June 18, 2005 Archive

Video

• Sci-Fi Channel Original Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy Review

  He's more shark then man now.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Jun 18, 2005

• Mr. & Mrs. Smith

  Enjoyably inane...

  Review in Video — by RJ Elliott — on Jun 18, 2005

• Woman Attempts to DiCapitate Leonardo at Party

  News in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Jun 18, 2005

• Movie Review: Batman Begins

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 18, 2005

• Quincy, M.E.: Seasons 1 & 2

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Jun 18, 2005

• Review: Batman Begins

  Batman Begins is in a bat-league of its own.

  Review in Video — by Nicholas Roussos — on Jun 18, 2005

Politics

• President Bush on Iraq: We Will Settle For Nothing Less Than Victory

  News in Politics — by Eric Berlin — on Jun 18, 2005

• Interview With Rusten Currie

  Interview in Politics — by Kit Jarrell — on Jun 18, 2005

• Looks like we'll be out of Iraq by end of 2006

  Opinion in Politics — by Adam Ash — on Jun 18, 2005

• John Conyers, Turkeys and the Downing Street Memo

  John Conyers, Dana Milbank, a Blogger and Turkeys. A conservative Blogger responds.

  Opinion in Politics — by Patfish — on Jun 18, 2005

• It's not your Mother's Fathers Movement anymore

  "Ask any kid what they want in a custody solution and they'll tell you they want both their mom and their dad; and they'll tell you that they want them equally. Why? Well, primarily because it's really what they want. But most kids have had fairness drilled into them as part of their parent's, and school's, and church's, and their role models' instruction as to the proper way to go through life."

  Opinion in Politics — by Teri Stoddard — on Jun 18, 2005

• There Are None So Blind..

  Opinion in Politics — by Barney F. McClelland — on Jun 18, 2005

• Crueler Terrorism

  Opinion in Politics — by Floris Vermeir — on Jun 18, 2005

• PETA the Puppy Slayer?

  Secret to PETA's "cruelty-free living" revealed!

  News in Politics — by Flip — on Jun 18, 2005

• Tipping Point - 6/16/05

  Today we reached the tipping point.

  Opinion in Politics — by Lisa Iannucci — on Jun 18, 2005

Culture

• End this discrimination against the childless

  In Britain, as in America, discrimination is rife against those couples without children. Special rights for breeders need challenging for a truly equal society.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mark Edward Manning — on Jun 18, 2005

• Happy Slappy Sociology

  "They just slap you silly. You fall asleep or they just come across you in numbers. It's crazy innit?"

  Opinion in Culture — by Chris Brauer — on Jun 18, 2005

• Semi Detached

  The problem is that most people have misunderstood the concept of detachment to mean

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Jun 18, 2005

• Suing Jennifer Wilbanks

  Jeff Dauler thinks we should sue Jennifer Wilbanks, the "Runaway Bride..."

  News in Culture — by Steve Huff — on Jun 18, 2005

• Gwynn Oak Park-Baltimore and Civil Rights

  It was just a small urban amusement park. But in its way it helped change American culture.

  Opinion in Culture — by Patfish — on Jun 18, 2005

• The Bead And Button Show 2005, Milwaukee

  Review in Culture — by Deepti Lamba — on Jun 18, 2005

• New York Seeks to Brand Drunk Drivers With "Scarlet Letter" Licence Plates

  News in Culture — by Sobriquet — on Jun 18, 2005

Books

• Freakonomics

  The authors of Freakonomics, Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, were on the NBC Today Show the other morning. The only focus in that interview, however, was on real estate agents. They draw some interesting but very faulty conclusions.

  Opinion in Books — by Mike Davis — on Jun 18, 2005

• Jimmy by Amber Hartley

  “I think this desk sucked the life outta my ass…”

  Review in Books — by Cara de Pescado — on Jun 18, 2005

• American Gods by Neil Gaiman

  Review in Books — by Claudine Chionh — on Jun 18, 2005

• The Road To Wigan Pier

  Review in Books — by Barney F. McClelland — on Jun 18, 2005

Music

• Johnathan Rice's Trouble Is Real

  Johnathan Rice's debut is rock solid.

  Review in Music — by Cara de Pescado — on Jun 18, 2005

• Weekend Reissue Roundup

  Dr. John; Devo; In Flames; Bree Sharp

  Review in Music — by uao — on Jun 18, 2005

• Jizzy Pearl - VEGAS MUST DIE

  There's a lot of heartfelt pain recorded into this piece of plastic...

  Review in Music — by Chris Akin — on Jun 18, 2005

• Jagged Little Pill Acoustic Review

  Review in Music — by Ken Edwards — on Jun 18, 2005

• CD Review: Secret Machines - The Road Leads Where It's Led

  Elongated and slowed to a crawl...

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Jun 18, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Positve emotions = all good

  News in Sci/Tech — by Barbara Payne — on Jun 18, 2005

• Pentagon Hopes To Spread Propaganda Overseas With Creative Media Campaign, Novelty Items and ... Comic Books

  The Pentagon is outsourcing creative "psychological warfare," to win minds and hearts overseas -- particularly in Arab and Middle Eastern nations.

  News in Sci/Tech — by David R. Mark — on Jun 18, 2005

Sports

• Futon Report: Indians 13, D-Backs 6, and I was there

  A wild ball game complete with free towel, lotto ticket and kid knocked down by some old guy.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Jun 18, 2005