March 16, 2005 Archive

Sci/Tech

• Computer Bug and Security News 3/16/05

  These are some of the more troublesome, as well as interesting, bugs from the last week at the BugBlog.

  in Sci/Tech — by Bruce Kratofil — on Mar 16, 2005

• Book Review: Astro Turf: The Secret Life of Rocket Science

  Lord turns her attention to "an archetype of masculinity,... the midcentury so-called rocket scientist" in an insightful collection of stories.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Fred Bortz — on Mar 16, 2005

• Cleveland Blog and Podcasting Meetup Tonight

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Mar 16, 2005

• Bin Laden Thanks Administration Officials For Planning "Assistance"

  in Sci/Tech — by copygodd — on Mar 16, 2005

Video

• Sylvie Testud and Kaori Tsuji in Fear and Trembling: "Bow--Bow--To his daughter-in-law elect!"

  The comic pleasure of watching two actresses face off in a satire of Japanese corporate life.

  in Video — by Alan Dale — on Mar 16, 2005

• "American Idol" - Episode 418a - Lindsey Cardinale Departs

  in Video — by Scott Pepper — on Mar 16, 2005

• The Incredibles DVD Review

  So, you watch this instead of "The Iron Giant?" For shame people.

  in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 16, 2005

• The Chronicles of Riddick

  It’s a guilty pleasure without the guilt or the pleasure.

  in Video — by Nehring — on Mar 16, 2005

• DB on TV: Project Greenlight Gets a Big Green Thumbs Up

  in Video — by Eric Berlin — on Mar 16, 2005

• Region 1 DVD Releases For March 15, 2005

  Samurai, Superheroes and The Ramones. Result!

  in Video — by Duke De Mondo — on Mar 16, 2005

• My Honorable Mention additions to Bravo’s The 100 Greatest TV Characters.

  in Video — by Tony Figueroa — on Mar 16, 2005

• Comedy Grievances

  in Video — by Tony Figueroa — on Mar 16, 2005

• Robots, Robots, Robots

  in Video — by Chase McInerney — on Mar 16, 2005

Music

• BC Podcast - The Mondo Radio Thing Episode 3 - "The Best One Ever!"

  Celebrity guests, the Michael Jackson trial and lots of great music and better swearing.

  in Music — by Duke De Mondo — on Mar 16, 2005

• King Solomon Strikes Again!

  in Music — by MuzikMan — on Mar 16, 2005

• Render Unto Jim...

  I've had it with remixes.

  in Music — by Jon Sobel — on Mar 16, 2005

• Call Me Lightning versus Family Circle magazine

  Will post-punk rock cure Wally’s boredom or will Family Circle?

  in Music — by Wally Bangs — on Mar 16, 2005

• The Duke's Random iPod Shuffle - 16th March 2005

  Ripping the guts from a man's music collection.

  in Music — by Duke De Mondo — on Mar 16, 2005

• CD review: By Mennen?

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Mar 16, 2005

• Daily Music and Tech News

  Yahoo Blogs, Google/Yahoo/MSN Ad war, Ozzfest lineup, another new musical, I get to see My Chemical Romance today!

  in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Mar 16, 2005

• Pickin' Up The Pieces: Jam Bands (a random playlist)

  We have to start by talking about the Grateful Dead first, even though this article is about the 90's. The Grateful Dead,

  in Music — by uao — on Mar 16, 2005

• Concert Review: Albert Cummings - First Time in San Diego's a Charm

  Review in Music — by Joan Hunt — on Mar 16, 2005

• CD Review: Billy Idol - Devil's Playground

  in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 16, 2005

• Danny Joe Brown, 53, Fronted Molly Hatchet

  Their name was taken from a 17th century prostitute known for chopping off her clients' heads. Guitarist Duane Roland, bassist Banner Thomas and drummer Bruce Camp joined the following year to complete the six-member lineup, based in Jacksonville FL.

  in Music — by uao — on Mar 16, 2005

Books

• Tepper: Raising the Stones—A Revealing Sideways Look at God

  A recurring theme for Tepper is the urge toward God, and how that urge motivates personal and cultural choice.

  Review in Books — by DrPat — on Mar 16, 2005

• Why Marriage Matters

  A critical look at a "hot button" issue.

  in Books — by NancyGail — on Mar 16, 2005

• Gaines: Carbon Dreams—A Scientific Romance

  The global climate change debate fuels an intriguing fiction that illustrates how science theory is used (and abused).

  in Books — by DrPat — on Mar 16, 2005

• Limericious Punster, Children's Writer, and Science Book Reviewer Joins Blogcritics

  The Science Shelf: reviews of books about science and scientists, and books related to science and scientists, sometimes only peripherally.

  in Books — by Fred Bortz — on Mar 16, 2005

• Book Review: The Memory of Running, by Ron McLarty

  Another great American road trip, this time Smithson Ide, forty three, crosses the States on his boyhood Raleigh.

  in Books — by Queenie — on Mar 16, 2005

• William Nicholson's The Society of Others

  in Books — by Katharine Donelson — on Mar 16, 2005

• Yucatan Before & After the Conquest

  The friar who burned Mayan idols and 27 sacred books in 1562 also saved much of their culture.

  in Books — by Howard Dratch — on Mar 16, 2005

Culture

• History Carnival No 4

  in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Mar 16, 2005

• Robert Blake Found Not Guilty

  in Culture — by Wally Bangs — on Mar 16, 2005

• media petros is go!

  One of blogcritics' own offers a peek into his private world of art & madness...

  in Culture — by Pete Petrisko — on Mar 16, 2005

• The A - Z of St. Patrick's Day

  An alternative guide to Paddy's Day (SPD) in Ireland. With best wishes from Queenie in Dublin. Beannacht Feile Padraig libh!

  in Culture — by Queenie — on Mar 16, 2005

• Are you a man or a mouse….both? Or how Mickey Mouse became Frankenstein.

  in Culture — by Richard Porter — on Mar 16, 2005

• When Will People Learn to Boycott the SAT?

  "It's really stressful, because my whole life is the SAT."

  in Culture — by bhw — on Mar 16, 2005

• Blogger's Block

  in Culture — by Kirsten Cameron — on Mar 16, 2005

• Health Benefits of Wine

  in Culture — by Tynan Szvetecz — on Mar 16, 2005

• Islamic Secularism, "24", and transformation

  in Culture — by Aaman Lamba — on Mar 16, 2005

• Bad Vibrations: A Tale of Possession

  in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Mar 16, 2005

• What Day Is It?

  A meander about green beer, the Ides of March, Dr. Seuss, Mercury Retrograde, Tax Time, mosquitos, etc.

  in Culture — by mpho — on Mar 16, 2005

• A Must-See: Ashes & Snow Photos

  Treat your eyes and soul to one of the most beautiful and profound photo exhibitions in recent memory.

  in Culture — by Shark — on Mar 16, 2005

• Day By Day for March 16, 2005

  Chris Muir's Day By Day cartoon, for March 16, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Mar 16, 2005

• Why Do We Need All This Kabbalah Stuff?

  ... from all the letters I received from you there was one central theme - why do we need all this kabbalah stuff?

  in Culture — by Josia Nakash — on Mar 16, 2005

Tastes

• Caribe to drop their best cigar?

  in Tastes — by Matthew Rosen — on Mar 16, 2005

Politics

• Handling Rogues

  On stiffening the spine of the 'international community' in how it deals with rogues and warlords.

  in Politics — by Koranteng — on Mar 16, 2005

• Buyer's Remorse

  The short sightedness of being a one issue voter.

  in Politics — by Michele Catalano — on Mar 16, 2005

• Bush Chooses Wolfowitz for World Bank

  By naming Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz as his choice to head the World Bank, Bush is asking for a public, international fight between his administration and other World Bank members.

  in Politics — by Travis Marshall — on Mar 16, 2005

Sports

• The trend is "slow down"

  in Sports — by Barbara Payne — on Mar 16, 2005