July 17, 2005 Archive

Politics

• The Price of Freedom

  Opinion in Politics — by Kit Jarrell — on Jul 17, 2005

• What is Matt Cooper Hiding?

  On Sunday, Cooper also said there may have been other sources for that information. He declined to elaborate.

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Jul 17, 2005

Video

• Review: Charlie & The Chocolate Factory

  Review in Video — by Lennie — on Jul 17, 2005

• The Week That Was.....A Viewer's Diary: 7/10-7/16

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 17, 2005

• Movie Review: Dirty Pretty Things

  Please note: not a total, but a bit of a spoiler if you want to wait... otherwise, read on.

  Review in Video — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Jul 17, 2005

• Godzilla vs. Biollante Region 2 DVD Review

  The best Godzilla film of all time.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Jul 17, 2005

Culture

• Hurricane Emily Targets Yucatan

  Hurricane Emily, a powerful cyclonic storm, is aiming for the resorts of the Yucatan, Mexico

  News in Culture — by Howard Dratch — on Jul 17, 2005

• Return of the "R" Rating

  What wardrobe malfunction? Is it possible that adult-oriented entertainment is back in the mainstream?

  Opinion in Culture — by Chip Ross — on Jul 17, 2005

• 'Mother Of The Year' Nominee?

  Stephanie McMullen, from Bear, Delaware...

  News in Culture — by RJ Elliott — on Jul 17, 2005

• The Not-Quite-Sunday Funnies Comics Page

  The Funnies for For July 17,05!

  Satire in Culture — by Annie — on Jul 17, 2005

• Reiki: Nothing New Age About It

  ...harder to be taken seriously then people lumping you in with scarf draped, bangle wearing, nonsense spewing, air heads.

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Jul 17, 2005

• Action Figures for Grown-Ups

  Indulge your inner child and maintain a respectable image with action figures for grown-ups.

  Review in Culture — by Dave Nalle — on Jul 17, 2005

• NHL Wooing Fans Back With Punch A Player Night

  Satire in Culture — by PoopyCaca — on Jul 17, 2005

• Personal Favorites | Top Fragrances of All Time, Part 1

  Review in Culture — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Jul 17, 2005

• From the Archives of This American Life

  Opinion in Culture — by Laura Young — on Jul 17, 2005

• Scent & Sensibility

  Opinion in Culture — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Jul 17, 2005

Music

• REVIEW: Ray Charles - Friendship, Reissued

  Black and white. Nigger and cracker. Rock and soul. Society has come a long way. This is a tribute.

  Review in Music — by Temple Stark — on Jul 17, 2005

• Tragedy Strikes the Chicago Music Scene

  R.I.P. Doug Meis, John Glick and Michael Dahlquist

  News in Music — by Robert Duffy — on Jul 17, 2005

• REVIEW: Dukes of Hazzard - Original TV soundtrack (Reissued)

  Strap yourselves in - you're going to hear the original stars sing. Even Roscoe P. Coltrane.

  Review in Music — by Temple Stark — on Jul 17, 2005

• Tony Bennett - Sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook

  Review in Music — by Gordon S. Miller — on Jul 17, 2005

• REVIEW: White Stripes on MTV Live

  White Stripes fans definitely should see it. Still and all, I have to give the show a somewhat mixed review.

  Review in Music — by Al Barger — on Jul 17, 2005

• Review: R. Kelly Trapped in the Closet

  Is R. Kelly's 5-part R&B melodrama the corniest thing ever recorded? Yes. Yes it is.

  Review in Music — by Pete Blackwell — on Jul 17, 2005

• Asshole Alert: Baggage screener raps about terrorism

  Opinion in Music — by Mark Adams — on Jul 17, 2005

• REVIEW: Temper, Temper

  Though there was no blood I thought of the beautiful composed face as a victim.

  Review in Music — by Temple Stark — on Jul 17, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Blogger faces fatwa

  News in Sci/Tech — by Marty Dodge — on Jul 17, 2005

• As I Please: George Orwell Revisited

  ...to fathom the contempt George Orwell would have held for current standards of reportage.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Richard Marcus — on Jul 17, 2005

• On the ensoulment of frozen embryos

  The belief that ensoulment happens at the moment of conception is more than challenged, it is denied by in-vitro fertilization technology.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Prometheus 6 — on Jul 17, 2005

Books

• Is Clive Barker My New Hero?!

  Opinion in Books — by Laura Young — on Jul 17, 2005

• Book Review: The Traveler – Hyping Your Way to the Bestseller List

  Hype. The modern American way of getting attention. It seems to have worked for John Twelve Hawks, the pseudonymous author.

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Jul 17, 2005

• Das Energi - A Hippie Spiritual Classic

  Das Energi - can you feel the force?

  Opinion in Books — by Laura Young — on Jul 17, 2005

• Book Review: Silent Witness – The Untold Story of Terri Schiavo's Death

  Mark Fuhrman revisits the Terri Schiavo case from a detective's point of view, proposing a number of scenarios that might explain her cardiac arrest.

  Review in Books — by Loretta Dillon — on Jul 17, 2005

• Book Review: Rolling Stone – The Times They Have A Changed

  Now they blend in with the rest. Selling the brand without questioning the content.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Jul 17, 2005

• Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Review

  Review in Books — by Leoniceno — on Jul 17, 2005

• Thoughts of God, by Michael Kanaly

  Yes, the media campaign had been subtle at first, but it had quickly gained momentum, feeding on fear, until everyone on the Home World hated the aliens, and had become convinced that an attack by them was both inevitable and imminent. Of course, as events unfolded, it became obvious that this was a complete, fabricated lie.

  Review in Books — by Michael Davis — on Jul 17, 2005