February 21, 2005 Archive

Books

• Hunter S. Thompson

  in Books — by Deano — on Feb 21, 2005

• Against Promethea

  Why Alan Moore's magic is incompatible with his left-wing politics in the recently completed occult comic.

  in Books — by John Pistelli — on Feb 21, 2005

• What's Class Got to Do With It?

  As the economy becomes more globalized, how does class fit in?

  in Books — by Roger Asbury — on Feb 21, 2005

• No Crueler Tyrannies by Dorothy Rabinowitz

  in Books — by Damian Penny — on Feb 21, 2005

• Hunter S. Thompson - Writer

  in Books — by Jim Carruthers — on Feb 21, 2005

• Diary by Chuck Palahniuk Review

  Try as he might, Mr. Palahniuk, has been writing the same story novel after novel.

  in Books — by Mat Brewster — on Feb 21, 2005

• more, now, again - interrupted

  in Books — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Feb 21, 2005

• Hunter S. Thompson, Mahalo

  in Books — by David Mazzotta — on Feb 21, 2005

• Hunter S Thompson

  My tribute to Thompson is this: Because I read Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail, I will never

  in Books — by Craig Baracco — on Feb 21, 2005

• Blogcritics On Hunter S. Thompson: Lost Gonzo

  Opinion in Books — by Eric Olsen — on Feb 21, 2005

• In the Red Zone

  in Books — by King of Fools — on Feb 21, 2005

• Michael Crichton's State of Fear

  The story moves fast and keeps you interested in the plot. The characters, though somewhat clichéd, are likeable enough to keep you concerned for their well-being. Though the dialogue seems contrived in spots, with preachy moments reminiscent of a poorly written plot for an infomercial.

  in Books — by Tom Bux — on Feb 21, 2005

• The Doctor Is Out

  Hunter S. Thompson is dead. Recalling good times with the good doctor - before the Big Darkness came.

  in Books — by Pete Petrisko — on Feb 21, 2005

• HST Goes Into the Darkness

  One of the great writers of our era, Hunter S. Thompson - dead on his own terms and at his own hand at 67.

  in Books — by Dave Nalle — on Feb 21, 2005

• Hunter Thompson, Goddamn You!

  Lono is stunned by his literary hero's latest act...

  Opinion in Books — by Lono — on Feb 21, 2005

• Death of an American Legend

  in Books — by dg — on Feb 21, 2005

Politics

• Kabbalah Explains Arab-Israeli Conflict

  Peace and understanding are attainable only if the good completely rules the evil

  in Politics — by Josia Nakash — on Feb 21, 2005

• The Tennessee Senate 2006 Race

  Overview of how Tennessee's race to replace Senator Frist is shaping up, with special focus on Rep. Harold Ford, Jr.

  in Politics — by Michael Roy Hollihan — on Feb 21, 2005

Music

• Danzig and Frankenstein and Classical Music?

  in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Feb 21, 2005

• Hunter S. Thompson: Soundtrack Where the Buffalo Roam

  in Music — by Thrasher — on Feb 21, 2005

• R.E.M. Remasters

  Warner Bros. Records has released nine R.E.M. albums remastered with a DVD-A including bonus videos and unreleased tracks.

  in Music — by MuzikMan — on Feb 21, 2005

• A Rock Octopus

  Octopus Head…what is the first thing that comes into your mind when you hear that for a name of an album?

  in Music — by MuzikMan — on Feb 21, 2005

• Nascar 3D: Soundtrack

  in Music — by Aaman Lamba — on Feb 21, 2005

• Daily Music and Tech News

  Everyone's favorite Gonzo journalist dead, Britney upset about honeymoon photos, U.S. fights pirates, Howard stern investigated for insider trading.

  in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Feb 21, 2005

• The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower - Concert Review

  The Plot is a mixture of hardcore, punk, screamo and jazz. They put on an amazing, energetic, chaotic live show.

  in Music — by Joel Caris — on Feb 21, 2005

• CD review: The Look

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Feb 21, 2005

• CD Review: Iced rubbish is still rubbish

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Feb 21, 2005

• DVD Review: The Blind Boys of Alabama - Go Tell It On The Mountain

  in Music — by Michael Benning — on Feb 21, 2005

• CD review: Guitar tedium in extremis

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Feb 21, 2005

• Band names

  in Music — by Daryl Sng — on Feb 21, 2005

• CD Review: The Classic Concert Live

  Mel Tormé – Gerry Mulligan – George Shearing live at Carnegie Hall

  in Music — by Wally Bangs — on Feb 21, 2005

• ENUFF Z NUFF '?'

  in Music — by JasonR — on Feb 21, 2005

Video

• Dave’s 2005 Oscar Preview - Part One: The Awards Nobody Cares About

  Part one of four.

  in Video — by David Dylan Thomas — on Feb 21, 2005

• Hollywood Redux: The Best Remakes

  in Video — by Chase McInerney — on Feb 21, 2005

• Gary Moore - Live At Monsters Of Rock DVD Review

  in Video — by Paul Roy — on Feb 21, 2005

• Top 15 HollyWORDS Of The Year

  How the hell can you squeeze Mo chuisle into a conversation?

  in Video — by Drew Feinberg — on Feb 21, 2005

• DVD review: Testament circa 1991

  in Video — by Marty Dodge — on Feb 21, 2005

• Movie Review: The WIld Parrots of Telegraph Hill

  in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Feb 21, 2005

Culture

• But Pa, Everybody's Doin' It

  You can get fired for it, but it's your civic duty. Just ask Jerry Brown.

  in Culture — by mpho — on Feb 21, 2005

• Effective eMarketing Tools

  in Culture — by Scott Frangos — on Feb 21, 2005

• Simple Syndication (RSS) -- where's the payoff?

  Did you know you can syndicate your news stories from your website? You probably have seen some orange buttons around the web with the letters "RSS" on them.

  in Culture — by Scott Frangos — on Feb 21, 2005

• Pop That Cap

  in Culture — by Tynan Szvetecz — on Feb 21, 2005

• "You scared me to death" is not just a figure of speech

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Feb 21, 2005

• "Mystic Dave's Tarot and Machine Shop

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Feb 21, 2005

• Celebrity Hacking

  in Culture — by Aaman Lamba — on Feb 21, 2005

• FreeSexandBeer . com

  Distinguished panel of scholars blames Liberal Arts majors for everything.

  in Culture — by KOB — on Feb 21, 2005

• Day By Day for February 21, 2005

  Chris Muir's Day By Day cartoon, for February 21, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Feb 21, 2005

• This is Your Brain on Hormones

  Is there a difference in cognitive or interpretive ability between men and women, as Harvard President Larry Summers stated?

  in Culture — by DrPat — on Feb 21, 2005

• Hunter S. Thompson - Dead At 67

  A Great Loss...

  in Culture — by RJ Elliott — on Feb 21, 2005

Sci/Tech

• American Idol and my DVR

  Check your DVR now if you've got American Idol in your list

  in Sci/Tech — by Aaman Lamba — on Feb 21, 2005

• "Rap" that rascal!

  in Sci/Tech — by Annie — on Feb 21, 2005

• Review: 2005 Northern Voice blogging conference

  Review in Sci/Tech — by TDavid — on Feb 21, 2005

Gaming

• MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf XBox Review

  A sequel where even more stuff gets blown up.

  in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Feb 21, 2005

• WordWays gets loonier

  WordWays, a journal of word patterns, is getting more peculiar as computers are put to work

  in Gaming — by David Weinberger — on Feb 21, 2005