January 2, 2005 Archive

Politics

• Roe v The Constitution

  Will makes a particularly sharp demonstration of the purely legally arbitrary nature of the Roe decision

  in Politics — by Al Barger — on Jan 02, 2005

• John Kerry Talks with Newsweek

  in Politics — by Z.Z. Bachman — on Jan 02, 2005

• Sublime and Ridiculous

  The Boston Globe covers both tightening tyranny in Russia and feminist interpretations of pop-diva Madonna.

  in Politics — by Harry Forbes — on Jan 02, 2005

• The End Of Quotas

  in Politics — by Aaman Lamba — on Jan 02, 2005

Culture

• Dan Flavin and the Dark Side

  in Culture — by Lenny Campello — on Jan 02, 2005

• Day By Day for January 02, 2005

  Chris Muir's Day By Day cartoon, for January 02, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Jan 02, 2005

• IT Conversations .com

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Jan 02, 2005

• wishing & hoping | love lessons from music, animals and more for the new year

  in Culture — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Jan 02, 2005

• Reggie White, Hero and Hater

  As much as I adore Reggie White for what he did for the Packers I am never quite at rest with him and what he believed.

  in Culture — by Eric James — on Jan 02, 2005

• The Aviator

  in Culture — by Lono — on Jan 02, 2005

Music

• Review: 'Breathe' by Erasure

  Gorgeous melody, soulful vocals, and trademark synths add up to a new Erasure classic.

  in Music — by Bill Lamb — on Jan 02, 2005

Video

• Fight Club and Crème Sherry

  The movie begins at the end, and fasts backwards to the beginning of despair of manhood. "Bob had bitch tits." The support group for testicular cancer survivors portends the emasculation our society has embraced, wept over, and become addicted to.

  in Video — by Russell Mann — on Jan 02, 2005

• Dave’s Top Ten of 2004 – Your Results May Vary

  Was it a good year for film? Not exactly. Was it a bad year? Maybe. Was there still stuff worth seeing? Definitely. Will I stop talking like Robert Evans? Read the article.

  in Video — by David Dylan Thomas — on Jan 02, 2005

• Collateral

  in Video — by Paul De Angelis — on Jan 02, 2005

Books

• Rail's Manifest Destiny

  Stephen Ambrose wrote of personalities and motives impelling a single great enterprise, the building of the transcontinental railroad.

  in Books — by DrPat — on Jan 02, 2005

• Life Expectancy

  in Books — by Dave Nalle — on Jan 02, 2005

• "The Complete Cartoons of The New Yorker" - Review

  The book weighs almost ten pounds and boasts 68,647 brilliant cartoons from men and women I've admired for years...

  in Books — by Mark Anderson — on Jan 02, 2005