July 27, 2005 Archive

Video

• On "Fetishes" And Various Hilarious Sexual Episodes

  WARNING - Contains graphic talk of various filth-related practices.

  Opinion in Video — by Duke De Mondo — on Jul 27, 2005

• The Trailer Park: V for Vendetta

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 27, 2005

• Goodfellas: An IM Conversation Betwixt Eric Berlin and Duke de Mondo

  Opinion in Video — by Eric Berlin — on Jul 27, 2005

• Alias producers say pregnant women can't be sexy

  If Jennifer Garner can't be sexy when she's pregnant then who the hell can? (Rhetorical).

  Opinion in Video — by Temple Stark — on Jul 27, 2005

• Review: Wedding Crashers

  Wedding Crashers, a juvenile comedy... but a really good one.

  Review in Video — by David Desjardins — on Jul 27, 2005

• Review: Gunner Palace

  This doc didn't go left or right, it went to Iraq by telling the stories of the soldiers... well it lets them tell the story

  Review in Video — by David Desjardins — on Jul 27, 2005

• ABC, NBC and WB Announce Fall Premiere Dates

  News in Video — by Regina Avalos — on Jul 27, 2005

• Apocalypto, the Wrath of Mel

  Mel Gibson does South America

  Opinion in Video — by Alonzo Mosley (FBI) — on Jul 27, 2005

• Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Jul 27, 2005

• Real World: Austin Week 6

  Review in Video — by Regina Avalos — on Jul 27, 2005

Books

• Review: Writing as a Way of Healing

  "This book is an invitation ,,,to use writing as ... healing,... to discover strength, power, wisdom... creativity... and wholeness..."

  Review in Books — by Howard Dratch — on Jul 27, 2005

• Book Review: Stephanie Plum in Two for the Dough – A Bounty on Caskets

  How often can a girl appear in company with a corpse, before people start asking questions?

  Review in Books — by DrPat — on Jul 27, 2005

• Book Review: Blood of Angels

  The scales of justice are sometimes delayed...

  Review in Books — by NancyGail — on Jul 27, 2005

• Brother Against Brother Pt 4: Interviews with Vietnam War Authors

  Part 4 of a 7 part series about jealousy, truth, and honor among veterans of the Vietnam War.

  Interview in Books — by HE!D! — on Jul 27, 2005

• Brother Against Brother Pt 3: Interviews with Vietnam War Authors

  Part 3 of a 7 part series about jealousy, truth, and honor among veterans of the Vietnam War.

  Interview in Books — by HE!D! — on Jul 27, 2005

• RESERVOIR OF TEARS

  Opinion in Books — by Kable — on Jul 27, 2005

Culture

• Obituary: Richard Doll

  Richard Doll, an epidemiologist who helped identify the association between smoking and lung cancer, died on Sunday 24 July at the age of 92.

  News in Culture — by Claudine Chionh — on Jul 27, 2005

• Earliest Possible Sex Toy Found?

  News in Culture — by Tan The Man — on Jul 27, 2005

• No Shuttle Flights Until Debris Problem Resolved

  Clearly, with the event we had, we were wrong.

  News in Culture — by Bennett Dawson — on Jul 27, 2005

• That blind kid sure plays a mean ... Soul Calibur 2

  Who is this kid who blindly plays video games - and beats those with sight?

  News in Culture — by Temple Stark — on Jul 27, 2005

• The State of the Union According to Me

  Opinion in Culture — by Mark Schannon — on Jul 27, 2005

• In the Midst of Life...

  Closer than we ever think, always a shock, it leaves us fearful on shaky ground.

  Opinion in Culture — by DrPat — on Jul 27, 2005

• "pro" liars -talking about abortion

  Opinion in Culture — by Spincycle — on Jul 27, 2005

• Common Sense Gun Laws

  “The NRA is not coming to Columbus in 2007. The convention is canceled because last week your City Council unanimously voted to revoke the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens in Columbus by banning perfectly legal firearms."

  Opinion in Culture — by E L Frederick — on Jul 27, 2005

• Bling Bling’s not Frontin’

  Whole, natural, organic foods; White-man's Bling Bling

  Opinion in Culture — by JDCarmine — on Jul 27, 2005

• Doonesbury In Trouble Again

  I know I don’t take Rush seriously so why can’t they do the same with Trudeau?

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Jul 27, 2005

• Online Dating: 4 Dating Mistakes to Avoid

  Did you catch the dating mistakes made during episode one of ABC's Hooking Up documentary series on online dating?

  Opinion in Culture — by Sue Bond — on Jul 27, 2005

• Day By Day for July 27, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for July 27, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Jul 27, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Space: the case for privatization

  In the nearly four decades since Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, human space travel has gone nowhere.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Natalie Bennett — on Jul 27, 2005

• Filesharers Spend More on Legal Downloads, Survey Finds

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 27, 2005

• Book Review: Learning Perl – Fourth-Edition Llama Book

  If you already know how to program another language, and want to learn Perl, this is the book...

  Review in Sci/Tech — by DrPat — on Jul 27, 2005

Music

• iTunes Music Store Gives Indie Labels More Equal Share

  News in Music — by Tan The Man — on Jul 27, 2005

• CD Review: The Relief Effort Is At Your Mercy

  The Relief Effort is At Your Mercy to listen to their music, but once you hear it, the tables turn, putting the band in the driver’s seat.

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on Jul 27, 2005

• CD Review: A.J. Rosales - Resistor

  The simplicity of a man and his guitar can be very prolific.

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on Jul 27, 2005

• Sony BMG Spanked in Payola Investigation

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Jul 27, 2005

• Top 10 Worst Song Lyrics... Ever...

  The top 10 songs with the absolute worst lyrics. Selected by premier music bloggers.

  Review in Music — by Robert Burke — on Jul 27, 2005

• Mixtape From Hell

  I made my friend a tape once. Suffer children!

  Review in Music — by Wally Bangs — on Jul 27, 2005

• CD Review: Groundtruther - Longitude

  ...with some microtonal weirdness and scratchology...

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Jul 27, 2005

• Review: The Essential Marty Robbins

  An outstanding introduction to one of the forgotten legends of country music. And yes, "El Paso" is included.

  Review in Music — by John Owen — on Jul 27, 2005

• CD review: Mendeed indeed!

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Jul 27, 2005

• CD review: Sludge more like lovely mud!

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Jul 27, 2005

• New Rolling Stones and The Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Jul 27, 2005

• New album releases, week of 7-26-2005

  News in Music — by Al Barger — on Jul 27, 2005

• Johnny Cash - The Legend CD Box Set

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Jul 27, 2005

• A Bigger Bang from the Rolling Stones

  Can the Stones defy their age and deliver the goods? Here is a preview.

  News in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Jul 27, 2005

Politics

• Iraq and Iran: The Lovefest Continues

  Once again, the Western news media has failed to report a story of utmost importance.

  Opinion in Politics — by The Bulldog Manifesto — on Jul 27, 2005

• The Fly on the Wall and Fooling the Media

  What really happened when Edith Clement was announced before Judge Roberts?

  Satire in Politics — by Patfish — on Jul 27, 2005

• Terrorism and Its Enemies - An Alliance of Civilizations

  Opinion in Politics — by Aaman Lamba — on Jul 27, 2005

• Air America Radio Up 140% in LA, Eating Up Rush Limbaugh’s Audience

  Liberal talk radio hosts, including the new liberal talk network Air America Radio, are eating up the market share of conservative talkers quicker than Rush Limbaugh eats up Oxycontin.

  Opinion in Politics — by Balletshooz — on Jul 27, 2005

• Conservative Media (Surprise, Surprise) Trying To Discredit Plame

  Plame bought tickets to an "anti-Bush" concert. Scandal!!! Too bad it has nothing to do with the leak story.

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Jul 27, 2005

• "Patriotism Lite"

  Is America at war -- or just the American military?

  Opinion in Politics — by Terry Turner — on Jul 27, 2005

• What Did You Do in the "Global Struggle Against Violent Extremism," Daddy?

  If something isn't working, try re-branding it. Changing the name of the "War on Terror."

  Opinion in Politics — by Terry Turner — on Jul 27, 2005

• "Can They Focus on Arab Muslim Men?"

  News in Politics — by Lores Rizkalla — on Jul 27, 2005