November 23, 2004 Archive

Music

• Music Playlist: Best Albums of 2004?

  Let the end of year list-o-mania begin: this Rhapsody playlist includes my picks for 2004's top albums.

  in Music — by mgrooves — on Nov 23, 2004

• Steve Dooks' Jazz Magic

  in Music — by MuzikMan — on Nov 23, 2004

• Mare Esdstrom Gets Inside The Blues

  in Music — by MuzikMan — on Nov 23, 2004

• U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb

  "Turn it up loud, captain!"

  in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Nov 23, 2004

• Thank You (For Talking To Me Africa)

  In which Ali Farka Touré and Fula Flute help Johno discover that Africa is a state of mind.

  in Music — by John Owen — on Nov 23, 2004

• Thanks & Giving - Benefit Book and CD Project

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Nov 23, 2004

• The Futureheads

  A blast from the past AND the present.

  in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Nov 23, 2004

• Music Playlist: The Evolution of Rush

  Listen to a song from every Rush album released since 1974 to hear the band's evolution.

  in Music — by Robert Burke — on Nov 23, 2004

• Love Rocks

  Love is love is love....

  in Music — by Claire Robinson — on Nov 23, 2004

Books

• Choosing Sides When You Cannot Choose Peace

  Like Nancy Kress' brilliant and challenging Beggars in Spain, Crossfire explores how people relate to the "other" in their midst.

  in Books — by DrPat — on Nov 23, 2004

• These Feet Point One Way

  in Books — by Neal Gardner — on Nov 23, 2004

• "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns" - Review

  Every time I found something I really liked, I found something soon after that balanced the equation again.

  in Books — by Mark Anderson — on Nov 23, 2004

• Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi

  in Books — by Kyle S — on Nov 23, 2004

• Bloody Sundays: Inside the Rough-and-Tumble World of the NFL by Mike Freeman

  in Books — by Damian Penny — on Nov 23, 2004

• Eating People Is Wrong

  On Malcolm Bradbury's sublime social satire, Eating People Is Wrong: university farce, rich observations and reluctant cannibals?

  in Books — by Koranteng — on Nov 23, 2004

Culture

• Skype: unlimited free phone calls anywhere in the world - and it's legal!

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Nov 23, 2004

• No CrAzY cOwS!!!

  in Culture — by Andy Marsh — on Nov 23, 2004

• The Oracle of Baseball

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Nov 23, 2004

• Not a simple hunter's tale

  But, today the saga of the hunter who shot eight people took an unexpected turn.

  in Culture — by Mac Diva — on Nov 23, 2004

• Film Threat's "Frigid 50"

  Film Threat, a great magazine, has released its 2004 "Frigid 50", the anti-"Power List" that magazines like Entertainment Weekly have made an annoying habit of publishing.

  in Culture — by Matt Freelove — on Nov 23, 2004

• The Wiggles - Cultural Warriors

  in Culture — by Craig Lyndall — on Nov 23, 2004

Video

• The Duke Watches "The Backyard"

  Teenagers beating themselves stinking with wood and glass. Is Pokemon THAT bad?

  in Video — by Duke De Mondo — on Nov 23, 2004

• The Duke Watches "A Tale Of Two Sisters"

  Freaky nonsense afoot! Also, a couple sisters, and a tale involving them.

  in Video — by Duke De Mondo — on Nov 23, 2004

• Review: Do Geese See God?, We, I've r

  Think 24 meets Groundhog Day, and delivers The Butterfly Effect

  in Video — by Aaman Lamba — on Nov 23, 2004

• Have we suddenly gone back in time

  in Video — by Marlowe — on Nov 23, 2004

• History Channel does Alexander

  in Video — by Tom Donelson — on Nov 23, 2004

• The Secret History of the Credit Card

  in Video — by Steve Rhodes — on Nov 23, 2004

Tastes

• Backyard Wineries and Garagistes

  in Tastes — by Anita Campbell — on Nov 23, 2004

Politics

• Fear and loathing in contemporary Britain *

  Britain needs immigration-asylum reform, but not at the expense of ignorance and racism.

  in Politics — by Mark Edward Manning — on Nov 23, 2004

• "Elections" Are Nothing

  in Politics — by Hal Pawluk — on Nov 23, 2004

• Broadcaster retracts 'Aunt Jemima'

  The error is a minor one, in my opinion.

  in Politics — by Mac Diva — on Nov 23, 2004

• Building a New Republican Majority

  in Politics — by Tom Donelson — on Nov 23, 2004

• Claims of racism as phony as front group

  Both Powell and Rice have benefitted from conservative affirmative action throughout their careers.

  in Politics — by Mac Diva — on Nov 23, 2004

• A Feast in the Boston Globe as Turkey Day approaches

  Too often starved for quality content, today's Boston Globe has 3 outstanding pieces.

  in Politics — by Harry Forbes — on Nov 23, 2004

Sci/Tech

• PDF Hacks by Sid Steward

  100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools

  in Sci/Tech — by Bruce Kratofil — on Nov 23, 2004

• Book Review: Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough To Live Forever by Ray Kurzweil and Terry Grossman

  Eternal life may be changing from a death-defying fantasy to something more mundane, as this new book reveals...

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Jon Sobel — on Nov 23, 2004

• Nature Is Neat

  Reason #183 why I'm an animal-lover...

  in Sci/Tech — by RJ Elliott — on Nov 23, 2004

• Apple London store opens

  in Sci/Tech — by Marty Dodge — on Nov 23, 2004