September 30, 2004 Archive

Books

• Asimov's Foundation cycle winds down

  Under the plan, ultimately, the Second Foundation will control civilization, including the First Foundation, to make sure that techological success is not squandered on wars.

  in Books — by Mac Diva — on Sep 30, 2004

• Grendel

  in Books — by Paul De Angelis — on Sep 30, 2004

• Bad News From All Over

  The worst in humanity brings out the best in these writers

  in Books — by Rodney Welch — on Sep 30, 2004

• Meet the New World, Same as the Old World

  Is the likely Booker Prize Winner the novel of the year?

  in Books — by Rodney Welch — on Sep 30, 2004

• Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss

  in Books — by Vikk Simmons — on Sep 30, 2004

• The Masters of Deception: the Gang That Ruled Cyberspace - by Michelle Slatalla & Joshua Quittner

  This is the story of a gang of hackers in the pre-dawn of the Internet.

  in Books — by Anna Creech — on Sep 30, 2004

• Metaphors We Live By by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson

  "metaphors take on a window-to-the-soul aspect. They reveal facets of how you may view yourself, others, your surroundings...."

  in Books — by Vikk Simmons — on Sep 30, 2004

• Paying For It - by Greta Christina

  A group of prostitutes and strippers ask their clients to bathe before visiting.

  in Books — by Sparrow — on Sep 30, 2004

• The Critical Dilemma

  in Books — by Steve Huff — on Sep 30, 2004

Culture

• Technology: Welcoming wireless speakers

  Wireless speakers are inherently inferior to their wired peers.

  in Culture — by Mac Diva — on Sep 30, 2004

• Europe to America: Suck My Ass!

  Sure they hate us -- but for the right reasons?

  Opinion in Culture — by Rodney Welch — on Sep 30, 2004

• Lustful Thoughts

  Maybe Martin Luther can keep the little birds from building a nest in his head. Can you? Should you?

  in Culture — by Rodney Welch — on Sep 30, 2004

• Bad mojo between galleries and artists

  in Culture — by Lenny Campello — on Sep 30, 2004

• "The core of all humor is unhappiness."

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Sep 30, 2004

• photomaton | poem

  in Culture — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Sep 30, 2004

• Che Guevara's new movie

  Will the movie gloss over the [then] racist Che Guevara?

  in Culture — by Lenny Campello — on Sep 30, 2004

• The 48th Corcoran Biennial

  in Culture — by Lenny Campello — on Sep 30, 2004

• Martha Stewart moves into new estate home

  It's definitely not the Hamptons.

  in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on Sep 30, 2004

Music

• Wooten to get Wider Recognition

  in Music — by Casper — on Sep 30, 2004

• More on jazz info in the digial world

  in Music — by Casper — on Sep 30, 2004

• Writing about music

  in Music — by Casper — on Sep 30, 2004

• Stinson delivers

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Sep 30, 2004

• CD REVIEW: W. C. Clark, Deep In The Heart

  Soul music is alive and well. No "neo-" prefix is needed.

  in Music — by Jon Sobel — on Sep 30, 2004

• German pols want more German content

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Sep 30, 2004

• Biggs to release album

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Sep 30, 2004

• London Calling Legacy Edition

  The Clash's London Calling, Legacy Edition is - for true Clash fans - a must buy.

  in Music — by Capn Ken — on Sep 30, 2004

• The Used - In Love And Death

  "You are about to see and hear one of the most significant messages given to us from god."

  in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Sep 30, 2004

• Ralph Penland at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

  in Music — by LeRoy Downs — on Sep 30, 2004

• Greg Porée at Zeidler’s Café inside the Skirball Cultural Center

  in Music — by LeRoy Downs — on Sep 30, 2004

• EST at Catalina Bar and Grill!

  in Music — by LeRoy Downs — on Sep 30, 2004

• Mark Murphy at the Jazz and Blues Company in Carmel

  in Music — by LeRoy Downs — on Sep 30, 2004

• Charles River Valley Boys - Beatle Country

  British Rock + Boston musicians = down home bluegrass? Well, at least in this instance it does!

  in Music — by Sparrow — on Sep 30, 2004

• REVIEW - girls who cry need cake - Jenny Queen

  I just don't trust good-looking blonde singers anymore. If sincere you don't know if they've been prepackaged to merely sound like they give a damn.

  in Music — by Temple Stark — on Sep 30, 2004

• The Delivery Man, just another outstanding Elvis Costello album

  Probably the closest thing to Elvis' country style here would be Steve Earle, only a hell of a lot better than most Steve Earle.

  in Music — by Al Barger — on Sep 30, 2004

• REVIEW - Have A Little Faith - Mavis Staples

  "The Voice" is on tour, starting today, with a new album and renewed inspiration.

  in Music — by Temple Stark — on Sep 30, 2004

Sci/Tech

• Brutal Personals

  in Sci/Tech — by Casper — on Sep 30, 2004

• Sobering Bono

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Sep 30, 2004

• Talking With Studs

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Sep 30, 2004

Video

• Movie Review: Shaun of the Dead

  in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 30, 2004

• Cocteau's anemic Blood of the Poet

  The French Surrealists sneered at this sappy and silly debut. At least they stayed awake.

  in Video — by Rodney Welch — on Sep 30, 2004

• Godzilla (1998) DVD Review

  in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Sep 30, 2004

• South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut DVD Review

  in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Sep 30, 2004

• National Treasure for Thanksgiving

  in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Sep 30, 2004

• Movie Review: Man on Fire

  in Video — by Bryce Eddings — on Sep 30, 2004

• Veronica Mars

  "A long time ago, we used to be friends. . ."

  in Video — by Bill Sherman — on Sep 30, 2004

• Bad TV Ponderings - Joe Pantoliano

  in Video — by Pete Vonder Haar — on Sep 30, 2004

• My Partisan Summer at the Movies

  You just can’t get away from partisan politics in an election year. Even during the summer. Even at the movies.

  in Video — by David Dylan Thomas — on Sep 30, 2004

Politics

• He Said, He Said: Who Cares?

  The glorified press conference between Bush and Kerry is tonight: Who will win? Who cares? Who will lose? Voters.

  in Politics — by Natalie Davis — on Sep 30, 2004

• John Lennon Finally Freed By the FBI

  in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Sep 30, 2004

• Lost Identity: Africans After Slavery

  "Slavery is the greatest crime ever committed against mankind"

  in Politics — by Joel Savage — on Sep 30, 2004

• Thursday Throwdown: Debates, School Choice and Iraq

  in Politics — by Jeremy Chrysler — on Sep 30, 2004

• Disenfranchised?

  in Politics — by Craig Lyndall — on Sep 30, 2004

• Seeking an honest answer, and some good dialogue

  in Politics — by Lono — on Sep 30, 2004

• Israel Won't Rule Out Iran Options

  in Politics — by Justin Delabar — on Sep 30, 2004

• Kerry Calls $87 Billion Quote "Inarticulate"... Duhhhh!

  Kerry rediscovers his anti-war roots and calls his vote against funding troops a "protest" vote.

  in Politics — by David Flanagan — on Sep 30, 2004

Gaming

• Dead or Alive 3 XBox Review

  in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Sep 30, 2004

Sports

• Some Recommendations

  Unrelated recommendations, mostly musical...

  in Sports — by ClubhouseCancer — on Sep 30, 2004