July 20, 2004 Archive

Culture

• Loop de lie

  Classic Rock in a looped queue is only bested by the Donut Man in the category of Most Irritating.

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

• Carmen Electra, Rhodes Scholar

  Carmen Electra has had regrets about getting a boob job...

  in Culture — by Evilwhiteguy — on Jul 20, 2004

• The Blogging of Iraq

  As freedom takes hold throughout Iraq, average Iraqis join the blogosphere. Here are just a few of those newly freed voices.

  in Culture — by David Flanagan — on Jul 20, 2004

• Counting things - IRS

  in Culture — by Half Baked — on Jul 20, 2004

• Why the Internet is going to rule the world

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Jul 20, 2004

• Clear Channel Cutting Ad Time

  in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 20, 2004

• Halliburton Subject Of Yet Another Criminal Probe, Cheney Not Clean Yet

  in Culture — by Hal Pawluk — on Jul 20, 2004

• Civilty is in decline

  in Culture — by Jim Andrews — on Jul 20, 2004

• This is a strange piece of Outsourcing

  in Culture — by Lono — on Jul 20, 2004

• Computer Bug and Security News

  Here are some of the latest things that can go wrong with your computer.

  in Culture — by Bruce Kratofil — on Jul 20, 2004

• Brazilian Portuguese in 8 Days?

  in Culture — by Dirk — on Jul 20, 2004

• "Iraq, Iran - I'm a leader, not a speller"

  in Culture — by Hal Pawluk — on Jul 20, 2004

Books

• It was a dark and stormy night....

  in Books — by Deano — on Jul 20, 2004

• Deflecting Time's Ungentle Touch

  Transforming a beer belly back into a six pack

  in Books — by Sydney Smith — on Jul 20, 2004

• How Soccer Explains the World by Franklin Foer

  Part history, part cultural commentary, part political analysis, and part diehard sports fan evangelism, How Soccer Explains the World is an interesting and thought provoking read even if it doesn't explain the world.

  in Books — by Kevin Holtsberry — on Jul 20, 2004

Video

• Tonight I saw Fahrenheit 9/11

  in Video — by Corinna Hasofferett — on Jul 20, 2004

• Calling all Tigermen...

  The future days of polyester, those which come from the past, are soon to be among us once again. Seriously.

  in Video — by Kevin McCallum — on Jul 20, 2004

• Classics Of Cinema - "Citizen Toxie"

  The Duke explains why Citizen Toxie is among the greatest works ever produced, and how it speaks to the deformities in all of us.

  in Video — by Duke De Mondo — on Jul 20, 2004

• I, Robot

  in Video — by Chris Puzak — on Jul 20, 2004

• Good News For Hobbits

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

Politics

• Tonight I saw Fahrenheit 9/11

  in Politics — by Corinna Hasofferett — on Jul 20, 2004

• THEY'RE DEAD. DOES IT MATTER HOW THEY LIVED?

  in Politics — by copygodd — on Jul 20, 2004

• The ultimate "desperado?"

  Was Linda Rondstadt really endorsing Michael Moore during her encore or was it merely the assurance she needed that she'd be let go by the casino as she appeared to want?

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

• Should Sharon apologize to Chirac?

  After Ariel Sharon declared that French Jews should emigrate to Israel to escape "the wildest anti-semitism," an upset Chirac declared Sharon unwelcome in France.

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

Music

• Sony-BMG Merger Looks Like a Done Deal

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 20, 2004

• Steady Mercury

  The Mercury Music Prize shortlist has been announced. There's not much call for smelling salts or counselling with the comfortable, surprise-free list.

  in Music — by Simon B — on Jul 20, 2004

• RPM

  in Music — by visualsimplicity — on Jul 20, 2004

• Mike Watt- The Secondman's Middle Stand

  All you really need to know about Mike Watt’s new offering is that it’s a nine-song concept album based on the time in 2000 when his perineum split open and about a quart of pus fell out.

  in Music — by John Owen — on Jul 20, 2004

• Another Rock 'n' Roll Revival: New Hives a Neo-retro Hyperdrive Triumph

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 20, 2004

• Little Miracles

  in Music — by Mike Hendrix — on Jul 20, 2004

• WASP mainman sounding rather libertarian...

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

• Living Things - Streaming Songs

  in Music — by Craig Lyndall — on Jul 20, 2004

• Not everyone in the music biz is doing badly...

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

• The Tragically Hip- In Between Evolution

  The Tragically Hip's dark, turbulent In Between Evolution sounds like a band growing comfortable with their strengths, overcoming their weaknesses, and outgrowing their reputation as also-rans. Did you know they're Canadian?

  in Music — by John Owen — on Jul 20, 2004

• Run Hit Wonder tour

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

• The ultimate "desperado?"

  Was Linda Rondstadt really endorsing Michael Moore during her encore or was it merely the assurance she needed that she'd be let go by the casino as she appeared to want?

  in Music — by Mark Edward Manning — on Jul 20, 2004

• REM album to be "darker"

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

• New album releases, week of 7-20-2004

  in Music — by Al Barger — on Jul 20, 2004

Sci/Tech

• New Heart Album Via P2P

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 20, 2004

• Cheaper, Thinner iPods - Apple vs Sony

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 20, 2004

• BritishTelecom Technology Blocks Online Pornography

  British Telecom says it has blocked 250,000 attempts to access hardcore child pornography sites -- some 10,000 a day -- since it went online with new blocking technology...."We use the technology to protect our customers from accessing illegal content," Carter told NewsFactor. "They would be committing a crime if they downloaded the images from the Internet."

  in Sci/Tech — by Bob DeMarco — on Jul 20, 2004