July 24, 2003 Archive

Video

• Patrice Leconte's Man on the Train: Unexpect the Expected

  Patrice Leconte's Man on the Train: About what you'd expect from a French import.

  in Video — by Alan Dale — on Jul 24, 2003

• The Designer of The U.S.S. Enterprise Dead At Age 82

  Walter "Matt" Jefferies, the man whose graceful design of the U.S.S. Enterprise for the TV series "Star Trek" in 1964 was a science fiction landmark, passed away on Monday at age 82

  in Video — by Ed Driscoll — on Jul 24, 2003

Culture

• Big Energy Turns to Tiny Nanotech

  in Culture — by Josh Wolfe — on Jul 24, 2003

• Purple People Eater

  in Culture — by Chris Cotner — on Jul 24, 2003

• Any questions?

  Perhaps they could hang signs around the Hussein boys' necks saying something like, "Any questions?" That'd be your picture.

  in Culture — by Al Barger — on Jul 24, 2003

• VH-1's "Behind The Typeface"

  The humble beginnings, the breakout fame and its accompanying dissipation, and the inevitable soul-saving comeback. We're all familiar with the story arcs of VH-1's "Behind the Music". Ever wonder what it would be like if they devoted an episode to the history of a typeface, instead of a rock star?

  in Culture — by Ed Driscoll — on Jul 24, 2003

Music

• Music in the mail

  I'm listening it now. It's everything I've come to expect from Arizona's finest C&W-Rock-Rockabilly-Blues-Folk band. Lots of foreboding, defilement, crunchy guitars, pounding drums, and dust on the trail.

  in Music — by Howard Owens — on Jul 24, 2003

• Snapster

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

• Where the Girls Aren't

  in Music — by Craig Lyndall — on Jul 24, 2003

• CMU on AC/DC

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

• GW back on the road

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

Sci/Tech

• Naming names

  in Sci/Tech — by Steve Rhodes — on Jul 24, 2003

• AP Tracks Down RIAA's Targets

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

• Hiding and Seeking

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

• "Respect Copyrights"? Sure, As Long as They Respect Us

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

Politics

• Brian Flemming for Governor

  My platform: If elected, I will resign immediately, thus making lieutenant governor Cruz Bustamante the governor of California.

  in Politics — by Brian Flemming — on Jul 24, 2003

• Eat Them Up, Yum!

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

Books

• Family History: What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt

  in Books — by Fran Mason — on Jul 24, 2003

• "It was a dark and stormy night" - Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

  in Books — by Deano — on Jul 24, 2003