February 17, 2003 Archive

Music

• Pazz & Jop Music Critics Poll

  in Music — by Steve Rhodes — on Feb 17, 2003

• What's really important

  Here's hoping that our times will be better remembered for The Simpsons, The Shield and Harry Potter rather than for Hussein, anthrax, and duct tape.

  in Music — by Al Barger — on Feb 17, 2003

• Afghan Whigs

  in Music — by Jim Carruthers — on Feb 17, 2003

• Jesus Cobain and the Future of Alternative

  in Music — by Jason Meltzer Patterson — on Feb 17, 2003

• Fantasy Sampler

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 17, 2003

• Dwell Beneath + Winter Solstice - Split EP

  in Music — by M Frost — on Feb 17, 2003

• O, Music Where Art Thou?

  in Music — by Speaker — on Feb 17, 2003

• Lyrigraph: OD'd IN Austin

  Shortly after, we were joined by a crowd of people enjoying the fresh air. A young man with a goatee and sunglasses in the dark began playing his guitar for his friends. As Shawn and I slow-danced to "Hotel California," I decided that I wanted this to be for real. I just had no idea how to tell her that.

  in Music — by Alex Whitlock — on Feb 17, 2003

• Joy Division, "As You Said"

  The first in an intended occasional series.

  in Music — by James Russell — on Feb 17, 2003

Politics

• What's really important

  Here's hoping that our times will be better remembered for The Simpsons, The Shield and Harry Potter rather than for Hussein, anthrax, and duct tape.

  in Politics — by Al Barger — on Feb 17, 2003

• Religious Persecution in the Knoxville Public Schools

  Makes you want to believe in Hell, doesn't it?

  in Politics — by Mark Kleiman — on Feb 17, 2003

• A Very British Political Development

  "It has been an extraordinary day here in Westminster. We have not seen scenes like this for a rather long time. In an unprecedented step to end the British support for the war over half of the Parliamentary Labour Party have formed a new grouping in Parliament."

  in Politics — by Marty Dodge — on Feb 17, 2003

• A short thought on freedom of speech

  in Politics — by James Russell — on Feb 17, 2003

Books

• Michael Crichton: Prey

  Not writing, just typing. But a chilling look at what happens when nanotech meets agent-based simulation.

  in Books — by Mark Kleiman — on Feb 17, 2003

• Neal Stephenson: The Diamond Age

  What can you say about a writer who notices that the standard Chairman Mao picture shows the Buddha's evil twin? Insanely great.

  in Books — by Mark Kleiman — on Feb 17, 2003

Video

• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

  The first in a series of posts on all the movies nominated for an Oscar.

  in Video — by Matt Moore — on Feb 17, 2003

• Watching The Hours

  in Video — by Murphy — on Feb 17, 2003

• Showtime says no to the world

  in Video — by Jim Carruthers — on Feb 17, 2003

• Daredevil - Another Notch in Marvel's Belt

  If you are disappointed, go see it again. You must have missed something.

  in Video — by Brian Peace — on Feb 17, 2003

• Rumbling Through Ocean's Eleven

  in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 17, 2003

• "There Goes Daredevil"

  Yup, another look at the new Daredevil movie. . .

  in Video — by Bill Sherman — on Feb 17, 2003

• "But He Doesn't Know The Territory!"

  Disney's teevee remake of The Music Man.

  in Video — by Bill Sherman — on Feb 17, 2003

• Boycott demanded for "The Pianist"

  in Video — by James Russell — on Feb 17, 2003

Sci/Tech

• Google Buys Blogger

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 17, 2003

• Sampling

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 17, 2003

• Sampling

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 17, 2003

• Life Is Unfair

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 17, 2003

Gaming

• NOLF a treat.

  NOLF was one of the most highly anticipated releases of last year. Already hugely popular on the PC, its porting to the Mac was a great relief.

  in Gaming — by Marty Dodge — on Feb 17, 2003