June 12, 2005 Archive

Music

• Evergreen Terrace's Sincerity is an Easy Disguise in This Business

  Formulaic and predictable. And, by predictable I mean I thought there was something wrong with my CD player and it had skipped back a track or two.

  Review in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Jun 12, 2005

• DVD Review: The Band--Classic Albums

  The Band's recording session for their self-titled second album is detailed here.

  Review in Music — by Matt Freelove — on Jun 12, 2005

• First Impressions: "ES"

  Satoshi Tomiie's new mix album ES, like any good dance mix collection, has a theme: the return of acid house.

  Review in Music — by Sean Hackbarth — on Jun 12, 2005

• Coldplay Mails in X&Y

  With the release of the band’s third LP, X&Y, Coldplay has become safe, corporate rock

  Review in Music — by Matt Freelove — on Jun 12, 2005

• Pink Floyd Reuniting for Live 8

  News in Music — by Craig Lyndall — on Jun 12, 2005

• Sunday Morning Playlist: Proto Punk

  Velvet Underground; The Stooges; Pere Ubu; MC5; New York Dolls; Television; Captain Beefheart; The Modern Lovers; Flamin' Groovies; The Dictators

  Review in Music — by uao — on Jun 12, 2005

• REVIEW: George Jones - My Very Special Guests (2005, 37-track edition)

  I tried guessing who was paired with George Jones on each country tune but I was doomed to terrible failure.

  Review in Music — by Temple Stark — on Jun 12, 2005

Video

• REVIEW: Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

  The Obi-Wan, Anakin relationship is this tragedy's focus urged on by the Rasputin that is Chancellor Palpatine.

  Review in Video — by Temple Stark — on Jun 12, 2005

• Kinsey

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Jun 12, 2005

• The Week That Was.....A Viewer's Diary: 6/5-6/11

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 12, 2005

• The Trailer Park: Yokai (aka The Big Spook War)

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 12, 2005

• "The Cut"

  A new executive needs an apprentice. So designer Tommy Hilfiger gathered 16 would-be designers and now goes at it.

  Review in Video — by Patfish — on Jun 12, 2005

Politics

• Dear Matt Drudge...

  Satire in Politics — by Steve Huff — on Jun 12, 2005

• The Enemy Within

  Opinion in Politics — by ApathyOnline — on Jun 12, 2005

• Clarence Thomas and State Theocracy

  Opinion in Politics — by Tim Gebhart — on Jun 12, 2005

• Little Birdies

  According to a survey by the Associated Press and the AP Managing Editors, a quarter of all U.S. newspapers forbid using anonymous sources under any circumstances.

  News in Politics — by Flip — on Jun 12, 2005

• Screw what W, Hillary or you think: let Iraq vote on whether they want our troops there

  Opinion in Politics — by Adam Ash — on Jun 12, 2005

• James Sensenbrenner stifles congressional debate

  Opinion in Politics — by Al Barger — on Jun 12, 2005

• MemoGate in Context

  Ah MemoGate, where is they sting? John Conyers sure is one crazy bastard.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Jun 12, 2005

Review

• The Duke On Constantine

  This Review Rated R For Violence, Language And Staggering Insight

  Review in Review — by Duke De Mondo — on Jun 12, 2005

Culture

• Mike Tyson Begins Life After Boxing

  Tyson retired after his third loss in four years. Now Iron Mike is at a crossroads in life.

  Opinion in Culture — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Jun 12, 2005

• Thing Of The Week: Finals

  Opinion in Culture — by Tan The Man — on Jun 12, 2005

• NBA Finals Game I: Spurs get Obi-Wan Ginobili - and the edge they expected

  Lose at home? Why would the Spurs want to do that? A late push proved they didn't.

  Opinion in Culture — by Temple Stark — on Jun 12, 2005

• The Not-Quite-Sunday Funnies Comics Page

  The Funnies for June 12,2005

  Satire in Culture — by Annie — on Jun 12, 2005

• Paris Hilton Probed by Blogcritics

  Opinion in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Jun 12, 2005

• kabbalah.info Cool Site of the Day

  News in Culture — by Josia Nakash — on Jun 12, 2005

• Home buying tips for a hot housing market

  In today's hot housing market, it pays to have a good buying strategy in place. Here are 10 important tips.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on Jun 12, 2005

Sports

• ECW: A personal remberance

  Something you can never forget as a wrestling fan.

  Opinion in Sports — by Matt Paprocki — on Jun 12, 2005

Books

• Steven Erikson's The Malazan Book of the Fallen

  ...the dead are reborn as children, men become Gods, and the Gods walk among men as we travel across two continents through desserts, plains and across seas.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Jun 12, 2005

• The Art of Game Characters

  It could use more focus, but it's a quality piece of work.

  Review in Books — by Matt Paprocki — on Jun 12, 2005