October 10, 2003 Archive

Culture

• Planned Outage (Complete)

  I know I said I would update the last post, but then it drifted out of the spotlight, so I changed my mind. Sorry. (Updated)

  in Culture — by Phillip Winn — on Oct 10, 2003

• FCC Reversal: Dead in the Water

  Bill Moyers offers a trenchant illustration of why this country's drift towards oligarchy is irreversible.

  in Culture — by mike larkin — on Oct 10, 2003

• Let there be peace!

  in Culture — by Murphy — on Oct 10, 2003

• Prop.13 in a nutshell

  Carpetbaggers like Warren Buffet, and even some Californians, don't understand Proposition 13. It wasn't just a tax limitation: it put a cap (at least temporarily) on corruption and compulsive, unbridled spending.

  in Culture — by Hal Pawluk — on Oct 10, 2003

• Planned Downtime

  This evening we will have a scheduled downtime for around 30 minutes.

  in Culture — by Phillip Winn — on Oct 10, 2003

• Shirin Ebadi wins Nobel Peace Prize

  in Culture — by Steve Rhodes — on Oct 10, 2003

Politics

• Drugs, pain and choice

  in Politics — by Kriselda Jarnsaxa — on Oct 10, 2003

Books

• The fighting never stopped

  in Books — by Murphy — on Oct 10, 2003

• "Platform" - by Michel Houellebecq

  in Books — by bookofjoe — on Oct 10, 2003

• A Dangerous Woman is an Almost Perfect Novel

  We have become too used to perceiving physical and mental illness through the lens of "disorder of the week" movies. Such offerings often strip the conditions of their complexity.

  Opinion in Books — by Mac Diva — on Oct 10, 2003

• Larry Flynt Gets Religion

  in Books — by Mark Saleski — on Oct 10, 2003

Video

• Kill Bill: no spoilers, just adulation

  What I'd like to tell the big-media film critics can't be displayed here. It's a family blog.

  in Video — by Shannon Okey — on Oct 10, 2003

• Kill Bill Arrives

  in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Oct 10, 2003

• Rush in rehab

  in Video — by Steve Rhodes — on Oct 10, 2003

Music

• Bowie: The Ronson Years

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Oct 10, 2003

• Television, Marquee Moon

  Rhino Records' spiffy new reissue of this indispensible 70's NYC rock classic.

  in Music — by Bill Sherman — on Oct 10, 2003

• Tory Paper quotes and admires Twisted Sister for their lyrics

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Oct 10, 2003

• The Friday Morning Listen

  It's gettin' hot in here.

  in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Oct 10, 2003

• Kiss members named in divorce case...

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Oct 10, 2003

• Europe reunite

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Oct 10, 2003

• Duran Duran back in the UK

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Oct 10, 2003

• Bono asks for more money to fight AIDS

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Oct 10, 2003

• Bruce gets NYPD snub

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Oct 10, 2003

• Pink Floyd to release new live CD

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Oct 10, 2003

• Surviving Beatles pay tribute to George

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Oct 10, 2003

• Jarre on VAT on music

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Oct 10, 2003

Sci/Tech

• SunnComm Backs Off Suit Threat

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Oct 10, 2003

• Brad Hill Reviews Napster 2.0

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Oct 10, 2003

• Copyright Office Seeking Comments

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Oct 10, 2003

Sports

• Ole Miss gives up on PC mascot

  In Ole Miss' ongoing efforts to be more "inclusive" and shed its image as a relic of the Confederate South, Colonel Rebel was banned from football games this year.

  in Sports — by Capn Ken — on Oct 10, 2003