December 2, 2004 Archive

Books

• Rain Fall - Barry Eisler

  in Books — by Deano — on Dec 02, 2004

• Seeking Enlightenment, Hat by Hat - by Nevada Barr

  in Books — by Tony Dalmyn — on Dec 02, 2004

• Why I Am An Agnostic-by Robert G. Ingersoll

  Ingersoll introduces an absurdity and then effectively piles on observation after contradiction to demonstrate what tripe it all is. Short sentences, staccato-like rhythm and repetition are all tools that he uses to drive home his point. In fact, Ingersoll almost seems to ape the mantra-like style that many down home preachers of his day likely used, and this would be in line with his clever approach throughout that is laced with mocking wit and irony. Far from adhering to a respectful tone, Ingersoll implements the only kind of language that can be used to counter such patent absurdity that has nonetheless convinced so many ignoramuses through the ages. A common conclusion that Ingersoll arrives at when trying to understand the thinking of those who preach, defend and worship christianity is that of insanity.

  in Books — by Finkleman — on Dec 02, 2004

• Quotes - by J.G. Ballard

  in Books — by bookofjoe — on Dec 02, 2004

• Become a Mac or Windows Powerhound

  in Books — by Christopher Auman — on Dec 02, 2004

• The Life and Works of Frank Lloyd Wright

  in Books — by Michael Walsh — on Dec 02, 2004

• Aristotle and Boethius At Hogwarts

  in Books — by DrPat — on Dec 02, 2004

Music

• CD REVIEW: Awake: The Best Of Live

  in Music — by Matt Wardlaw — on Dec 02, 2004

• Nirvana - With The Lights Out

  in Music — by Greg Smyth — on Dec 02, 2004

• Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - Of Natural History - A Review

  in Music — by toadman — on Dec 02, 2004

• CD Review: The Cure

  The Cure's New Album Is Good, Not Great And Definitely Not Classic

  in Music — by Robert Burke — on Dec 02, 2004

• Huge Jazz News: Concord Buys Fantasy

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Dec 02, 2004

• It can be dangerous to invoke the Nuge

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Dec 02, 2004

• Re-Discovering Wilco

  in Music — by Lono — on Dec 02, 2004

• The Underground Railroad

  This is the sound of neo progressive rock, this is The Underground Railroad. Their debut album, Through and Through is by far one of the most prized CD's that I own. I can't wait to hear their second album The Origin of Consciousness, out sometime this fall.

  in Music — by toadman — on Dec 02, 2004

Culture

• Today's Tom Sawyer

  in Culture — by Melisande Luna — on Dec 02, 2004

• Migo - "Make any computer your own"

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Dec 02, 2004

• Top Tubes

  Holiday Shopping For Dummies

  in Culture — by Aaman Lamba — on Dec 02, 2004

• Artomatic Energymatic Daggermatic

  in Culture — by Lenny Campello — on Dec 02, 2004

• Yule and Void

  in Culture — by David Fiore — on Dec 02, 2004

Politics

• Going Against The Grain In Cleveland

  in Politics — by Matt Wardlaw — on Dec 02, 2004

• Abortion Reality

  in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Dec 02, 2004

• Fighting For Our Country

  The fact that soldiers who die in Iraq are called heroes may bug Ted Rall, but no matter how you look at it, they died for their country. Whether we like what the country is - or has become - is the real question.

  in Politics — by Jon Sobel — on Dec 02, 2004

• Canada grows some gonads

  Canada voted against two anti-Israel UN resolutions yesterday, marking a crucial shift in policy.

  in Politics — by scaramouche — on Dec 02, 2004

Sci/Tech

• Exploring the Amazon

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Dec 02, 2004

• MASSACHUSETTS ABANDONS EVOLUTION, CREATIONISM IN FAVOR OF ''ST. ELSEWHERISM''

  in Sci/Tech — by copygodd — on Dec 02, 2004

Video

• DVD Review - Wild At Heart Special Edition

  David Lynch does The Wizard Of Oz. Metaphorically, thankfully.

  in Video — by Duke De Mondo — on Dec 02, 2004

• Before Sunset

  in Video — by Daryl Sng — on Dec 02, 2004