December 29, 2003 Archive

Culture

• The 30 Most Shameful Events of 2003

  In no particular order:

  in Culture — by Stephen Silver — on Dec 29, 2003

• George Steinbrenner didn't actually faint

  in Culture — by Dave Lane — on Dec 29, 2003

• British Airlines to have sky marshals on some flights

  in Culture — by Dave Lane — on Dec 29, 2003

• "War On Terror" or "Presidential Politics"?

  in Culture — by Hal Pawluk — on Dec 29, 2003

• Weirdest gift shop on the planet. Or, at the least, on the Internet.

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Dec 29, 2003

• On Being Offended

  How not to be offended by Rev. Fred Phelps' anti-gay protests, Alex Smith's journal ridiculing his principal, and that bastard kid who yells at you from the school bus.

  in Culture — by Dirtgrain — on Dec 29, 2003

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers Join Losing Teams After Super Bowl Victory

  The Bucs join six other losing teams after a Super Bowl victory.

  in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on Dec 29, 2003

• Ravers Effectively Speciating Into Extinction

  Much like the finch's speciation on the Galapagos Islands, the common raver is also speciating through a process deemed by scientists as "Chemical Selection."

  in Culture — by Crushkill — on Dec 29, 2003

Politics

• Mad Cow Disease Outbreak Impacts Us All

  News in Politics — by Mac Diva — on Dec 29, 2003

Books

• The Batman and Robin of the NFL

  Cliff Harris and Charlie Waters were the Batman and Robin of the NFL in the 1970s, playing in the defensive secondary of the Dallas Cowboys during their "America's Team" heyday. And the two have teamed up again to co-author a new book about their gridiron days.

  in Books — by Ed Driscoll — on Dec 29, 2003

• "The Crystal World" - by J.G. Ballard

  in Books — by bookofjoe — on Dec 29, 2003

Sci/Tech

• Who Pissed in your Corn Flakes?

  in Sci/Tech — by Zudfunck — on Dec 29, 2003

• 2004: The Year Digital Delivery of Music Goes Mainstream

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Dec 29, 2003

Video

• Firefly: The Complete Series

  in Video — by Jim Carruthers — on Dec 29, 2003

• Best in Film 2003

  in Video — by Media Whore — on Dec 29, 2003

• The Pirates of the Caribbean - The Curse of the Black Pearl

  in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Dec 29, 2003

• Gus Van Sant's Elephant: How To

  More about moviemaking than Columbine, and that's not a bad thing.

  in Video — by Alan Dale — on Dec 29, 2003

• Michael Jackson Interview on 60 Minutes

  His whole performance seemed like some drama queen whipping up big, extravagant lies to cover some deep hidden shame.

  in Video — by Al Barger — on Dec 29, 2003

Music

• Remember To Stay Demented!

  in Music — by Solonor Rasreth — on Dec 29, 2003

• Abbey Road In A Box, Version 3

  Getting under the hood with Cakewalk's new Sonar 3.0.

  in Music — by Ed Driscoll — on Dec 29, 2003