May 4, 2005 Archive

Politics

• National ID Cards for US Citizens

  What made America different from the other countries, my Dad would tell me, was that we didn't have to carry identification just to exist

  Opinion in Politics — by Jon Sobel — on May 04, 2005

• Offshore Finance - 'Dirty' or Just Inevitable?

  Opinion in Politics — by Jeremy Pickles — on May 04, 2005

• Finding Justice: Is It Ever Too Late?

  Opinion in Politics — by Purple Tigress — on May 04, 2005

• Bankruptcy Reform: Big Business, Big Credit, and the Little Guy Squeeze

  in Politics — by Eric Berlin — on May 04, 2005

• Your $9 Million PR Education

  The Education Department has used $9 million of your money to sell itself to you.

  Opinion in Politics — by Terry Turner — on May 04, 2005

• Kent State, May 4 1970: Why We Will Not See a Draft

  in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on May 04, 2005

• Bad News: American Somnambulists Say "Iraq Sucks, Bush Too!"

  Once again, the gap between REALITY -versus- What The Bushies Want Us to Believe continues to be bigger than the U.S. budget deficit.

  in Politics — by Shark — on May 04, 2005

• Poll: Iraq War Not Worth Fighting, Majority of Americans Say

  Opinion in Politics — by Eric Berlin — on May 04, 2005

Sports

• Barry Bonds Has Third Knee Surgery: It's His Trainer's Fault!

  The Barry Bonds saga continues with the news that Bonds has undergone a third knee surgery so far this year.

  Opinion in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on May 04, 2005

• Stoked and Spoked: Rebels with a Cause

  There's no sign up list or initiation process. Not a club but a happening. Critical Mass--freaks and geeks welcome.

  Review in Sports — by mpho — on May 04, 2005

Video

• American Idol--Scott Savol is Banished

  Review in Video — by Matt Freelove — on May 04, 2005

• American Idol Final Five -Scotty "The Body" Savol - A Statistic

  Review in Video — by Dawn Olsen — on May 04, 2005

• Faces Of Death Lined up For Theatrical Remake

  Sounds like a joke. It ain't.

  Opinion in Video — by Duke De Mondo — on May 04, 2005

• American Idol - The Primetime Live Allegations: It's Paula and Corey

  News in Video — by Eric Olsen — on May 04, 2005

• Bad News: 5/4/05

  Opinion in Video — by Film Cynic — on May 04, 2005

• Region 1 DVD Releases For May 3rd 2005

  Hmmm. I've seen better.

  Review in Video — by Duke De Mondo — on May 04, 2005

• Bloody Intellectual: BBC America's Wire In the Blood

  Thrilling crime drama - if there are stereotypes here, at least they come from British assumptions.

  Review in Video — by DrPat — on May 04, 2005

• Downfall & Gunner Palace: War Is Hell

  Review in Video — by Chase McInerney — on May 04, 2005

• The Contender (NBC) Chisels Down to Its Final Five Boxers

  Review in Video — by Eric Berlin — on May 04, 2005

• The Trilogy of Garden State, Napoleon Dynamite, & Sideways

  Opinion in Video — by Lono — on May 04, 2005

• American Idol: The Show Does Indeed Go On

  Opinion in Video — by Sticker — on May 04, 2005

Music

• Steve Vai Is Back With Another Masterpiece

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on May 04, 2005

• Cake, Gomez and Robbers rock the U of MN with Virgin Mega Tour

  Review in Music — by Crystal Erickson — on May 04, 2005

• The Bluegrass Storyteller

  A compelling mixture of bluegrass and gospel drives this latest release from James King.

  Review in Music — by Bill Wallo — on May 04, 2005

• Fantastic Freak Show Carnival

  Who is Kingbathmat? What kind of name is that for a band any way? Well, it is different, unique and original.

  in Music — by MuzikMan — on May 04, 2005

• Ponderosa Stomp Rocks and Rattles New Orleans

  The Ponderosa Stomp, two nights of nearly twelve hours of music, is three times as much fun as Jazz Fest.

  Review in Music — by Todd A. Price — on May 04, 2005

• Music Playlist: Anti-Censorship Songs

  These are songs that take a stand against artistic censorship.

  Opinion in Music — by Robert Burke — on May 04, 2005

• Spoon - Gimme Fiction

  Spoon returns to rock a more mature and confident sound while still injecting their flair for catchy tunes on their fifth full-length album, Gimme Fiction. These Texans have crafted an exhilarating collection of upbeat and toe tapping melodies that are a progression of their artistic merit and musical ambition.

  Review in Music — by Patrick Vu — on May 04, 2005

• Microsoft to stay in Redmond and The Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on May 04, 2005

• CD Review: Hour Cast

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on May 04, 2005

• Overlooked Alternatives: new releases for May 3, 2005

  Aimee Mann and Mike Doughty go head to head (to head, I suppose) with Trent Reznor's new Nine Inch Nails album. Support small artists!

  Review in Music — by Tom Johnson — on May 04, 2005

• Blogcritics Contest! Are You Ready To Meet Meat Loaf?

  Would you do anything to Meet Meat Loaf?

  News in Music — by Michael Benning — on May 04, 2005

• The Raveonettes - Pretty In Black

  Review in Music — by Gordon S. Miller — on May 04, 2005

Books

• Sunstorm

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on May 04, 2005

• Ebook: You must buy this product

  Review in Books — by Justene Adamec — on May 04, 2005

• America Through British Eyes: A Review of Evelyn Waugh's The Loved One

  Poor Sir Francis Hinsley. Scuttled out the door by the Hollywood studio for which he works, without so much as a thank-you or retirement mug, the weary British expatriate attempts to exit the stage with dignity by hanging himself. Alas, however, there is no dignity in 1940s Hollywood.

  Review in Books — by Eyeless In Gaza — on May 04, 2005

• Interview with Don Hurst, Return to UKOO

  Interview in Books — by Parker Owens — on May 04, 2005

• Web Search Garage

  Review in Books — by Meryl — on May 04, 2005

• A Chat with Eric Flint

  Interview in Books — by theco — on May 04, 2005

Culture

• The Atlanta Ripper

  Heard of the Atlanta Ripper? Early last century, his body count put Whitechapel's 'Saucy Jacky' to shame...

  Opinion in Culture — by Steve Huff — on May 04, 2005

• The Difference Between Crime and Sin

  Opinion in Culture — by Margaret Romao Toigo — on May 04, 2005

• Largest Intervention In History Confronts Runaway Bride’s Groom

  Satire in Culture — by PoopyCaca — on May 04, 2005

• Mundane Visual Pollution.... Vol. 7

  Opinion in Culture — by Chris Beaumont — on May 04, 2005

• Day By Day for May 04, 2005

  Chris Muir's Day By Day cartoon, for May 04, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on May 04, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Office Management: Degunking Microsoft Office by Wayne and Christina Palaia

  Professional partners Wayne and Christina Palaia show how to optimize Microsoft Office by getting rid of gunk.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by DrPat — on May 04, 2005

• Mars Rover Update

  The latest pictures from Mars show two small craters, formed by impacts so recent that...

  News in Sci/Tech — by Bennett Dawson — on May 04, 2005