August 11, 2004 Archive

Books

• The Psalms of Herod by Esther M. Friesner

  Requiem for Borealis: And introduction to the concept and the first review. Dead Babies!

  in Books — by Celestial Dung — on Aug 11, 2004

• Ask the Pros: Screenwriting

  Hollywood insiders answer 101 frequently asked questions in this well-constructed compendium on screenwriting. [Book review]

  in Books — by W.E. Wallo — on Aug 11, 2004

• By a Spider's Thread by Laura Lippman

  Interesting P.I. mystery that touches on themes of faith, family, and identity.

  in Books — by Kevin Holtsberry — on Aug 11, 2004

• Salt and Saffron by Kamila Shamsie

  in Books — by DuctapeFatwa — on Aug 11, 2004

Music

• Artist of the day: Pelican

  in Music — by Tom Johnson — on Aug 11, 2004

• Trilogy by Rob Wasserman

  This new boxed set does more than collect Wasserman's three solo releases; it presents a wild genre-bending portrait of the capabilities of the bass in popular music.

  in Music — by Timothy Jarrett — on Aug 11, 2004

• "40 Days", the debut CD by The Wailin' Jennys

  in Music — by Triniman — on Aug 11, 2004

• Alan Broadbent at LACMA

  in Music — by LeRoy Downs — on Aug 11, 2004

• Kevin Lyttle- Turn Me On

  in Music — by Murphy — on Aug 11, 2004

• New album releases, week of 8-10-2004

  in Music — by Al Barger — on Aug 11, 2004

• Who's afraid of clowns?

  Prince is, they say.

  in Music — by Todd A. Price — on Aug 11, 2004

• Little Steven's Garage Goes Large

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 11, 2004

• CD REVIEW: Lanegan's 'Bubblegum' a Contender for "Album of the Year"

  Mark Lanegan's Bubblegum will be one of 2004's best albums.

  in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Aug 11, 2004

• "Alicia's not here"

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 11, 2004

• "Wake Up Everybody" - More Anti-Bush

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 11, 2004

• Kinks men still recovering

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Aug 11, 2004

• Missing fan found dead

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Aug 11, 2004

• Darkness sign the dog's bollocks

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Aug 11, 2004

• Oteil Burbridge and Garaj Mahal @ State Theatre

  in Music — by Casper — on Aug 11, 2004

• Top 10 Stadium Rock Songs

  in Music — by Casper — on Aug 11, 2004

• 50 Worst Guitar Solos

  in Music — by Casper — on Aug 11, 2004

Video

• Kill Bill Volume 1

  in Video — by bookofjoe — on Aug 11, 2004

• The Last Comic Standing (The End)

  My personal pick would be Alonzo. This guy writes really good material.

  in Video — by Bob DeMarco — on Aug 11, 2004

• Spartan

  in Video — by Triniman — on Aug 11, 2004

• Collateral

  in Video — by Triniman — on Aug 11, 2004

• The Manchurian Candidate

  in Video — by Triniman — on Aug 11, 2004

• The Beauty That Killed the Beast Dies

  in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 11, 2004

• Movie Review: Collateral

  in Video — by Scott Pepper — on Aug 11, 2004

• Movie Review: The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

  in Video — by Scott Pepper — on Aug 11, 2004

• The Manchurian Candidate, Redux

  in Video — by Ladygoat — on Aug 11, 2004

• Worst Movies Ever

  in Video — by Dan Hersam — on Aug 11, 2004

• Harold, Kumar and Camelot

  Harold and Kumar. Hetero life partners in an epic struggle to quench their post-toking hunger with old fashioned grease.

  in Video — by Senor C — on Aug 11, 2004

Culture

• Time Catches Up With Serial Toe-Licker

  It has taken me thirty-some years to figure out what I want to do with my life, and now they have to go and shoot my dreams down

  in Culture — by Dirtgrain — on Aug 11, 2004

• Overheard at Art Shows

  in Culture — by Lenny Campello — on Aug 11, 2004

• FreeHeadset.org offers free cell phone headsets

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Aug 11, 2004

• ANY LAST REQUESTS?

  in Culture — by copygodd — on Aug 11, 2004

• The Quilts of Gee's Bend

  in Culture — by Lenny Campello — on Aug 11, 2004

• Results Matter: American Alerts And Leaks Aid Terrorists

  in Culture — by Hal Pawluk — on Aug 11, 2004

• Iran develops missile that can hit Israel

  in Culture — by Jeremy Chrysler — on Aug 11, 2004

• Bomb Bed

  in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 11, 2004

• NEW BUSH AD: Behind the Scenes

  Location: Underground Bunker at the GOP's "Ken Starr Memorial Strategy Center." President Bush is accompanied by four Secret Service Agents and two puppeteers.

  in Culture — by Shark — on Aug 11, 2004

• The Indiana Way

  The usual perception of Libertarians is that their number one public role is to complain. This perception is generally correct. We do things a little differently in the Hoosier state.

  in Culture — by Mike Kole — on Aug 11, 2004

• Fat Bastard

  An Example Of Modern-Day American Megafauna

  in Culture — by RJ Elliott — on Aug 11, 2004

Sci/Tech

• South Brunswick girl falls prey to online predator

  New Brunswick, New Jersey--A 13-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at a motel in South Hackensack by a 27-year-old man whom she befriended over the Internet, police said. This article illustrates the dangers lurking on the Internet for teenagers. It also shows how great detective and investigative work by police officers lead to a quick identification and arrest.

  in Sci/Tech — by Bob DeMarco — on Aug 11, 2004

• Computer Bug and Security News, 8/11/04

  Here's some of the hot topics in the world of computer bugs and security for this week.

  in Sci/Tech — by Bruce Kratofil — on Aug 11, 2004

• Cell phones to escape bad dates

  in Sci/Tech — by Casper — on Aug 11, 2004

Politics

• "Wake Up Everybody" - More Anti-Bush

  in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 11, 2004

Gaming

• Tron 2.0

  in Gaming — by Paul De Angelis — on Aug 11, 2004