June 22, 2005 Archive

Books

• Break, Burn and Blow

  The poet is the voice in the wilderness, using the written words as weapons against an unsuspecting world. In her latest book, Break, Blow, Burn, Camille Paglia reviews what she considers the World’s 43 greatest poems.

  Review in Books — by Tom Donelson — on Jun 22, 2005

• Conversations With God's Executioner

  In Lieu of Heaven is an ultimately enjoyable tale drawing in the reader with smooth prose and accessible protagonists.

  Review in Books — by garrie keyman — on Jun 22, 2005

• Book Review: Mirror Mask: The Illustrated Film Script of the Motion Picture from the Jim Henson Company

  A beautifully rendered companion book to the upcoming motion picture from The Jim Henson Company, written by Neil Gaiman, and Dave McKean.

  Review in Books — by Annie — on Jun 22, 2005

• Iron Sunrise, Space Opera 21st Century Style

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Jun 22, 2005

• Jumping the shark in fiction

  Opinion in Books — by Rachel — on Jun 22, 2005

• The Master of Tropical Baroque

  Review in Books — by Manuel L. Quezon III — on Jun 22, 2005

• The Main-Sleaze Media Strikes Again!

  Ed Klein's new book, "The Truth About Hillary," feels more like porn than politics.

  Opinion in Books — by David Flanagan — on Jun 22, 2005

Gaming

• Nancy Grace On Video Game Violence

  More stupidity from mainstream media.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Jun 22, 2005

Culture

• Make: DIY

  It has lots of good illustrations as well as photographs in the step-by-step instructions.

  Review in Culture — by Georganna Hancock — on Jun 22, 2005

• Mundane Visual Pollution: Vol. 13

  Opinion in Culture — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 22, 2005

• Perspective: Stop Virtual Office Website (VOW) Policy

  Opinion in Culture — by Mike Davis — on Jun 22, 2005

• Electronics Review--iTop Control Relocator for iPod

  The Nyko iTop give the iPod owner bang for their buck.

  Review in Culture — by Matt Freelove — on Jun 22, 2005

• Crying While Eating

  Crying While Eating - weird or just plain ultra weird?

  Opinion in Culture — by visualsimplicity — on Jun 22, 2005

• Snapple's biggest mistake

  It's 80 degrees outside. Snapple hauls out the world's largest popsicle. Suddenly, it melts, sending panicked bystanders running for higher ground.

  News in Culture — by Mark Adams — on Jun 22, 2005

• Nationalism Vs. Patriotism

  ...defined nationalism as the feeling that your way of life, country, or ethnic group were superior to others.

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Jun 22, 2005

• Animals are dangerous

  Should we be surprised when Fido takes a bit out of the neighbor's kid? Check out the owner.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mark Adams — on Jun 22, 2005

• I know better

  I used to think like my liberal professor from Junior Statesmen Summer School. I used to feel guilty about all the Americans who live in utter poverty. I wished that the rich would pay more to help the poor, and that the poor would be given a break. I felt so selfish when I enjoyed the sweet privileges my father worked so hard to pay for. I wished everyone was on the same social/economic status. But then I learned better.

  Opinion in Culture — by ApathyOnline — on Jun 22, 2005

• Hyundai Guilty of Worst. Publicity. Stunt. Ever.

  Hyundai's Australian unit learned the hard way that you don't joke around in a room full of journalists.

  News in Culture — by David R. Mark — on Jun 22, 2005

• Entertainment Quotient of Iraq

  The Iraq war is going to be a treasure trove for the entertainment industry. This will come across as cynical and somewhat frivolous, but hear me out.

  Opinion in Culture — by Chip Ross — on Jun 22, 2005

• The Supreme Court & The Body Snatchers

  Though we look at Reefer Madness as a comic documentary, it represents an American tragedy--a drug war that's ruined more good lives than all our real wars combined.

  Opinion in Culture — by Dorian Grayson — on Jun 22, 2005

• FAME! I'm gonna live forever!! (and more on why celebs are attracted to Kabbalah)

  And yes - I'm learning Kabbalah and that is connecting me to eternity. So I actually feel like I'm going to live forever, even if and when this physical body I happen to be in right now checks out in a few decades. As Rav Laitman puts i

  Opinion in Culture — by Josia Nakash — on Jun 22, 2005

• Lions Save Girl From Abduction

  News in Culture — by Tan The Man — on Jun 22, 2005

Politics

• The Future of Superior Firepower

  Here are a few of the weird and wonderful DARPA projects in the works, from the defense spending bill (H.R. 2863) newly passed by the House.

  News in Politics — by Flip — on Jun 22, 2005

• John McCain For President!

  Opinion in Politics — by Michael Davis — on Jun 22, 2005

• Anti-Flag: Flag Burning Ban Amendment Passes U.S. House

  Opinion in Politics — by Eric Berlin — on Jun 22, 2005

• House Votes for Flag-Burning Amendment

  House Republicans trying to do their patriotic duty end up doing the opposite.

  Opinion in Politics — by Pete Blackwell — on Jun 22, 2005

• The Gold Collar Government

  My vision of America has people who spend more than they make beaten with sticks until they cease to rack up debt, but unfortunately in the real America, we instead give those people a label with a positive connotation.

  Opinion in Politics — by ChaunceyBillups — on Jun 22, 2005

• The Case Against DeLay: Case Studies in Falling Apart

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Jun 22, 2005

• Poll: Americans Disagree With Bush on Undisclosed Propaganda

  A new poll says eight of 10 viewers wouldn't be repelled by government propaganda, if it was disclosed as such.

  News in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Jun 22, 2005

• Durbin Apologizes For Gitmo Remarks

  News in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Jun 22, 2005

• A patronage two-fer …

  Remarkably, a very small role in a campaign ... had gotten me placement on a “Friends of EWE” list.

  Satire in Politics — by vinturella — on Jun 22, 2005

• Bush Backpedaling on Social Security Privatization?

  A Republican senator says he'll propose Social Security reform without privatization. Amazingly, Bush says "OK."

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Jun 22, 2005

• Can You Trust the Government to Do the Right Thing?

  Opinion in Politics — by Bob Greenspan — on Jun 22, 2005

Sports

• The Dying Popularity of Grass and Its Wimbledon Champion

  Opinion in Sports — by Tan The Man — on Jun 22, 2005

Video

• Motion Picture Academy Denies Stunt Performers, Makes Rule Changes

  News in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Jun 22, 2005

• kool keith runs rap, you just don't know it

  Review in Video — by Berkeley Joe — on Jun 22, 2005

• 'Mad as Hell': The AFI's Top 100 Film Quotes

  As one might expect from such a subjective undertaking, the top 100 list is a bit underwhelming.

  Opinion in Video — by Pete Blackwell — on Jun 22, 2005

• Star Trek Lives

  News in Video — by Eric James — on Jun 22, 2005

• How to shoot to fame: Pedro Almodovar

  The lasting influence of Pedro Almodovar on Spanish cinema.

  Review in Video — by Antonio Pasolini — on Jun 22, 2005

• DVD/CD Review: Metalmania 2004

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jun 22, 2005

• AFI Ranks Top 100 Movie Quotes

  News in Video — by Tan The Man — on Jun 22, 2005

Review

• "Ong-Bak" - Knee Crushing Abandon!

  In which The Duke gets all excited by the relentless battering of heads.

  Review in Review — by Duke De Mondo — on Jun 22, 2005

Music

• Music Playlist: NYC

  There's a giant heap of songs written about, or inspired by New York City

  Review in Music — by Robert Burke — on Jun 22, 2005

• CD Review: Bobby Pinson, Man Like Me

  Review in Music — by Jon Sobel — on Jun 22, 2005

• CD Review: Erin McKeown - We Will Become Like Birds

  Review in Music — by John Owen — on Jun 22, 2005

• CD Review: Bluestars by Pretty Ricky

  Review in Music — by Sterfish — on Jun 22, 2005

• War of the Worlds

  I can hardly wait for the premier of War of the Worlds at the end of this month.

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on Jun 22, 2005

• CD Review: The Peppermints Jesüs Chryst

  This band proves that a little bit of blasphemy and a whole lot of trashiness go a long way.

  Review in Music — by Pete Blackwell — on Jun 22, 2005

• Overlooked Alternatives: new releases for June 21, 2005

  New ones from Schoolyard Heroes and Engineers; reissues from Porcupine Tree and Bruce Dickinson.

  News in Music — by Tom Johnson — on Jun 22, 2005

• Artist Overview: Jefferson Airplane

  Jefferson Airplane was the first of the 60's San Francisco bands to hit big, and their photogenic, modern, countercultural, psychedelic, light-show-backed image appeared on magazine covers and the Ed Sullivan Show.

  Review in Music — by uao — on Jun 22, 2005

Sci/Tech

• AlwaysOn and Technorati "Open Media 100"

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Jun 22, 2005

• Memories

  In the regular course of a day we see, hear, taste, and experience countless sensations that our brain’s processes.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Richard Marcus — on Jun 22, 2005