May 31, 2005 Archive

Politics

• Bush disassembles the Amnesty International charges (that means not tell the truth)

  It's obvious that this is just an absurd charge, of course, just absurd! Why? It just is.

  Opinion in Politics — by Sam Jack — on May 31, 2005

• Sham Conviction Thrown Out - Too Late to Matter

  I've always thought the conviction of Andersen was a scam. The Administration wanted a high profile target to take out and they started with Andersen. I found it particularly absurd that instead of prosecuting people at Andersen they prosecuted a company.

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on May 31, 2005

• Deep Throat Pretenders Go Public Anyway

  Former FBI official W. Mark Felt has told Vanity Fair magazine that he is Deep Throat. Several unexpected pretenders to Felt's legacy emerged in the tense hours between the Vanity Fair announcement and the Post's confirmation.

  Satire in Politics — by Spoof News — on May 31, 2005

• Just How Deep Does Deep Throat Go?

  If W. Mark Felt really is Deep Throat, why is the Washington Post staying mum?

  Opinion in Politics — by Chelsea Smith — on May 31, 2005

• Funding Social Security Obligations

  Opinion in Politics — by Mark Kleiman — on May 31, 2005

• A Missed Opportunity to Stir Liberal Outrage

  Opinion in Politics — by Mark Kleiman — on May 31, 2005

• The (yawn) Afghan Poppy Eradication Program

  Opinion in Politics — by Mark Kleiman — on May 31, 2005

• Charo Disputes Former FBI Official's Claim That He Was Deep Throat

  Satire in Politics — by PoopyCaca — on May 31, 2005

• President Bush: The New 'Dark Lord'?

  Well I heard the hype and saw the movie. Now it's time for me to weigh in on the "President Bush as Darth Vader" debate.

  Opinion in Politics — by David Flanagan — on May 31, 2005

• The Newsweek Error

  Opinion in Politics — by Christopher Auman — on May 31, 2005

• Former FBI No. 2 Mark Felt outs himself as Watergate's Deep Throat

  Vanity Fair has the details - just not on its Web site.

  News in Politics — by Temple Stark — on May 31, 2005

• Breaking New Ground

  A Hamilton, Ontario Canada mother has been charged for knowingly infecting her newborn with the HIV virus.

  News in Politics — by Cher Gruener — on May 31, 2005

• French Voters Sound Like Johnny Paycheck

  The Boston Globe's analysis of the French rejection is a complete muddle. Have they ever heard of "democracy"?

  Opinion in Politics — by Harry Forbes — on May 31, 2005

• Winning (not the Jack Welch Way!)

  Opinion in Politics — by Paraphernalia — on May 31, 2005

Video

• Hustling for pool

  Review in Video — by Barbara Payne — on May 31, 2005

• DVD Review: Butterfly Effect--Director's Cut

  Richard Radcliffe reviews the Director's Cut of The Butterfly Effect (DVD), starring Ashton Kutcher.

  Review in Video — by Richard J. Radcliffe — on May 31, 2005

• The Trailer Park: Dreamer

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on May 31, 2005

• Superlative King

  "It's the Greatest Thing in the History of the Universe!"

  Opinion in Video — by Alonzo Mosley (FBI) — on May 31, 2005

• Remakes that shouldn't have been

  Opinion in Video — by Rachel — on May 31, 2005

• This Is Supposed To Happen In Threes

  Opinion in Video — by Tony Figueroa — on May 31, 2005

• DVD Pick of the Week: 5/31

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on May 31, 2005

• Saving Face

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on May 31, 2005

Books

• Under a Green Skin: Wicked by Gregory Maguire

  This is no child's tale—I guarantee you'll never see the Wizard of Oz in the same way again...

  Review in Books — by DrPat — on May 31, 2005

• This Lair's Draggin'

  The Dragon's Lair might have fared better if Guilfoil had turned one of her tale's bloody knives on her manuscript.

  Review in Books — by garrie keyman — on May 31, 2005

• Taming the Open-Source DB: MySQL in a Nutshell by Russell J.T. Dyer

  This book answers the midnight-oil-burning, "how the heck do I analyze tables again" kind of question...

  Review in Books — by DrPat — on May 31, 2005

• Two Books by Stanley Bing

  Opinion in Books — by Miriam — on May 31, 2005

• Gods and Kings

  Several elements work together to make Gods and Kings, Book one in Lynn Austin's Bible fiction series "Chronicles of the King," a worthwhile read.

  Review in Books — by Violet Nesdoly — on May 31, 2005

• Kicking & Screaming: Movie Books for Children

  Simple stories present the movie's tale, with accessible language designed to challenge the beginning reader.

  Review in Books — by DrPat — on May 31, 2005

• Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution

  Like many people interested in the concept of sustainability (and many more who aren't), I still tend to hold on to the belief that living and working in tune with natural rhythms, no matter how laudable a goal, mean making sacrifices.

  Review in Books — by Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — on May 31, 2005

• Their Lives: The Women Targeted by the Clinton Machine

  Review in Books — by Mover Mike — on May 31, 2005

• Martin finally finishes his Feast, but not really

  George R.R. Martin announced the weight of his own word had overgrown the ability of book binders.

  News in Books — by Eric James — on May 31, 2005

• Science, Faith and The God Particle

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on May 31, 2005

• A Death in White Bear Lake by Barry Siegel

  A real life mother searches for the son she gave up. She finds that he had died long ago, murdered by the woman who adopted him.

  Review in Books — by Patfish — on May 31, 2005

• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Purple Hibiscus

  Review in Books — by Claudine Chionh — on May 31, 2005

Culture

• Odeen Velyky Pyvo and an Unexpected Pause in Paris

  Putting aside all the bureaucratic hoops and financial strains that precede international adoption trips for willing parents, it is heinous for Yunona and adoption agencies like them to issue contracts for children over whose fate they in fact have neither knowledge or control.

  Opinion in Culture — by garrie keyman — on May 31, 2005

• How to get fit, maybe

  Satire in Culture — by Miriam — on May 31, 2005

• Want to be valedictorian of Trump U?

  Trump University is a new education company founded by entrepreneurial mogul Donald "You're Fired" Trump.

  News in Culture — by Marlene Jaeckel — on May 31, 2005

• Michael Jackson Trial: "He said don't tell nobody - it's our little secret"

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on May 31, 2005

• Memorial Day Reflections 2005

  Opinion in Culture — by Rev Bill — on May 31, 2005

• A Fat Chick's Ineptitude with Romance

  Remember when your Mother told you that when boys pick on you at school, it means they like you? I never bought this for second.

  Opinion in Culture — by Brooke Lee — on May 31, 2005

Music

• Testimony Live

  This DVD brings Neal Morse’s personal and professional sojourn to complete fruition.

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on May 31, 2005

• Biggie's Crew Still Doing it up

  Review in Music — by Berkeley Joe — on May 31, 2005

• CD Review: Totally Hits 2005

  Review in Music — by Meryl — on May 31, 2005

• NIN Withdraws From MTV Movie Awards Performance

  Opinion in Music — by Eric Olsen — on May 31, 2005

• Geldof Announces "Live 8" Concerts

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on May 31, 2005

• Live 8 Officially Announced and The Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on May 31, 2005

• CD review: Oh god no! More widdling...

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on May 31, 2005

• CD review: Hey Negrita?

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on May 31, 2005

• CD review: Sex and Flags?

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on May 31, 2005

• CD review: Hangface

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on May 31, 2005

• Live review: Young Heart Attack kept honest by openers

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on May 31, 2005

• Weekly Artist Overview: Black Sabbath

  Few bands were as critically reviled in their day as Black Sabbath. And still fewer have seen their reputation rehabilitated as much in the years since their peak. Black Sabbath had once earned the nearly universal scorn of the rock critic establishment for their oppressively heavy, simplistic riffs, the bad rhymes of their lyrics, their melodrama, their lumbering, plodding tempos, their sludgy sound and their Christian/Satanic/Druggy/Magical iconography. In other words, they were despised for essentially the very things their fans loved them for.

  Review in Music — by uao — on May 31, 2005

• Festival News

  News in Music — by Marty Dodge — on May 31, 2005

• Richard Thompson, live at The Music Mill - Indianapolis, IN 5-24-2005

  Review in Music — by Al Barger — on May 31, 2005

• Overlooked Alternatives: new releases for May 31, 2005

  New albums from Better than Ezra, Four Tet, and Meshuggah and a bunch of remixes from Bjork.

  News in Music — by Tom Johnson — on May 31, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Second Bigfoot Sighting In Norway House, Manitoba: Nervous Residents Seek Answers, Offer Photos of Evidence

  News in Sci/Tech — by Annie — on May 31, 2005

• The Pacifier and I, Robot

  Yesterday, the family and I happened to catch not one, but two movies. It was a day off school, you see.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Scott Stiegemeyer — on May 31, 2005