June 24, 2003 Archive

Politics

• Protest Restrictions

  in Politics — by Kriselda Jarnsaxa — on Jun 24, 2003

• WMD (W. Makes Dumb)

  What's the next excuse? "My dog ate 'em"?

  in Politics — by Hal Pawluk — on Jun 24, 2003

• Supremely Drunk Driving

  in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Jun 24, 2003

Books

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

  Because I'm a total sheep, and just can't bear to not have read the current book-of-the-moment.

  in Books — by Chad Orzel — on Jun 24, 2003

• Issola

  The most recent Vlad Taltos book, which is surprisingly compelling reading for such a talky book.

  in Books — by Chad Orzel — on Jun 24, 2003

• The Wee Free Men

  The latest from Terry Pratchett, starring a relentlessly sensible young witch-to-be and an army of foul-mouthed, six-inch-high blue men (Pictsies, of course...).

  in Books — by Chad Orzel — on Jun 24, 2003

• Harry Potter - Worth It?

  in Books — by Jim Schwab — on Jun 24, 2003

• Author Leon Uris Dies

  in Books — by Eric Olsen — on Jun 24, 2003

• Nearly Made to Order

  Overall, the fifth entry in JK Rowling's ongoing saga of the Boy Who Lived is worth the wait. That is, if you don't mind spending 870 pages with a sullen teenager.

  in Books — by Natalie Davis — on Jun 24, 2003

Video

• Baloo's birthday

  Born June 24, 1904, Phil Harris would be 99 today. He's also one of our Hoosier heroes, born in Linton, Indiana.

  in Video — by Al Barger — on Jun 24, 2003

• Robert Harris on Once Upon A Time in America

  in Video — by Steve Rhodes — on Jun 24, 2003

• American Splendor

  in Video — by Jim Carruthers — on Jun 24, 2003

• The Real Truth About Charlie

  A comparison review of The Truth About Charlie and Charade.

  in Video — by visualsimplicity — on Jun 24, 2003

• Monk

  Tony Shaloub's "defective detective" returns for a second season.

  in Video — by Bill Sherman — on Jun 24, 2003

• Hulk

  in Video — by Matt Moore — on Jun 24, 2003

Music

• New Sacred Cow - Kenna

  Ethiopian-born Kenna releases his first album on Fred Durst's Flawless label

  in Music — by Vivian St.George — on Jun 24, 2003

• Groovy Prince resource

  The Purple Music Experience maintained by a Jakob Olsen- no relation to our Eric as far as I know- struck me as a particularly good basic Prince resource page.

  in Music — by Al Barger — on Jun 24, 2003

• No more Crue?

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Jun 24, 2003

• Visions of R.E.M.

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Jun 24, 2003

• Ace concussed

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Jun 24, 2003

• The American Fleadh

  in Music — by Jim Schwab — on Jun 24, 2003

• An A-HA Moment

  in Music — by Chari Daignault — on Jun 24, 2003

• Stones Will Play In SARS-Shaken Toronto

  in Music — by Jason Meltzer Patterson — on Jun 24, 2003

Sci/Tech

• When Harry Met Sally (and everyone else for that matter)

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Jun 24, 2003

• Digital Copyright History

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Jun 24, 2003

• Civil War

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Jun 24, 2003

• Civil War

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Jun 24, 2003

Culture

• The Lion in Winter

  Just when you think Jimmy Breslin, stroke-stricken and tired, is about to disappear, he lets out a mighty roar!

  in Culture — by Frank Giovinazzi — on Jun 24, 2003

• Another Great Reason to be Self-Employed

  New trend: Creating mental anguish in job applicants.

  in Culture — by Frank Giovinazzi — on Jun 24, 2003

• Burlesquefest 2003 - It's the Cat's Pajamas!

  "Burlesquefest", part of the growing neoburlesque movement, blew into town. I was front and center, guys and dolls, so here's a review of the show...

  in Culture — by Pete Petrisko — on Jun 24, 2003