May 18, 2005 Archive

Video

• American Idol: Vonzell Returned to Sender

  Review in Video — by Sticker — on May 18, 2005

• The Flaming Lips - The Fearless Freaks

  The Fearless Freaks is an incredibly intimate documentary that spans the entire career of The Flaming Lips.

  Review in Video — by Kyle S — on May 18, 2005

• DVD Review: Assault on Precinct 13

  The cops and the crooks have to work together. If only the movie held together.

  Review in Video — by Bill Wallo — on May 18, 2005

• American Idol--And Then There Were Two...

  Opinion in Video — by Matt Freelove — on May 18, 2005

• Region 1 DVD Releases For 17th May 2005

  News in Video — by Mat Brewster — on May 18, 2005

• Bad News: Concession Prices Raised for Star Wars

  Because of the record low movie attendance in recent months, few people will realize that their concessions were raised in price just over a week ago in time for the new Star Wars release.

  News in Video — by Film Cynic — on May 18, 2005

• Star Wars fandom: DEFCON 1!

  Opinion in Video — by Michele Catalano — on May 18, 2005

• Video Review: Bob Dylan 66 Tour

  Bob Dylan's '66 Tour was a era changing event...

  Review in Video — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on May 18, 2005

• X-Men 3

  Casting a wide net.

  News in Video — by Alonzo Mosley (FBI) — on May 18, 2005

• 24 Day 4, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  Review in Video — by Jeff Kouba — on May 18, 2005

• Sith Happens: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith

  Review in Video — by Chase McInerney — on May 18, 2005

• CBS cancels Joan of Arcadia

  CBS is manned by morons.

  News in Video — by Tom Johnson — on May 18, 2005

• Academy Talks Sound

  News in Video — by Eric Olsen — on May 18, 2005

• Lucas Strikes Back

  After the relative disappointment of the first prequel, much rides on this second instalment in Lucas’ six-part magnum opus.

  Review in Video — by John Hood — on May 18, 2005

• The Sith Are Upon Us!

  Opinion in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on May 18, 2005

• American Idol: All Aboard the Bo Train!

  Review in Video — by Sticker — on May 18, 2005

Politics

• Grenade was live, culprit still at large

  News in Politics — by Leoniceno — on May 18, 2005

• Welcome to Boston

  Boston has spent hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars on a new convention center...but try to get a cab there!

  News in Politics — by Harry Forbes — on May 18, 2005

• Of the High-Tech Brain Drain: Love 'em or leave 'em

  Opinion in Politics — by Deepa Mani — on May 18, 2005

• Welcome to the Police State

  The government wants you to inform on your friends and relatives or go to jail. Act now!

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on May 18, 2005

• The Resilient Society - Real Security in an Age of Terror

  Resilience can enhance security by enhancing freedom, instead of by restriction.

  Opinion in Politics — by Victor Plenty — on May 18, 2005

• Immigration: Casually done

  Opinion in Politics — by theco — on May 18, 2005

• Blaming Karl Rove is so 2004 Apparently...

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on May 18, 2005

• The Non Confidence Vote

  Opinion in Politics — by Cher Gruener — on May 18, 2005

• Stronach Crosses The Floor

  The political climate in Canada is changing yet again. Today, Belinda Stronach just crossed the floor of Parliament’s House of Commons, changing parties from the Conservatives into a Liberal.

  Opinion in Politics — by Cher Gruener — on May 18, 2005

• Pork for the Road

  There's enough pork in the Senate's highway bill to earn it a Presidential veto.

  News in Politics — by Terry Turner — on May 18, 2005

• Newsweek not responsible for Muslim pathology

  But if they're going to riot and burn and kill over a report of someone tearing up a copy of a book, then screw them and their tender little sensitivities.

  Opinion in Politics — by Al Barger — on May 18, 2005

• Newsweek: Smoke and Heat on Guantanamo

  Taken in sum, the various government and military statements offer wildly contradictory images of what the government and military know

  News in Politics — by Weldon Berger — on May 18, 2005

• Medical Tourism!

  India's emerging "health tourism" industry

  Opinion in Politics — by Deepa Mani — on May 18, 2005

Culture

• 24 H in a D : Puzzled?

  I hesitate to put this here because of all the pissants - but enjoy, nevertheless.

  Opinion in Culture — by Temple Stark — on May 18, 2005

• The Road to USDF Regional Competition

  Opinion in Culture — by Connie Phillips — on May 18, 2005

• Mundane Visual Pollution: Vol. 8

  Opinion in Culture — by Chris Beaumont — on May 18, 2005

• Bemoaning Pop Culture

  Opinion in Culture — by Howard Benjamin — on May 18, 2005

• Tom Cruise & Kate Holmes, real or fake relationship?

  Opinion in Culture — by Cerulean — on May 18, 2005

• Birds Attack People on Sidewalks of Houston, Texas

  Hitchcock? You back? Large, aggressive black birds attack lawyers on the steps of Houston's County Admin Building...

  News in Culture — by DrPat — on May 18, 2005

• Blogcritics On Newsweek, Koran, Flushing Sound

  Opinion in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on May 18, 2005

• Death Star U.S.A.

  "Simply put, it's the American way of fighting."

  Opinion in Culture — by Bennett Dawson — on May 18, 2005

Music

• Marbles On The Road DVD

  Marillon is a band I want to see play live some day. They do not come around that often to venues that are a reasonable distance away from where I live so I will continue to wait for that day to arrive.

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on May 18, 2005

• Brian Wilson Presents Smile

  All the talk over the course of Beach Boy Brian Wilson’s career that he was a genius still carries a lot of weight.

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on May 18, 2005

• Songstress Anggun glows with "Luminiscence"

  French pop star Anggun comes back in full stride with a dazzling third album that's sure to entice you.

  Review in Music — by rohin — on May 18, 2005

• The Long Thief in the Night

  Economics, politics, a poem, funk and cultural critique to the beat of Alphabet St from Prince's Lovesexy. I love tomorrow.

  Review in Music — by Koranteng — on May 18, 2005

• The Malaco Records Story, A Brief History ...

  Malaco Records: The Last Great Independent Soul Label. The story is told here and now. A Blogcritics Exclusive.

  Review in Music — by HW Saxton — on May 18, 2005

• I Was A Punk Before You Were A Punk Pt. 1

  Opinion in Music — by HW Saxton — on May 18, 2005

• M.I.A.'s Arular

  Review in Music — by Jaime Nichols — on May 18, 2005

• The Worst Band Names Ever

  Naming bands is not an exact science—it's easier to get it wrong than to get it right.

  Opinion in Music — by Pete Blackwell — on May 18, 2005

• CD review: Jam band that works...

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on May 18, 2005

• Mini-Listen #30

  They've got something in common with PF Flyers

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on May 18, 2005

• Bluegrass Legend Jimmy Martin Dies

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on May 18, 2005

• Coldplay and Corporate pressure and the Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on May 18, 2005

• Music Playlist: Coalmining Songs

  Discover the songs that pay tribute to those who struggled and died to build America: The Coal Miner.

  Review in Music — by Robert Burke — on May 18, 2005

• Jada Pinkett Smith added to Ozzfest lineup

  News in Music — by Chris Puzak — on May 18, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Lessons From Cusano: Bringing Upward Mobility to Independent Cigar Makers

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Matthew Rosen — on May 18, 2005

• Paris Hilton Spicy AND Hot in New TV Commercial

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on May 18, 2005

• Absurd Headlines in the Tech Press

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Erik Schmidt — on May 18, 2005

• 25 years ago it blew its top: Sunrise over Mt. St. Helens

  25 years ago today, May 18 1980, Mount Saint Helens blew her stack.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Temple Stark — on May 18, 2005

• To The Moon And Back, Part 2

  New plans for a trip to our Moon developed

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Floris Vermeir — on May 18, 2005

• Reuters headline shows power of blogs

  News in Sci/Tech — by Barbara Payne — on May 18, 2005

Gaming

• Playstation 3: A Design For Life

  PlayStation 3 is a paragon of form and function.

  Opinion in Gaming — by John Hood — on May 18, 2005

• E3 2005: Power Outage Slows Down Trade Show

  How not to prepare.

  News in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on May 18, 2005

• E3 2005: Three From Midway On PSP

  Three console games are now portable.

  News in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on May 18, 2005

• E3 2005: PS3 To Be Under $500

  Not even Sony can pull this off.

  News in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on May 18, 2005

• E3 2005: How NOT To Make A Press Conference, Nintendo

  One chance, and they pull this.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on May 18, 2005

Books

• The Book of Ralph

  Author googles name, interview ensues.

  Interview in Books — by No Milk — on May 18, 2005

• Natasha

  Opinion in Books — by Miriam — on May 18, 2005

• Two Tom Capano Book Reviews

  Thomas Capano, scion of a wealthy Delaware family, lawyer and political insider, is also a cold-blooded murderer.

  Review in Books — by Patfish — on May 18, 2005

• The Goddess of Sumer by Jenna Smith

  Review in Books — by Justene Adamec — on May 18, 2005