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Books
- Book Review: The Amulet of Samarkand (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 1) by Jonathan Stroud
- Book Review: True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa, by Michael Finkel
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Book Review: Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein
So that's where the word grok comes from!
- A Mankind Witch: Talking to the Monkey
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Book Review: Dark Fire
Literary types like to dismiss genre fiction, yet judging by the number of novels that are near- (or far-)misses, a detective novel is as difficult to write well as any other.
Politics
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In Bush's Address, It's All About The Mysterious "They" and "Them"
Was Bush talking about Al Qaeda or the Iraqi insurgency? Who cares. Details are for wimps, or worse, liberals.
- How to display the Ten Commandments safely
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A Brief Overview of the Grokster Decision
At the end of the day, I think the ruling is essentially fair, although what it will mean for technology manufacturers is still somewhat unclear.
- Iraq War: the last gasp of Empire
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TSA Collected Personal Data
It seems that the TSA lied about not collecting data about air travelers. The TSA admitted on Monday that it had been storing information about passengers in a database of over 240,000 people, for a new anti-terrorism program.
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Campaigning for Doorbells, and Cheating for Them
They tried to get me to cheat! Am am not registered with any political party, but a democrat walked up to me in the street and asked me to sign a petition for a Democrat running for public office. I told her that I was not registered as a Democrat, but she told me I could sign it anyway, and that I did not have to vote for him later on. She then painted a picture of New York City being in a horrible class struggle, and that the government had to force the evil owners of buildings to put doorbells in every door. Doorbells!
- Some Freedom Issues
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A Thought on John Bolton
John Bolton - what lurks behind the mustache? Why attack him on trivia instead of his record?
- Varian Fry, the only American honored as a righteous gentile
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Same Sex Marriage
Sometime after 9:00 pm last night the Canadian House of Commons passed a motion legalizing same sex civil marriages.
- Creationism is Fascism
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Justice Desserts
In an intriguing twist of events, Free Media LLC is trying to have the Town of Weare in New Hampshire approve their request for the house of Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who voted in favor of the recent Kelo vs. City of New London Supreme Court ruling. The ruling allows the government to use eminent domain to take an individual's private property and give it to other private groups or individuals for "economic development."
Culture
- Mundane Visual Pollution: Vol. 14
- Study - Self Esteem Not So Esteemed
- Hooked on Crocs
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Marcus Wesson Receives the Death Penalty
Marcus Wesson is sentenced to death...
- Return of the 'Pod People
- This is cold!
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The Fly on the Wall Lands at a Jackson Family Confab
The Fly on the Wall Lands in the Middle of a Jackson Family Planning Meeting. The Victory Tour Begins.
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Apple takes over podcasting world - the invasion was so easy this time around
In the world of podcasting June 28 marked the day of hell for independent voices.
- Thoughts On The 2005 BET Awards
Video
Music
- CD Reviews: Chris Beard - Live Wire
- Live 8 wants to change the world and The Daily Music and Tech News
- Live 8 Days Away, Moscow Show Announced
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Montrose Turns 24KT Gold
Now this is rock music! Yeah baby! This is a one of kind album and it still stands up today as one of the rock classics of all time.
- Eastern Spirit: A Great Debut Album for a Great Indie Band
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CD Review: Janis Joplin, Pearl: Legacy Edition
Pearl represented the summit of her self-creation to that point, and it was the only studio album she truly enjoyed making.
- Music Playlist: Cover Chain
- Summerfest 2005 - The World's Largest Music Festival
- Voodoo Music Experience 2005
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CD Review: Johnathan Rice - Trouble Is Real
It was the lupines that did it.
- Gig review: Slunt gig London in the goolies
- CD Review: Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of War of the Worlds
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Donewaiting.com Podcast #9 Now Live
Featuring new music by Of Montreal, Thunderbirds Are Now!, The Celebrity Pilots and more...
- RJD2’s Since We Last Spoke Is No Deadringer
- Review: Megadeth - Greatest Hits - Back To The Start
- CD Review: All Or Nothing by Fat Joe
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Concert In The Key Of Me
A concert in the Key of Me is far more rewarding. You can feed your ego while appearing to do something important.
- REVIEW: The Essential Dolly Parton, your Dolly starter kit
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Overlooked Alternatives: new releases for June 28, 2005
New release from Longwave, essential reissues from Can and Brian Eno, and a second Megadeth best-of.
Gaming
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Dude! Hypo...
Juvenile fun...
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Nintendo DS Review:Yoshi's Touch & Go
Frustrating design that hides a potentially great game.
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Nintendo DS Review: Pac Pix
A classic character being exploited.
Sci/Tech
Tastes
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All Natural Beauty
I guess this all started with my Mother who made her own candles from scratch in different colors, scents, shapes and sizes.
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