March 23, 2005 Archive

Politics

• Spinning Terri Schiavo before she's in her grave

  The BBC and Robert Reich stretch to imagine Bush's intervention backfiring on Republicans

  in Politics — by Harry Forbes — on Mar 23, 2005

• What's all the Fuss about the new Euro Constitution?

  in Politics — by Christopher Rose — on Mar 23, 2005

• The Right to Rest in Peace

  The personal terror of not having a living will.

  Opinion in Politics — by Howard Dratch — on Mar 23, 2005

• The End of the European Union?

  Is the European Union in trouble? Do you want to read their 450 page Constitution to find out?

  in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Mar 23, 2005

• Getting Ready For The Draft

  The military draft is coming, the warmongers want to take your children. What can you do to protect them?

  in Politics — by Growpeace — on Mar 23, 2005

Music

• Trans Am Liberation

  Trans Am recalls the robot-friendly, futuristic doom of previous efforts on Liberation, their election year release, where the band uses the sounds of Washington D.C, talking heads, hummers and all, to depict the blue pill’s sense of horror on the war on terror.

  in Music — by Crystal Erickson — on Mar 23, 2005

• CSN Greatest Hits

  What can you say about a greatest hits collection from one of the greatest bands that ever stepped into a studio?

  in Music — by MuzikMan — on Mar 23, 2005

• Al Basile's Tribute To Jazz

  Al Basile has a range of influences including Frank Sinatra, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Nat Cole, Solomon Burke, Muddy Waters, and Lonnie Johnson.

  in Music — by MuzikMan — on Mar 23, 2005

• SundayRunners

  I found this disc to be overflowing with some of the greatest sounds

  in Music — by Janet Wood — on Mar 23, 2005

• I Wish We All Could Win, The Afters

  A band formed from Starbucks employees!

  in Music — by Janet Wood — on Mar 23, 2005

• All That We Needed, Plain White T's

  It pulls on your HEARTSTRINGS

  in Music — by Janet Wood — on Mar 23, 2005

• The Go Go's God Bless the Go's Go's

  Several solo attempts and greatest hits later, the girls are back with God Bless the Go Go’s, where the band mocks their short-lived careers, producing rather unflattering effects.

  in Music — by Crystal Erickson — on Mar 23, 2005

• Beck - Guero

  Re-teaming with The Dust Brothers, Beck didn't set out to make Odelay part deux, but to reintroduce us to Beck Hanson...the "Loser" that made good and who gave us a "Devil's Haricut." "It's a Latin-tinged tribute to his humble beginnings in East L.A." (Pitchfork)

  in Music — by Patrick Vu — on Mar 23, 2005

• Music Playlist: Songs For Nags

  Are you being nagged to much by your significant other? This is the playlist for you!

  in Music — by Robert Burke — on Mar 23, 2005

• Odyssey by Fischerspooner

  This, the long awaited follow up to #1, will without a doubt bring Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner back into the public consciousness where they belong. More song-based than their debut offering, Odyssey has an acoustic, analogue sound that is rarely heard in modern electronic music. Vocals also feature more heavily and give the record an eerie feel, especially when set against the habitual bass and synth backdrop. The lyrics’ surreal quality might also stem from the fact that many of them are drawn from ‘Spam’ emails. ‘Everything to Gain’, for example, was inspired

  in Music — by Media whore with no punters — on Mar 23, 2005

• Daily Music and Tech News

  Texas sues, just because its in a movie doesn't mean you should do it, Virtual Reality and the army, internet as refuge

  in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Mar 23, 2005

• Telepopmusik - Angel Milk

  Angel Milk is music to calm the nerves. It's that sound you hear in the background of a trendy coffee shop that evens the mood and has you in your own world.

  in Music — by Patrick Vu — on Mar 23, 2005

• Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'

  Revisiting the songwriting genius of Difford and Tilbrook

  in Music — by Michele Catalano — on Mar 23, 2005

• Reverse Goth Band Wants Your Help In Choosing A New Name

  Yes thats right, a new and amazing group has been spewed out of the bowels of the darkest skankiest armpit of Toronto. And they need a new name.

  in Music — by Crushkill — on Mar 23, 2005

• Music From The O.C. Mix 4

  The best mix tape you hear in months might be this teen melodrama soundtrack.

  in Music — by Timothy Jarrett — on Mar 23, 2005

• (DVD) Tiesto - Tiesto in Concert 2

  in Music — by Gordon S. Miller — on Mar 23, 2005

• Babatunde Lea - Suite Unseen: Summoner of the Ghost

  Music is like a resource...

  in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Mar 23, 2005

• Gig review: A prog force emerges?

  in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Mar 23, 2005

• Fade Into You: The Mazzy Star Story

  Mazzy Star is best known for a single fluke near-hit, the wistful, achingly romantic, windswept waltz "Fade Into You", which just missed the top-40 in 1994, peaking at #44. For those who recall that song, but have never investigated their albums, Mazzy Star may well appear to be yet another one-hit wonder, albeit one without an actual hit. The band has done itself no favors in getting the word out about its own music; guitarist David Roback and singer Hope Sandoval are notoriously interview-adverse and seldom promoted their work. It has been nearly nine years since their last album, although Sandoval, who has released three CD's in the interim, recently claimed that Mazzy Star hasn't broken up. Their CD covers did not feature their photographs, in concert the band lurked in the shadows and seldom engaged the audience in stage patter, the band's sporadic promo videos were impressionistic and seldom played on MTV.

  in Music — by uao — on Mar 23, 2005

Video

• What The Bleep Do We Know?

  Didn't I see these guys handing out pamphlets at the airport?

  in Video — by Nehring — on Mar 23, 2005

• Finding Neverland Review

  The film wants us to believe. It wants us to believe that life is worth dreaming about.

  in Video — by Mat Brewster — on Mar 23, 2005

• Sweet Smell of Success Review

  in Video — by Mat Brewster — on Mar 23, 2005

• Sci-Fi Channel: Riverworld—A Pilot Masquerading As a Movie

  This strange distortion of Phillip José Farmer's Riverworld Saga ended with a fringe of loose plot-threads.

  Review in Video — by DrPat — on Mar 23, 2005

• Star Wars - Clone Wars, Vol. 1 - Review

  George, buddy, take a cue from Clone Wars! Less political wrangling about separatists and more cool stuff like this that made Star Wars great in the first place.

  Review in Video — by Mark Anderson — on Mar 23, 2005

• Spade's Suspicious Schnoz

  in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Mar 23, 2005

• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

  "Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent."

  in Video — by Leoniceno — on Mar 23, 2005

• American Idol (Week 2) - Step Away From the Funky Hair

  in Video — by Sticker — on Mar 23, 2005

• Long Live The King!

  in Video — by Tony Figueroa — on Mar 23, 2005

• Robots

  in Video — by Daryl Sng — on Mar 23, 2005

• American Idol Hopefuls Get One More Shot

  in Video — by Scott Pepper — on Mar 23, 2005

• Be Cool

  in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 23, 2005

Books

• An intellectual road

  in Books — by Natalie Bennett — on Mar 23, 2005

• NEW ALEXANDRE DUMAS NOVEL

  in Books — by Niraj — on Mar 23, 2005

• Full Spanish Breakfast

  Pablo Mirrales is the antithesis of a habitual hero. Overweight, spliff smoking, croissant guzzling, and addicted to philosophy chat rooms on the Internet, he may nonetheless be easier to identify with than your typical protagonist. Pablo is by all accounts the ‘black sheep’ of his wealthy Barcelona-based family. Happy to live in a grotty rented flat and spend his time in bars, he lets his brother ‘The First’ take care of the family business.

  in Books — by Media whore with no punters — on Mar 23, 2005

• Not Editing Ken Tucker

  Kissing Bill O'Reilly, Roasting Miss Piggy might have been a great book about what's right and wrong with TV, if only Ken Tucker had bothered to write more than one draft of it.

  Review in Books — by Mark Hasty — on Mar 23, 2005

• A Stone of Hope

  The 1960's civil rights movement was as much a religious revival as a liberal political movement.

  in Books — by Rick Heller — on Mar 23, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Computer Bug and Security News 3/23/05

  Here are some of the notable bugs from the past week

  in Sci/Tech — by Bruce Kratofil — on Mar 23, 2005

• The Zero Gravity Experience

  Fly Like An Eagle!

  in Sci/Tech — by Bennett Dawson — on Mar 23, 2005

• Dumpster Bust Interviews: Michael Geoghegan of Reel Reviews - Part II

  Interview in Sci/Tech — by Eric Berlin — on Mar 23, 2005

Culture

• Picture This..... The Debut

  in Culture — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 23, 2005

• Florida home sales, prices higher for second month in a row

  Florida home prices and home sales are up, again, for a second month in a row.

  in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on Mar 23, 2005

• The Black College Experience: I’m So Glad I Got Mine!

  Attention African Americans...support your HBCUs today!

  in Culture — by JustMe — on Mar 23, 2005

• The NY Times wields a broad brush and paints the NBA coaches black and white.

  in Culture — by Richard Porter — on Mar 23, 2005

• Day By Day for March 23, 2005

  Chris Muir's Day By Day cartoon, for March 23, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Mar 23, 2005

• Accelerating The 'Roe Effect'

  There may actually be a silver lining to this whole "gay marriage" debate...

  in Culture — by David Flanagan — on Mar 23, 2005

• Researcher Discovers New Method For Lying Down

  According to a prepublished report in the electronic edition of the Journal of Medicinal Lay, the new method, known as R278474-LAY, have the potential to interfere with an enzyme that lying down needs in order to complete the process (i.e. stretching the legs, resting the head).

  in Culture — by Crushkill — on Mar 23, 2005