July 1, 2005 Archive

Politics

• Recruitment Woes

  Opinion in Politics — by Fei — on Jul 01, 2005

• Welcome to the DEA House of Horrors

  Welcome to the DEA museum, Times Square's new House of Horrors.

  Satire in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Jul 01, 2005

• Elephant and Mouse

  Living next to the United States is a little like sleeping with an elephant. You always wonder if they will roll over on you. P.E. Trudeau

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Jul 01, 2005

• Conservative or Selfservative

  It does not, or should not, assert the right of white, Christian heterosexual males of a certain age to limit the rights of everyone else.

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Jul 01, 2005

• MoveOn.org uses Terri Schiavo for Politics

  MoveOn.org just posted a new ad on their website attacking George Bush. In continuing their long run of stupid advertisements, this latest one uses the Terri Schiavo case to belittle any of Bush's judicial nominees. It states that Bush may pick "an extremist" that will restrict people's rights, and intervene where he shouldn't.

  Opinion in Politics — by ApathyOnline — on Jul 01, 2005

• Canadian's lawyer says charges should be brought against CIA agents

  Opinion in Politics — by Voice 1 — on Jul 01, 2005

• Iraq is a much bigger disaster than "9/11"

  Opinion in Politics — by Voice 1 — on Jul 01, 2005

• US dropped napalm in Iraq

  Opinion in Politics — by Voice 1 — on Jul 01, 2005

• Justice O'Connor Retires: And Chaos Will Reign

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Jul 01, 2005

• Bush's Wednesday Speech

  George Bush came up onto a stage a Fort Bragg NC in a roar of military yells and claps and foot stompings. Military was the primary theme; rather, the military and Iraq.

  Opinion in Politics — by Paul Herrington — on Jul 01, 2005

• Justice O'Connor Retires: Supreme Decision

  Where to turn in the fight over the next Supreme Court Justice.

  News in Politics — by Terry Turner — on Jul 01, 2005

• What's Next After Sandra Day O'Connor?

  The President will likely act in six hours to name a replacement -- but it'll take all summer to fight it out.

  Opinion in Politics — by Terry Turner — on Jul 01, 2005

• Ohio Gov. Taft's two-year state budget

  Controversial tax plan goes into motion today.

  News in Politics — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Jul 01, 2005

• Happy Canada Day! Great Quotes on Canada

  Opinion in Politics — by Deano — on Jul 01, 2005

• Why Are Liberals So Mean?

  A post I made here on Blogcritics reaffirms my belief that Liberals are just plain mean.

  Opinion in Politics — by Patfish — on Jul 01, 2005

• Kyoto is evil, Kyoto must die!!!

  Satire in Politics — by Big Time Patriot — on Jul 01, 2005

Culture

• Weekly BlogScan: Huffing Nitrites on the Fourth of July

  Review in Culture — by DrPat — on Jul 01, 2005

• The Banality of BTK

  Opinion in Culture — by Loretta Dillon — on Jul 01, 2005

• NASA Space Shuttle - All Systems GO!

  News in Culture — by Bennett Dawson — on Jul 01, 2005

• Time Magazine vs. The First Amendment

  Opinion in Culture — by Mark Schannon — on Jul 01, 2005

• Health Net Sued For Unfair Denials

  Opinion in Culture — by John Di Saia MD — on Jul 01, 2005

• The Death of Atheism and the Birth of Malignant Gods

  Radical religious extremism marks the birth of a new Twenty-first Century God. Beware.

  Opinion in Culture — by JDCarmine — on Jul 01, 2005

• Day By Day for July 01, 2005

  Chris Muir's Day By Day cartoon, for July 01, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Jul 01, 2005

• Life Half-Life

  anybody feel like a poem? maybe not... if not, move on, if yes, read on...

  Opinion in Culture — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Jul 01, 2005

• Albert E. Forsythe, Black Aviation Pioneer, 1897-1986

  Opinion in Culture — by Miriam — on Jul 01, 2005

• Karla Holmolka

  There are enough notorious people in the world that we are not going to miss one more or less.

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Jul 01, 2005

Books

• Book Review: Imperial Hubris

  Review in Books — by Fei — on Jul 01, 2005

• Book Review: Astronomy Hacks

  Review in Books — by Aaman Lamba — on Jul 01, 2005

• Book Review: In Praise of Slow by Carl Honore

  Enter the worldwide Slow movement, the rhythm of life our forebears have followed for centuries...

  Review in Books — by Simon Young — on Jul 01, 2005

• Book Review: Negotiate to Win by Jim Thomas

  Review in Books — by Lisa Hoover — on Jul 01, 2005

• Cardinal Colors
  Review: A Perfect Red by Amy Butler Greenfield

  We think of pirate treasure as Spanish "pieces of eight"; actually, it was often bags of dried cochineal insects.

  Review in Books — by DrPat — on Jul 01, 2005

• Plimpton's Paper Lion – Review

  The crowd that watched him call plays in that Pontiac, MI scrimmage determined that he must have been a clown sent in by Detroit management to lighten the mood and amuse the fans. The truth is a much more difficult thing to bear

  Review in Books — by Captoe — on Jul 01, 2005

Sci/Tech

• NASA Releases New Shuttle Designs

  News in Sci/Tech — by Bennett Dawson — on Jul 01, 2005

• Cyberspace Representatives Land off Africa

  An island off the east coast of Africa known for beaches, boutiques and curries could be a tech leader

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Howard Dratch — on Jul 01, 2005

• Bug of the Month, July 2005

  RealNetworks wins for July

  News in Sci/Tech — by Bruce Kratofil — on Jul 01, 2005

Video

• CRASH: Fear & Forgiveness in L.A.

  I've read some reviews of this film online, and I think others have done more justice to the film than I could. So I'll "review" my emotions as I watched this film and as I was driving home alone last night.

  Review in Video — by Rick Stilwell — on Jul 01, 2005

• The Trailer Park: Seven Swords

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

• The End Is Not Nigh Enough

  Opinion in Video — by David Mazzotta — on Jul 01, 2005

• War of the Worlds

  Because this movie contains wanton killing of innocent civilians and destruction of property, I could not help but think that this is what it would look like if Islamic terrorists had access to numerous weapons of mass destruction.

  Review in Video — by SactoDan — on Jul 01, 2005

• Review: The Middleman

  Review in Video — by Fei — on Jul 01, 2005

• What Makes a "Chick Movie?"

  The question is, simply enough, what are the shared qualities of a "chick movie?" Are there certain characteristics or common threads that distinguish movies that appeal, almost completely, to the feminine viewer?

  Opinion in Video — by dietdoc — on Jul 01, 2005

• New Movie Releases: 7/1/05

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 01, 2005

• Legend of the Dinosaurs Region 2 DVD Review

  If you believe Godzilla movies are bad, you've never seen this.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Jul 01, 2005

Music

• Witchcraft - FIREWOOD

  Still, this is really good if you are a Black Sabbath or Pentagram fan in need of a new fix of old school.

  Review in Music — by Chris Akin — on Jul 01, 2005

• Chimaira - CHIMAIRA (Roadrunner)

  CHIMAIRA seems destined to push these Cleveland natives to the next level.

  Review in Music — by Chris Akin — on Jul 01, 2005

• U2 Live at Croke Park (Dublin, Ireland) 6/25/05

  Hello, hello...we're at a place called Vertigo...

  Review in Music — by Earvolution — on Jul 01, 2005

• The Shore exclusive track available for download - soon

  News in Music — by Aaman Lamba — on Jul 01, 2005

• The Friday Morning Listen

  ...making that funny needle-grinding- into-runoff-groove sound

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Jul 01, 2005

• CD Review: The Cookbook by Missy Elliott

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

• REVIEW: Don't Believe the Truth by Oasis sucks dookie cigars

  Review in Music — by Al Barger — on Jul 01, 2005

Sports

• Roger Federer Reaches Third Consecutive Wimbledon Final

  News in Sports — by Tan The Man — on Jul 01, 2005

• Futon Report: All "Player To Be Named Later" Team

  Usually PNLs are no-name prospects. Tell that to MLB players like David Ortiz and Jason Schmidt.

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

Gaming

• Democratic Senator Calls For Ban

  Opinion in Gaming — by Marty Dodge — on Jul 01, 2005

• More Hypos...

  Because there are so many possibilities!

  Satire in Gaming — by RJ Elliott — on Jul 01, 2005