October 16, 2003 Archive

Culture

• Coolest item of the year: it's not even CLOSE!

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Oct 16, 2003

• CUBS - A SILVER LINING

  Yes, I found a little bit of good in the Cubs' loss last night.

  in Culture — by David Hogberg — on Oct 16, 2003

• R.I.P. Buddy...

  A sad look back at my cat, Roscoe.

  in Culture — by The Theory — on Oct 16, 2003

• Public Service Announcement: lane changing

  in Culture — by Tom Johnson — on Oct 16, 2003

• CA Scamming: This Time, It's the Dems

  CA Democrats, taking a page from the DC Republicans' playbook, want to take full control of the state with no checks, no balances. It started with redistricting ...

  in Culture — by Hal Pawluk — on Oct 16, 2003

• Site Problems

  Amazon Web Services rolled out a new version of their software last night. Nobody is happy about it.

  in Culture — by Phillip Winn — on Oct 16, 2003

• Lenders' Apparent Discriminatory Practices Hinder Minority Home Ownership

  There are laws against discriminating against minorities who want to buy a home, but some lenders still appear to be using discriminatory practices that hinder them from achieving the American Dream.

  in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on Oct 16, 2003

• Fidel=Ken Lay

  There's nothing more pathetic than watching a right-winger apologize for bloated CEO pay. In the latest example of this hackneyed genre, one Howard Owens oozes forth on Blogcritics:

  in Culture — by mike larkin — on Oct 16, 2003

Music

• Grassroots Effort to Save the Bottom Line

  in Music — by John Owen — on Oct 16, 2003

• Get iTunes for Windows

  in Music — by Steve Rhodes — on Oct 16, 2003

• Hell Froze Over

  As expected, Apple delivered iTunes for Windows today. They threw in a few other things, too.

  in Music — by Phillip Winn — on Oct 16, 2003

• Kill Bill vol. 1- Original Soundtrack

  in Music — by The Theory — on Oct 16, 2003

• The Mini-Listen #3

  "Another Postcard" - Barenaked Ladies

  in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Oct 16, 2003

• Darkness over Christmas?

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Oct 16, 2003

• Runt Prince now schilling for Jehovah

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Oct 16, 2003

• Country in London

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Oct 16, 2003

• Punks Act Like Er... Punks!

  Montreal Punk fans go on the rampage after a gig by The Exploited was cancelled...

  News in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Oct 16, 2003

Books

• Business as Usual, by Dave Mazotta

  in Books — by Chris Cotner — on Oct 16, 2003

• "There has never been a greater concentration of intellectual power here at the White House since Thomas Jefferson dined alone."

  in Books — by bookofjoe — on Oct 16, 2003

Video

• Unquotable quotes

  in Video — by Tom Johnson — on Oct 16, 2003

• Bad Bulldozers

  So, are the bulldozers bad - or just the people who use them? Caterpillar sues Disney over the negative portrayal of digging equipment.

  in Video — by Bill Wallo — on Oct 16, 2003

• Chasing the Sleeper Cell

  Lowell Bergman investigates Chasing the Sleeper Cell Thursday on most PBS stations, a companion to the 10,000 word story he co-wrote in Sunday's NYT.

  in Video — by Steve Rhodes — on Oct 16, 2003

Sports

• Major League Baseball's Seedy Undercurrent

  in Sports — by Dawn Olsen — on Oct 16, 2003

Politics

• Taking another shot at the Gimme Generation

  It looks like Congress may again tread into the dangerous waters of means testing for Medicare.

  in Politics — by Capn Ken — on Oct 16, 2003