July 2, 2004 Archive

Culture

• Leo Villareal at Conner Contemporary in DC

  in Culture — by Lenny Campello — on Jul 02, 2004

• Weird N.J.

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Jul 02, 2004

Books

• Ain't that America-flavored

  In honor of the 4th, I consider David Rosengarten's It's All American Food, one of the most ambitious recent cookbooks.

  in Books — by Mark Hasty — on Jul 02, 2004

• Mr. S: My Life With Frank Sinatra, by George Jacobs and William Stadiem, 2003

  in Books — by Hilary Caws-Elwitt — on Jul 02, 2004

• They F*** You Up

  Alain de Botton says "If every parent were forced to read it before raising a child, it would do greater good for the happiness & prosperity of this country than any number of government initiatives."

  in Books — by geekgirl2 — on Jul 02, 2004

• Bill's Buzz

  in Books — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 02, 2004

• Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

  A science fiction classic about a boy genius on whose tiny shoulders the hopes of the world rest.

  in Books — by Kevin Holtsberry — on Jul 02, 2004

Video

• Review: Spiderman 2

  in Video — by Screen Rant — on Jul 02, 2004

• Depends on What the Meaning of "Movie" Is

  Scattered thoughts on ESPN's "Top 25 Sports Movies" list.

  in Video — by Chad Orzel — on Jul 02, 2004

• The Jury Reached A Decision

  in Video — by Jim Carruthers — on Jul 02, 2004

• Nightline on Brando Friday, A&E bio on Saturday

  in Video — by Steve Rhodes — on Jul 02, 2004

• Marlon Brando is dead

  It is ironic that the greatest body actor of all time got larger as his talent waned, as if he was cloaking his talent in fat and ego. And now, fittingly, his body is all that’s left.

  in Video — by John Owen — on Jul 02, 2004

• Crossing the Threshold

  in Video — by David Fiore — on Jul 02, 2004

• Guy Reviews 13 Going on 30

  Thirteen year old Jenna Rink wants nothing more than to be one of the cool ones. But after yet another cruel prank by the power crowd in junior high, Jenna wishes that she was thirty, flirty, and fun and wakes up as Jennifer Garner from Alias. Wacky hijinks ensue.

  in Video — by CrazyEngineer — on Jul 02, 2004

• Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves (DVD)

  in Video — by Scott Pepper — on Jul 02, 2004

• Review of Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

  in Video — by Screen Rant — on Jul 02, 2004

• McG off Superman and Michael Bay on?

  in Video — by Screen Rant — on Jul 02, 2004

• Fact-Checking Michael Moore

  in Video — by Scott Pepper — on Jul 02, 2004

Music

• Threshold Releases Career Defining Release

  in Music — by MuzikMan — on Jul 02, 2004

• Alison Goldfrapp - "The most achingly beautiful voice in pop music."

  in Music — by bookofjoe — on Jul 02, 2004

• Bill Frisell: The Sweetest Punch

  Frisell tackles Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach, with surprising (and pleasant) results.

  in Music — by Mark Hasty — on Jul 02, 2004

• Katie Melua’s Missing One Thing

  I cannot fault this album for anything. Except for the fact that it doesn't exactly warrant more than two listens.

  in Music — by Particleman — on Jul 02, 2004

• Indulge the Urge: the Great Merge Turns 15

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 02, 2004

• The Friday Morning Listen

  Music with 'air' in it.

  in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Jul 02, 2004

• Katie Melua: Call Off the Search

  Call Off the Search is a pleasant combination of bluesy jazz instrumentation and Melua's gorgeous husky voice, but it doesn't offer anything that hasn't already been heard before.

  in Music — by Andrew Duncalfe — on Jul 02, 2004

• Clapton Guitars Fetch Large Coin

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 02, 2004

• Athlete - Vehicles and Animals

  In fact almost everyone can appreciate this except me; thank God I got it for free. When is the new Weezer album coming out again?

  in Music — by Seth Werkheiser — on Jul 02, 2004

• Not all musicians take kindly to Bush/American bashing

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Jul 02, 2004

• Bizkit news

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Jul 02, 2004

• Ja Rule arrested...

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Jul 02, 2004

• Great White man sues publicist

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Jul 02, 2004

Sports

• 2004 Tour de France Preview

  in Sports — by Joe McNally — on Jul 02, 2004

Sci/Tech

• New Search with IceRocket

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 02, 2004

• Trade in your iPod for a Dell

  If you're tired of people drooling over your iPod, and how well it works with your iTunes music shopping experiance, rejoice; Dell will give you $100 if you send it to them...

  in Sci/Tech — by Seth Werkheiser — on Jul 02, 2004

Politics

• "Look, see here, I'm a hero, damnit!" - The Clinton interview, Part II

  After discussing the problems of terrorism with Al-Qaeda that was occurring at the same time the Lewinsky scandal broke, Bill Clinton claims to have come the closest yet to capturing Osama bin Laden.

  in Politics — by Mark Edward Manning — on Jul 02, 2004