August 10, 2003 Archive

Music

• Embrace Today - Soldiers

  in Music — by M Frost — on Aug 10, 2003

• Murder Weapon - Nervous Wreck

  in Music — by M Frost — on Aug 10, 2003

• The Chiodos Bros. - The Heartless Control Everything

  in Music — by M Frost — on Aug 10, 2003

• The Real McKenzies - Oot & Aboot

  in Music — by M Frost — on Aug 10, 2003

• Freedom of conscience 101

  Indeed, if I find my own interest in a piece of art troubling, then I take it as a sign that it's something I definitely need to hear and think about.

  in Music — by Al Barger — on Aug 10, 2003

• Chilly Scenes of Dystopia

  Curiously, three soundtracks to early 1980s films about urban dystopias have stood up remarkably well. They're probably not what anybody would want to listen to every day, but as a change of pace, they're well worth seeking out.

  in Music — by Ed Driscoll — on Aug 10, 2003

• Dashboard Confessional - A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar

  in Music — by Craig Lyndall — on Aug 10, 2003

• Jam Bands

  in Music — by Dean Esmay — on Aug 10, 2003

Books

• A Book About Shows About Nothing

  On the surface, films such as Seven, Forrest Gump, Natural Born Killers, and Pulp Fiction, and TV shows such as Seinfeld have little in common. But Thomas Hibbs, a distinguished professor of Ethics and Culture at Baylor University, says they do: they represent, to varying degrees, the influence of nihilism on American pop culture.

  in Books — by Ed Driscoll — on Aug 10, 2003

• "From Off The Streets Of Cleveland!"

  Harvey Pekar hits the slicks!

  in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Aug 10, 2003

• Neil Gaiman's Wolves in the Walls

  Everyone knows that when the wolves come out of all the walls, it's all over.

  in Books — by Michele Catalano — on Aug 10, 2003

Video

• Last Days of the 30th Century

  in Video — by Jim Carruthers — on Aug 10, 2003

• Arnold's problem

  There IS a school of philosophical thought which holds that there is no problem which cannot be solved by a sufficient charge of explosives.

  in Video — by Al Barger — on Aug 10, 2003

• Dali & Disney Short

  Fragments of the unfinished film "Destino" along with story boards, sketches and an original score were painstakingly put together by a team assembled by Disney's nephew Roy Disney after they were discovered in the studio's vaults.

  in Video — by Bat Boy — on Aug 10, 2003

• The Sad Sound of Silence

  It's hard to believe tapper extraordinaire Gregory Hines is gone. I literally could hear the history of the last 100 years through his shuffles, runs, and ball changes. Perhaps he is in the great beyond right now, tapping a joyful noise, or agreeing to a challenge with tap masters gone before. I pray this is the case, because the silence down here feels pretty unbearable right now.

  in Video — by Natalie Davis — on Aug 10, 2003

• Mastery of 'Equilibrium'

  The price humanity pays for peace in writer-director Kurt Wimmer's aseptic utopia, Libria, is the daily dropping of Prozium, an emotional sedative. Those who refuse to take it are ruthlessly eliminated...

  in Video — by Nick Barrett — on Aug 10, 2003

Politics

• Freedom of conscience 101

  Indeed, if I find my own interest in a piece of art troubling, then I take it as a sign that it's something I definitely need to hear and think about.

  in Politics — by Al Barger — on Aug 10, 2003

• Arnold's problem

  There IS a school of philosophical thought which holds that there is no problem which cannot be solved by a sufficient charge of explosives.

  in Politics — by Al Barger — on Aug 10, 2003

• Arrogant Schwarzenegger, Episode 2

  "A Times reporter was ejected from the building by county officials 40 minutes before Schwarzenegger's arrival, and was not permitted back in for three hours after his departure."

  in Politics — by Brian Flemming — on Aug 10, 2003

Sci/Tech

• Three bad Apples in five: it's 'gloves off' with Stevie wonder-boy

  Why, in the name of all the gods they worship in Cupertino, should buying a very expensive new Mac be like playing a non-fatal game of Russian roulette?

  in Sci/Tech — by Nick Barrett — on Aug 10, 2003

Culture

• Largo, Florida, Ranked One of Money Magazine's Best Places To Retire

  One man claims Largo to be retirement paradise, but those of us who grew up in Tampa Bay know it's really paradise for everyone all year 'round...

  Opinion in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on Aug 10, 2003