October 24, 2003 Archive

Culture

• Beans, musical, fruit

  in Culture — by Jim Carruthers — on Oct 24, 2003

• Bi-partisan love

  Supporting Al Sharpton for the Democrat nomination to be POTUS seems like something we should ALL be able to get behind.

  in Culture — by Al Barger — on Oct 24, 2003

• Britney Stalker Sues for "Extreme Emotional Distress"

  in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Oct 24, 2003

• Halloween: an exercise in torture

  in Culture — by Craig Lyndall — on Oct 24, 2003

• Radio Is Dead

  We live by research now...

  in Culture — by Mark Saleski — on Oct 24, 2003

• My Bad - Chill Out Scary Movie Fans

  in Culture — by Dawn Olsen — on Oct 24, 2003

• Economists Bullish On Recovery

  Economists at the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties are bullish on the economic recovery, but say they doubt it will affect large multi-family apartment developments.

  in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on Oct 24, 2003

• Journalism from the bottom up

  Miscommunication of science is really all my fault. Well, not mine, specifically, but all of us in science/technology niche media who are so impressed with ourselves that we fail to do our jobs – properly communicate complex and nuanced ideas to the public, and to the mainstream journalists who read us.

  in Culture — by Howard Lovy — on Oct 24, 2003

Music

• Does That Cool Independent Record Store Down The Street Have A Future?

  in Music — by Mark Boudreau — on Oct 24, 2003

• Synthesized Putrefaction

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Oct 24, 2003

• The season for suicide: A Halloween CD mix to DIE for!

  For your Halloween listening pleasure, then, hunt you down these two dozen songs for a lovely CD mix to share with people you love. Maybe they'll take a frickin' hint...

  in Music — by Al Barger — on Oct 24, 2003

• Ten Halloween Songs That Aren't As Lame As "The Monster Mash"

  Devils, Witches and the Supernatural, Grisly Death, Evil Laughter and Sinister Chord Structures

  in Music — by Hazy Dave — on Oct 24, 2003

• Deicide busted for drugs

  in Music — by Chris Puzak — on Oct 24, 2003

• The Greening of Greendale

  Neil Young's ambitious new CD may be one of his best.

  in Music — by Rodney Welch — on Oct 24, 2003

• The Friday Morning Listen

  Rush In Rio

  in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Oct 24, 2003

• Fugazi: A D.C. Scene Killjoy?

  If you are a fan of Fugazi, the D.C. rock scene, or independent rock in general, you owe it to yourself to read Michael Little's well-written and insightful article entitled "In on the Killjoy" in this week's Washington City Paper.

  in Music — by Steve Sabo — on Oct 24, 2003

• DIY

  in Music — by Walter Enderby — on Oct 24, 2003

Books

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

  Harry Potter 5 is a good but if you've read the previous stories, it's a book of obligation rather than pure enjoyment.

  in Books — by Eric Lindholm — on Oct 24, 2003

• Oh Holy of Holies.

  in Books — by Martin Blank — on Oct 24, 2003

• In Defense of John Fanning

  in Books — by Eric Olsen — on Oct 24, 2003

• The House of Fear: Leonora Carrington

  in Books — by Corinna Hasofferett — on Oct 24, 2003

Video

• I work in Office Space

  Didja get the memo?

  in Video — by Particleman — on Oct 24, 2003

• Thumbs up for Kid Notorious

  The special breakout star of the show could turn out to be the Kid's non-talking kitten, Puss Puss.

  in Video — by Al Barger — on Oct 24, 2003

• "The Ban" is Over, Sort Of

  in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Oct 24, 2003

Gaming

• 'Ghettopoly' reveals Asian immigrant's bigotry

  "Instead of bringing people together in laughter, this board game has caused pain and outrage. I urge Mr. Chang to stop marketing 'Ghettopoly' and stop production on the complete line of games that is insensitive, harmful, and in bad taste," said Rep. [Mike] Honda.

  in Gaming — by Mac Diva — on Oct 24, 2003

Sci/Tech

• Girls on film.

  in Sci/Tech — by Martin Blank — on Oct 24, 2003

• Panther First Impressions; 6 New Time Saving Features

  in Sci/Tech — by Ken Edwards — on Oct 24, 2003

• The Wireless Life

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Oct 24, 2003

• "Can you hear me now?"

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Oct 24, 2003

Politics

• Fire the Messenger

  in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Oct 24, 2003

• Fugazi: A D.C. Scene Killjoy?

  If you are a fan of Fugazi, the D.C. rock scene, or independent rock in general, you owe it to yourself to read Michael Little's well-written and insightful article entitled "In on the Killjoy" in this week's Washington City Paper.

  in Politics — by Steve Sabo — on Oct 24, 2003

Sports

• Marlins Win Game 5 Despite Looper Scare

  in Sports — by Chris Gray — on Oct 24, 2003