December 10, 2003 Archive

Music

• Britney's Zoning Out

  in Music — by Arjan Timmermans — on Dec 10, 2003

• McCoy Tyner at Blues Alley

  The jazz pianist McCoy Tyner proved he can produce twice as much music as a man half his age at Washington's Blues Alley.

  in Music — by Todd A. Price — on Dec 10, 2003

• Nuptials and Bleeding Lips

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

• Charlie Hunter releases album with Bobby Previte

  in Music — by Tom Johnson — on Dec 10, 2003

• Koko Taylor Has Successful Surgery to Repair Her Wang Dang Doodle

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

• Silence of the Lambs: The Musical

  in Music — by queenkv — on Dec 10, 2003

• Holiday songs: A Dave Brubeck Christmas

  This late-90s Brubeck recording recaptures the holiday family piano parlor tradition, helping you get out of the holiday bustle and into a meditative mood for the season.

  in Music — by Timothy Jarrett — on Dec 10, 2003

• Jackson Prosecutor Denies Memo Is "Significant"

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

• Texas Music Christmas Surprise

  in Music — by Scott Chaffin — on Dec 10, 2003

• Ellis Paul & Vance Gilbert - Side Of The Road

  A kind of musical alchemy.

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

• Amazon edits Michael Jackson album pages

  there doesn't seem to be a customer advice area on ANY of Jackson's albums at Amazon.

  in Music — by Al Barger — on Dec 10, 2003

• Indictments handed down in RI fire

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

• Hammer Time (TV)

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

• Ozzy recovery to take several months

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

Culture

• Cubist Cuisine

  For Picasso, the question of steak and potatoes was essentially architectural. In his earlier meals, the entire flavor range suggested a gastronomic palette of geometric leftovers

  in Culture — by Robert Brady — on Dec 10, 2003

• A little less English language, a little more others

  I really would hate the UN to administer the 'net more than I hate a "semi-private" company doing so, if they decide they want to curb the amount and/or content of english-language sites just because, in their opinion, there are not enough sites in other languages.

  in Culture — by Jon Downs — on Dec 10, 2003

• "This drawing's a piece of shit," mutters father to wife

  After carefully putting away her paints and other various tools, Beth Millton (5) grabbed her freshly painted artwork and scurried off to the kitchen, eager to show it off to mom and dad.

  Satire in Culture — by Crushkill — on Dec 10, 2003

• American Dream Act's Just a Signature Away From Helping Low Income Americans Own Homes

  The American Dream Downpayment Act now awaits President Bush's signature to provide the dream of home ownership to low-income Americans.

  in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on Dec 10, 2003

• Dude, Get Over It

  in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Dec 10, 2003

• "To Be A Liberal Doesn't Mean You're A Wastrel"

  Former Democratic Senator Paul Simon passes on. . .

  in Culture — by Bill Sherman — on Dec 10, 2003

• Chessmaster 9000

  The ultimate combat game

  in Culture — by Bruce Kratofil — on Dec 10, 2003

• Father Lazily Builds Train Set

  "Ever since my wife had those kids, I've been too busy working and paying the bills to really care about this passion of mine for shitty train sets."

  in Culture — by Crushkill — on Dec 10, 2003

• Wolfowitz effectively weakens security, extends Iraq stay

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

• Digital Entertainment News

  in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Dec 10, 2003

• The Final Solution for Violent Sociopaths

  A violent sociopath CANNOT be rehabilitated, so why bother. Isolation or execution is the only solution.

  in Culture — by Dawn Olsen — on Dec 10, 2003

• What Would You Do if an Earthquake Began as You Were Working at your Computer?

  bookofjoe ain't scared of no stinking earthquake, no sir.

  Opinion in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Dec 10, 2003

Books

• Ilium: Dan Simmons goes (Ancient) Greek!

  Readers familiar with Dan Simmons' Hyperion Cantos will no doubt have been waiting with baited breath for his return to epic SF and his sizable new novel Ilium is certainly epic in both size and scope.

  in Books — by Tama — on Dec 10, 2003

• 'The Telling': a fine excuse to blow a belated kiss

  While catching up on a recent fable still doesn't mean I've devoured all that's available from Ursula Le Guin's genial and fertile mind, it's reason enough to send a trans-Atlantic smacker 30 years into an old friendship.

  in Books — by Nick Barrett — on Dec 10, 2003

• The Ring

  In which our ongoing exploration of Japanese comics takes us to a manga adaptation of the popular horror series.

  in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Dec 10, 2003

Politics

• Goodbye to Basic Freedom

  The element of the campaign law which limits ads is infringing on the free exercise of speech and of redress of grievances against our government. As private citizens who mostly likely cannot afford to spend thousands supporting a candiate, joining groups like the AARP and the NRA are a way for us to get our voices heard.

  in Politics — by Tom Bux — on Dec 10, 2003

• Nixon Forever

  General Franco May Still Be Dead, but is our 37th President?

  in Politics — by Chris Arabia — on Dec 10, 2003

Video

• The Shop Around The Corner

  in Video — by Murphy — on Dec 10, 2003

• The "Average Joe" Isn't Chosen

  in Video — by Media Whore — on Dec 10, 2003

• Thoughts on the MPAA rating system

  The Motion Picture Association of America is, by and large, a malignant force in our culture, truly an enemy of freedom. However one thing I think they do right is the rating system.

  in Video — by Brian Flemming — on Dec 10, 2003

• Carson Should Come Out of Retirement

  in Video — by H. Wayne Nix — on Dec 10, 2003

• "Alberto Giacometti"

  in Video — by bookofjoe — on Dec 10, 2003

• Angels in America: "Millennium Approaches"

  Part One of HBO's two-night theatrical fantasia hits all the right notes.

  in Video — by Bill Sherman — on Dec 10, 2003

• 24 Rebounds

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

Sci/Tech

• Track Weblog Trends with the Buzz-o-Meter

  If you've ever wanted to know what subjects are generating the most buzz on weblogs, check out this neat new tool....

  in Sci/Tech — by Anita Campbell — on Dec 10, 2003

• Steve Jobs on the Music Industry

  in Sci/Tech — by Craig Lyndall — on Dec 10, 2003

• RIAA to give downloaders the Waco treatment

  So, uh, what are you trying to say with this move? Any of you punks get caught downloading get the David Koresh treatment?

  in Sci/Tech — by Al Barger — on Dec 10, 2003

• Embedded Color Profile in Photoshop CS

  in Sci/Tech — by Ken Edwards — on Dec 10, 2003

• Oh Boy, It's Pointless Blog Awards Time Again

  Are blog awards over-rated? Tom Johnson blogs on the subject.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Tom Johnson — on Dec 10, 2003