July 15, 2005 Archive

Video

• Blockbuster versus Netflix versus Local Video Stores

  Opinion in Video — by Michael Davis — on Jul 15, 2005

• A Little Old Lady Takes on Wizards, Witches and a Wayward Castle: Howl's Moving Castle Review

  Can a timid, young girl turned into an elderly woman release herself from the spell of the Wicked Witch of the Waste while in the home of the frightful Wizard Howl? With the help of a truly unfrightening fire demon, Sophie, will find a happy ending and anime fans will be enchanted by the imagination of Hayao Miyazaki in his adaptation of "Howl's Moving Castle."

  Review in Video — by Purple Tigress — on Jul 15, 2005

• Review: Mantle, Through Watery Eyes

  Review in Video — by David Mazzotta — on Jul 15, 2005

• Review: The End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

  A bittersweet compilation of interviews, concert footage and memories from one of the greatest punk rock bands on earth.

  Review in Video — by jen best — on Jul 15, 2005

• Review: Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Jul 15, 2005

• Review: Monk - My Sharona

  Review in Video — by Tony Figueroa — on Jul 15, 2005

• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Results In Foreclosures

  Satire in Video — by PoopyCaca — on Jul 15, 2005

• The Amazon Hall of Fame Films

  Opinion in Video — by Aaman Lamba — on Jul 15, 2005

• Top Twenty Female Actors

  Opinion in Video — by Richard Marcus — on Jul 15, 2005

• Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations

  The gossip is building..

  Opinion in Video — by NancyGail — on Jul 15, 2005

• Review: Wages of Fear

  O'Brien: "They don't belong to a union, and they don't have any relatives, so if anything happens, no one will come around causing trouble."

  Review in Video — by Alonzo Mosley (FBI) — on Jul 15, 2005

• New Movie Releases: 7/15/05

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 15, 2005

• Hell's Kitchen Revisited

  Chef Ramsey is still cussing, yelling and shutting down the kitchen.

  Review in Video — by Patfish — on Jul 15, 2005

Politics

• No 'Bring It On' To The Chinese?

  Opinion in Politics — by Michael Davis — on Jul 15, 2005

• Blood of a Poet

  Opinion in Politics — by RJ Eskow — on Jul 15, 2005

• DNC: Making Quotes Up Out of Thin Air?

  Now the DNC, apparently where all disaffected Republicans go to rant about the party, has compiled a list of submissions from their website from self-admitted Republicans. I call BS. Usually when someone starts by saying they are a Republican or Independent and then rails against the GOP, they usually aren't Republican. Of course, no one is identified by full name, so we'll never know for sure.

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Jul 15, 2005

• GOP Treason-Gate: Karl Rove 101 For Dummies

  The scandal swirling around Karl Rove continues to widen. As the GOP continues to mount a "defense" for Rove, it becomes apparent that without Rove to write the talking points, the party is in deep trouble.

  Opinion in Politics — by Balletshooz — on Jul 15, 2005

• The Palestinian Authority Polices its Own

  Opinion in Politics — by Al Barger — on Jul 15, 2005

• NY Times, Washington Post Accept Conservative Spin On Rules For Firing White House Leaks

  The White House subtly changes its tune on firing leaks, and the mainstream media doesn't notice it's being spun.

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Jul 15, 2005

• The Political Gaps

  Opinion in Politics — by Drew McKissick — on Jul 15, 2005

• Pew Study Finds Support for Terror Waning Among Muslims

  News in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 15, 2005

• Ongoing Investigation.com Being Auctioned on eBay

  Satire in Politics — by PoopyCaca — on Jul 15, 2005

• Interview With A Former ACLU Lawyer

  Interview in Politics — by Jay — on Jul 15, 2005

• Choosing between Security and Liberty

  Opinion in Politics — by Gregg Guetschow — on Jul 15, 2005

• Joe Wilson Lied In NBC Interview on Contributions?

  News in Politics — by Art Green — on Jul 15, 2005

• Flipping the script

  The person who provided the information about Mr. Rove's conversation with Mr. Novak declined to be identified, citing requests by Mr. Fitzgerald that no one discuss the case.

  With another administration leak from an unverifiable anonymous source taking the lead, we begin another round of deflections

  Opinion in Politics — by Prometheus 6 — on Jul 15, 2005

• Supreme Court - Possibility of Gonzales nomination, Rehnquist not retiring

  Bush has never been one to shrink from a fight, we can grant him that. He's likely to get one.

  Opinion in Politics — by Leoniceno — on Jul 15, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Book Review: Test Driving Linux by David Brickner

  Popped the Move CD into my drive, and in a minute, I was looking at a Linux KDE desktop.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by DrPat — on Jul 15, 2005

• Sharp Announces "Two-way viewing" TV Screen

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 15, 2005

• Shuttle Launch Delayed Additional Week

  ...a faulty connection in the wiring leading to the sensor, rather than a problem with the sensor itself.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Bennett Dawson — on Jul 15, 2005

Culture

• Friday femmes fatales No 14

  News in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Jul 15, 2005

• Corpses of Field, Forest and Stream

  Opinion in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 15, 2005

• A Spider Beside Her

  How do you tell a complete stranger that there's a spider crawling on them? A true story.

  Satire in Culture — by Mark Sahm — on Jul 15, 2005

• Philosophy Best Teacher of Moral Reasoning in Children

  First part of a two part series on Teaching Moral Reasoning to Elementary School Children

  Opinion in Culture — by JDCarmine — on Jul 15, 2005

• Checkraise: World Series of Poker Final Table: Listen Live

  News in Culture — by Justene Adamec — on Jul 15, 2005

• Does My Bum Look Big In This?

  Now, I absolutely hate girls who endlessly go on about weight loss and diets. If you’re serious about it, fair enough. But why go around telling everyone you’re on a strict diet and then hoovering six doughnuts on the trot? No-one else wants to hear it - least of all me. It’s BORING, love.

  Opinion in Culture — by Donna — on Jul 15, 2005

• Day By Day for July 15, 2005

  Chris Muir's Day By Day cartoon, for July 15, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Jul 15, 2005

Music

• CD Review: Iommi Is Fused With Hughes

  After enjoying the The 1996 DEP Sessions, I was hoping for another exciting collaboration between Tony Iommi and Glen Hughes

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on Jul 15, 2005

• Remembering Harry the Hipster Gibson

  Harry 'The Hipster' Gibson sang of things I had vaguely heard discussed by my elders - "chicks," "mellowness" (being stoned), and of that mysterious thing called "jive."

  Review in Music — by RJ Eskow — on Jul 15, 2005

• What In The World Is World Music

  ...In their eyes Bruce(Springsteen) is in the World Music category...

  Opinion in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Jul 15, 2005

• CD Review: Ray Charles, Friendship

  I'd like to say this is a great album. Unfortunately, I've never heard it.

  Review in Music — by John Owen — on Jul 15, 2005

• The Eagles - Farewell I Tour: Live From Melbourne

  Review in Music — by Gordon S. Miller — on Jul 15, 2005

• Expose - "Come Go With Me"

  Jeanette Jurado, lead singer of Expose, yearns to escape the stress from work in the metropolitan "Come Go With Me."

  Review in Music — by Pam Avoledo — on Jul 15, 2005

• The New York Dolls Hit the Studio and The Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Jul 15, 2005

• Manchester United

  Death match between the top two releases of early 2005 - both from Manchester bands.

  Opinion in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Jul 15, 2005

• Goldfinger - The Best Of Goldfinger CD/DVD Review

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Jul 15, 2005

• M.I.A.: Is She For Real? What's Real?

  Singer M.I.A. does bubbly pop songs about bombs, war, and terrorism. But isn't that a little... crass?

  Opinion in Music — by John Owen — on Jul 15, 2005

• The Friday Morning Listen

  He gives himself an ulcer.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Jul 15, 2005

• Review: Figurine - The Hearfelt

  Review in Music — by Jaime Nichols — on Jul 15, 2005

• Palm World Voices: Six New Titles

  ...you can hear the music but also see where it comes from, read about that place and feel involved in the culture

  News in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Jul 15, 2005

• Review: MC5 - Kick Out the Jams DVD

  Review in Music — by Neal Gardner — on Jul 15, 2005

Books

• Some thoughts on Harry Potter

  Opinion in Books — by Claudine Chionh — on Jul 15, 2005

• Does the Pope dislike Harry Potter?

  News in Books — by Damon — on Jul 15, 2005

• Book Review: Return Engagement

  Part two of my "reading books I said I'd probably never read" series.

  Review in Books — by Warren Kelly — on Jul 15, 2005

• Monogamy and the Daily Rant

  Opinion in Books — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Jul 15, 2005

• Rowling to Read From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince at Midnight

  News in Books — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 15, 2005

Gaming

• GameCube Review: Alien Hominid

  Just a little shy of 2-D perfection.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Jul 15, 2005

• Girls, Games, and a Culture Of Hostility (Part II)

  Now I'd like to address the other side -- the things that female gamers have done to entrench this behavior and, in effect, establish that it is acceptable and perfectly okay.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Alisha Karabinus — on Jul 15, 2005

• PSP Review: MVP Baseball

  One game proves to be too much competion for MVP.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Jul 15, 2005