May 1, 2003 Archive

Music

• Loose Fur

  in Music — by The Theory — on May 01, 2003

• Lyrigraphs: Resume, Resume

  in Music — by Alex Whitlock — on May 01, 2003

• A retraction

  Springsteen gets political.

  in Music — by George Partington — on May 01, 2003

• Anti-Chick show to go ahead.

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on May 01, 2003

• Metallica play new stuff for a captive audience

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on May 01, 2003

• A worthy cause

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on May 01, 2003

• Robbie again?

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on May 01, 2003

• Skip Heller: Homegoing

  in Music — by Mark Saleski — on May 01, 2003

• Cramps, Fiends of Dope Island

  in Music — by Bill Sherman — on May 01, 2003

• Rabble Rouser

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on May 01, 2003

• Billy Paul Wins $500K in Dispute With Gamble & Huff

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on May 01, 2003

• Feels So Good

  The magnificent UK pop trio, Atomic Kitten, finally comes stateside for our enjoyment.

  in Music — by visualsimplicity — on May 01, 2003

Video

• Bleeping Beauty

  To rescue her, the prince not only has to kill the evil drag queen, but must first hack his way through a forest of thorns, which resemble nothing so much as the most threatening, coarsest and blackest patch of pubic hair ever animated.

  in Video — by Bigwig — on May 01, 2003

• A Mighty Wind

  in Video — by Matt Moore — on May 01, 2003

• BETTER LUCK TOMORROW

  in Video — by Kate Tallent — on May 01, 2003

• American Idol - Why Josh?

  in Video — by Eric Olsen — on May 01, 2003

Sci/Tech

• One Bad Apple

  I considered this for a moment, and then asked him if he knew where the Donny and Marie Osmond albums were. He ponderously led me to them, indicating them with a sniff and derisive wave of his hands. "Thanks," I said, "Just checking," and left him there, all a-quiver.

  in Sci/Tech — by Bigwig — on May 01, 2003

• Apple Music: NY Times Likes It Too

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on May 01, 2003

• Metal Detectors and Night-Vision Goggles

  Iraq? Afghanistan? No, movie theaters.

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on May 01, 2003

Politics

• What don't they want us to know?

  in Politics — by Marla Caldwell — on May 01, 2003

• Hey, look at me! I can play soldier, too!

  A picture worth a thousand words. Well, maybe one word.

  in Politics — by Brian Flemming — on May 01, 2003

• Ping Senator Kerry

  A blogger responds directly to the rhetoric of one of the leading Democratic challengers as the campaigns gear up for the first debate this Saturday.

  in Politics — by Marla Caldwell — on May 01, 2003

• Rabble Rouser

  in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on May 01, 2003

• Musicians Oppose FCC Deregulation of Media Ownership

  in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on May 01, 2003

Books

• The Afterword by Mike Bryan

  Need a short compact yet interesting read this summer? Try The Afterword and explore the "art of the novel" and the role of faith and meaning in modern life. Intriguing no?

  in Books — by Kevin Holtsberry — on May 01, 2003

• The Big U

  It's a tremendously entertaining read, and clatters along bouncing off one academic caricature after another, the plot becoming progressively more tangled and absurd, until everything comes crashing down at the very end. Literally.

  in Books — by Chad Orzel — on May 01, 2003

• The Land of Laughs

  Carroll sort of lives in a literary limbo- his books aren't flashy enough to get much play as fantasy or horror, and his name isn't Hispanic enough for it to count as magic realism. But his best work fits equally well with Powers or Borges (not to mention James Blaylock, Robertson Davies, Bradley Denton, Lisa Golstein...).

  in Books — by Chad Orzel — on May 01, 2003

Culture

• 1 Million Strangled Ducklings Can't Be Wrong

  Paris' legendary restaurant Tour d'Argent will serve its 1 millionth duck next week. But the writeup sounds as if it were written by PETA or the author of the Crunchy Frog sketch.

  in Culture — by Ross — on May 01, 2003