May 20, 2003 Archive

Politics

• Dixie Chicks: I hate you, please come back!

  The Dixie Chicks have left, and I hate them. I wish they would come back. When they were disrespecting the president, cursing them gave me reason to live.

  in Politics — by Al Barger — on May 20, 2003

• You Let My Son Have a BIBLE? You Bastards!

  Her son came home from school with (grab your smelling salts) a Bible!

  Opinion in Politics — by Al Barger — on May 20, 2003

• You Let My Son Have a BIBLE? You Bastards!

  Her son came home from school with (grab your smelling salts) a Bible!

  Opinion in Politics — by Al Barger — on May 20, 2003

• Billboards Banned in Indianapolis

  Busybodies decide that billboards in general offend their aesthetic sensitivities, so they'll just ban them. Why is this an acceptable proposal for debate?

  Opinion in Politics — by Al Barger — on May 20, 2003

• Image, truth and the Bush Administration

  in Politics — by Kriselda Jarnsaxa — on May 20, 2003

• CongressClods to Form Anti-Piracy Caucus

  in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on May 20, 2003

• Democracy quiz

  in Politics — by Brian Flemming — on May 20, 2003

Music

• Todd!

  Rundgren, that is.

  in Music — by Problem Drinker — on May 20, 2003

• The Nightmare Scenario - Heartbroken and Hungover

  in Music — by M Frost — on May 20, 2003

• Pennsylvania, USA Volume 2

  in Music — by M Frost — on May 20, 2003

• mewithoutyou - I Never Said That I Was Brave

  in Music — by M Frost — on May 20, 2003

• The Revolver Method - Arms Too Short To Fight You

  in Music — by M Frost — on May 20, 2003

• Terence Trent D'Arby on the Talking Heads

  Terence Trent D'Arby says the Remain in Light album is "a landmark in western intellectual achievement".

  in Music — by Al Barger — on May 20, 2003

• Dave Douglas Freak In review, the sequel

  in Music — by Tom Johnson — on May 20, 2003

• INXS play Singapore

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on May 20, 2003

• Elephant

  in Music — by Tom Johnson — on May 20, 2003

• The Next Big Thing in Hip-hop May be Sidetracked by Surgery

  in Music — by Madison — on May 20, 2003

• Dave Douglas - Freak In

  in Music — by Mark Saleski — on May 20, 2003

• Eminem and Mariah: Back From the Brink

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on May 20, 2003

• Insley adds some rock 'n' roll edge to his saloon tales on 'Supermodel'

  Mark Insley's new Rustic Records album, "Supermodel," kicks off with a line that deserves to be on the short list of great opening lyrics on country records.

  in Music — by Howard Owens — on May 20, 2003

Books

• The Fabulist: A Novel - Stephen Glass

  in Books — by Temple Stark — on May 20, 2003

• The Clinton Wars - Sidney Blumenthal

  in Books — by Temple Stark — on May 20, 2003

• Jhereg

  The first of the Vlad Taltos books, a highly addictive fantasy series with wonderful First Person Smartass narration.

  in Books — by Chad Orzel — on May 20, 2003

• He gets away with murder!

  What an amazing man. How many murderer-poets get their own saga?

  in Books — by Murphy — on May 20, 2003

• Volsunga Saga

  in Books — by Murphy — on May 20, 2003

• Lonely Planet

  in Books — by Murphy — on May 20, 2003

• Guns, Germs, and Steel

  in Books — by Andrew Cline — on May 20, 2003

• San Franciscans Suck Down the Booze and the Books

  in Books — by Eric Olsen — on May 20, 2003

Culture

• Good Advice: "Appreciate the process"

  Remembering to appreciate the process, instead of insisting on completion (or perfection) as the only way to be happy, is one way to relax and shed some stress.

  in Culture — by Fran Mason — on May 20, 2003

Sci/Tech

• Beware the Ides of P2P

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on May 20, 2003

• "Star Wars Kid" Booty Up Over $3K

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on May 20, 2003

• P2P and Porn

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on May 20, 2003

• iTunes Music Store selections limited?

  in Sci/Tech — by Mike Wendland — on May 20, 2003

• The fix is in by spammers

  in Sci/Tech — by Mike Wendland — on May 20, 2003

• "Napster" Returning from the Pet Sematary

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on May 20, 2003

• Verizon Has Friends

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on May 20, 2003

• PSA: be your own human virus-scan

  in Sci/Tech — by Tom Johnson — on May 20, 2003

• Mad Xbox Hacking

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on May 20, 2003

• e-Government sites are pretty miserable

  in Sci/Tech — by Mike Wendland — on May 20, 2003

Video

• Comandante

  in Video — by Fabian Gonzalez — on May 20, 2003

• Martha Martha Martha...

  in Video — by Murphy — on May 20, 2003

• Down With Love (and please pass the chocolate)

  in Video — by Jolene Loudon — on May 20, 2003

• Yet Another Matrix Reloaded Review

  I don’t expect anyone will be disappointed with the action of The Matrix Reloaded.

  in Video — by Seth Werkheiser — on May 20, 2003

• What movie makes YOU want to kill?

  When I someday snap and go on my killing spree, I'm definitely going to have a much more interesting choice for what movie to blame than the cheesy Matrix.

  in Video — by Al Barger — on May 20, 2003