August 20, 2003 Archive

Culture

• "Recall" Dubya movement

  This Bush Recall site must be about the best reasonably legitimate partisan attack on the president that I've seen.

  in Culture — by Al Barger — on Aug 20, 2003

• California big top personnel listing

  in Culture — by Al Barger — on Aug 20, 2003

• FirstEnergy Considering Name Change to WorstEnergy

  in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 20, 2003

• Bright Lights, Big City

  in Culture — by Josh Wolfe — on Aug 20, 2003

• Face It: Computers Can't Replace Cops

  in Culture — by Solonor Rasreth — on Aug 20, 2003

• Small world, monstrous blow: in memoriam Sergio Vieira de Mello

  "He didn't bullshit we journalists and it was people he cared about, the ordinary people," Sonia tells me. The killing of Sergio Vieira de Mello by a Baghdad bomb robs the world of one of the UN's finest.

  in Culture — by Nick Barrett — on Aug 20, 2003

Video

• Stephen Frears's Dirty Pretty Things: Who Wants to Be a Victim

  Using melodrama to sell sensitivity: we all deserve better.

  in Video — by Alan Dale — on Aug 20, 2003

• Open Range

  in Video — by The Theory — on Aug 20, 2003

• West 47th Street

  in Video — by Chris Cotner — on Aug 20, 2003

• GRINDing to a complete halt

  In the midst of the great blackout, it seems that most people "forgot" to buy their tickets for the epic skateboarding adventure Grind.

  in Video — by John Campea — on Aug 20, 2003

• Don't Do This Remake

  'The Warriors' is a classic movie. Why bother remaking it?

  in Video — by Jay Caruso — on Aug 20, 2003

• Is "Project Greenlight" Rigged?

  Entertainment Weekly and others say the fix is in

  in Video — by Stephen Silver — on Aug 20, 2003

Sci/Tech

• The apple and the crossbow bolt

  An initial response from Apple Computer to a rant here was so icy that it came as welcome relief in the heatwave. The (almost) surprising thaw that followed leaves three questions still unanswered. Dream on.

  in Sci/Tech — by Nick Barrett — on Aug 20, 2003

• New Meaning to "Total Recall"

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 20, 2003

• Don't open it you fool!

  in Sci/Tech — by Marty Dodge — on Aug 20, 2003

Books

• Burning Down The House

  Despite the RIAA's fondest hopes, music is not going back to being a product handed down from on high from executives in tall office buildings in Los Angeles and Manhattan. Eliot Van Buskirk's new book explains how the revolution is being digitized.

  in Books — by Ed Driscoll — on Aug 20, 2003

• Can I get a witness

  in Books — by Murphy — on Aug 20, 2003

• The Last Place on Earth

  The Last Place on Earth" describes the race for the South Pole: no rattling yarn of derring do, but a piercing analysis of the differences in personality, management style and philosophy of exploration that meant that one side (Amundsen) won the race, and came back safe and well, and the other (Scott) lost the race, and perished on their return. Fascinating, and full of lessons to be drawn for life and business.

  in Books — by tmulqueen — on Aug 20, 2003

• Rush & Reagan

  in Books — by Steve Rhodes — on Aug 20, 2003

• Al Franken's a fibber

  Al Franken finds himself apologizing for playing crank yanker with Attorney General Ashcroft on letterhead belonging to an organization at Harvard

  in Books — by Al Barger — on Aug 20, 2003

Music

• Durst: Emerges from the Toilet

  in Music — by Craig Lyndall — on Aug 20, 2003

• INXS - Still Around But Not Really

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 20, 2003

• Super Furry Time

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 20, 2003

• Phish bassist found with 9 year old girl

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Aug 20, 2003

• Gatley gets married

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Aug 20, 2003

• Great White will not face charges

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Aug 20, 2003

• No First Amendment in Oz it seems

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Aug 20, 2003

• Slick Shoes- Far From Nowhere

  in Music — by The Theory — on Aug 20, 2003

• Review: Judas Priest Live in London - Ripper heads out to the highway

  Now that Owens is out in the cold, looking for a new point of entry, how will he be remembered musically by Judas Priest fans?

  in Music — by TDavid — on Aug 20, 2003

Politics

• Mary Carey Shows She Has More To Offer California Voters Than Boobs Alone

  Proving to be more than a beautiful big-boobed blond, Mary Carey brings excitement to the California recall election, plus makes it more interesting with unique issue positions. See some of the things she said when I talked to her last week, and hear them LIVE on 970 WFLA's A.M. Tampa Bay.

  News in Politics — by Mr. Real Estate — on Aug 20, 2003