July 14, 2005 Archive

Music

• INDIE ROUND-UP for July 14 2005

  Review in Music — by Jon Sobel — on Jul 14, 2005

• Industry ratings board to investigate Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and The Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Jul 14, 2005

• The Amazon Hall of Fame Musicians

  Opinion in Music — by Aaman Lamba — on Jul 14, 2005

• Son Volt: Okemah and the Melody of Riot

  It's been a long time since the last Son Volt album. So long, in fact, it's difficult to even find their previous three albums in stores. But with the new record, Okemah and the Melody of Riot, Jay Farrar presents an entirely reconstituted Son Volt, and some of the strongest songwriting he has done in years, either in Son Volt, or as a solo artist.

  Review in Music — by Earvolution — on Jul 14, 2005

• Review: The Day After Yesterday: A Sure Hit for Today

  Review in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Jul 14, 2005

• Queen - the band - Hails London Emergency Workers

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 14, 2005

• Review: Esthero's Wikkid Lil Grrls Finally Come Out to Play

  Review in Music — by Jason Meltzer Patterson — on Jul 14, 2005

• Worst Popular Album Covers... Ever

  The absolute worst popular album covers as chosen by the music bloggosphere.

  Opinion in Music — by Robert Burke — on Jul 14, 2005

• CD Review: Rita Coolidge -- And So Is Love

  The perfect combination of singer, songs, arrangements and musicians.

  Review in Music — by Gregg Guetschow — on Jul 14, 2005

• CD Review: Billy Corgan - The Future Embrace

  No limbs flayed open. No blood.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Jul 14, 2005

• Triniman has no taste: 125 recordings from 1985-2005

  I have no taste in music. Here's definitive proof in the form of 125 recordings from 1985-2005.

  Opinion in Music — by Triniman — on Jul 14, 2005

Politics

• NYTimes Has New, "Exclusive" Details on Their Involvement in Breaching National Security

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Jul 14, 2005

• The fallout from the Kelo case

  Kelo v. City of New London puts in focus what is at stake in the debate over upcoming Supreme Court nominations.

  Opinion in Politics — by Tom Donelson — on Jul 14, 2005

• Terrorism: The Problem and Solution

  Opinion in Politics — by Dawn Olsen — on Jul 14, 2005

• Ya Get What Ya Pay For

  Opinion in Politics — by HE!D! — on Jul 14, 2005

• There Comes a Point Where Gun Laws Should Be Disobeyed

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Jul 14, 2005

• And We're Off: UN Security Council Expansion

  News in Politics — by theco — on Jul 14, 2005

• One Terrorist is Not Someone's Freedom Fighter

  Not all terrorists are freedom fighters...

  Opinion in Politics — by Tom Donelson — on Jul 14, 2005

• Death by Stupicide

  Home-Grown Terrorism: Call 1-800-TERROR and Free the Culture of Paranoia.

  Opinion in Politics — by Blog Bloke — on Jul 14, 2005

• Violence continues in Africa during visit by Laura Bush, Bush twins

  These are the quiet wars. Unless you're making special effort, you could miss them in the news.

  News in Politics — by DrPat — on Jul 14, 2005

• Where the Heart Lives

  Opinion in Politics — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Jul 14, 2005

• Baby Suzy is Dead....

  Baby Suzy is Dead....

  Opinion in Politics — by Mojoala — on Jul 14, 2005

• My Reaction to Clinton was Wrong

  Opinion in Politics — by Lady Rep — on Jul 14, 2005

• Bush "Honest and Straightforward"? Majority of Americans Say No.

  What's worse: The poll was taken before the controversy surrounding Bush's chief political advisor, Karl Rove, exploded.

  News in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Jul 14, 2005

Culture

• Bleeding Heart Yard

  The story has Lady Hatton making a pact with the devil to win her husband's hand ...

  News in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Jul 14, 2005

• Happy 10th Birthday - Mr. MP3

  News in Culture — by Tan The Man — on Jul 14, 2005

• Man Found and Arrested By Computer Game

  News in Culture — by Tan The Man — on Jul 14, 2005

• Legalese: Read this and understand

  Opinion in Culture — by Mark Adams — on Jul 14, 2005

• Googled over? Lets start afresh

  Opinion in Culture — by Spincycle — on Jul 14, 2005

• Google Crawls First Human Brain

  True? Nope. Possible? Maybe. Inevitable? You better believe it.

  Satire in Culture — by Mark Sahm — on Jul 14, 2005

• Morgan and Tristan

  ...This woman whom I used to know, stood in my kitchen, our son crying in the glow of the TV...

  Opinion in Culture — by Marc — on Jul 14, 2005

• Sunni Muslim Wakf Board takes over Taj Mahal from Archaeological Survey of India

  News in Culture — by Aaman Lamba — on Jul 14, 2005

• Day By Day for July 14, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for July 14, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Jul 14, 2005

• Blogcritics Editors' Picks 7 02 05 to 7 08 05

  News in Culture — by Temple Stark — on Jul 14, 2005

• Comic-Con International 2005: Preview

  News in Culture — by Tan The Man — on Jul 14, 2005

• Weekly Top 5: Things I Used To Do As A Child, But No More

  Opinion in Culture — by Tan The Man — on Jul 14, 2005

• Electronics Review: Kensington's Stereo Dock for iPod

  Kensington finds a way to solve multiple problems with one solution.

  Review in Culture — by Matt Freelove — on Jul 14, 2005

Books

• Book Review: The Thinking Toolbox

  Review in Books — by Violet Nesdoly — on Jul 14, 2005

• Amazon Announces Hall of Fame Authors

  Opinion in Books — by Aaman Lamba — on Jul 14, 2005

• Book Review: One for the Money by Janet Evanovich — Not Just for the Gals

  We shouldn't let the women keep these books to themselves, guys!

  Review in Books — by DrPat — on Jul 14, 2005

• Harry Potter and the Chocolate Factory?

  News in Books — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 14, 2005

• Clickers Review

  Old woman sauce indeed.

  Review in Books — by Matt Paprocki — on Jul 14, 2005

Video

• Emmys Disrespect Writers

  The writing awards were listed at the very bottom behind the seven awards for sound editing

  Opinion in Video — by Eric James — on Jul 14, 2005

• 2005 Emmy Nominations Are Here

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 14, 2005

• UCLA to Establish Gay Film Archive

  News in Video — by Regina Avalos — on Jul 14, 2005

• Low Expectation: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

  No matter what Burton, Depp or the retracting Gene Wilder say, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory exists only for the money.

  Opinion in Video — by Film Cynic — on Jul 14, 2005

• Emmy Awards Nominations Are In, But Are They Desperately Lost?

  News in Video — by Eric Berlin — on Jul 14, 2005

• Big Brother - A Bun in the Oven?

  Yesterday on the infamous Big Brother, Makosi announced that she ‘might be pregnant’ – with Anthony’s child.

  News in Video — by Donna — on Jul 14, 2005

• Low Expectation: Wedding Crashers

  Wedding Crashers might be a knee-slapping good time, but the liklihood of generic and gross gags and few surprises make it one to be wary about.

  Opinion in Video — by Film Cynic — on Jul 14, 2005

• Movie Recap: October 2004

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 14, 2005

• Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory hits the “oooo-aaaaah” button in your brain quite a few times with its whirlwind of colors, fun props, and scenery, beautifully rendered on screen.

  Review in Video — by Bat Boy — on Jul 14, 2005

• Best Cancelled Shows... Ever

  Opinion in Video — by Alex Knapp — on Jul 14, 2005

• The Hours Review: Why Didn't Julianne Moore Win An Oscar?

  The Hours gave me two of the best hours of my life.

  Review in Video — by Chris Evans — on Jul 14, 2005

• Jaws DVD Review (30th Anniversary Edition)

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Jul 14, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Potter Parties Portend Publication

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 14, 2005

• Make Terrorism History

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Marty Dodge — on Jul 14, 2005

• The New Face Of Reform

  ...now when someone says he or she is a reformer, you can’t be sure what is meant.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Richard Marcus — on Jul 14, 2005

• Book Review: Darknet

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Marty Dodge — on Jul 14, 2005

Gaming

• Mass Murder? Sure. Sex? OH GOD THE CHILDREN!

  Opinion in Gaming — by Alisha Karabinus — on Jul 14, 2005

Sports

• British Open: Day 1

  News in Sports — by Warren Kelly — on Jul 14, 2005

• Futon Report: Midseason Recap

  Odds for playoff teams, regular season award predictions.

  Review in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Jul 14, 2005

Tastes

• McDonald's: You Got Billions & Billions Served

  Black Enterprise magazine just honored McDonald's as one of the "Best Companies for Diversity in America." Is that a good thing? Isn't this equivalent to HUD congratulating Sing Sing prison for having the most racially diverse housing unit in the country?

  Opinion in Tastes — by Junichi Semitsu — on Jul 14, 2005