March 4, 2005 Archive

Video

• DVD: Big Trouble In Little China—Martial-Art SFX Precursor

  This is an underrated classic, even in its adopted "wuxia" genre, and is scarcely dated despite its 1986 release date.

  Review in Video — by DrPat — on Mar 04, 2005

• Vin Diesel to World: I'm Done

  Maybe it's not my place to bring this up, but um... Shouldn't you be in a couple more half-decent movies than, well -- two -- before you earn the right to become a parody of yourself?

  in Video — by Andrew Currie — on Mar 04, 2005

• Battlestar Galactica

  This re-imagined version of the show is clearly informed by our current post-9/11 cultural climate.

  in Video — by Travis Marshall — on Mar 04, 2005

• Geena Davis for President ...

  ... on new ABC television show "Commander in Chief."

  in Video — by Temple Stark — on Mar 04, 2005

• New Movie Releases: 3/4/05

  in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 04, 2005

• Anti-Semitism And Michael Radford's "Merchant of Venice"

  Review in Video — by Purple Tigress — on Mar 04, 2005

Music

• Urbanized And In A Groove

  in Music — by MuzikMan — on Mar 04, 2005

• Jagged Massive Pill: Alanis Celebrates Album's 10th Anniversary

  in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Mar 04, 2005

• Emma Bunton Free Me

  in Music — by Crystal Erickson — on Mar 04, 2005

• Review : Chab - Dub, Edits and Whisky-Coke

  Rock elements, electroclash attitude, the sound of organic instruments and pure house beats all blend...to create an exciting program

  in Music — by Bill Lamb — on Mar 04, 2005

• Esthero - We R In Need of a Musical Revolution

  I'm turing in my butter churn for an iPod.

  in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Mar 04, 2005

• The Friday Morning Listen

  A symbiosis of architecure and music

  in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Mar 04, 2005

• CD Review - Les Terribles

  For those who like their headcoats a little poofy.

  in Music — by Wally Bangs — on Mar 04, 2005

• Daily Music and Tech News

  Warped Tour lineup announced!, radio and P2P lines blurred, Utah protects minors, Martha Stewart Free,new online poker

  in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Mar 04, 2005

• Gig review: 100 Years of Norway...

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Mar 04, 2005

Politics

• BTK, JC, DNA, and the ACLU

  We should all watch this case and the DNA evidence chain very closely.

  in Politics — by bhw — on Mar 04, 2005

• Politics

  Open comment thread about Politics

  Opinion in Politics — by Phillip Winn — on Mar 04, 2005

• Chasing Down the Windfalls

  FactCheck.org takes some wind out of the Wall Street windfall argument.

  in Politics — by Terry Turner — on Mar 04, 2005

• Crime Doesn't Pay -- And Justice Doesn't Collect

  For every buck in federal fines and restitution -- the Justice Department lets 96 cents slide.

  in Politics — by Terry Turner — on Mar 04, 2005

• Syria and Lebanon - Momentum Taking Over

  in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Mar 04, 2005

Books

• Purple Fantasies

  A unique book indeed

  in Books — by NancyGail — on Mar 04, 2005

• Fat Man Fed Up

  One twisted tale of politics

  in Books — by NancyGail — on Mar 04, 2005

• Book Review: Illustrations with Photoshop - O'Reillys Designer Series

  A collection of visually stunning lessons designed to inspire and instruct.

  in Books — by Christopher Auman — on Mar 04, 2005

• Phantom of the Opera (book review)

  in Books — by Mat Brewster — on Mar 04, 2005

• Mr. Lucky

  James Swain's latest installment in the adventures of Tony Valentine, professional "grifter hunter."

  in Books — by W.E. Wallo — on Mar 04, 2005

Sci/Tech

• End-Of-The-Digital-World, Again

  (And I feel fine)

  in Sci/Tech — by Aaman Lamba — on Mar 04, 2005

Culture

• Videotaped Brick, NJ Teacher May Have Been Wrong But Were The Students Entirely Innocent?

  Teacher was wrong but what about the students?

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Porter — on Mar 04, 2005

• Rupert Pupkin (Robert DeNiro) gets another 90 seconds of fame….

  in Culture — by Richard Porter — on Mar 04, 2005

• MJ Trial: Drinking Wine Spodyody, Laughter and Forgetting, Eating MJ

  in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Mar 04, 2005

• Are human brains halal?

  A Kentucky high school junior is sitting in prison for writing a story about zombies overrunning a high school.

  in Culture — by Shannon Okey — on Mar 04, 2005

• Day By Day for March 04, 2005

  Chris Muir's Day By Day cartoon, for March 04, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Mar 04, 2005