April 30, 2005 Archive

Politics

• Laura Bush to White House Correspondent's Dinner: I'm a Desperate Housewife

  in Politics — by Eric Berlin — on Apr 30, 2005

• Are Gay Foster Parents More Likely To Sexually Abuse Children?

  An oft-cited statistic is debunked...

  in Politics — by RJ Elliott — on Apr 30, 2005

• New Trial Slated For German Internet Cannibal

  Opinion in Politics — by Sobriquet — on Apr 30, 2005

• Textbooks Out of Context: China Uses the Western Media to Court World Public Opinion

  in Politics — by Purple Tigress — on Apr 30, 2005

Music

• 837 Hasil Adkins Fans Can't Be Wrong

  "This is what Rockabilly might've been if Elvis and Jerry Lee were siamese twins seperated at birth by Dr. Mabuse"

  Opinion in Music — by HW Saxton — on Apr 30, 2005

• Elvis Costello at the Borgata Casino

  Elvis Costello & the Imposters play a spirited set that, nonetheless, felt over-rehearsed and tired.

  Review in Music — by Eric Lindholm — on Apr 30, 2005

• Growing Old Disgracefully Recording News

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Apr 30, 2005

• When Preaching to the Choir Isn't Enough

  Opinion in Music — by Sobriquet — on Apr 30, 2005

• Weekend Reissue Roundup

  The Seeds; Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five; Jefferson Airplane; Big Star

  News in Music — by uao — on Apr 30, 2005

Books

• Stealing Science: Artifact by Gregory Benford

  Caught up in the action of an Indiana Jones adventure, we sometimes forget that Jones is a thief.

  Review in Books — by DrPat — on Apr 30, 2005

• Dea Ex Machina: The Goddess of Sumer by Jenna Smith

  The premise is ridiculous. The characters are stereotypical. And I enjoyed every word of the story...

  Review in Books — by DrPat — on Apr 30, 2005

• Kurt Vonnegut's Neocon America: War and Socialism in Player Piano

  Review in Books — by Thomas M. Sipos — on Apr 30, 2005

• Some Notes on ZYZZYVA'S 20th Anniversary Issue Contributor Reading

  Opinion in Books — by David Koehn — on Apr 30, 2005

Culture

• The Duke Wishes You All A Happy Kirstenmass

  The most beautiful day of the year.

  Opinion in Culture — by Duke De Mondo — on Apr 30, 2005

• No DVD Drive? Beware Mac OS X Tiger

  Apple neglects to include that you need a DVD drive on their Tiger requirements page. But here's the solution.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mark Sahm — on Apr 30, 2005

• Which Circle of Hell is Reserved for Jacko?

  Good lawyers may get Jacko out of earthly punishment, but according to Dante there's hell to pay.

  Opinion in Culture — by Dave Nalle — on Apr 30, 2005

• Spring In France

  Sex and the French

  Opinion in Culture — by Mat Brewster — on Apr 30, 2005

• Suspected Weapon Will Only Give You Gas...

  Opinion in Culture — by Spiritdancer — on Apr 30, 2005

• Day By Day for April 30, 2005

  Chris Muir's Day By Day cartoon, for April 30, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Apr 30, 2005

• Woman Convicted of Rape

  News in Culture — by Sobriquet — on Apr 30, 2005

• Let's Go Surfin' Now: Fear and Loathing in the Blogosphere

  Opinion in Culture — by Margaret Romao Toigo — on Apr 30, 2005

• The Wilbanks Disappearance... Past Tense

  SHE GOT COLD FEET; FBI.

  Opinion in Culture — by Steve Huff — on Apr 30, 2005

Video

• Rick Berman: Hollywood Hubris Maxed Out

  News in Video — by Screen Rant — on Apr 30, 2005

• Hitchhiker's Guide to Opening Weekend

  Opening weekend for this whimsically fun sci-fi comedy appear promising.

  Review in Video — by Cara de Pescado — on Apr 30, 2005

• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

  Review in Video — by The Theory — on Apr 30, 2005

• Retro 10 List: Bizarre Films

  Opinion in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Apr 30, 2005

• American Idol - 5 Left and a Hint of Scandal

  American Idol has five left and there's scandal looming.

  Opinion in Video — by Patfish — on Apr 30, 2005

• Would You Pay to See a PR Movie: The Year of Yao

  Review in Video — by Purple Tigress — on Apr 30, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Who Needs an Office?

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Barbara Payne — on Apr 30, 2005