August 17, 2003 Archive

Culture

• Waste of dope

  in Culture — by Al Barger — on Aug 17, 2003

• I murdered my stereotype...

  Why do we not accept people for who they are instead of who we need them to be in order to be comfortable with them?

  in Culture — by Dew — on Aug 17, 2003

Video

• De Niro turns 60

  Robert De Niro turns 60 today. Happy birthday, and please don't hurt me.

  in Video — by Al Barger — on Aug 17, 2003

• Mae West's birthday

  She was the platonic ideal, the "eiday" of hookers, the nietzchean uber-hooker.

  in Video — by Al Barger — on Aug 17, 2003

Music

• The "King" Has Left the Building

  Elvis Presley, the talented and lucky swivel-hipped musician and singer, died 26 years ago today. King Elvis, a gifted singer-songwriter named MacManus who once hurled a racial epithet at Ray Charles, still lives. The King likely is not a racist, though, and I doubt Presley was one either.

  in Music — by Natalie Davis — on Aug 17, 2003

• My Son, the Dead Comedian

  Recalling musical parodist Allan Sherman.

  in Music — by Bill Sherman — on Aug 17, 2003

• Benjamin Gibbard Live at Schuba's

  in Music — by Craig Lyndall — on Aug 17, 2003

Sci/Tech

• A CALL TO ARMS: HOW TO FIGHT SPAM

  in Sci/Tech — by Corinna Hasofferett — on Aug 17, 2003

Gaming

• Another Wretched...

  in Gaming — by Marty Dodge — on Aug 17, 2003

• Dungeons never looked so good

  in Gaming — by Marty Dodge — on Aug 17, 2003

Books

• Barnum: In Secret Service to the USA

  Chaykin & Tischman's faux historical graphic adventure.

  in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Aug 17, 2003

Politics

• Dowd-squared

  in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 17, 2003

• Some blackouts are more important than others?

  The importance of an event, depending on whether you're on the A-list of countries and people or not.

  in Politics — by Augustine — on Aug 17, 2003