April 5, 2005 Archive

Books

• Dry

  Review in Books — by No Milk — on Apr 05, 2005

• Saul Bellow the latest dead famous person

  NEWSFLASH - People die. Man do they ever. This man wrote about coping with it. This is the Year of Death.

  Opinion in Books — by Temple Stark — on Apr 05, 2005

• Meeting Ian McEwan

  As the great novelist speaks in Toronto, mysterious hints of our cosmic connectedness keep surfacing.

  Opinion in Books — by Uriel Wittenberg — on Apr 05, 2005

• Resnick: The Dark Lady—Seeking Glorious Death

  Who is this dark-haired, sad-eyed woman who has been painted by dozens of artists over seven thousand years?

  Review in Books — by DrPat — on Apr 05, 2005

• Raymond Chandler's The Little Sister

  Review in Books — by Mat Brewster — on Apr 05, 2005

• Faith of the Fatherless - by Paul C. Vitz

  Why are atheists angrier and more self-righteous than religious believers?

  Review in Books — by Tony Dalmyn — on Apr 05, 2005

Culture

• The Vatican Menace

  in Culture — by Michael D. Bryan — on Apr 05, 2005

• The Holy Grail To Hot News

  Blogging is the new internet rage that enables anyone to publish anything, anywhere, anytime, with a few clicks of a mouse. Find out the Holy Grail to hot news.

  in Culture — by Josh Andrews — on Apr 05, 2005

• St. Louis Cardinals Forego Opening Day to Decide New Pope

  Satire in Culture — by PoopyCaca — on Apr 05, 2005

• Artist View: David Mollett

  David Mollett's paintings of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are ghostly. His broad brush strokes and rapid work habits produce paintings that read like next morning's flicker of a dream.

  in Culture — by ANWR News — on Apr 05, 2005

• starting over

  in Culture — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Apr 05, 2005

• Flickr Highlights #50401

  Some of the best photos that flickr's Creative Commons has to offer

  in Culture — by Phillip Winn — on Apr 05, 2005

• Overcomplicating the Simple Mystery of Wine

  in Culture — by Tynan Szvetecz — on Apr 05, 2005

• Musky Man Sneers Malevolently While Muttering Moronically

  Dave slowly turned around to face whoever it was calling him. As his body gradually turned around, the musky fog enveloped his body as it rotated, crawling over his shoulders and eventually slithering downward into the clutches of gravity.

  in Culture — by Crushkill — on Apr 05, 2005

• The Poop on the Pope

  The Pope is dead. Yeah, finally, the Pope is dead. Lucky for him he didn't linger in a vegetative state like Terri-what's-her-name.

  in Culture — by Shark — on Apr 05, 2005

• Day By Day for April 05, 2005

  Chris Muir's Day By Day cartoon, for April 05, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Apr 05, 2005

Video

• American Idol - Episode 421 - Musicals

  in Video — by Scott Pepper — on Apr 05, 2005

• American Idol (Week 4): Show Me The Tune

  in Video — by Sticker — on Apr 05, 2005

• They Got Brown Right

  in Video — by Cara de Pescado — on Apr 05, 2005

• From the Loony-Bin: Mooning America—The Moon Landing Myth

  Did NASA fake the moon landings? A History Channel documentary examines these conspiracy theories...

  Review in Video — by DrPat — on Apr 05, 2005

• Johnson Family Vacation DVD Review

  Comedies should be funny, right?

  in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Apr 05, 2005

• What Will Gene Greytak Do?

  in Video — by Tony Figueroa — on Apr 05, 2005

• The Siege

  in Video — by amba — on Apr 05, 2005

• The Last Samurai

  We tried to watch The Last Samurai on HBO last night . . . Oh God, what an awful movie. A huge slab of solemn, big-budget Hollywood corn.

  in Video — by amba — on Apr 05, 2005

• DVD Review: Incredibles Even More So

  in Video — by Marty Dodge — on Apr 05, 2005

• Pick of the Week. April 5, 2005

  in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 05, 2005

• March Poll Results Upcoming Movies

  in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 05, 2005

• Movie Review: Sin City

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Apr 05, 2005

• There But For the Grace of God

  Unpacking Oxblog's Compelling Comments on Super Size Me

  in Video — by Jake Young — on Apr 05, 2005

Music

• Too Low For Zero

  And then it dawned on me, I would willingly give up all my limbs to see Elton John.

  in Music — by Cara de Pescado — on Apr 05, 2005

• Morrissey: Who Put The 'M' In Manchester?

  in Music — by Lisa McKay — on Apr 05, 2005

• Roots Manuva - Awfully Deep

  in Music — by Greg Smyth — on Apr 05, 2005

• Dumpster Bust Interviews: Ash Singer/Guitarist Tim Wheeler

  in Music — by Eric Berlin — on Apr 05, 2005

• Daily Music and Tech News

  Steve Case funds healthcare reform, Prisoners fight for the right, Anger Management 3, Starbucks branches out, Patriot Act reforms

  in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Apr 05, 2005

• Overlooked alternatives: new releases for April 5, 2005

  Some notable releases for the week from artists who don't have a huge marketing budget.

  in Music — by Tom Johnson — on Apr 05, 2005

• KURT 11 YEARS LATER

  in Music — by Jason Meltzer Patterson — on Apr 05, 2005

• Dave Holland's Overtime

  With this larger group, David Holland explores how the history of big bands fits into contemporary jazz.

  Review in Music — by Todd A. Price — on Apr 05, 2005

• Charles Lloyd - Jumping in the Creek

  A "gateway" album?

  in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Apr 05, 2005

• Death Cab for Cutie Appearing on the O.C.

  in Music — by Craig Lyndall — on Apr 05, 2005

• Concert Announcement: Summer Meat Loaf Tour

  in Music — by Michael Benning — on Apr 05, 2005

• Rock of Ages

  K-Rock's format change is about more than Howard Stern

  in Music — by Michele Catalano — on Apr 05, 2005

• Got LIVE if you want it: The Forty-Fives, The Ruby Doe, The Valley

  Live music is better, although not every audience deserves it.

  in Music — by bmarkey — on Apr 05, 2005

• Ted Nugent - Live at the Trocadeo

  in Music — by Chris Puzak — on Apr 05, 2005

• New album releases, week of 4-5-2005

  in Music — by Al Barger — on Apr 05, 2005

Politics

• Diversity is A Republican Strength

  Why is the Republican party thriving? Because we love a good argument.

  in Politics — by David Flanagan — on Apr 05, 2005

• And they're off!

  The British election phony war is finally over, and the metaphorical tanks have begun rolling through the Ardennes.

  in Politics — by Tim Hall — on Apr 05, 2005

• New York State Court Says Pre-1972 Recordings Protected

  in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Apr 05, 2005

• Congress Gets Around -- On Your Dime

  Congress members have spent nearly $24 million of your money traveling around the world over the last 11 years.

  in Politics — by Terry Turner — on Apr 05, 2005

• The Political Pope

  in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Apr 05, 2005

• Big Game Hunters in the Senate's Sights

  Your tax dollars effectively subsidize big game hunters on their safaris.

  in Politics — by Terry Turner — on Apr 05, 2005

• How Would You Solve the Problem of Illegal Immigration?

  in Politics — by copygodd — on Apr 05, 2005

• Is it REALLY showing concern to deny children ''Sex Education'' as taught in public schools?

  in Politics — by Big Time Patriot — on Apr 05, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Pete Jennings Has Lung Cancer

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Apr 05, 2005