May 20, 2005 Archive

Video

• CSI: New York's Danny Messer & Tanglewood Theory

  Opinion in Video — by messy — on May 20, 2005

• Star Wars III - The Spoilery Review

  While I enjoyed the space battles, Jedi fights and visual feast, I was mentally in agony from listening to the dialogue, witnessing the wooden acting and questioning the holey plot.

  Review in Video — by messy — on May 20, 2005

• 24 Day 4, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

  Review in Video — by Jeff Kouba — on May 20, 2005

• Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Smashes All-Time First Day Record at Box Office

  News in Video — by Eric Berlin — on May 20, 2005

• You're Hired! You're The Apprentice! Now Get in the Commercial!

  Review in Video — by Eric Berlin — on May 20, 2005

• Cathode Ray Fray: The Week in TV – 5-20-05

  Review in Video — by Eric Berlin — on May 20, 2005

• National Treasure (Hunting)

  Review in Video — by Richard Williams — on May 20, 2005

• Vampire Movie Christians Can Sink Their Teeth Into

  The vampire motif is the film's way of portraying Original Sin.

  Review in Video — by Scott Stiegemeyer — on May 20, 2005

• Ghosts of Mississippi

  Review in Video — by Richard Williams — on May 20, 2005

• Hotel Rwanda

  Review in Video — by Richard Williams — on May 20, 2005

• Film Review: Sahara

  Review in Video — by Lacy Boggs — on May 20, 2005

• Crash Hits Hard

  Review in Video — by Christine Hurt — on May 20, 2005

• School House Rocked

  Opinion in Video — by Tony Figueroa — on May 20, 2005

• Team America : World Police

  Review in Video — by Aaman Lamba — on May 20, 2005

• Star Wars The Parody

  It's sad day in the life of your epic saga loved world wide when hard core fans feel free to make a parody of your latest efforts.

  News in Video — by Eric James — on May 20, 2005

• 24 Day 4, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

  Review in Video — by Jeff Kouba — on May 20, 2005

• Jax Film Fest: Day One

  Murderball

  Review in Video — by Alonzo Mosley (FBI) — on May 20, 2005

• American Idol and The Bachelor

  One show is about romance, the other about song. Some opinions on both.

  Review in Video — by Patfish — on May 20, 2005

• New Movie Releases. 5/20

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on May 20, 2005

• My review of Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith

  Review in Video — by Regina Avalos — on May 20, 2005

Books

• The Beach House

  It has murder, mystery, a love story, a trial of good versus evil, and a plot with enough action.

  Review in Books — by Howard Dratch — on May 20, 2005

• Jordan Tracks

  Review in Books — by Voracious Reader — on May 20, 2005

• Beyond the Shadowlands

  Review in Books — by Stephen McCaskill — on May 20, 2005

• Bad Ground

  This is a coming-of-age story. 17-year-old Jeremy leaves the only home he’s ever known on instructions left by his mother in a letter she wrote on her deathbed.

  Review in Books — by Violet Nesdoly — on May 20, 2005

• Gutter Talk

  Opinion in Books — by Deepti Lamba — on May 20, 2005

• Beyond the Shadowlands by Wayne Martindale

  Review in Books — by Warren Kelly — on May 20, 2005

• Life in a Saharan Monastery

  The author focuses on the liturgical life of the Coptic monks, their forms of piety, reflections on sin, temptation, and grace.

  Review in Books — by Scott Stiegemeyer — on May 20, 2005

• Amusing Ourselves to Death... for SURE

  Opinion in Books — by fanuv24 — on May 20, 2005

• A User's Guide to Bible Translations by David Dewey

  If you want to purchase a translation of the Bible...read David Dewey's A User's Guide to Bible Translations first.

  Review in Books — by George P. Wood — on May 20, 2005

• Twice Adopted by Michael Reagan

  Review in Books — by Wayne Moran — on May 20, 2005

• The Birth of Christianity by Paul Barnett

  In this book, Paul Barnett argues that the birth of Christianity and the birth of christology are inseparable...

  Review in Books — by George P. Wood — on May 20, 2005

• The Jordan Tracks

  Christian mother and her son, a Marine in Vietnam in 1968 and the father, with no faith in God

  Review in Books — by Mover Mike — on May 20, 2005

• Do Gooders by Mona Charen

  Review in Books — by George P. Wood — on May 20, 2005

• The Da Vinci Code

  Despite the intriguing historical implications and captivating theories about Da Vinci and his connection to the Holy Grail, The Da Vinci Code falls far short of expectations, relying on cheap Hollywood tricks rather then the inherent fascination of its subject matter to propel the contrived plot forward.

  Review in Books — by Lacy Boggs — on May 20, 2005

• Book Review: The Human Story by James C. Davis

  The history of the human race in less than 500 pages - an impressive achievement or a human folly? Kevin Holtsberry explores...

  Review in Books — by Kevin Holtsberry — on May 20, 2005

• Bangkok Tattoo

  John Burdett's mystery leads to unexpected places as a Thai detective investigates the murder of a CIA agent.

  Review in Books — by W.E. Wallo — on May 20, 2005

• Freddy Fresh Presents the Rap Records

  Freddie Fresh Presents The Rap Records is the Hip Hop deejay and record collector 'must have' item of the year.

  Review in Books — by Cherryl Aldave — on May 20, 2005

• Perception Philosophy: Part 3

  Opinion in Books — by Floris Vermeir — on May 20, 2005

• Perception Philosophy: Part 2

  Part 2 of the Perception Philosophy exploration looks closer at Objects.

  Opinion in Books — by Floris Vermeir — on May 20, 2005

• Perception Philosophy: Part 1

  Opinion in Books — by Floris Vermeir — on May 20, 2005

• The Structure of Evolutionary Theory: Part 1

  Opinion in Books — by Floris Vermeir — on May 20, 2005

• The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter That Saved Greece -- and Western Civilization - Barry Strauss

  Review in Books — by Deano — on May 20, 2005

Politics

• ACLU wants people who pray removed from society

  Opinion in Politics — by Lady Rep — on May 20, 2005

• Why Chris Shays will stay a Republican

  Shays has a whole list of reasons as to why he wants to stay a Republican, but I suspect that there is a much different reason why he won’t switch parties.

  Opinion in Politics — by Lady Rep — on May 20, 2005

• The Burning Question For Saddam - Boxers or Briefs?

  News in Politics — by Jeremy H. Bol — on May 20, 2005

• Bloggers Up in Arms Over Linda Foley's Comments

  The new media is buzzing with reactions to Linda Foley's comments. Like Eason Jordan, she accuses our miltary of targeting journalists. But unlike Eason Jordan, her remarks were caught on tape.

  News in Politics — by Myopic Zeal — on May 20, 2005

• Imagine...

  A hypothetical?

  News in Politics — by RJ Elliott — on May 20, 2005

• The silliness of the filibuster

  Well I did some research and I really surprised me how openly people admit that the filibuster doesn't serve any other purpose these days than, basically, to allow any single senator to hold the rest of the Senate hostage.

  Opinion in Politics — by Danny Carlton — on May 20, 2005

• The little airport security applicant who couldn't

  Man applies for a position in airport security, proudly stating he supports Osama bin Laden. What could possibly go wrong?

  Opinion in Politics — by Chelsea Smith — on May 20, 2005

• Saddam's Underwear

  Opinion in Politics — by Myopic Zeal — on May 20, 2005

• Judge wants critics silenced

  A federal judge whose husband and mother were slain by a disgruntled litigant urged Congress on Wednesday to help bring an end to "truly dangerous" verbal attacks on judges that might lead to violent action.

  Opinion in Politics — by Danny Carlton — on May 20, 2005

• Pearl Harbor, 9/11, and 1,347 Days

  It has now been 1,347 days since 9/11. That's how many days there were between Pearl Harbor and V-J Day.

  Opinion in Politics — by Terry Turner — on May 20, 2005

• Harry Reid on Janice Rogers Brown

  News in Politics — by Myopic Zeal — on May 20, 2005

• Wal-Mart v. Cleveland: the rematch

  Underhanded pro-Wal-Mart developers bypassed Cleveland's City Council -- and mayor Queen Jane helped them pull it off behind closed doors.

  Opinion in Politics — by Shannon Okey — on May 20, 2005

• Behind the Obstructionism

  Why are democrats working so hard to block appointment of judges they should love? Here's the scoop.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on May 20, 2005

• Friedman hits nail on head with Koran reaction

  Thomas Friedman hit the nail on the head with his piece today in the New York Times.

  Opinion in Politics — by V. Ko — on May 20, 2005

• Interview: The Right to Migrate

  Interview in Politics — by Jordan J. Ballor — on May 20, 2005

• Canada’s Prime Minster Survives – Barely

  After weeks of political drama, it all came to a head last night in Canada's politcal realm. As last night’s drama played out,

  News in Politics — by Cher Gruener — on May 20, 2005

• Texas Cheerleaders : Analysing an article

  Opinion in Politics — by Floris Vermeir — on May 20, 2005

• The Norwegian Inquisition - Sunset in the Land of the Midnight Sun

  Stortinget, the Norwegian parliament, in April 2005 passed a new Discrimination Act. The act says in pretty clear words that in cases of suspected direct or indirect discrimination due to religion or ethnicity, Norwegians are guilty until proven otherwise.

  News in Politics — by Fjordman — on May 20, 2005

• Newsweek: Breach of journalism ethics, or government scapegoat?

  Do you remember high school, when the popular and all-powerful jocks would make the lowly geeks do their dirty work?

  Opinion in Politics — by Chelsea Smith — on May 20, 2005

Culture

• Weekly BlogScan: Poetry from the Dark Side

  Review in Culture — by DrPat — on May 20, 2005

• Trolls aggravated by prospect of dateless weekend?

  Opinion in Culture — by Cerulean — on May 20, 2005

• This misdemeanor charge brought to you by the letters T and A...

  With advances in technology, where can we find privacy anymore?

  Opinion in Culture — by Chelsea Smith — on May 20, 2005

• Keep Paris Hilton on TV ... no, seriously

  If she can unite the nation to hate her, then we can agree on something for once.

  Opinion in Culture — by Matthew T. Sussman — on May 20, 2005

• Friday femmes fatales No 8

  News in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on May 20, 2005

• Cleveland Brown's Winslow Jr.: Insult to Injury

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on May 20, 2005

• How To Instantly Godwin A Michael Jackson Thread

  Opinion in Culture — by The Proprietor — on May 20, 2005

• The Media You Deserve: Look in the Mirror

  Opinion in Culture — by Ablogistan — on May 20, 2005

• Dial-a-Death

  Satire in Culture — by Cindy Appel — on May 20, 2005

• Windows on the World

  Satire in Culture — by Kable — on May 20, 2005

• Juicy Brad Pitt Interview

  Review in Culture — by Cerulean — on May 20, 2005

Music

• The Reinvention of Eric Baines

  When the Eric Baines CD Reinvention kicks in with the opening title track and he sings, “Who I am is always up to me,” you get the feeling that you are listening to an artist that writes songs that actually mean something; it is not just a of lot fluff.

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on May 20, 2005

• Pearl Jam to release a new record this fall and The Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on May 20, 2005

• Recycling the Warped Tour: "How I Spent My Summer Vacation"

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on May 20, 2005

• The Friday Morning Listen

  Jam on.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on May 20, 2005

• The Roots + Floetry = Virtuosity

  Illadelph Halflife Meets Ill London Flow. I Shall... Proceed... And Continue... To Rock The Mic. Everybody Is A Star. Adrenaline Boom! It's The Next Movement Duck Down Don't Say Nuthin'

  Review in Music — by Koranteng — on May 20, 2005

• INDIE ROUND-UP for May 19 2005

  Review in Music — by Jon Sobel — on May 20, 2005

Sci/Tech

• When Lemons and Practical Jokes Go Bad...Trust in The Blogosphere.

  Trust: How Often Should Bloggers Forgive and Forget?

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Nicolette — on May 20, 2005

• Read This, It's Netscape

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Andrew Hughes — on May 20, 2005

• The Dell DJ: A Review

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Aaman Lamba — on May 20, 2005

Gaming

• E3 2005: Microsoft On The Edge

  They seem poised to take a risk.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on May 20, 2005

• Uninformed Illinois Politicians Pass Video Game Bill

  Why we need gamers in office.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on May 20, 2005

• PC Game Review: World Food Programme's Food Force

  Review in Gaming — by Jordan J. Ballor — on May 20, 2005

Sports

• NFL: Ricky followed Barry's footsteps, but lost the trail

  Ricky Williams wants back in the NFL, and while I may forgive quickly, not everyone will.

  Opinion in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on May 20, 2005