December 22, 2004 Archive

Video

• The Best Movies 2000-2004

  The first five years of the decade are over. Time to look back at the half decade that was (in film).

  in Video — by Matt Freelove — on Dec 22, 2004

• DVD Releases - December 21st 2004

  Pretty barren this week, folks.

  in Video — by Duke De Mondo — on Dec 22, 2004

• Pick of the Week:12/21/04

  in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 22, 2004

• My Favorite Christmas Carol

  You can tout Alastair Simms, or sing the praises of Bill Murray as Scrooge. You may believe Bob Goldthwait is the quintessential Cratchit. I disagree.

  in Video — by DrPat — on Dec 22, 2004

• School of Rock

  in Video — by Daryl Sng — on Dec 22, 2004

Culture

• better firepower

  A million rounds per minute!

  in Culture — by bettergetter — on Dec 22, 2004

• This is how you write a group show review

  in Culture — by Lenny Campello — on Dec 22, 2004

• WorstPills.org

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Dec 22, 2004

• "Prairie Home Companion" cruise with Garrison Keillor

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Dec 22, 2004

• 'The hell with Texas and the justice system…'

  in Culture — by Daniel De Guia — on Dec 22, 2004

• Winter Solstice

  in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Dec 22, 2004

• Jamaican Dance Company's 21st Anniversary Gala Performance

  in Culture — by Angela Chen Shui — on Dec 22, 2004

• It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year In Blogcritics

  in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Dec 22, 2004

• A Sailor's Christmas

  in Culture — by Andy Marsh — on Dec 22, 2004

• Day By Day for December 22, 2004

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for December 22, 2004

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Dec 22, 2004

Books

• The Last Good Day - by Gail Bowen

  in Books — by Tony Dalmyn — on Dec 22, 2004

• Slow Fat Triathlete: Live Your Athletic Dreams in the Body You Have Now

  in Books — by bookofjoe — on Dec 22, 2004

• Road to Purgatory

  The son of the "Angel of Death" goes after the mob in this sequel to Road to Perdition.

  in Books — by Bill Wallo — on Dec 22, 2004

• Ariel Restored

  The three "R's" of poetry--writing, reading, and reviewing--are personal processes. In this way, poems resemble paintings

  in Books — by Georganna Hancock — on Dec 22, 2004

• From Eroica With Love

  A classic gender-bending manga series from the 70's gets its first American printing. . .

  in Books — by Bill Sherman — on Dec 22, 2004

• After the First Christmas

  What was Jesus like as a ten-year-old? How about as a teenager? Christopher Moore has given us a sweetly skewed look in Lamb.

  in Books — by DrPat — on Dec 22, 2004

• Inventing the Clouds

  We have a common language for speaking of clouds due to a remarkable 18th-centry Quaker chemist, Luke Howard...

  in Books — by DrPat — on Dec 22, 2004

Sci/Tech

• Guerilla marketing for patriotic country song busted

  in Sci/Tech — by Al Barger — on Dec 22, 2004

• Presents For Self

  A review of the Dell Axim X50

  in Sci/Tech — by Aaman Lamba — on Dec 22, 2004

• Video Games Not All Bad

  Playing Super Monkey Ball, on the Gamecube (classic game on a classic console) can apparently significantly reduce the errors surgeons make during operations

  in Sci/Tech — by Jon Downs — on Dec 22, 2004

Music

• The Last 24 Hours of Jimi Hendrix

  Our love affair with dead rock stars never ends. In some instances, like in the case of the legendary guitar man Jimi Hendrix...

  in Music — by MuzikMan — on Dec 22, 2004

• Get Offa My Cloud

  Rock, Pop, and the rap against "The Rap Against Rockism"

  in Music — by bmarkey — on Dec 22, 2004

• Martha Stewart: (Not) Home For the Holidays

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Dec 22, 2004

• The Contemporary Records Story

  Lester Koenig’s independent (yes there was indie music back in the 50s) Contemporary Records label was home to...

  in Music — by MuzikMan — on Dec 22, 2004

• Wally's Best Of Music 2004 Part 4 Best Album

  in Music — by Wally Bangs — on Dec 22, 2004

• Cranky's Yearly Christmas Record - 2004

  Original lounge favorites.

  in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Dec 22, 2004

• Dumpster Bust Up in Your Ear: The Top 40 Kick-Ass Songs of All Time

  in Music — by Eric Berlin — on Dec 22, 2004

• Ken Stringfellow - Soft Commands

  The Posies were masters at the elements of classic songcraft, and Stringfellow hasn't lost any of that in his solo career. His skill and talent grows with each record he releases.

  in Music — by Caryn Rose — on Dec 22, 2004

• Jason Ringenberg - Empire Builders

  Jason Ringenberg's latest album, Empire Builders, was inspired by his experiences while on the road overseas during 2002 and 2003.

  in Music — by Caryn Rose — on Dec 22, 2004

Politics

• Preparing for the last war

  A researcher argues in the Boston Globe that liberals must re-fight the battles of the past. Be my guest.

  in Politics — by Harry Forbes — on Dec 22, 2004