January 18, 2004 Archive

Politics

• Cleveland Imam in the Center of Terror Probes

  in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Jan 18, 2004

Culture

• "Two Worlds, One Sun"

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Jan 18, 2004

• Spalding Gray Still Missing

  in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Jan 18, 2004

Video

• The man and his myth: Joel and Ethan Coen's The Big Lebowski

  The Coen brothers' cult hit, released after the sweep of their critical success, Fargo serves as a more interesting look at a continuing dialogue between American men in the majority - then as a piece of drug-induced noir.

  in Video — by John Lars Ericson — on Jan 18, 2004

• ROTK Leading Oscars Sweepstakes

  in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Jan 18, 2004

• Dissecting Popeye on the Occasion of his 75th Birthday

  An amatuer psychoanalysis of Popeye, Olive Oyl and Brutus.

  in Video — by Michele Catalano — on Jan 18, 2004

• Episode III Exclusive! (Hoo-hah!)

  Yes, my friends, it's true! (Well, no it isn't. But please pretend that it is.)

  in Video — by John Voorhees — on Jan 18, 2004

• No good deed goes unpunished for Vic Mackey

  Vic's classic season climaxing crisis comes NOT from Vic being bad, but comes just directly from his most positive traits, his ideas of loyalty and friendship. He's getting in his worst trouble by having his best character traits turned against him.

  in Video — by Al Barger — on Jan 18, 2004

Music

• Storefront Hitchcock

  in Music — by Jim Carruthers — on Jan 18, 2004

• Grease: 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Jan 18, 2004

• Ana Popovic - Comfort to the Soul One-Paragraph Review

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Jan 18, 2004

• Box of the Blues - One-Paragraph Review

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Jan 18, 2004

• Review: The Best of Bollywood

  Review in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Jan 18, 2004

• A Natural Disaster

  in Music — by Tim Hall — on Jan 18, 2004

Books

• Monstrous Regiment

  This is more a book for Discworld fans and completists, rather than the first-timer or "casual" Discworld reader.

  in Books — by Jon Downs — on Jan 18, 2004

• "TRIGGER" HAPPY: Mike Bertino's Antiheroes Rule

  in Books — by Jianda Johnson — on Jan 18, 2004

Sci/Tech

• Are conservatives stupid?

  Conservative pundits certainly seem to think they are. And sometimes, to read right-wingers like InstaPundit Glenn Reynolds and Matt Drudge is to come away with the impression that their devoted readers must be absolutely stupid to consider these hacks credible.

  in Sci/Tech — by Brian Flemming — on Jan 18, 2004