May 17, 2005 Archive

Sports

• Off to See the Whizzinator

  Vikings running back Onterrio Smith has a Whizzinator. David Mazzotta is pissed...

  News in Sports — by David Mazzotta — on May 17, 2005

Music

• CD Review: The Bravery--The Bravery

  The Bravery's debut has shades of greatness among plenty of ho hum.

  Review in Music — by Matt Freelove — on May 17, 2005

• Mae - The Everglow

  Review in Music — by Craig Lyndall — on May 17, 2005

• The Dave Matthews Band - Stand Up

  Is it me? I just don't get it anymore.

  Review in Music — by Craig Lyndall — on May 17, 2005

• DVD Review: Live From Bonnaroo 2004

  Review in Music — by Michael Benning — on May 17, 2005

• Dark Star Orchestra To Continue Tour

  Grateful Dead cover band vows to keep touring after death of keyboardist. The irony is just too much.

  News in Music — by Mat Brewster — on May 17, 2005

• Rick Springfield and the French Cinema

  Written In Rock triggers a French cinema flashback.

  Review in Music — by Wally Bangs — on May 17, 2005

• Aimee Mann - The Forgotten Arm

  The Forgotten Arm smolders but never catches fire.

  Review in Music — by Todd A. Price — on May 17, 2005

• Whipped Cream & Other Delights

  The instrumental diamond “Whipped Cream” will live on forever as the theme song for the popular 60s show The Dating Game.

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on May 17, 2005

• Nine Inch Nails Lawsuit: Duped again?

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on May 17, 2005

• Garbage Bleeds for their Art on New CD

  Bleed Like Me is not a masterwork but is a strong, listenable album created by four veteran artists who understand their art and their craft.

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on May 17, 2005

• Come to the Mountain

  A retrospective collection of "old time" music for a new generation.

  Review in Music — by W.E. Wallo — on May 17, 2005

• Footprints: The Life and Music of Wayne Shorter

  Review in Music — by Tim Gebhart — on May 17, 2005

• Kylie Minogue diagnosed with breast cancer and the Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on May 17, 2005

• CD review: Zan Clan are Go Go Go!

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on May 17, 2005

• CD Reviews: Gentle Giant, Freehand & In a Glass House

  Saying Gentle Giant's music is cerebral just means that it makes your brain dance.

  Review in Music — by Jon Sobel — on May 17, 2005

• CD review: Myon's Slideshow

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on May 17, 2005

• CD review: Hulking Desert Stoner rock

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on May 17, 2005

• CD review: Return er return

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on May 17, 2005

Politics

• A Heated Race for Virginia Governor

  Opinion in Politics — by Jeremy H. Bol — on May 17, 2005

• MSM Again Proves To Be An Easy Target

  Blogs look good, not because they are necessarily so superb, but rather because the MSM is so bad!

  Opinion in Politics — by David Flanagan — on May 17, 2005

• Senate leaders halt negotiations on filibusters.

  Just about anything in politics right up to nuclear war can be described as 'negotiation,' but that doesn't mean that the other party is necessarily going to be too enthused.

  News in Politics — by Sam Jack — on May 17, 2005

• On Dealing Seriously With Journalistic Fraud

  Satire in Politics — by John Bambenek — on May 17, 2005

• In Defense of Laura

  Opinion in Politics — by Mark Kleiman — on May 17, 2005

• Analogy is War Conducted By Other Means

  Once upon a time, the United States went to war in a far-away nation about whose history most Americans knew little or nothing.

  Opinion in Politics — by davenoon — on May 17, 2005

• Are we a democracy, an oligarchy, or what?

  Opinion in Politics — by Adam Ash — on May 17, 2005

• McClellan Refutes Secret Memo He Hasn't Read

  White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan refuted the secret Downing Street memo, though he "not read the specific memo."

  Satire in Politics — by Spoof News — on May 17, 2005

• Newsweek Kills People, Tells the World To Piss Off

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on May 17, 2005

• Frivolous Spending Within NASA Exposed

  $500 k Conference Room Remodeling Questioned

  News in Politics — by Bennett Dawson — on May 17, 2005

• Am(way)erica

  When the victim of a cult or pyramid scheme finally escapes his/her masters, denial and shame often follow. What is the GOP but a pyramid scheme writ large?

  Opinion in Politics — by Michael D. Bryan — on May 17, 2005

• Newsweek With its Hands in the Cookie Jar

  Remember growing up and trusting the news?

  Opinion in Politics — by timeline — on May 17, 2005

Books

• Don't Click on the Blue E! by Scott Granneman

  The best tip for safe Web browsing: drop IE and use Firefox instead.

  Review in Books — by DrPat — on May 17, 2005

• Interview with Kit Ehrman, author of At Risk, Dead Man's Touch and Cold Burn

  Interview in Books — by Parker Owens — on May 17, 2005

• Woe Is I

  Review in Books — by Meryl — on May 17, 2005

Video

• EVPs: Fiction is Stranger than Truth

  Review in Video — by Justene Adamec — on May 17, 2005

• Assault on Precinct 13

  ‘Assault on Precinct 13’ is nowhere as good as something along the lines of ‘Spider-Man’ or ‘The Bourne Supremacy’, but it is still a good watch.

  Review in Video — by James Gore — on May 17, 2005

• Charmed Renewed!

  News in Video — by Meryl — on May 17, 2005

• Living in Deadwood

  I, for one, consider it just what the HBO original series advertisements call all their creations: “original, groundbreaking, award-winning,” etc. Deadwood (with its season two finale scheduled for May 22) is the unpolished, warts-and-all truth about the settling of the American frontier.

  Review in Video — by dietdoc — on May 17, 2005

• Talk To Her

  The best miniature man in a crotch scene since Getting Lucky

  Review in Video — by Mat Brewster — on May 17, 2005

• Gattaca DVD

  Review in Video — by Craig Lyndall — on May 17, 2005

• 24 Day 4, 4:00 AM - 5:00 AM

  Review in Video — by Jeff Kouba — on May 17, 2005

• The Song Of The Road and The River

  Opinion in Video — by Aaman Lamba — on May 17, 2005

• Mindhunters

  Review in Video — by Craig Lyndall — on May 17, 2005

• Clive Davis and This Business of American Idol: Whose Music Is It, Anyway?

  Opinion in Video — by Sticker — on May 17, 2005

• DVD Pick of the Week. 5/17

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on May 17, 2005

• Law and Order Breaks Record

  News in Video — by Meryl — on May 17, 2005

• Follow Up: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

  The Film Cynic was too optimistic despite all his bashing; the last Star Wars movie is still a big disappointment.

  Review in Video — by Film Cynic — on May 17, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Amber Alerts on your phone.

  News in Sci/Tech — by theco — on May 17, 2005

• Product Placement in Journalism!

  How to profit from Internet journalism without selling out ... OK, it's pretty much selling out.

  Satire in Sci/Tech — by Matthew T. Sussman — on May 17, 2005

• Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine

  News in Sci/Tech — by Marc — on May 17, 2005

• Fat & Breast Cancer: When Will The Media Learn?

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Mark Schannon — on May 17, 2005

• The Dyson Vacuum Really Sucks!

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Jeremy H. Bol — on May 17, 2005

Gaming

• E3 2005: New Metal Gear Games Announced

  Three new games on three platforms.

  News in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on May 17, 2005

• E3 2005: Microsft's Pre-Show Press Conference

  Microsoft's attempt at stunning the game world.

  News in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on May 17, 2005

• E3 2005: Nintendo's Pre-Show Conference

  A rundown of the hour-long event.

  News in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on May 17, 2005

• Game Wars: 360 vs. PS3

  Opinion in Gaming — by Alisha Karabinus — on May 17, 2005

• E3 2005: Nintendo Reveals Revolution

  Next gen wars part three.

  News in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on May 17, 2005

Culture

• NBA: The sure things become, What if?

  It's just sports here. Basketball. Continue your weak- , narrow - minded, partisan - political, fake - outrage elsewhere.

  Opinion in Culture — by Temple Stark — on May 17, 2005

• Revisionism in School Textbooks

  Opinion in Culture — by Mark Kleiman — on May 17, 2005

• Sleepovers and Worry Madness

  Opinion in Culture — by Parker Owens — on May 17, 2005

• Luxury home market on steroids according to Inman News

  Hummer sales have slowed, but that hasn't stopped most buyers from buying a Hummer of a luxury home.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on May 17, 2005