May 20, 2004 Archive

Sports

• THE NBA PLAYOFFS: FOUR TEAMS LEFT!

  Win, or go home!

  in Sports — by RJ Elliott — on May 20, 2004

• EA Sports Almost gets Bigger

  The rumored deal had EA putting up $1 billion (yes, one BILLION dollars) to have exclusive rights to the the NFLPA in all of their video games for 4 years.

  in Sports — by Matt Paprocki — on May 20, 2004

Video

• Shrek 2

  in Video — by Scott Pepper — on May 20, 2004

• Dream a Little Dream

  in Video — by David Mazzotta — on May 20, 2004

• Fear and loathing in suburbia: Todd Haynes' Safe

  Is Safe a horror flick? An extended AIDS metaphor? A disguised gay film? A satire of 80s suburbia and New Age healing? A tale of spiritual loss? I'd say elements of all of the above - but most notably, a horrifying tale of spiritual loss.

  in Video — by John Lars Ericson — on May 20, 2004

• Angel Series Finale

  in Video — by Michael Roy Hollihan — on May 20, 2004

• UPN Fall Preview

  in Video — by Scott Pepper — on May 20, 2004

• Fox Summer/Fall Preview

  in Video — by Scott Pepper — on May 20, 2004

Culture

• New "World's Most Expensive Water"

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on May 20, 2004

• Part II: The end of racism

  Unless they are extremely ignorant, I believe most of the people who make the argument that the 'blacks, Hispanics and women are taking over' know it is not true.

  in Culture — by Mac Diva — on May 20, 2004

• Chalabi chucked!

  Big strange: the man who wrote the script for George II's Iraq War II has been summarily dropped from U.S. favor.

  in Culture — by CW Fisher — on May 20, 2004

• Employees Must Wash Hands

  One of my favorite things about going out to eat is using the bathrooms so I can see the "Employees Must Wash Hands" sign. I love that sign.

  in Culture — by in10sity — on May 20, 2004

• Having lotsa fun

  in Culture — by Zeke's Gallery, Montreal — on May 20, 2004

• Second Bite At The Apple

  Claire Read's disappointment gets out of hand as she writes a ten paragraph whinge at Europe's constant runner-up status.

  in Culture — by Claire — on May 20, 2004

• If I were an evil genius like Dick Cheney

  in Culture — by Prometheus 6 — on May 20, 2004

• Elections: They aren't really supposed to reflect the will of the people?

  In a move reminiscent of Soviet era thuggery, a high school in Delaware county in Pennsylvania has used its iron fist to control the elections for student government.

  in Culture — by Tom Bux — on May 20, 2004

• Dish Network Offers Sirius Music

  One thing which I never was fond of was the music channels offered by Dish. I thought there was a good selection, but the music on those channels was a little dry. Now with the addition of nearly 70 new music channels courtesy of Sirius, I can now get my music fix.

  in Culture — by Tom Bux — on May 20, 2004

• Grady Pridgen To Build 500 New Homes

  Pridgen's project is timed just right, as Tampa remains ranked as one of the nation's most popular places to live. More inside.

  in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on May 20, 2004

Books

• Open by John Feinstein

  "Inside the Ropes at Bethpage Black" and in the back office, the maintenance shed, the ...

  in Books — by Bruce Kratofil — on May 20, 2004

• Greatest Generation: An Intimate Portrait

  in Books — by Dean Esmay — on May 20, 2004

• A Cynical World

  in Books — by Tom Norris — on May 20, 2004

• Astronauts in Trouble--by Larry Young, Matt Smith, and Charlie Adlard

  in Books — by David Fiore — on May 20, 2004

Gaming

• Grand Theft Auto San Andreas: How does it play?

  E3 brought us a swirling array of stories on this latest sequel, each one making me feel even worse for humanity and the gaming industry in general.

  in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on May 20, 2004

Music

• What is Dial A Trip

  in Music — by Zudfunck — on May 20, 2004

• China's music business grumbles

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on May 20, 2004

• Metallica switch labels...

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on May 20, 2004

• Ian Curtis biopic planned

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on May 20, 2004

Politics

• Purple haze ... in the House of Commons

  in Politics — by Mark Edward Manning — on May 20, 2004

Sci/Tech

• Mac OS X vulnerability allows execution of malicious code

  in Sci/Tech — by Ken Edwards — on May 20, 2004

• Mac OS X Trojan Technique: Beware Geeks Bearing Gifts

  Intego, FUD, and brainwashing.

  in Sci/Tech — by Ken Edwards — on May 20, 2004