August 6, 2003 Archive

Culture

• The real dot con

  in Culture — by Howard Owens — on Aug 06, 2003

• Exit 'The Matrix,' please

  I'm admittedly geekier than the average bear, but the thought of nanobio generators being used to power implanted devices like pacemakers is cool enough to hold my interest – without the writer prodding me with the image of Keanu Reeves as a AAA battery attached to a worldwide screen saver encrypted to enslave humanity.

  in Culture — by Howard Lovy — on Aug 06, 2003

Politics

• Total recall

  in Politics — by Steve Rhodes — on Aug 06, 2003

• The lamest sexual harassment complaint ever

  in Politics — by Al Barger — on Aug 06, 2003

• Recycling

  in Politics — by Al Barger — on Aug 06, 2003

• Has the Sky Begun to Fall?

  For some anti-GLBT people, I would imagine that the election of the American Episcopal Church's first openly gay bishop has them looking toward the heavens in fear.

  in Politics — by Natalie Davis — on Aug 06, 2003

• Because everyone knows comics are for kids

  An adult gets prosecuted for selling an adult comic to another adult in the adult section of a comic book shop. In AMERICA.

  in Politics — by Kate Sherrod — on Aug 06, 2003

• Mercury News: Flemming more important than Huffington or McClintock

  Today the San Jose Mercury News prints a roundup of three California governor recall stories: Columnist Arianna Huffington to enter race; State Sen. Tom McClintock files final papers; and Brian Flemming is running to resign. Guess which story they chose to top the roundup? That's right...

  in Politics — by Brian Flemming — on Aug 06, 2003

Video

• Falling asleep in the Cradle of Life

  Those cheesy sets! Those cheesy set-ups! I kept being reminded of nothing so much as Batman. And I don't mean the movies; I mean the series.

  in Video — by Rick Powell — on Aug 06, 2003

• More Queer Eye for the Straight Guy

  in Video — by Murphy — on Aug 06, 2003

• Kim Bauer coming out

  Granted this development is obviously delightfully titillating.

  in Video — by Al Barger — on Aug 06, 2003

• Lucille Ball's birthday

  Forget the faux sophistication and cheap sluttiness of the Sex and the City girls. Lucy was the funniest chick in the history of the television medium.

  in Video — by Al Barger — on Aug 06, 2003

• Recycling

  in Video — by Al Barger — on Aug 06, 2003

Music

• Killing Joke returns

  in Music — by Tom Johnson — on Aug 06, 2003

• Iron Maiden Fans Practically Riot Over New Album Cover

  There's a riot going on in the special world of Iron Maiden fans. Or is there?

  Opinion in Music — by Tom Johnson — on Aug 06, 2003

• Gunnin' for Suge

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Aug 06, 2003

• Figure Four Suffering The Loss

  in Music — by The Theory — on Aug 06, 2003

• I Know Why the Songbirds Sing

  These R&B songbirds made me squirt in my pants

  in Music — by Trent Fitzgerald — on Aug 06, 2003

• They're back

  Reformed decades after splitting with their idiosyncratic, controlling leader, they've recently come out with CDs of new versions of old material.

  in Music — by Dave Lane — on Aug 06, 2003

Books

• Because everyone knows comics are for kids

  An adult gets prosecuted for selling an adult comic to another adult in the adult section of a comic book shop. In AMERICA.

  in Books — by Kate Sherrod — on Aug 06, 2003