January 30, 2004 Archive

Sports

• Party Pooper

  Dan Nied is sick of non-football-fans muscling in on his super holiday. He isn't taking it anymore.

  in Sports — by Dan Nied — on Jan 30, 2004

• Superbowl Halftime Bore

  in Sports — by Craig Lyndall — on Jan 30, 2004

Culture

• Litigant targets library cat

  "Here I am, a guy without a college education, and I've whipped this deep-pocket government."

  -- Rik Espinosa

  in Culture — by Mac Diva — on Jan 30, 2004

• And The Rumor Mill Just Keeps On Grindin'....

  in Culture — by HW Saxton — on Jan 30, 2004

• 'Holding Politicians Accountable'

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Jan 30, 2004

• Explosive New Jackson Allegations

  in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Jan 30, 2004

• Wired: Tired

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Jan 30, 2004

• Judgment: Not Rape-Worthy

  in Culture — by bhw — on Jan 30, 2004

• Godwin's Law is Under Attack!

  Bush = Hitler? A Fisking

  in Culture — by Stephen Silver — on Jan 30, 2004

Politics

• Weekly News Round-Up

  Meanwhile President Bush continues to spend like a drunken sailor. He just announced an increase in funding for the National Endowment of the Arts. A program much maligned for it's pork and for the types of art that sometimes comes out of its grants.

  in Politics — by Tom Bux — on Jan 30, 2004

• BBC - Reuters Cautions Against Muzzlement

  The latest on the BBC controversy, now flavored with updates!

  in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Jan 30, 2004

• Crack in Stewart Case

  in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Jan 30, 2004

Video

• From the Frozen Tundra of Mount Laurel, NJ

  NFL Films is profiled in today's "Tech Central Station" e-zine.

  in Video — by Ed Driscoll — on Jan 30, 2004

• Superfly, RIP

  Earlier this month, Ron O'Neal, the actor who played--and created--the iconic "Superfly" during the early 1970s "blaxploitation" craze passed away at age 66.

  in Video — by Ed Driscoll — on Jan 30, 2004

• BBC - Reuters Cautions Against Muzzlement

  The latest on the BBC controversy, now flavored with updates!

  in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Jan 30, 2004

• Super Bowl Commercials

  in Video — by Hazy Dave — on Jan 30, 2004

• Sharon Shown Door

  in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Jan 30, 2004

• "Karen Sisco" Is Dead

  in Video — by Media Whore — on Jan 30, 2004

• Pixar Splits With Disney

  in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Jan 30, 2004

Music

• Bob Dylan Live 1964

  The Bootleg Series Volume Six is scheduled for release March 23, 2004.

  in Music — by Hazy Dave — on Jan 30, 2004

• Lycia - Empty Space

  previously unreleased album from this seminal ethereal goth band

  in Music — by Patrick Coleff — on Jan 30, 2004

• 'Art Tatum - 20th Century Piano Genius'

  in Music — by bookofjoe — on Jan 30, 2004

• The Friday Morning Listen

  Freakout!!!!

  in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Jan 30, 2004

• Honkin', Squawkin', Boppin' & Rockin' In Chi-Town

  in Music — by HW Saxton — on Jan 30, 2004

• Atomic Kitten's future in doubt

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Jan 30, 2004

• BEP and The Darkness might colaborate

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Jan 30, 2004

• Durst throws another hissy fit

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Jan 30, 2004

• Did Def Jam cheat?

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Jan 30, 2004

• Suede pair may be writing again

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Jan 30, 2004

• DaVinci's Inquest: The Sessions - The CD

  in Music — by Michael King — on Jan 30, 2004

Books

• 'The Joy of Letting Women Down': too good for mere words

  "Have you ever wondered why the womaniser is never short of willing women?" Natalie d'Arbeloff makes a much better and funnier job of one of life's big mysteries of "the good, the bad and the ugly" than almost any of the shrinks or sexologists I've encountered.

  in Books — by Nick Barrett — on Jan 30, 2004

• The Wailing Wind - Tony Hillerman

  in Books — by Deano — on Jan 30, 2004

Sci/Tech

• 2004: The Year of Social Networking

  Make no mistake about it, 2004 is setting up to be the year of social networking. Blogs have secured their foothold on the web landscape, now it's time for centralized services to claim their space.

  in Sci/Tech — by Will Pate — on Jan 30, 2004

• Mozilla 1.6

  If you are still using Microsoft Internet Explorer, it's time you gave Mozilla some serious thought. Here's why.

  in Sci/Tech — by Bruce Kratofil — on Jan 30, 2004

• Groundhog Blogging

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Jan 30, 2004

• Apple will repair iBook screens

  Apple declined to comment on the exact number of iBooks affected, but said it will repair these components for free and offer a full refund for customers who already have paid for the repair.

  -- Wired

  in Sci/Tech — by Mac Diva — on Jan 30, 2004