July 19, 2005 Archive

Sci/Tech

• Heart Device Recall: Oversight Failure?

  Guidant Corp has recalled 28,000 pacemakers. If you don't have one; don't worry.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Howard Dratch — on Jul 19, 2005

• News Corp buys MySpace: Should we be Worried?

  Could corporate control ruin MySpace?

  News in Sci/Tech — by Stone — on Jul 19, 2005

• Audioblogging

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Aaman Lamba — on Jul 19, 2005

• Larger Hybrid Cars Not More Fuel Efficient

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by bhw — on Jul 19, 2005

Culture

• Really Really Good #2

  A little bit of everything..Anthony Hamilton "Soulife" CD, Street Dreams, newpaper clippings...Watch the closing doors!

  Opinion in Culture — by Laron Cue — on Jul 19, 2005

• Top Designers of 2004: Interview with Sue Ziehler

  Top Designers for 2004, we at Landfair Furniture + Design Gallery are pleased to speak with Sue Ziehler of En Vogue Interiors

  Interview in Culture — by Bev Landfair — on Jul 19, 2005

• Survivor: Movie Theatres

  They could also generate a new post in BoingBoing.net titled, "What's Saving Movie Theatres?"

  Opinion in Culture — by Chris Franklin — on Jul 19, 2005

• Random Thoughts & Observations

  Opinion in Culture — by Drew McKissick — on Jul 19, 2005

• Source confidentiality extends beyond CIA leaks

  This issue is way bigger than the Plame leak. Should a federal shield law demand journalistic licensing?

  Opinion in Culture — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Jul 19, 2005

• Why Young Women Go For Old Guys

  Opinion in Culture — by JDCarmine — on Jul 19, 2005

• When I send my daughter out to play, I think of Shasta

  Opinion in Culture — by Parker Owens — on Jul 19, 2005

• Day By Day for July 19, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for July 19, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Jul 19, 2005

• Blogging Claims Another Job

  Opinion in Culture — by Joan Hunt — on Jul 19, 2005

Video

• Gregg Araki's Mysterious Skin: Unf***ingbelievable

  Breaks new ground only to throw up the same-old kind of pre-fab shack on it.

  Review in Video — by Alan Dale — on Jul 19, 2005

• Paul Haggis's Crash: First the Bad News

  Paul Haggis's one-sided coin: the flip side of the sentimental view of diversity.

  Review in Video — by Alan Dale — on Jul 19, 2005

• Box Office Update: 7/15-17

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 19, 2005

• Review: March of the Penguins

  Review in Video — by Curtis Swartzentruber — on Jul 19, 2005

• Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

  Review in Video — by Marty Andrade — on Jul 19, 2005

• DVD Pick of the Week: 7/19

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 19, 2005

• Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

  Pathological is probably the first word that comes to mind ... meet(ing) Willie Wonka for the first time.

  Review in Video — by Richard Marcus — on Jul 19, 2005

• REVIEW: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1978 movie

  Even I couldn't talk myself into liking it. This was worse than a Yoko Ono double album.

  Review in Video — by Al Barger — on Jul 19, 2005

• Review: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory

  Charlie And The Chocolate Factory is Tim Burton's best film in years.

  Review in Video — by Sterfish — on Jul 19, 2005

Politics

• Supreme Court Nominee Leaked: John G. Roberts Jr.

  News in Politics — by Eric Berlin — on Jul 19, 2005

• Nope, not Edith Clement, says ABC

  The SCOTUS nom guess-a-thon ain't over 'til the Shrub sings.

  News in Politics — by Natalie Davis — on Jul 19, 2005

• PNAC and the New Cold War

  Opinion in Politics — by Michael D. Bryan — on Jul 19, 2005

• Bush to Announce Supreme Court Nominee

  News in Politics — by Paul Herrington — on Jul 19, 2005

• DHS To Fingerscan Legal Visitors to U.S.

  The Bush Administration wants to fingerscan legal visitors. Fine. But what about the illegal visitors?

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Jul 19, 2005

• Hardy-har-har...Top Terrorist Gets In On The Party Fun!

  Opinion in Politics — by HE!D! — on Jul 19, 2005

• Just in case you didn't know...

  Opinion in Politics — by Andy Marsh — on Jul 19, 2005

Music

• Review - The Dukes of Hazzard: Original TV Soundtrack

  Review in Music — by Joe Battista — on Jul 19, 2005

• 2005 Music Festival Guide

  News in Music — by Elizabeth Boody — on Jul 19, 2005

• Alex Gold - The Break, like the dishes, is done

  Review in Music — by Berkeley Joe — on Jul 19, 2005

• A brief review of Jamie Barnes' Honey from the Ribcage

  Review in Music — by Paul Herrington — on Jul 19, 2005

• Best Rock Cover Songs of All-Time

  Opinion in Music — by Earvolution — on Jul 19, 2005

• Wilco to Play Farm Aid and The Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Jul 19, 2005

• Weekly Artist Overview: R.E.M.

  It's easy to underestimate the impact R.E.M. ultimately has had on the evolution of rock music. Originally an underground cult band, little known beyond college radio, they built their audience the old fashioned way; a little at a time, album by album. By the end of the 1980's they were experiencing their first taste of mainstream success; by the early 1990's they had become the biggest rock group on the planet. Their star has receded since their halcyon years, but they remain respected elder statesmen; still active 25 years after their initial formation, they are also one of the longest-lived bands of the post-punk era.

  Review in Music — by uao — on Jul 19, 2005

• A Single is born

  News in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Jul 19, 2005

• Sufjan Stevens at The El Rey in Los Angeles

  The talent is incredible and versatile. That was very clear throughout the show. Sufjan's music is demanding, in the singing and in the playing.

  Review in Music — by Roland Allen — on Jul 19, 2005

Books

• Book Review: Robert’s Rules of Writing – 101 Unconventional Lessons Every Writer Needs to Know

  Review in Books — by Connie Phillips — on Jul 19, 2005

• Book Review: Creating Characters

  Marisa D'Vari uses personality typing to help writers build more complex characters.

  Review in Books — by W.E. Wallo — on Jul 19, 2005

• Book Review: Affluenza: When Too Much is Never Enough

  Review in Books — by Simon Young — on Jul 19, 2005

Gaming

• Nintendo DS Review: Kirby - Canvas Curse

  The DS no longer hungers for great software.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Jul 19, 2005