April 26, 2003 Archive

Books

• Do no harm

  There is no amount of money the government can throw at welfare mothers, or homeless families or poverty stricken hillbillies and make them happy. Some recipients of such largesse might, indeed, become happy, but they will not have been made happy; they will remain free to choose bitterness or anger instead.

  in Books — by Howard Owens — on Apr 26, 2003

• Let's keep Plato out of Iraq

  "Power tends to corrupt," Lord Acton wrote more than 100 years ago, "and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Lord Acton proved himself a wiser philosopher than Plato, for Plato asked the wrong question.

  in Books — by Howard Owens — on Apr 26, 2003

• Free Comic Book Day

  Just seven more non-shopping days 'til Free Comic Book Day!

  in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Apr 26, 2003

• Sandman: Season of Mists

  "To absent friends, lost loves, old gods, and the season of mists; and may each and every one of us always give the devil his due."

  in Books — by Chad Orzel — on Apr 26, 2003

Politics

• Criticism 101

  Being able to distinguish between good melody (or story or painting) and good politics should be considered a basic rudimentary issue for any intelligent person.

  in Politics — by Al Barger — on Apr 26, 2003

• Bush's "Man"

  in Politics — by Kriselda Jarnsaxa — on Apr 26, 2003

• "We do not need to, nor should we, attack or even threaten a criminal Syria'

  in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Apr 26, 2003

• Abortion rights talk meets reality on The Shield

  If I were a judge with this woman and her story in front of me, I'd be looking for a reasonable legal excuse to ORDER an emergency c-section delivery.

  in Politics — by Al Barger — on Apr 26, 2003

• Now the Dixie Chicks Are Just Asking For It

  This photo amounts to a giant raised middle finger to their critics. Oh wait, that's not their middle finger, that's me...

  Opinion in Politics — by Al Barger — on Apr 26, 2003

• Now the Dixie Chicks Are Just Asking For It

  This photo amounts to a giant raised middle finger to their critics. Oh wait, that's not their middle finger, that's me...

  Opinion in Politics — by Al Barger — on Apr 26, 2003

Music

• Tatu's Music Is Actually Pretty Good

  By any fair aesthetic standard, "All the Things She Said" represents at least better than average pop music.

  Opinion in Music — by Al Barger — on Apr 26, 2003

• Feds get involved in RI

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Apr 26, 2003

• Tatu vs Dixie Chicks

  Holy spine-tingling publicity stunts, Batman!

  in Music — by Al Barger — on Apr 26, 2003

Sci/Tech

• Apple Music

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Apr 26, 2003

Video

• FCC hearing on media consolidation

  in Video — by Steve Rhodes — on Apr 26, 2003

• Abortion rights talk meets reality on The Shield

  If I were a judge with this woman and her story in front of me, I'd be looking for a reasonable legal excuse to ORDER an emergency c-section delivery.

  in Video — by Al Barger — on Apr 26, 2003