March 20, 2005 Archive

Video

• DVD Review: The Ring: Collector's Edition

  in Video — by Michael Benning — on Mar 20, 2005

• Reel Short Reviews, Take 2

  in Video — by Chase McInerney — on Mar 20, 2005

• Personal review of the Dublin International Film Festival

  Some moments from the recent Dublin International Film Festival. Bringing a little slice of indie to the edge of Europe.

  in Video — by Queenie — on Mar 20, 2005

Books

• How Herman Hesse Changed My Life Forever

  Opinion in Books — by Christopher Rose — on Mar 20, 2005

• After the Fire

  Chronicles Amish choices in Lancaster PA as they face the powerful economic forces strangling their community out of existence.

  in Books — by Jane Peppler — on Mar 20, 2005

• Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution of Scott Peterson

  in Books — by Vikk Simmons — on Mar 20, 2005

• Proverbs of Ashes

  The authors argue that the Christian focus on Jesus' suffering encourages women to remain in abusive relationships.

  in Books — by Rick Heller — on Mar 20, 2005

• Book Critics Diss and Dish

  I spent this St. Patrick’s Day and the following Friday at the New School in New York’s Lower West Side in the company of the National Book Critics Circle, a group of literati large and small, known and would-be known.

  in Books — by Carlo Wolff — on Mar 20, 2005

• Classic Crews

  in Books — by Roland Allen — on Mar 20, 2005

Culture

• Fermented Fish

  In rural Alaska, some lucky newcomers get the privilege of enjoying a special Eskimo culinary delight. Fermented fish is something most people in the lower 48 would never think to try; and that is a shame

  in Culture — by David Miller — on Mar 20, 2005

• ASCAP embarrassed by copyright policy

  Begins a three-part series on ASCAP's copyright crackdown on the Girl Scouts which has been resolved but not without a lot of intervening ugliness.

  in Culture — by Jane Peppler — on Mar 20, 2005

• Women in History: Seneca Falls

  Seneca Falls, NY is the home of the Women's Rights National Historical Park. Since this month, March, is National Women's History Month, and March 8th was International Women's Day, it only seems fitting to do a post on Seneca Falls and the Women's Rights National Historical Park. After all, I live only 45 minutes away.

  in Culture — by Yvonne DiVita — on Mar 20, 2005

• The Not-Quite-Sunday Funnies Page, March.20,05

  The funnies for March 20,05

  in Culture — by Annie — on Mar 20, 2005

• Corporate Travel Under $50 a Day!

  in Culture — by Z.Z. Bachman — on Mar 20, 2005

• Day By Day for March 20, 2005

  Chris Muir's Day By Day cartoon, for March 20, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Mar 20, 2005

• St. Petersburg Times launches education blog

  It's another world's first for the Times and for education - a school superintendent's blog.

  in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on Mar 20, 2005

Music

• Ideas for Music Biopics

  in Music — by Chip Ross — on Mar 20, 2005

• Cocteau Twins Pull Out of Coachella ’05, Cancel Reunion

  in Music — by Eric Berlin — on Mar 20, 2005

• CD Review: Josh Rouse - Nashville

  Rouse's Nashville just edges out his prior greatest achievement Under Cold Blue Stars. He has become a highly skilled songwriter very at ease in his own skin and quite deft in utilizing his excess talents.

  in Music — by Mark Runyon — on Mar 20, 2005

• Concert Review: Mr.Crowe's Garden (aka The Black Crowes)

  in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 20, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Flickr bought by Yahoo!

  in Sci/Tech — by TDavid — on Mar 20, 2005

• DB Media Shakedown: Salon.com Digs Through Celebrity Blogs, Comes up Empty

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Berlin — on Mar 20, 2005

Politics

• International Culture Jamming

  If you have a country wherin opposing groups can be induced to protest in an escalating series, the affect on

  in Politics — by Jonathan Berman — on Mar 20, 2005

Gaming

• The Ten Greatest Moments in Video Game Violence

  For those of us with a rather, uh, "dark" sense of humor.

  in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 20, 2005