningham had to offer...

  in Books — by Murphy — on Sep 25, 2002

• TV, Politics, and Culture

  in Books — by Kevin Holtsberry — on Sep 25, 2002

• Enough Salinger Already

  in Books — by Aaron Haspel — on Sep 25, 2002

• Carter Beats the Devil

  A jam-packed historical novel about the exploits of renowned magician "Carter the Great" and his role in the death of President Warren G. Harding.

  in Books — by Chad Orzel — on Sep 25, 2002

• Warrior Politics

  in Books — by Jason Rubenstein — on Sep 25, 2002

Music

• Eighteen Visions - Vanity

  When I first saw Vanity, I thought it was in the wrong section at the record store. I didn't expect to see a hot pink album cover filed under "metalcore."

  in Music — by Amber Nussbaum — on Sep 25, 2002

• Concert Lessons in Life

  Just a few of the many things you can learn from attending concerts.

  in Music — by David V. — on Sep 25, 2002

• The Riff Randals - Fun in the Sun

  in Music — by wKen — on Sep 25, 2002

• Keoki and Moonshine Part As "Friends"

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Sep 25, 2002

• My Morning Jacket - At Dawn Darla Records 2001

  in Music — by Jen Rajkowski — on Sep 25, 2002

• Funny Money

  Do you want Courtney Love's to do your taxes for you? Then why do you let her explain accounting to you?

  in Music — by Martin Devon — on Sep 25, 2002

• Glassjaw - Worship and Tribute

  I bought this record without even listening to it. I just had to have the package.

  in Music — by Amber Nussbaum — on Sep 25, 2002

• Veni Vidi Vicious - THE HIVES

  The Hives Are Law, You Are CRIME!!

  in Music — by Dawn Olsen — on Sep 25, 2002

• Summer of 1976

  A continuing exploration of how pop culture that shaped my life.

  in Music — by Michele Catalano — on Sep 25, 2002

• Kurt Cobain, the Halloween Grinch

  Kurt Cobain did not like my mother's Halloween decorations.

  Opinion in Music — by Michele Catalano — on Sep 25, 2002

• Spock's Beard - Snow

  in Music — by Tim Hall — on Sep 25, 2002

• First Impression: The Soft Boys, Nextdoorland

  A brief and hasty review of Hitchcock and Co.'s new album. Bear in mind that I've only heard it twice.

  in Music — by Problem Drinker — on Sep 25, 2002

• Farewell to John Lee Hooker

  No! Not John Lee Hooker, the Boogie Man, Texas Slim, Johnny Lee, Birmingham Sam, John Lee Booker. Man, it really hurts when one of the giants passes on.

  in Music — by Craig Jensen — on Sep 25, 2002

• Could this be the future of Internet Radio?

  As many of us know, the US Government has imposed fees on the broadcast of Internet Radio, starting next month, I believe. I just came across this interesting article with describes what might be the future

  in Music — by Zaldor — on Sep 25, 2002

• Reviewing Nirvana's "You know you're right" and how it markets the upcoming greatest hits package

  Nirvana's recently bootleg-released song starts out with the gentle sound of strings strumming. A gentleness that sets the tone for this highly manic-depressive song. The song is played out with gorgeous grunge grooves from Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic, and it seems to let us in on how Cobain felt not long before his death.

  in Music — by Mr. Real Estate — on Sep 25, 2002

• Good Morning Blues

  Finding real music on community radio.

  in Music — by George Partington — on Sep 25, 2002

• Fine Wine and Peter Gabriel

  Some things get better with age, as Gabriel reminds us with "The Barry Williams Show"

  in Music — by N.Z. Bear — on Sep 25, 2002

• Spoon - Kill the Moonlight

  No extra garbage on this album. Forty near perfect minutes.

  in Music — by Dan Haar — on Sep 25, 2002

• Hangdogs - Texas wants 'em anyway...

  in Music — by Scott Chaffin — on Sep 25, 2002

• Great Sounds From India

  in Music — by Tony McDonald — on Sep 25, 2002

• The Czars Live

  in Music — by John Fogde — on Sep 25, 2002

• The Color Of Red And White

  in Music — by Lennat Mak — on Sep 25, 2002

• Joshua Tree, 15 Years Later

  in Music — by Chris Cotner — on Sep 25, 2002

• A Short History Of Electric Guitars

  The date of the first application of the pickup on a guitar is uncertain...

  Opinion in Music — by Daniel Berlinger — on Sep 25, 2002

• Weezer, the Muppets, and Inter-species Sexuality

  I'd like to think that even after Jim Henson's death we can still count on the Muppets to maintain their innocence, and not go off screwing around with people.

  in Music — by Stephen Silver — on Sep 25, 2002

• Denison Marrs - Then Is the New Now

  A perfect album for late night drives.

  in Music — by Seth Werkheiser — on Sep 25, 2002

• Covers, Covers Everywhere

  in Music — by Dave Gutowski — on Sep 25, 2002

• Is it too early to have riot grrl nostalgia?

  in Music — by Shannon Okey — on Sep 25, 2002

• Grog - LIVE!

  The other night saw a cracking gig from at least two very cool up and coming bands. Not what you would expect to see...

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Sep 25, 2002

• Grog is the name of a female singer?

  Led by the stunning Grog, this three piece group produce powerful dark hard rock...

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Sep 25, 2002

• Upload Peter Gabriel

  in Music — by Steve Rhodes — on Sep 25, 2002

• HEM - rabbit songs

  in Music — by Dan Hersam — on Sep 25, 2002

• Peter Gabriel gets old

  I'm not sure if it's his age or his ivory-tower status, but he comes across as painfully behind the times here.

  in Music — by Kenan Hebert — on Sep 25, 2002

• Narcissism is What Eminem Has to Show

  Walter Enderby has mixed feelings about Eminem. He's not alone there, is he?

  Opinion in Music — by Walter Enderby — on Sep 25, 2002

• Robert Plant's Dreamland

  Ignorant record clerks and feisty little boys . . . Dreamland?

  in Music — by Chris Webb — on Sep 25, 2002

• Brain Eno - Ambient 1: Music for Airports

  Everyone makes music to be listened to, Eno said. What if I made some music designed specifically not to be listened to?

  in Music — by Kenan Hebert — on Sep 25, 2002