May 10, 2005 Archive

Video

• American Idol Week 8: Even More Re-runs, Phone-Ins and Pretty Good Stuff

  Review in Video — by Sticker — on May 10, 2005

• Star Wars: Binge & Purge

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on May 10, 2005

• Follow Up: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

  Review in Video — by Film Cynic — on May 10, 2005

• Frontline: The New Asylums

  The New Asylums, a look at the mentally ill in prisons, airs Tuesday night on most PBS stations.

  News in Video — by Steve Rhodes — on May 10, 2005

• The only thing that doesn't make UPN such a huge joke.

  Review in Video — by rohin — on May 10, 2005

• The Ten Commandments (ABC) Come Forth Once Again in Mini-Series Form

  News in Video — by Eric Berlin — on May 10, 2005

• Penn & Teller's Bullshit!

  On a mission to discover the truth, or at least find the bullshit.

  Review in Video — by Cara de Pescado — on May 10, 2005

• American Idolicy

  Okay, so in my continuing team coverage of this season of crap TV, I just got done watching a life-affirming hour of American Idol. Among the spectacularly bad entrants was one guy who ended up weeping to himself in the lobby. Weeping to himself and to some eight million viewers at home, anyway. These were more or less his exact words: "I blew it."

  Review in Video — by Brian Byrne — on May 10, 2005

• The Duke Watches The Amityville Horror 2005

  Those windows look as good as ever.

  Review in Video — by Duke De Mondo — on May 10, 2005

• 24 Day 4, 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM

  Review in Video — by Jeff Kouba — on May 10, 2005

• Fallen Idol: Straight Up, Now Tell Me, Are You Gonna Love Me Forever?

  Review in Video — by Sticker — on May 10, 2005

• 28 Days Later

  The Zombies are Fast

  Review in Video — by Mat Brewster — on May 10, 2005

• Mean Creek Review

  Review in Video — by Tan The Man — on May 10, 2005

• Renee Zellweger Gets Married

  News in Video — by Meryl — on May 10, 2005

• DVD Pick of the Week. 5/10

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on May 10, 2005

Music

• CD Review: M. Ward - Transistor Radio

  M Ward's Transistor Radio is a lo-fi masterpiece.

  Review in Music — by Matt Freelove — on May 10, 2005

• An Open Letter to Tori Amos

  Opinion in Music — by rohin — on May 10, 2005

• Hope & Doubt-Where Reggae & World Music Meet

  In the past, I have shied away from covering Reggae music because it all seemed to sound the same to me, realistically that could apply to any style of music after a while though.

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on May 10, 2005

• CD Review: Esther Phillips - Jazz Moods - Hot

  Review in Music — by Wally Bangs — on May 10, 2005

• Bertelsmann to buy Columbia House and the Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on May 10, 2005

• Get Your HoJo Working

  Of all the tuba ensembles out there...

  Review in Music — by ClubhouseCancer — on May 10, 2005

• Overlooked Alternatives: new releases for May 10, 2005

  Spoon, Robert Plant, Marillion, and a word of warning about Einsturzende Neubauten's Halber Mensch DVD.

  News in Music — by Tom Johnson — on May 10, 2005

• Bruce Springsteen: The Folkloric Boss

  Review in Music — by Carlo Wolff — on May 10, 2005

• NIN Sez Bite My Crank

  Review in Music — by Carlo Wolff — on May 10, 2005

• Mama's Baby...Daddy's Maybe

  What do DMX, RZA, Rakim, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Funkmaster Flex, P-Diddy, and Busta Rhymes have in common?

  Opinion in Music — by Miranda Jane — on May 10, 2005

• The 10 Greatest Chuck Berry Songs Chuck Berry Never Wrote

  Opinion in Music — by HW Saxton — on May 10, 2005

Culture

• Midga Power

  Opinion in Culture — by Deepti Lamba — on May 10, 2005

• Steve Nash: Phoenix Suns / NBA MVP

  No.1, he deserved it, but he got the edge because he's white.

  Opinion in Culture — by Temple Stark — on May 10, 2005

• Murder in Utopia

  Opinion in Culture — by Loretta Dillon — on May 10, 2005

• Michael Jackson Trial: Grifters, Lickspittles, and Boys Boys Boys

  Opinion in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on May 10, 2005

• Mother-In-Law / Daughter-Out-Law.

  You're not good enough for my son, Dear...pass the green beans.

  Opinion in Culture — by Nicolette — on May 10, 2005

• 59th Annual Tony Awards

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on May 10, 2005

• I HATE MOTHERS

  I hate mothers. I mean, I don’t hate my mother (at least not now) and I probably don’t hate your mother (unless you’re my old friend Joe from 5th grade. His mom was really a screaming bitch.)

  Satire in Culture — by Star — on May 10, 2005

• Day By Day for May 10, 2005

  Chris Muir's Day By Day cartoon, for May 10, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on May 10, 2005

• Is There Immigration after Death?

  In Japan, it seems, once a foreigner, eternally a foreigner. There are cultural pioneers from abroad who have been permanent residents of Tokyo for well over a hundred years now, but their visas are no good.

  Opinion in Culture — by Robert Brady — on May 10, 2005

• Education Round-up

  A few links to noteworthy education stories from the past week.

  Opinion in Culture — by bhw — on May 10, 2005

• ZOOROPA

  ...Madonna were snapping the pictures out of her vagina…

  Opinion in Culture — by Star — on May 10, 2005

Sports

• It IS the Steroids!

  Here’s the proof that steroids CAN make you a better ballplayer.

  Opinion in Sports — by Sal Marinello — on May 10, 2005

• NBA PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS - The Semifinals

  Only eight teams left...

  Opinion in Sports — by RJ Elliott — on May 10, 2005

Politics

• Hand Grenade Thrown Near President Bush

  Satire in Politics — by PoopyCaca — on May 10, 2005

• Jeb Bush and Rapists' Rights

  Opinion in Politics — by Mark Kleiman — on May 10, 2005

• "If destruction be our lot..."

  Opinion in Politics — by Mark Kleiman — on May 10, 2005

• The Huffington Post - Quantity Over Quality

  Ariana Huffington brings us......as it turns out, an awful lot of not very much at all.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on May 10, 2005

• Is Iraq Worth It?

  Opinion in Politics — by Adam Ash — on May 10, 2005

• Austin, Smoking and You

  ...as of Sept. 1, 2005, you will not be able to smoke in any public place in Austin.

  Opinion in Politics — by Ben Rollman — on May 10, 2005

• MoveOn Watch: Sometimes the Truth Slips Out

  Sometimes the truth manages to slip out despite the left's best attempts to hide it. The video starts that there is no Social Security crisis. But then suggests a solution of removing the $90k cap (gee, didn't President Bush mention this one too?). Why suggest a solution to a non-problem? Perhaps, maybe, because there is one?

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on May 10, 2005

• The Urgent Fight for the Courts

  Something has been lost in the noise of the debate on the filibuster, namely the time crunch involved in getting solid judges appointed to the bench.

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on May 10, 2005

• Wars and Remembrance

  The Russians commemorate the end of a bloody war that did not bring an end to their oppression.

  Opinion in Politics — by scaramouche — on May 10, 2005

• The Nukes are on the Roof

  Heard the one about the cat and the mullahs? It's a blast!

  Opinion in Politics — by scaramouche — on May 10, 2005

• Vocabulary Words: Eurosceptic, Eurocrat, Euroseptic

  New controversy surrounds the EU Constitution and spokeswoman Margot Wallstrom

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on May 10, 2005

Books

• John Dies at the End

  Review in Books — by Ablogistan — on May 10, 2005

• The Light of the Oracle

  A fantasy tale of a stonecutter's daughter whose gift of prophecy may change the fate of a world.

  Review in Books — by W.E. Wallo — on May 10, 2005

• Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: A Good Find

  Review in Books — by John Maurice — on May 10, 2005

• Alternative Press: 20 Years of "New Music Now"

  News in Books — by Eric Olsen — on May 10, 2005

• Last Call for Blackford Oakes by William F. Buckley Jr.

  This isn't literary fiction by any stretch of the imagination, but it is entertaining.

  Review in Books — by Kevin Holtsberry — on May 10, 2005

• Baby of Bataan

  Review in Books — by Jon Sobel — on May 10, 2005

• Dancing Barefoot

  Opinion in Books — by Meryl — on May 10, 2005

Gaming

• PSP Review: Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee

  No changes neccesary.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on May 10, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Sexy Bloggers

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Aaman Lamba — on May 10, 2005

• The Manitoba Bigfoot Video - An Exclusive Interview With Bobby Clarke.

  An audio interview with Bobby Clarke on his April,16,05 Bigfoot sighting.

  Interview in Sci/Tech — by Annie — on May 10, 2005

• Interview: Podcaster Lance Anderson of Verge of the Fringe

  Interview in Sci/Tech — by Eric Berlin — on May 10, 2005

• Dumpster Bust Radio: Podcast #7

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Eric Berlin — on May 10, 2005

• SimCam : Film and Digital Camera Simulator

  The SimCam is an online camera simulator designed to teach basic photographic principles like Shutter and Aperture, Film Speed and Camera Shake.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by boldergeizd — on May 10, 2005

• Gang Photography by Robert Yager

  Photographer Robert Yager has done some high quality black and white pictures of gang members, their families, fights, drug use, graffiti, war injuries, ...

  Review in Sci/Tech — by boldergeizd — on May 10, 2005

• Why Bother With Kansas

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by a-[e] — on May 10, 2005

• Mozilla Firefox Security Flaws Exposed

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by W.E. Wallo — on May 10, 2005

• The Huffington Post; The Huff Review

  Stick with La Blogga Nostra; Variety is the spice in blogging.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Steve Huff — on May 10, 2005