December 30, 2003 Archive

Culture

• License Plate Sightings

  in Culture — by Particleman — on Dec 30, 2003

• Home Sales Slow Down for the Season

  Home sales slowed down, adjusting for the season, but experts say sales will continue to be strong in the coming months.

  in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on Dec 30, 2003

• Mad Cow... Part II

  in Culture — by Ms. Tek — on Dec 30, 2003

• The Year that was

  in Culture — by Jim Carruthers — on Dec 30, 2003

• "You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave"

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Dec 30, 2003

• What it's like to suddenly be big, really big...

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Dec 30, 2003

• Bloggers give good Head-ache!

  in Culture — by Zudfunck — on Dec 30, 2003

• The 4 Most Dangerous Autographs in Sports

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Dec 30, 2003

• 2003 In Review

  in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Dec 30, 2003

• But it's not a holy war. No, really, it's not

  A leader of the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, and a key political constituency for President Bush, declares "a war for souls under way in Iraq." Bush remains tactfully silent. Let the Crusades begin!

  in Culture — by Brian Flemming — on Dec 30, 2003

• Electronic Voting

  in Culture — by Ms. Tek — on Dec 30, 2003

Books

• Desert Island Experiment

  It wasn't a desert island, and it was only for a few months, but I have, in fact, packed books for a trip to an island where I wasn't certain to be able to find any other reading material.

  in Books — by Chad Orzel — on Dec 30, 2003

• Playland by Athol Fugard

  in Books — by Murphy — on Dec 30, 2003

• "Girl From Addis" - by Ted Allbeury

  in Books — by bookofjoe — on Dec 30, 2003

• AF&O's "Best Books I Read in 2003"

  All Facts and Opinions' take on the year's best in books.

  in Books — by Natalie Davis — on Dec 30, 2003

• A Confederacy of Dunces

  Follow one bloated and obnoxious Ignatius Reilly through New Orleans as he searches for steady work, gastrointestinal tranquility, and a total rejection of the modern age.

  in Books — by Particleman — on Dec 30, 2003

Politics

• Most Appalling in 2003

  in Politics — by Jerry Ritcey — on Dec 30, 2003

• Where Lord of the Rings Causes Me to Think About Feminism

  in Politics — by Ms. Tek — on Dec 30, 2003

Video

• The Movie Equilibrium

  Gun kata kung fu, Matrix style, with all of the trappings of 1984.

  in Video — by Dirtgrain — on Dec 30, 2003

• Mona Lisa Smile

  in Video — by Michelle Mauriere — on Dec 30, 2003

• Where Lord of the Rings Causes Me to Think About Feminism

  in Video — by Ms. Tek — on Dec 30, 2003

• Mona Lisa Smile

  in Video — by Justene Adamec — on Dec 30, 2003

• Tru Calling stuck on repeat

  in Video — by Jim Carruthers — on Dec 30, 2003

• Best In Television 2003

  in Video — by Media Whore — on Dec 30, 2003

• "The Day the Earth Stood Still"

  in Video — by bookofjoe — on Dec 30, 2003

• AF&O's Best TV of 2003

  All Facts and Opinions' take on the year's best in TV.

  in Video — by Natalie Davis — on Dec 30, 2003

• AF&O's Best Films of 2003

  All Facts and Opinions' take on the year's best in movies.

  in Video — by Natalie Davis — on Dec 30, 2003

• Kate's Best Films of 2003

  in Video — by Kate Tallent — on Dec 30, 2003

• TV Land New Year's First/Last

  First and last episodes tend to be pretty interesting, even for shows that mostly weren't that good.

  in Video — by Al Barger — on Dec 30, 2003

• The Top Ten Films of 2003

  in Video — by Stephen Silver — on Dec 30, 2003

Music

• Nura

  in Music — by Geoff Goodfellow — on Dec 30, 2003

• Led Zep DVD has sold bundles

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Dec 30, 2003

• AF&O's Top Five Albums of 2003

  All Facts and Opinions' take on the year's best in music.

  in Music — by Natalie Davis — on Dec 30, 2003

• Pantera bros move on

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Dec 30, 2003

• Velvet Revolver album in the can

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Dec 30, 2003

• Ozzy recovers and is our secret ideal father?

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Dec 30, 2003

• Have you ever seen a Mummer?

  Well, two days to New Years, and I couldn't resist talking about the Mummers exciting march down Broad Street in Philly. For 100 years the mummers have been doing their thing in Philly. From silly Comics, to elaborate Fancy Brigades, to musical String Bands, the Mummers are the New Years day parade to see in Eastern PA.

  in Music — by Tom Bux — on Dec 30, 2003

• Top Ten Albums of 2003

  in Music — by Stephen Silver — on Dec 30, 2003

• How's this for a New Year's resolution?

  in Music — by Walter Enderby — on Dec 30, 2003

Sci/Tech

• Top Ten Software of 2003

  in Sci/Tech — by Anita Campbell — on Dec 30, 2003