April 3, 2005 Archive

Video

• WWE Wrestlemania 21 Review

  Spoilers contained inside of this Pay-Per-View event.

  in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Apr 03, 2005

• Band of Brothers Review

  in Video — by Mat Brewster — on Apr 03, 2005

• The Week That Was ... A Viewer's Diary: March 27 - April 2

  in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 03, 2005

• Sin City, a Stunner of a Movie

  Sin City is one of those rare movies where the visual creativity matches the power of the script to create a rare, powerful movie.

  in Video — by Eric James — on Apr 03, 2005

• TV Thoughts: Tru Calling and Current Events

  Tru Calling is back and it holds up a mirror of sorts to what recently news...

  in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 03, 2005

• Sin City and the future of film

  I fervently hope that anyone who is considering a movie adapation of a graphic novel, comic book, anime, or other similar medium is paying attention, because this film is a truly important benchmark in adaptations.

  in Video — by Alisha Karabinus — on Apr 03, 2005

• Friday Night Lights

  in Video — by Daryl Sng — on Apr 03, 2005

• Take it From Justin to Kelly: American Idol Conquers Broadway

  in Video — by Sticker — on Apr 03, 2005

Culture

• Famous Last Words

  in Culture — by Mark Schannon — on Apr 03, 2005

• One in a Dozen: Fear and a White Rose

  Roses are generally a lovely gift and a single rose more sweet than a dozen. Red roses symbolize love and romance while a white rose can symbolize happy love in a bridal bouquet. Yet for my friend, a white rose symbolizes fear.

  in Culture — by Purple Tigress — on Apr 03, 2005

• Outsourcing the President's Daily Briefings

  in Culture — by Z.Z. Bachman — on Apr 03, 2005

• Rebel Terrorist Cult Leader Dies From Lack Of Happiness

  Recently , when we were planning our latest string of terrorist bombings aimed at destabalizing the Philippine government , Salamat seemed distant , as if he was occupied by something.

  in Culture — by Crushkill — on Apr 03, 2005

• Day By Day for April 03, 2005

  Chris Muir's Day By Day cartoon, for April 03, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Apr 03, 2005

• Popped culture

  The corny taste has in fact been bred out of commercial popcorn intentionally, because it conflicts with the flavor of artificial additives and because it's tough to grow big, high-yielding crops that are also tasty.

  in Culture — by Jane Peppler — on Apr 03, 2005

• LAST RITES

  in Culture — by Kable — on Apr 03, 2005

• No rest for the dead (on Mitch Hedberg and the media)

  That doesn't mean anyone has any right to assume that his death was an overdose when there's been no official word.

  Opinion in Culture — by Alisha Karabinus — on Apr 03, 2005

• Pope Quotes

  A Great Man Is Dead...

  in Culture — by RJ Elliott — on Apr 03, 2005

Sci/Tech

• DEEP IMPACT

  The Book, The Movie, and The Reality

  in Sci/Tech — by Bennett Dawson — on Apr 03, 2005

Sports

• Opening Day Failed Drug Test

  It’s Major League Baseball’s opening day and we have our first failed drug test!

  in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on Apr 03, 2005

Books

• Alibi by Joseph Kanon

  Review in Books — by ZMethos — on Apr 03, 2005

• NOTES ON DONALD JUSTICE, THE STUDY OF PROSODY, & THE COLLECTED POEMS: A DONALD JUSTICE PRIMER (PART III)

  Opinion in Books — by David Koehn — on Apr 03, 2005

• The Mind and the Brain

  A psychiatrist expert in OCD presents evidence that an immaterial mind can affect the physical brain

  Review in Books — by Rick Heller — on Apr 03, 2005

• Candyfreak: A Journey into the Chocolate Underbelly of America

  Review in Books — by Alisha Karabinus — on Apr 03, 2005

• The Memory of Running

  Review in Books — by Katharine Donelson — on Apr 03, 2005

Music

• Sammy Hagar & The Waboritas - Cabo Wabo Birthday Bash Tour (DVD Review)

  in Music — by Paul Roy — on Apr 03, 2005

• U2: San Diego Sports Arena, March 28, 2005

  U2 shows why they are one of the few truly "everyman" bands.

  in Music — by Tom Johnson — on Apr 03, 2005

• Sunday Morning Playlist: Blues Rock

  Rock 'n' roll, of course, owes its very existence to blues; it is a debt that largely went unacknowledged until the mid-1960's when a number of bands on both sides of the Atlantic began emphasizing the blues inherent in rock, creating the genre of blues-rock.

  in Music — by uao — on Apr 03, 2005

Politics

• Why I'm Mad as Hell & You Should Be Too

  The crisis in the Darfur region of Western Sudan is an ATROCITY that should not be taking place in the...

  in Politics — by DL Ennis — on Apr 03, 2005

• John Paul II: A Giant

  John Paul II was one of the giants of the 20th century and he brought the Catholic Church into modernity.

  in Politics — by Tom Donelson — on Apr 03, 2005

• Death of a Conservative Autocrat

  His ascension to Peter's throne in the seventies buried the potential emanating from Vatican II, and a Counter-Reformation began.

  in Politics — by Queenie — on Apr 03, 2005