April 25, 2005 Archive

Culture

• Review: Macally's Travel Roller

  Review in Culture — by Matt Freelove — on Apr 25, 2005

• Florida home sales, prices rise in March

  Low interest rates and purchases from out-of-staters are cause for continuing trend, say Realtors.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on Apr 25, 2005

• British Politicians Appealing as Garden Gnomes

  British politicians are winning new constituencies in their country's gardens.

  Opinion in Culture — by DrPat — on Apr 25, 2005

• Elton John to Wed Under New Civil Partnership Laws

  News in Culture — by Aaman Lamba — on Apr 25, 2005

• Blaming the Messenger

  If we ignore the horrors of war they won't go away. They'll still be there. We'll just be ignorant.

  Opinion in Culture — by Terry Turner — on Apr 25, 2005

• End of Star Wars and Star Trek Causes Nerd Population Explosion

  Satire in Culture — by PoopyCaca — on Apr 25, 2005

• Day By Day for April 25, 2005

  Chris Muir's Day By Day cartoon, for April 25, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Apr 25, 2005

Sci/Tech

• New Downloadable Maps for Halo 2

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Aaman Lamba — on Apr 25, 2005

• Dumpster Bust Radio: Podcast #5

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Eric Berlin — on Apr 25, 2005

• Tiny Bubbles

  Once we realize that it's more valuable than oil, water will be the next commodity we fight over.

  in Sci/Tech — by mpho — on Apr 25, 2005

Video

• NEWS: Director George Cosmatos Dies

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 25, 2005

• CBS Premiere: Locusts Review

  Millions of bugs try to eat Lucy Lawless.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Apr 25, 2005

• The Sad Story of Star Trek: Enterprise

  Opinion in Video — by Screen Rant — on Apr 25, 2005

• Joan Allen in Mike Binder's The Upside of Anger: Pick Your Poison

  Joan Allen in a landmark performance.

  Review in Video — by Alan Dale — on Apr 25, 2005

• American Idol Smackdown

  Opinion in Video — by Sticker — on Apr 25, 2005

Politics

• Oil: Saudi production and other factors.

  According to Reuters the Sauds could perhaps produce 1.3 to 1.4 million more barrels of crude per day. That's a drop in the bucket compared the U.S.'s huge daily demands; although the Saudis are one of the single largest sources of oil, they are not the only source.

  in Politics — by Leoniceno — on Apr 25, 2005

• Patriotism does not mean worshipping Big Brother!

  in Politics — by Jeremy Pickles — on Apr 25, 2005

• My Hero: Marla Ruzicka!

  in Politics — by Tristan — on Apr 25, 2005

• Misled but Right

  in Politics — by theSliver — on Apr 25, 2005

• The Voice of the People, Deaf to the People.

  So much for activism.

  in Politics — by Steve Huff — on Apr 25, 2005

• Labour is the Clear Choice

  New Labour has its problems. But, when all is said and done, they're still the best party to rule Britain.

  Opinion in Politics — by Mark Edward Manning — on Apr 25, 2005

• Attacking Health Care

  Washington's beginning to figure out what working Americans and our bosses have been complaining about for years.

  in Politics — by Terry Turner — on Apr 25, 2005

• Payback

  Democrats and Republicans exchange the same battle cry as both cry over unfairness in politics.

  Opinion in Politics — by Terry Turner — on Apr 25, 2005

• John Bolton: 'Good Man' Gone Bad

  Trouble is brewing for yet another high-level Bush nominee and, as usual, the President is standing by his man.

  Opinion in Politics — by Pete Blackwell — on Apr 25, 2005

• Where's my global warming, ya stupid Bush voters?

  in Politics — by Al Barger — on Apr 25, 2005

Music

• CD Review: The Cure - Pornography (Deluxe Edition)

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 25, 2005

• Fugly-Fest 2005: Rock Against Ugliness

  Satire in Music — by PoopyCaca — on Apr 25, 2005

• Rob Thomas' Something to be

  Review in Music — by Regina Avalos — on Apr 25, 2005

• New album releases, week of 4-26-2005

  News in Music — by Al Barger — on Apr 25, 2005

• Concert Review: Fish's Return to Childhood

  Review in Music — by Tim Hall — on Apr 25, 2005

• Crooked Fingers - Live At Berbati's Pan

  Crooked Fingers put on an energetic and enthusiastic show, highlighting their great alt rock music in its natural setting—live.

  Review in Music — by Joel Caris — on Apr 25, 2005

• Weekly Artist Overview: Gram Parsons

  Almost universally considered the father of country rock, Gram Parsons left a relatively slim but immensely influential body of music in the six years he was active, from 1967-1973. In it, you will hear the genesis of the Eagles, much of Neil Young and Linda Ronstadt's classic work, bits of one of the Rolling Stones' greatest albums, the work of the Long Ryders and Uncle Tupelo, and literally a thousand others. Never a star himself in terms of sales (he was never featured on a top-40 album or single as a performer, and only one album he appears on broke the top-100), Parsons was a musicians' musician; everyone he worked with, from Roger McGuinn to Keith Richards, changed their musical approaches considerably from that point forward, incorporating country conventions into rock music with a new confidence. The mainstream was saturated with country rock for nearly a decade in his wake. He's still a reference point for many young musicians now.

  Opinion in Music — by uao — on Apr 25, 2005

• Marcia Ball - Live! Down the Road

  Review in Music — by Neal Gardner — on Apr 25, 2005

• Devils and Dust: Bruce Springsteen, Edward Hopper and American Light

  Springsteen had to leave anthems behind when he tackled his vision of the American West in "Devil's and Dust".

  Review in Music — by Gregg Chadwick — on Apr 25, 2005

• HIP HOP (Feminism) 101: Class is Now in Session

  HIP HOP (FEMINISM) 101 Hip Hop is a culture, born on the East Coast of the United States circa 1968; with roots in Jamaica, the Caribbean, and Africa that date back before history.

  Review in Music — by Miranda Jane — on Apr 25, 2005

• Daily Music and Tech News

  Misused Wal-Mart funds?, Joss Stone Giveaway, Somebody's getting married, Google's new strategy, EverQuest auctions, ridiculous looking pets no more

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Apr 25, 2005

• Lifehouse by Lifehouse

  This self-titled album by Lifehouse has alternative music written all over it, and it suits them. They have clearly put some of their best thought and creative juices into this album, Jason Wade’s songwriting has bloomed.

  Review in Music — by Richard Dows — on Apr 25, 2005

• Elton John Pontificates and Elaborates

  Opinion in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Apr 25, 2005

• The Cure: Faith (Deluxe Edition)

  Rhino's exemplary Cure reissue series continues with this bleakly perfect album by Robert Smith and company.

  Review in Music — by Timothy Jarrett — on Apr 25, 2005

• Where's the Next Big Thing in Music?

  Opinion in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 25, 2005

• The Cure - Seventeen Seconds Expanded and Remastered

  Review in Music — by Gordon S. Miller — on Apr 25, 2005

Books

• The Magic Circle

  The Magic Circle is a good grail chase without the hoax!

  Review in Books — by Georganna Hancock — on Apr 25, 2005

• Book Review: No god but God - Reza Aslan

  A challenge against ignorance, and a peaceful hope for the future.

  Review in Books — by Temple Stark — on Apr 25, 2005

• Cultural Genetics: Half Past Human by T.J. Bass

  In a far-future Earth, our distant descendents have been altered genetically to live in ultra-crowded hives.

  Review in Books — by DrPat — on Apr 25, 2005

• Word Hacks: Tips and Tools for Taming Your Text

  Review in Books — by Meryl — on Apr 25, 2005

• Alibi by Joseph Kanon

  A tense and gritty story set in an exotic time and place.

  Review in Books — by Kevin Holtsberry — on Apr 25, 2005

• McKenna's Guide to Caribbean Beers by Mark McKenna

  Review in Books — by Anna Creech — on Apr 25, 2005

Tastes

• Cracking Down on Cigar Counterfeiters

  Opinion in Tastes — by Matthew Rosen — on Apr 25, 2005