July 26, 2005 Archive

Video

• Box Office Update: 7/22-24

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 26, 2005

• Review: American Beer

  The documentary pays visit and tribute to breweries and brewpubs from Maine to Washington.

  Review in Video — by Film Cynic — on Jul 26, 2005

• Academy Award Dates Announced

  News in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 26, 2005

• Hobbit Heavy Petting

  Lord of the Rings - that hulking beast of a narrative will not have to suffer interpretation again until some new medium is invented,...

  Opinion in Video — by Billy Shears — on Jul 26, 2005

• Hell's Kitchen - Updates

  Review in Video — by Aaman Lamba — on Jul 26, 2005

• Review: Whisky, On the Socks

  If Jim Jamursch were Uruguayan...

  Review in Video — by Antonio Pasolini — on Jul 26, 2005

• Review: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

  Joel: Pages ripped out. Don't remember doing that.

  Review in Video — by Alonzo Mosley (FBI) — on Jul 26, 2005

• DVD Pick of the Week: 7/26

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 26, 2005

• Review : The Island

  ISLAND, THE : A roller-coaster type movie that kicks your ass for 127 minutes and leaves you craving more.

  Review in Video — by David Desjardins — on Jul 26, 2005

• On "He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not" And The Terrors Of Obsession

  In which The Duke relates any number of harrowing episodes.

  Opinion in Video — by Duke De Mondo — on Jul 26, 2005

Culture

• Home Renovation Nightmare

  Opinion in Culture — by Hardy — on Jul 26, 2005

• Wal-Mart shitcans a newspaper. Good idea?

  Isn't this petty for such a big and successful company store?

  Opinion in Culture — by Temple Stark — on Jul 26, 2005

• P.R. Firm That Helped Allawi Now Promoting Al Jazeera

  The Bush Administration can't be happy about this.

  News in Culture — by David R. Mark — on Jul 26, 2005

• Review: What the Butler Saw

  You might call it Kafka meets Oscar Wilde meets Carry on Matron.

  Review in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Jul 26, 2005

• BBQ: A Trip to Kreuz Market in Lockhart

  Is Kreuz Market the best barbeque in the world? Their sausage and pork might earn that title.

  Review in Culture — by Dave Nalle — on Jul 26, 2005

• A Day In The Life: 1964

  ...There were very few times in those places when we were allowed to be children - but that was one time .... a long time ago. ...

  Opinion in Culture — by The Knitter — on Jul 26, 2005

• Your Moment of Truth

  Opinion in Culture — by Laura Young — on Jul 26, 2005

• Back away from the Bee Gees albums

  Interesting Interpretation, Honey. Now back away from the Bee Gees albums. Just back away.

  Satire in Culture — by Laura Young — on Jul 26, 2005

• "We have liftoff!" NASA Shuttle Discovery Thunders Into Orbit

  A perfect launch.

  News in Culture — by Bennett Dawson — on Jul 26, 2005

• Restaurant Habana at the Anti-Mall

  The main event at Habana is the food. Each of the 14 or so menu items grabs your attention; and, since you can only have one, calls you back to Habana for a revisit to try something new.

  Review in Culture — by Roland Allen — on Jul 26, 2005

• Day By Day for July 26, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for July 26, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Jul 26, 2005

• Living My Life Like It's Golden, Pt. II: Sacred Ritual

  In the indigenous world, ritual based on the magic of Nature plays an essential role in village life.

  Opinion in Culture — by mpho — on Jul 26, 2005

• Online Dating Tips

  This story should always be in the back of your mind because it could happen to you.

  Opinion in Culture — by Brandon J. Mendelson — on Jul 26, 2005

Politics

• Governments and Gods

  Opinion in Politics — by Ron Holbrook — on Jul 26, 2005

• Hillary Clinton: Dream Weaver

  Hillary Clinton, in a speech to the Democratic Leadership Council yesterday, beseeched her partymates to quit obstructing each other's agendas, and unite in pursuit of their core objective, obstructing the GOP agenda.

  News in Politics — by Flip — on Jul 26, 2005

• Journalists Cover London Shooting Victim Charles de Menezes' Family, But Not the Police

  Opinion in Politics — by Temple Stark — on Jul 26, 2005

• The Marriage Debate

  Opinion in Politics — by Drew McKissick — on Jul 26, 2005

• The Security Fallacy

  There is a major tendency for people to presume that further security measures will somehow save us from potential terrorist attacks. This presumption, however, is an outright fallacy.

  Opinion in Politics — by The Bulldog Manifesto — on Jul 26, 2005

• Van Gogh's Killer Given Life Sentence

  News in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 26, 2005

• U.S. Military in Iraq Caught Posing Propaganda As News

  News releases from July 13 and July 24 feature virtually identical quotes from an unidentified Iraqi man.

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Jul 26, 2005

• ACLU Policy To Legalize Child Porn Distribution

  Opinion in Politics — by Jay — on Jul 26, 2005

• The Supremes: Media Stars or Jurists?

  Opinion in Politics — by Darren Shupe — on Jul 26, 2005

Music

• Review: Sweet World Music Escapism

  Beyond variable individual artistic merits, world music transports; all the better when presented in a well-balanced compilation.

  Review in Music — by Ernesto Burden — on Jul 26, 2005

• CD Review: Zucchero Zucchero & Co.

  Adelmo Fornicari, known to the world by his nickname, Zucchero, which means ‘Sugar” in his homeland of Italy, has struck gold with his new release Zucchero & Co.

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on Jul 26, 2005

• review - Corrosion of Conformity - In The Arms of God

  On COC's 9th album, they pay attention to crafting difficult-to-categorize songs. The result is a more challenging listen.

  Review in Music — by Triniman — on Jul 26, 2005

• Review: Transplants - Haunted Cities

  Review in Music — by Eric Berlin — on Jul 26, 2005

• Buckwheat Zydeco - Jackpot!

  The zydeco accordionist and singer Buckwheat Zydeco released his last studio album eight years ago. Buckwheat, you’ve been gone too long!

  Review in Music — by Todd A. Price — on Jul 26, 2005

• The Worst Hit Song of All Time

  Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen, I have found it!

  Review in Music — by Michael J. West — on Jul 26, 2005

• Review: Langhorne Slim - When the Sun's Gone Down

  Review in Music — by Earvolution — on Jul 26, 2005

• Review: Athlete - Tourist

  Athlete's latest effort may be "Coldplay light", but still worthy of your ears.

  Review in Music — by Robert Burke — on Jul 26, 2005

• Green Day Leads VMA Nominees and The Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Jul 26, 2005

• Stadium Self-Pity Songs | The Short List

  Opinion in Music — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Jul 26, 2005

• Review: Stratovarius - STRATOVARIUS

  Review in Music — by Chris Akin — on Jul 26, 2005

• Review: Stryper - REBORN

  Review in Music — by Chris Akin — on Jul 26, 2005

• Review - Soulfly - The Dark Ages

  Max has created the most reminiscent record to his past that either Soulfly or Sepultura has done since his departure.

  Review in Music — by Chris Akin — on Jul 26, 2005

• The Mariposa Folk Festival: Simple Memories

  Even if those weren’t the good old days, there were some damn good days.

  Opinion in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Jul 26, 2005

• Review: Live Aid (the four-DVD set)

  Review in Music — by El Bicho — on Jul 26, 2005

• Indie Musician Drew Danburry

  Opinion in Music — by OC hairball — on Jul 26, 2005

• Overlooked Alternatives: new releases for July 26, 2005

  Bob Mould, Garage a Trois, Brad/Satchel, and a DVD by Death Cab for Cutie

  News in Music — by Tom Johnson — on Jul 26, 2005

Gaming

• PSP Review: Dead to Rights - Reckoning

  Lackluster, cheap, and bringing nothing worthwhile to the handheld realm.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Jul 26, 2005

• Revenge of the Sith DVD Release Date Set

  News in Gaming — by Regina Avalos — on Jul 26, 2005

• Nintendo DS Review: Nanostray

  Note to developers: Don't use the touch screen unless you NEED to. It can ruin perfection.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Jul 26, 2005

Books

• What Charlie Trotter Taught Me About Life

  Opinion in Books — by Laura Young — on Jul 26, 2005

• Book Review: The Geneticist Who Played Hoops with my DNA

  Author David Duncan provides engaging portraits of seven scientists on the cutting edge.

  Review in Books — by W.E. Wallo — on Jul 26, 2005

• Book Review: The Light Years Beneath My Feet

  Alan Dean Foster's latest novel continues the misadventures of a commodities trader in space.

  Review in Books — by W.E. Wallo — on Jul 26, 2005

• "Engineered" Evolution?

  "Engineered" Evolution? Sounds more like "Intelligent Design" to me.

  Opinion in Books — by David Flanagan — on Jul 26, 2005

• Book Review: Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

  A tale of two dads and the lessons to be learned...

  Review in Books — by Oyvind Hennum — on Jul 26, 2005

• The Last Miles: The Music of Miles Davis 1980-1991 by George Cole

  Review in Books — by Neal Gardner — on Jul 26, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Sleep, and other maladies

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Aaman Lamba — on Jul 26, 2005

• Blogger.com on Your Own Domain

  Using Blogger.com to host your blog on your own domain seems like the perfect solution.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Simon Glue — on Jul 26, 2005