April 8, 2004 Archive

Culture

• This Week's Real Estate News

  Real estate news for the week ending April 09, 2004 - a day early.

  in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on Apr 08, 2004

• 9/11 Commission Cooks with Rice

  The administration quickly changed its mind (probably the only time in history) and decided to defuse the potential electorate time-bomb, allowing Rice to audition for "American Idol from Hell" before a special Committee made up of sedated Republican Paula Abduls and pissed-off Democratic Simons.

  in Culture — by Shark — on Apr 08, 2004

• "Nutty" Christians at it again- Whip Easter Bunny in Front of 4 Year Olds

  in Culture — by Ms. Tek — on Apr 08, 2004

• Tax Revolt

  Perhaps when the last dime of the unpaid corporate taxes are paid, Americans could resume paying their personal taxes. That would be a way to insure the return of American troops.

  in Culture — by CW Fisher — on Apr 08, 2004

• Full Transcript of Rice At 9/11 Hearing

  The full transcript of Dr. Rice's testimony to the 9/11 Commission is here.

  in Culture — by David Flanagan — on Apr 08, 2004

• Iraq/Vietnam - GWB/LBJ

  Bush -- who missed out on the Vietnam war because he was busy protecting the border of Texas and Alabama (?) from Communist invasions, wouldn't know it from direct experience -- but his war in Iraq is starting to have a few similarities to Vietnam.

  in Culture — by Shark — on Apr 08, 2004

• Ad and Marketing Data From Ad Age

  in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Apr 08, 2004

• A Double Dose of Irony

  Why not bitch about the little things that irk us for a change?

  in Culture — by Scott Pepper — on Apr 08, 2004

Politics

• Politics: 'Nice' Rice tells little

  "There were some frightening things."

  -- Condoleezza Rice

  in Politics — by Mac Diva — on Apr 08, 2004

• Stern Off Clear Channel Stations For Good.

  Yet one can't help but wonder why Stern's successful radio show that has been on the air for nearly 20 years is now the subject of such scrutiny about decency.

  in Politics — by Allan Karl — on Apr 08, 2004

• Eminem moons Germany

  in Politics — by Casper — on Apr 08, 2004

• A New Plan For Iraq

  We do what American CEOs do when their companies start sliding toward an economic implosion: We simply resign. Leave it for somebody else to clean up. Let 'em dangle... or eat cake. Isn't that sort of the entire political and philosophical attitude of the Bush Administration anyway?

  in Politics — by Shark — on Apr 08, 2004

• More Good News on Jobs

  in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Apr 08, 2004

• World Health Organization Promotes Road Safety

  in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Apr 08, 2004

• Conceal This...

  in Politics — by Craig Lyndall — on Apr 08, 2004

• In defense of offense

  You can't make an omelet without breaking some eggs. Being offended is part of learning.

  in Politics — by Al Barger — on Apr 08, 2004

• Moqtada al-Sadr has to go

  This dirtbag cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has to go. There's no two ways about it.

  in Politics — by Al Barger — on Apr 08, 2004

Music

• Foreman's Inspiration

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Apr 08, 2004

• Eminem moons Germany

  in Music — by Casper — on Apr 08, 2004

• Disco: From Parody to Homage

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Apr 08, 2004

• Modest Mouse -- Good News For People Who Love Bad News

  The review of the new album by Isaac Brock and Company...

  in Music — by Byron Schaller — on Apr 08, 2004

• Taking Back Sunday - New Album

  in Music — by Craig Lyndall — on Apr 08, 2004

• "Why Keith Richards Always Uses A Speechwriter"

  in Music — by bookofjoe — on Apr 08, 2004

• Bikini Kill -- The Singles

  in Music — by David Fiore — on Apr 08, 2004

• Music Review: The Darkness - Permission To Land

  Rock cliché ventriloquism.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Apr 08, 2004

• Wilco Offers Full Legal Streaming of New Album

  in Music — by Robert Duffy — on Apr 08, 2004

• Rapper gets re-trial

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Apr 08, 2004

• Rapper pleads guilty

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Apr 08, 2004

• Mark Owen dropped

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Apr 08, 2004

• ABBA reunion denied

  in Music — by Casper — on Apr 08, 2004

• Janet Jackson Album Sucking Wind

  Look, your music sucks, no matter what kind of sex acts you're willing to perform to convince us otherwise.

  Opinion in Music — by Al Barger — on Apr 08, 2004

Video

• Queer Eye Distaff

  in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Apr 08, 2004

• Dawn of the Dead

  A review of the original movie by George Romero

  in Video — by Maura McHugh — on Apr 08, 2004

• Nip/Tuck

  A TV drama about the lifestyles and dilemmas of two plastic surgeons in Miami.

  in Video — by Maura McHugh — on Apr 08, 2004

• For One Idol Hopeful, There's No Place BUT Home

  in Video — by The Raging Critic — on Apr 08, 2004

• British Ford ad offending cat people

  in Video — by Casper — on Apr 08, 2004

Books

• Lessig and Vaidhyanathan On Copyright and Culture

  in Books — by Eric Olsen — on Apr 08, 2004

Sci/Tech

• REALLY Compatible

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Apr 08, 2004