July 28, 2004 Archive

Culture

• Gay marriage ban makes Oregon ballot

  The initiative that would ban same-sex marriage qualified Monday for the fall ballot, setting the stage for another hot battle in the culture war of Oregon. -- The Oregonian

  in Culture — by Mac Diva — on Jul 28, 2004

• Bushies about to spin the deficit

  in Culture — by Hal Pawluk — on Jul 28, 2004

• Man Charged On Account Of Gross Irony

  Especially silly fella gets himself all arrested.

  in Culture — by Duke De Mondo — on Jul 28, 2004

• CD Baby and Vision Music USA Form Alliance

  in Culture — by MuzikMan — on Jul 28, 2004

• Harmony tunes to play on iPod

  If the issue goes to litigation, Real with need to document the process it did follow to create a way to use Harmony on iPods without violating DRP.

  in Culture — by Mac Diva — on Jul 28, 2004

• More Roadsworth

  in Culture — by Zeke's Gallery, Montreal — on Jul 28, 2004

• Obamania hits the DNC

  in Culture — by Matthew Parten — on Jul 28, 2004

• Dog-and-Car Syndrome

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Jul 28, 2004

• Jackson Allegations Revealed

  in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 28, 2004

• A Trail of Gore... or Gore On The Trail

  Grim Reaper Gore has cometh! God help the Democrats.

  in Culture — by David Flanagan — on Jul 28, 2004

Politics

• Scrambled Eggs And A Side Of Hate, Please

  "I mean, they are up at six in the morning trying to figure out which minority group they're going to screw today. The hate, they eat for breakfast. They are going to fight and they are going to smear, and they are going to lie, and they are going to hate."

  in Politics — by Evilwhiteguy — on Jul 28, 2004

• HELL MAKES US BETTER.

  in Politics — by copygodd — on Jul 28, 2004

Music

• A Quiet Riot

  Kings of Convenience's new album Riot On An Empty Street is nice, if estimable.

  in Music — by Mark Hasty — on Jul 28, 2004

• General Wiranto - For You, My Indonesia

  in Music — by DuctapeFatwa — on Jul 28, 2004

• Katie Melua - Call Off the Search

  in Music — by Zombyboy — on Jul 28, 2004

• Ozzfest 2004: Black Sabbath upstaged by Judas Priest

  Judas Priest played longer, harder and better than the equally venerable Black Sabbath at Ozzfest 2004. Find out the details and setlists for the Seattle (Auburn), Washington show on July 27, 2004.

  in Music — by TDavid — on Jul 28, 2004

• Love Is the Answer

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 28, 2004

• Rock grammar, issue #1: Paul McCartney "Live And Let Die"

  in Music — by Tom Johnson — on Jul 28, 2004

• Jay Farrar's "Stone, Steel & Bright Lights"

  Jay Farrar's new album Stone, Steel & Bright Lights reveals the continuing evolution of his songwriting and performance style as he outgrows the "alt.country" label.

  in Music — by Thrasher — on Jul 28, 2004

• Lucia Micarelli - Music From A Farther Room

  in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Jul 28, 2004

• MacColl's death to be re-examined

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Jul 28, 2004

• Dio Forces Name Change

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Jul 28, 2004

• Libertines go the guest vocalist route

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Jul 28, 2004

• Algebra and Fire: Strunz & Farah

  in Music — by Sean Scott — on Jul 28, 2004

• Larry Willis Trio at the Jazz Bakery

  in Music — by LeRoy Downs — on Jul 28, 2004

Video

• I,WillBot, and Why the Network is Evil!

  I've had a few days to process my conflicting responses to I,Robot, so this post will contain a quick response to the film and then a little bit more on my thoughts about what I,Robot says about bodies, technology and related fears.

  in Video — by Tama — on Jul 28, 2004

• The Duke Stands In Awe Of "Ninja Scroll"

  Stunning anime theatrics get The Duke in all of a tizzy, on account of the slicing, dicing, headbutting and what not.

  in Video — by Duke De Mondo — on Jul 28, 2004

• Batman Begins teaser trailer is up

  in Video — by Screen Rant — on Jul 28, 2004

• Close Encounters of the Third Kind

  "We are not alone!" screamed the ads when this science fiction classic was first released to theaters in 1977.

  in Video — by Chris Kent — on Jul 28, 2004

• French Kiss

  in Video — by Victoria Ho — on Jul 28, 2004

• Seacrest ... Out!

  in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 28, 2004

• Cinema Intelligensia: Miike's Minotaur and Extreme Surfers

  Gozu: Takashi Miike’s yakuza horror movie amuses rather than frightens.
  Riding Giants: Stacy Peralta has directed a fascinating documentary about not just surfing, but specifically the surfers who sought out the big waves and changed the way people surfed.
  

  in Video — by Purple Tigress — on Jul 28, 2004

• From Bond to Bondage: Halle Berry's Fall to Catwoman

  Halle Berry is black (maybe she's high yella) and beautiful and makes big bucks and now she's Catwoman, but is this really a step forward for anyone?

  in Video — by Purple Tigress — on Jul 28, 2004

Books

• The Spam Letters by Jonathan Land

  in Books — by ZMethos — on Jul 28, 2004

• Broadway Boogie Woogie: Ayn Rand and Aesthetics

  Ayn Rand and her Objectivist movment had little truck with conservatives, but the two shared a love of classical form in the arts. A book co-written by two art critics takes a favorable but critical look at her opinions on art.

  in Books — by Ed Driscoll — on Jul 28, 2004

• If It's Not Close, They Can't Cheat; Crushing the Democrats in Every Election and Why Your Life Depends On It" by Hugh Hewitt

  in Books — by Steve Gigl — on Jul 28, 2004

• Halo and Sprocket by Kerry Callen

  in Books — by Paul De Angelis — on Jul 28, 2004

• The Waste Books - by Georg Christophe Lichtenberg

  in Books — by bookofjoe — on Jul 28, 2004

• The Tetherballs of Bougainville, by Mark Leyner

  in Books — by Sean Scott — on Jul 28, 2004

• Initiation, by Elizabeth Jenkins

  in Books — by Sean Scott — on Jul 28, 2004

• A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

  in Books — by DuctapeFatwa — on Jul 28, 2004

• Perfect Sound Forever -- The Story of Pavement by Rob Jovanovic

  In his 200-page book named after Pavement's second EP on Drag City Records, Jovanovic captures the most significant times of the influential band's decade-long career.

  in Books — by Steve Sabo — on Jul 28, 2004

Tastes

• MTR Brand Navratan Korma and Pulau Rice

  in Tastes — by DuctapeFatwa — on Jul 28, 2004

Sci/Tech

• Blogging the Convention

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 28, 2004