June 1, 2005 Archive

Politics

• Two Original 'Deep Throat' Satire Pieces

  WARNING: This isn't necessarily hilarious. That's for the warped, unforgiving souls who read this to decide.

  Satire in Politics — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Jun 01, 2005

• EU Constitution Flames Out in Netherlands

  With the Dutch vote the EU Constitution is history and the EU may be tottering. Can it be saved?

  News in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Jun 01, 2005

• GOP torn between Evangelical Talibans and Country Club elite

  Opinion in Politics — by Adam Ash — on Jun 01, 2005

• LIES! And more damn lies.

  Opinion in Politics — by Christopher Auman — on Jun 01, 2005

• Stout's Out—Army Purges Gay Soldier

  Sgt. Robert Stout, who earned a Purple Heart in 2004, has been discharged from the Army. His crime? Being gay.

  Opinion in Politics — by Pete Blackwell — on Jun 01, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Good Spam, Bad Spam, Everywhere Spam

  I savor the meat (yes, really) and I adore Monty Python, but this new version of digital SPAM? Definitely on my top ten hit list.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Leslie Friesen — on Jun 01, 2005

Culture

• International Flavor, Chicago-style

  Opinion in Culture — by Deepti Lamba — on Jun 01, 2005

• Mundane Visual Pollution: Vol. 10

  Opinion in Culture — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 01, 2005

• Treasure America: Promoting ANWR and Economy

  News in Culture — by Nicholas Aster — on Jun 01, 2005

• Human Mildew

  Satire in Culture — by S L Cunningham — on Jun 01, 2005

• Polarium Nintendo DS Review

  Finally, another game that uses the DS properly.

  Review in Culture — by Matt Paprocki — on Jun 01, 2005

• Monty Python's Spamalot on Broadway

  Everything that is best about Spamalot is what's new, not what comes from the film of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Eric Idle and Mike Nichols have created something very distinct, something just a wee bit Python, and a lot... well, Mike Nichols.

  Review in Culture — by Playgoer — on Jun 01, 2005

• Disease of the week: Women's magazines

  Opinion in Culture — by Rachel — on Jun 01, 2005

• Men of America: Rise Up!

  There you have it. Far more than you ever wanted to know about breeding in the kingly world of thoroughbred racing and a call to arms for PETA. If this is not cruel and inhumane treatment of animals, I have not seen it. It's certainly time to get involved. Men of the world, RISE UP!

  Satire in Culture — by dietdoc — on Jun 01, 2005

• High school Graduation

  Opinion in Culture — by timeline — on Jun 01, 2005

• Intentional Intimidation by Gay Activists

  News in Culture — by Stacy L Harp — on Jun 01, 2005

• I'm all alone

  Opinion in Culture — by Parker Owens — on Jun 01, 2005

• ExxonMobil Investors Demand Climate Change Resolutions

  News in Culture — by Nicholas Aster — on Jun 01, 2005

• New Hirshhorn Museum Director

  News in Culture — by Lenny Campello — on Jun 01, 2005

• Seven

  News in Culture — by Lenny Campello — on Jun 01, 2005

Music

• Robert Cray Named His 14th Album 'Twenty'

  A solid, if unspectacular album from a vetran bluesman (Grade= C+)

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Jun 01, 2005

• Spanish Fly-Live In Spain

  Lou Reed is an enigma, a true rock poet with a cause.

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on Jun 01, 2005

• NIN's Reznor Awarded $3mil in Suit

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Jun 01, 2005

• New album releases, 5-31-2005

  News in Music — by Al Barger — on Jun 01, 2005

• The Fearless Freaks

  After watching this two DVD set from the Flaming Lips I have no doubt that the name The Fearless Freaks is absolutely appropriate for this band.

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on Jun 01, 2005

• The Gigantour and The Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Jun 01, 2005

• Collective Soul builds 'From the Ground Up'

  It is in no way revelatory and as such will not be of much interest to anyone who is not already a Collective Soul fan (C+)

  Review in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Jun 01, 2005

• The Jeff Healey Band - Live At Montreux 1999 (DVD Review)

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Jun 01, 2005

• Music Playlist: Tuba Madness

  Tuba and Rock & Roll go together better then you would think. Check out these popular songs that use the instrument to great effect.

  Review in Music — by Robert Burke — on Jun 01, 2005

• "I see a little silhouetto of a man"

  When you think 'Queen', what's the first thought that comes to mind? (Apart from Freddy's teeth and those ghastly costumes?)

  News in Music — by Marlene Jaeckel — on Jun 01, 2005

• ARChive of Contemporary Music Annual Sale

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Jun 01, 2005

• Rod Stewart Announces Proof of Virility

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Jun 01, 2005

• DVD REVIEW: Stranglers - Live 1978 in San Francisco

  Like a low-tech bootleg, asshole.

  Review in Music — by Temple Stark — on Jun 01, 2005

• Demon Days Is A Dark, Pleasant Surprise

  Demon Days may be one of the biggest surprises of the year.

  Review in Music — by Sterfish — on Jun 01, 2005

Tastes

• The Ten Things to Know About Cigar Wrappers

  Opinion in Tastes — by Matthew Rosen — on Jun 01, 2005

Books

• Blood and Money

  Review in Books — by Loretta Dillon — on Jun 01, 2005

• Map of Bones

  James Rollins' latest Sigma Force thriller pits the covert agency against an ancient order of alchemists.

  Review in Books — by Bill Wallo — on Jun 01, 2005

• Hedges

  Solution to sexual temptation realizes we cannot avoid being tempted, and plants hedges around us to guard against sexual sin.

  Review in Books — by Tim Challies — on Jun 01, 2005

• A Man of God

  Review in Books — by Tim Challies — on Jun 01, 2005

• Ruled Britannia by Harry Turtledove

  Review in Books — by Warren Kelly — on Jun 01, 2005

• Remembering Terror

  A tale of a woman's unbreakable inner being and her ability to rise beyond the crushing dust of a shattered childhood.

  Review in Books — by garrie keyman — on Jun 01, 2005

• The Black Dahlia

  The first, dark chapter in Ellroy's L.A. Quartet. I'm just getting around to it now.

  Review in Books — by David Dylan Thomas — on Jun 01, 2005

• The Book Of Ralph

  As best as I could tell, Dad's vision was this: Christmas gave everyone a good beating.

  Review in Books — by Bennett Dawson — on Jun 01, 2005

• Umberto Eco Revisits His Adolescence

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Jun 01, 2005

• Interview with Dorice Nelson, Historical Author

  Life was tough in 852, 1650 and 1863.

  Interview in Books — by Parker Owens — on Jun 01, 2005

• The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J. Maarten Troost

  Review in Books — by Deano — on Jun 01, 2005

• Graceful Insanity: A History of McLean

  McLean Hospital has long been a place for the elite, country-club on the surface and mental institution underneath.

  Review in Books — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Jun 01, 2005

Video

• Sith Happens

  Wait a minute! Aren't we Americans (and of course the world-wide fans of Star Wars, who are perhaps a little more American than they want to be) too sophisticated to buy into the Evil Empire myth? We can see shades of gray, we can interpret the nuances; are we not postmodernists?

  Opinion in Video — by Jonathan David Leavitt — on Jun 01, 2005

• Region 1 DVD Releases For 31st May 2005

  Plenty James Dean and Steve McQueen, if that's your bag.

  in Video — by Duke De Mondo — on Jun 01, 2005

• American Idol: Good Signs for Carrie, Bo

  News in Video — by Sticker — on Jun 01, 2005

• May 2005 Movie Recap.

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 01, 2005

• Hell’s Kitchen: Hella Bad TV

  Review in Video — by Eric Berlin — on Jun 01, 2005

Sports

• Futon Report: MLB NL All-Star Watch, Part II

  It's June, so let's see how baesball's "April tigers" materialized.

  Opinion in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Jun 01, 2005