April 27, 2003 Archive

Books

• Huxley's Patio

  in Books — by Armed Liberal — on Apr 27, 2003

• Fear of imperialism

  The next time you hear some elitist spout rhetoric about American imperialism or American empire, don't trust him. It's the same charge leveled against Athens 2,500 years ago, and it wasn't true then and it's not true now.

  in Books — by Howard Owens — on Apr 27, 2003

• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Volume 1)

  in Books — by Jon Downs — on Apr 27, 2003

• A Sad Passing

  America loses the last of her traditional story-tellers

  in Books — by Sydney Smith — on Apr 27, 2003

• The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

  This is probably as close as Heinlein ever came to following the old writing dictum to "Show, Don't Tell." Unfortunately, his every instinct is to Tell rather than Show. And Tell, and Tell, and Tell some more.

  in Books — by Chad Orzel — on Apr 27, 2003

• The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

  Properly, the works of Robert Heinlein are always in season. This one, however, seems to jump out at me as especially timely.

  in Books — by Al Barger — on Apr 27, 2003

Sci/Tech

• Kazaa: Over 1 billion served

  That's over 1 BILLION files available, the first time I've noticed it in 10 digits.

  in Sci/Tech — by Al Barger — on Apr 27, 2003

Culture

• Our friends, the French

  in Culture — by RJ Elliott — on Apr 27, 2003

• Iraq's road map

  Your assignment for today: Read Federalist 51.

  in Culture — by Howard Owens — on Apr 27, 2003

Music

• Great Scot(s)

  The Delgados, live. Beautiful, clear singing, but utterly incomprehensible stage banter.

  in Music — by Charles Murtaugh — on Apr 27, 2003

• Frank Zappa "My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama"

  I guess you'd say I prefer my guitars to be homicidal rather than gently weeping (as per the George Harrison song).

  in Music — by Al Barger — on Apr 27, 2003

• t.A.T.u. You

  Hot girl-on-girl musical action is GO! on debut album from "guilty pleasure" duo t.A.T.u

  in Music — by Pete Petrisko — on Apr 27, 2003

Video

• South Park and sympathy for social conservatives

  It may not be as simple as instituting a police state, but we just have to rely mostly on non-coercive social persuasion to gently point our brethren in the right direction.

  in Video — by Al Barger — on Apr 27, 2003

• Positive Identity

  in Video — by Dave Tepper — on Apr 27, 2003

Politics

• South Park and sympathy for social conservatives

  It may not be as simple as instituting a police state, but we just have to rely mostly on non-coercive social persuasion to gently point our brethren in the right direction.

  in Politics — by Al Barger — on Apr 27, 2003