May 27, 2005 Archive

Politics

• Trivial Pursuit®

  Opinion in Politics — by Paraphernalia — on May 27, 2005

• Desecrating the Koran

  Opinion in Politics — by George P. Wood — on May 27, 2005

• Desecration of Bible Urged

  Satire in Politics — by Adam Ash — on May 27, 2005

• Terrorists or Guerrillas?

  Opinion in Politics — by Thomas M. Sipos — on May 27, 2005

• Congress and the Federal Reserve Erode Your Dollars

  Opinion in Politics — by Mover Mike — on May 27, 2005

• So...IT Doesn't Matter?

  The corrosion of competitive advantage of IT.

  Opinion in Politics — by Deepa Mani — on May 27, 2005

Sports

• Futon Report: Just another Yankees-Sox game

  New York. Red Sox. Boston leads. Yanks rally. I watch. Some care.

  Opinion in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on May 27, 2005

• IRL: Female Indy 500 driver has to race in minivan

  Danica Patrick will drive a fuel efficent Odyssey but won't put on makeup in the rear view window.

  Satire in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on May 27, 2005

Books

• No Need To Buy "New" Books For College

  ...I'm here to tell you what most college advisors will not, and that is, most college course books can be bought online and at dirt cheap prices.

  Review in Books — by Josh Andrews — on May 27, 2005

• Revival Tour: American Gods by Neil Gaiman

  If gods require worship the way people require air, to what extent might they go to survive?

  Review in Books — by DrPat — on May 27, 2005

• Feminism Urgently Needs Pro-Sex Feminist

  Opinion in Books — by Adam Ash — on May 27, 2005

Culture

• Weekly BlogScan: Pranks and Presidential Portraits

  Just how common is the decision to commit what the perpetrator invariably calls a "only a prank"?

  Review in Culture — by DrPat — on May 27, 2005

• Fate From the Rear

  Opinion in Culture — by Margaret Romao Toigo — on May 27, 2005

• Memorial Day: Some Flags, Some Boys, and The Medal of Honor

  Sometimes poignant experiences come our way when we least expect them. That happened to me last Memorial Day.

  Opinion in Culture — by Lowell Brown — on May 27, 2005

• Responsibility -- Teaching Children About Proper Pet Care

  Opinion in Culture — by Nicolette — on May 27, 2005

• Lustful Sex is Bad

  Recently I wrote an opinion piece called Lustful Sex is Good about the sexual marketing techniques of Carls Jr and it got so much attention that I wanted to follow it up with a post about why Lustful Sex is Bad.

  Opinion in Culture — by Stacy L Harp — on May 27, 2005

Music

• The Who Seek Fan Assistance in Documentary and The Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on May 27, 2005

• The Final Experiment

  I have listened to Arjen Lucassen’s (AKA.Ayreon) music from present day back to his first step into the realm of rock operas.

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on May 27, 2005

• CD Review: The Jan Martens Frustration

  The latest Swedish band wanting your Yankee dollars isn't too bad.

  Review in Music — by Wally Bangs — on May 27, 2005

• CD Review: The Graves Brothers Deluxe—Light

  The third full-length recording from this trio is fresh and original—and rockin' when it needs to be.

  Review in Music — by Pete Blackwell — on May 27, 2005

• CD Review: Joe Perry

  ...is crushed to a pulp...

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on May 27, 2005

• It's Magic Time Again With Van Morrison

  Van Morrison’s impact has not faltered one iota from my perspective, especially after listening to his new album Magic Time.

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on May 27, 2005

• Davie Allan & The Arrows Reissues

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on May 27, 2005

• The Friday Morning Listen

  ...annoying the crap outa the jazz traditionalists...

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on May 27, 2005

• REVIEW: Various - Metallic Attack: Metallica, The Ultimate Tribute

  This CD of Metallica covers made me want to rediscover the band. To recover.

  Review in Music — by Temple Stark — on May 27, 2005

• In Defense Of Common's Electric Circus

  All the publicity and hype surrounding Common's new album, Be, has focused on two things: the collaboration with kindred spirit Kanye West and the "return to form" for Common after the disappointing sales of his last album Electric Circus. In just about every interview and article, Common has to defend the album and its merits.

  Review in Music — by Sterfish — on May 27, 2005

• Come On Get Happy!: The Very Best of the Partridge Family

  Review in Music — by El Bicho — on May 27, 2005

Video

• Actor Eddie Albert Dead at 99

  Actor Eddie Albert, best known for TV's Green Acres, died last night at age 99.

  News in Video — by DrPat — on May 27, 2005

• Film short review: Broken

  Not original, but oddly, still unique.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on May 27, 2005

• Chappelle Returns Home to Ohio, New DVD Set Released

  News in Video — by Eric Olsen — on May 27, 2005

• Not a Black and White Issue.

  Opinion in Video — by Tony Figueroa — on May 27, 2005

• Serenity: You Can't Stop the Signal

  Down go the lights. Up comes the static and grain of the projection...this is an unfinished, rough cut of the little show that couldn't.

  Review in Video — by Ben Rollman — on May 27, 2005

• Season of death

  Opinion in Video — by messy — on May 27, 2005

• New Film Releases. 5/27

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on May 27, 2005

• American Idol - Final Thoughts

  Opinion in Video — by Patfish — on May 27, 2005

• American Idol: The Epilogue, Random Thoughts, Law of Unintended Consequences

  Review in Video — by Sticker — on May 27, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Did I Say That...?

  Hewitt offers the indisputable argument that blogging makes the morning paper taste like day-old bread.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Scott Stiegemeyer — on May 27, 2005

• Touching The Future

  ...and the children shall lead us.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Bennett Dawson — on May 27, 2005

• The Death Knell of Privacy

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Russell Buckley — on May 27, 2005