March 7, 2005 Archive

Books

• Heinlein: Starship Troopers—A Disastrous Film Adaptation

  Challenged to name a movie that fell disappointingly short of its original book, my answer is "Starship Troopers".

  Review in Books — by DrPat — on Mar 07, 2005

• The Life You Save May Be Your Own

  Flannery O’Connor’s short story The Life You Save May Be Your Own is included in The Complete Stories. It's haunting, possibly because O'Connor freely borrows key images from a number of her other stories: For example, the image of the car as a vehicle of freedom and justification is used in Wise Blood (with its main character Hazel Motes noting that a man with a good car doesn't need salvation); and the notion of Catholicism as a dismissable

  in Books — by Roland Allen — on Mar 07, 2005

• Not about Mona's smile

  in Books — by Natalie Bennett — on Mar 07, 2005

• On Bullshit - by Harry G. Frankfurt

  Respected moral philosopher on The Daily Show to talk about bullshit.

  in Books — by Tony Dalmyn — on Mar 07, 2005

• Cruise Control

  Teenage troubles

  in Books — by NancyGail — on Mar 07, 2005

Music

• New album releases, week of 3-8-2005

  If I were to give 50 Cent my $15, I'd be expecting a crack rock in return. It'd have more lasting value than his "music."

  in Music — by Al Barger — on Mar 07, 2005

• Concert Review: Sno-Core 2005 3/6/05

  in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 07, 2005

• Radio Cure: The Wilco Story

  Wilco is a band that has undergone a complete transformation of its musical mission since it was formed. Radiohead is the only other band that comes readily to mind as having had as extreme a transmogrification; while there are some parallels between the bands, Wilco's reinvention was perhaps even more dramatic, with more on the line.

  in Music — by uao — on Mar 07, 2005

• Slow, Expensive, and Definitely Out of Control

  The New York Times examines the long, strange saga of Axl Rose's solo album, the most expensive record you've never heard.

  in Music — by Ed Driscoll — on Mar 07, 2005

• Sound Bites

  in Music — by Kirsten Cameron — on Mar 07, 2005

• Strings for the Deaf, The String Quartet Tribute to Queens of the Stone Age

  in Music — by Zombyboy — on Mar 07, 2005

• Hot Hot Heat Concert (featuring Louis IV and the Flesh)

  While some were sitting at home watching American Idol last Wednesday night, many of Minneapolis’ less disenchanted crowd were off at the Hot Hot Heat concert at the Quest.

  in Music — by Crystal Erickson — on Mar 07, 2005

• Now (That's What I (Mostly) Call Music) Vol 18 - Review

  Chart-toppers, new and used

  in Music — by Aaman Lamba — on Mar 07, 2005

• Daily Music and Tech News

  blogger in the White House, new academic social network, Jagged little pill turns 10, Reuters adds new page, new music

  in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Mar 07, 2005

• R.E.M.: Up (CD+DVD reissue)

  REM’s first post-Bill Berry release sounds more vital now than it did in 1998.

  in Music — by Timothy Jarrett — on Mar 07, 2005

• CD review: Poisoned Dreams anyone?

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Mar 07, 2005

• Neil Young's "Time Fades Away

  It's been called the "missing link" of the "Ditch Trilogy". Neil Young's 1973 Time Fades Away is one of the most remarkable live albums ever recorded.

  in Music — by Thrasher — on Mar 07, 2005

• CD review: Scenes latest

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Mar 07, 2005

• Single review: Crash Convention

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Mar 07, 2005

• Ginger out of Brides

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Mar 07, 2005

• CD Review: SURVIVOR `Eye Of The Tiger'

  in Music — by JasonR — on Mar 07, 2005

• Tommy Vance dies

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Mar 07, 2005

• CBGB's Trouble

  The problems of legendary NYC music club CBGB are more complicated than just increased rent.

  in Music — by Sean Hackbarth — on Mar 07, 2005

Video

• My Big, Fat Fat Actress Review

  in Video — by Andrew Currie — on Mar 07, 2005

• "American Idol" - Eight Men Standing

  in Video — by ZMethos — on Mar 07, 2005

• I, Robot DVD Review

  Will Smith fends off murderous special effects.

  in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 07, 2005

• Some Assembly Required

  If politics is a blood sport, this is the Special Olympics. Scenes from American Protests.

  in Video — by urbanraven — on Mar 07, 2005

• An Open Letter to Jon Stewart

  Review in Video — by Daniel Solzman — on Mar 07, 2005

• Music DVD Review: Tesla - Times Makin' Changes

  in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 07, 2005

• DVD REviews: YES `Yesspeak Yes Acoustic – 35th Anniversary Edition'

  in Video — by JasonR — on Mar 07, 2005

• DVD Review: A Snake of June

  [This review contains many substantial spoilers.] An enthralling film about the awakening of desire. Beautiful, exotic and erotic.

  in Video — by Michael Roy Hollihan — on Mar 07, 2005

Culture

• That Thing in the Middle of Your Face

  One amazing phenomenon a Western visitor to Japan may not notice, mainly because the most amazing thing about it is that it doesn't happen, which right off the bat makes it hard to spot,

  in Culture — by Robert Brady — on Mar 07, 2005

• A Tale of Two Mummies - Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride - Part 1

  I'll review the Universal Studios Hollywood version of Revenge of the Mummy here and the Florida version in Part 2

  Review in Culture — by Sombrero Grande — on Mar 07, 2005

• What a Lumberyard is Supposed To Be Like

  One step through the office door and we realized that this was definitely not Home Depot.

  in Culture — by Mark Saleski — on Mar 07, 2005

• Kabbalah Explains Unconditional Love

  What is love? What does it mean that I love someone or something? I love what brings me pleasure.

  in Culture — by Josia Nakash — on Mar 07, 2005

• Marx, Media & The Daily Me

  in Culture — by Josh Wolfe — on Mar 07, 2005

• The Not-Quite-Sunday Funnies

  The Not-Quite-Sunday Funnies for March 6,05

  in Culture — by Annie — on Mar 07, 2005

• Carnival of the Capitalists In Blogcritics

  Opinion in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Mar 07, 2005

• Archiving Digital Photography (Part 7) Organizing your photo files and your digital workflow

  Implement a strategy. Don’t let your photos become that precious lost artifact.

  in Culture — by Christopher Auman — on Mar 07, 2005

• Tampa Bay boasts no housing bubble

  Double-digit housing appreciation will likely slow in Tampa Bay, but it won't stop for quite some time.

  in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on Mar 07, 2005

• Day By Day for March 07, 2005

  Chris Muir's Day By Day cartoon, for March 07, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Mar 07, 2005

Politics

• Louis B. Hartz Must Be Laughing (and crying) What's Left (oh right--there is no left) of his Ass Off!

  in Politics — by David Fiore — on Mar 07, 2005

• Recycled Excrement

  The Boston Globe and LA Times provide an uncritical media outlet for the brutal totalitarian regime of Kim Jong Il.

  in Politics — by Harry Forbes — on Mar 07, 2005

• ONE MAN ARMY

  in Politics — by Kable — on Mar 07, 2005

• College Spain Abroad Program Canceled

  A study-abroad program to Spain was canceled due to the country's troop withdrawal from Iraq.

  in Politics — by Travis Marshall — on Mar 07, 2005