August 17, 2005 Archive

Gaming

• Interview: Stopstopkill.com's Brendon Lindsey

  Gamers start fighting back.

  Interview in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Aug 17, 2005

• Xbox 360, Game Boy Micro Priced And Dated

  The next gen war price war begins.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Aug 17, 2005

Music

• Jim Morrison Was...

  Jim Morrison was...

  Opinion in Music — by uao — on Aug 17, 2005

• CD Review: Numero Cinco - Billy Watson and the International Silver String Submarine Band

  Review in Music — by Joan Hunt — on Aug 17, 2005

• From the Blogcritics Vaults: The Death of Elvis

  Opinion in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 17, 2005

• Review: Praful - Pyramid In Your Backyard

  Praful delivers a solid downtempo sophmore release.

  Review in Music — by Robert Burke — on Aug 17, 2005

• Review: Lucky Drive

  Open Road's third release is a clever mix of traditional bluegrass and modern themes.

  Review in Music — by Bill Wallo — on Aug 17, 2005

• Diddy do it again?

  The new Prince ... except without musical or dancing talent

  Opinion in Music — by Temple Stark — on Aug 17, 2005

• Review: Eagles - Farewell I Tour, Live From Melbourne

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Aug 17, 2005

• The Top 12 Ugliest Musicians... Ever...

  I asked music industry insiders who the ugliest musicians on the planet were. The results are here.

  Opinion in Music — by Robert Burke — on Aug 17, 2005

• Disturbed Singer Threatens To Bloody Finch Guitarist!

  "Let me tell you, no band ever got more notoriety from something than them after we kicked their ass," Draiman said.

  News in Music — by Chris Akin — on Aug 17, 2005

• Playlist: Canadian Rock

  Rush; April Wine; Cowboy Junkies; Barenaked Ladies; Max Webster; The Guess Who; Arcade Fire; Bachman-Turner Overdrive; Teenage Head; Skinny Puppy; Gordon Lightfoot; Bryan Adams; Blue Rodeo; The Tragically Hip; The Band; Paul Anka; The Crew Cuts; Buffy St. Marie; Bruce Cockburn

  Review in Music — by uao — on Aug 17, 2005

• The Essential Iron Maiden - a review

  Review in Music — by Lono — on Aug 17, 2005

Books

• Book Review: Four to Score by Janet Evanovitch – Finding a Bad Woman

  What's more fun than a kooky transvestite, Grandma Mazur, and the ex-whore Lula on the case with Stephanie!?

  Review in Books — by DrPat — on Aug 17, 2005

• Book Review: Devil's Corner

  Around the corner lies a mystery

  Review in Books — by NancyGail — on Aug 17, 2005

• Book Review: Human Accomplishment

  Human excellence throughout the ages has been attributed to everything from luck to sweat...

  Review in Books — by James O'Neil — on Aug 17, 2005

• Book Review: Mad Girls in Love

  Three generations of memories...

  Review in Books — by NancyGail — on Aug 17, 2005

• Book Review: Blonde Lightning

  Terrill Lee Lankford's new book is a stylish noir thriller about film, fame, and the price of fortune.

  Review in Books — by Bill Wallo — on Aug 17, 2005

• Book Review: Buzzmarketing

  Review in Books — by Meryl — on Aug 17, 2005

• The Iliad translated by Martin Hammond

  THIS is the BEST translation. Let me tell you. I bought this copy in the Royal Museum in London.

  Review in Books — by Murphy — on Aug 17, 2005

• The Da Vinci Code: Nothing To Get Excited About

  Have a little faith in your congregation's ability to think for themselves.

  Opinion in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Aug 17, 2005

Politics

• Cindy Sheehan - A Satirical View

  Satire in Politics — by Z.Z. Bachman — on Aug 17, 2005

• There's an elephant in the china shop of science

  That is the warning sounded by Chris Mooney in his upcoming book The Republican War on Science.

  News in Politics — by Fred Bortz — on Aug 17, 2005

• Changing Political Fault Lines

  Opinion in Politics — by Drew McKissick — on Aug 17, 2005

• Cindy Sheehan: Anti-Semite or Jewish Hero?

  Cindy Sheehan is purported to have said that if Israel pulls out of Palestine it will contribute to a reduction in terror. That sounds like a pretty reasonable statement to me.

  Opinion in Politics — by Balletshooz — on Aug 17, 2005

• Hundreds of Bomb Blasts in Bangladesh

  News in Politics — by Aaman Lamba — on Aug 17, 2005

• Pseudo Patrician Non-Humanitarians

  Opinion in Politics — by Murphy — on Aug 17, 2005

• My Two Cents On Cindy Sheehan

  As a liberal, I'll say this about Cindy Sheehan: I have nothing to say about Cindy Sheehan.

  Opinion in Politics — by Michael J. West — on Aug 17, 2005

• Hey, Christian Post---Gotcha!!!

  The Christian Post isn't too quick on the uptake, is it?

  Opinion in Politics — by Matt Freelove — on Aug 17, 2005

• Occupational Hazards: From Tokyo to Baghdad

  On the 60th anniversary of victory in Japan, excerpts from a Newsweek cover-issue from 1945 have something to say about the current occupation of Iraq.

  Opinion in Politics — by Bryce Zabel — on Aug 17, 2005

• Notable Quotables: Coulter, Kennedy, NARAL

  Notable Quotables: The Real Reason NARAL Wrote That Ad. Also, Coulter and Kennedy.

  Satire in Politics — by Patfish — on Aug 17, 2005

Video

• The Trailer Park: Carlito's Way: Rise to Power

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

• Bridget's Prejudice, Darcy's Pride: Pride & Prejudice & Bridget Jones

  Opinion in Video — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Aug 17, 2005

• Tommy Lee: scholar

  Review in Video — by teletart — on Aug 17, 2005

• Review: The Prophecy

  Too often The Prophecy deviates from camp and becomes crap.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Aug 17, 2005

• Review: Meet the Fockers

  To what extent you will enjoy Meet the Fockers is really contingent on how much you valued the first film.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Aug 17, 2005

• Review - 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story

  This could have been great if it was longer – how often will you hear that about a movie?

  Review in Video — by Nehring — on Aug 17, 2005

• Reviews: Oscar Nominated Shorts Program

  Eight shorts coming to a theater near you (hopefully)

  Review in Video — by Alonzo Mosley (FBI) — on Aug 17, 2005

• Movie Review: Four Brothers

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

• Broken Flowers -versus- Lost in Translation: Review

  Compares movie in theaters (Broken Flowers) with related film out on DVD (Lost in Translation)

  Review in Video — by Bryce Zabel — on Aug 17, 2005

• After the Thin Man: Review

  Powell, Loy, and a very young Jimmy Stewart continue the fun in this first sequel to the comedy/mystery classic.

  Review in Video — by Tom the Dog — on Aug 17, 2005

• The Great Raid: A Review

  This afternoon I had the numbing privilege of seeing the movie, The Great Raid, at the Mililani Theater Complex.

  Review in Video — by Bird of Paradise — on Aug 17, 2005

• Review: Barbershop: The Series

  It’s as unfunny as a pile of barber hair.

  Review in Video — by Sterfish — on Aug 17, 2005

• Real World: Austin - Week 9

  Review in Video — by Regina Avalos — on Aug 17, 2005

• The OC Season 3 Begins Sept 8th

  Senior year is never what it seems.

  News in Video — by Cara de Pescado — on Aug 17, 2005

Culture

• Is Accelerating To Pass A Crime?

  One man's defensive driving is another man's traffic violation.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mark Sahm — on Aug 17, 2005

• CNN about to be towed out of Crawford

  Satire in Culture — by Capn Ken — on Aug 17, 2005

• Playboy Logo in the Wrong Places

  A story from The Guardian focuses on marketing an adult brand to children. The brand is the Playboy Logo, the famous bunny ears that have been around as long as, well -- Heff -- just about.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mary K. Williams — on Aug 17, 2005

• One Big Happy Podcast #001

  First Things First. Do not despise small beginnings, for from the tiny acorn the mighty oak does grow. Let's hope this first podcast is an acorn.

  Opinion in Culture — by Phillip Winn — on Aug 17, 2005

• Madonna Tossed On Her Birthday

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 17, 2005

• What does race mean? Nothing

  The mixing started with Neolithic farmers and has been going on ever since.

  Opinion in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Aug 17, 2005

• Day By Day for August 17, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for August 17, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Aug 17, 2005

Sci/Tech

• NASA Scientists Discover New Method For Predicting Solar Weather

  "It's not only interesting scientifically, but has broad implications for society."

  News in Sci/Tech — by Bennett Dawson — on Aug 17, 2005

• Lautenberg Asks Bush Administration To Condemn Dobson Comments

  Lautenberg writes a senior White House official, who appeared on Dobson's radio show but didn't mention the controversy.

  News in Sci/Tech — by David R. Mark — on Aug 17, 2005

• Serious Questions About God

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Christopher Rose — on Aug 17, 2005

Sports

• Manchester United loan Bellion to West Ham

  Manchester United striker Bellion goes on loan to London's West Ham

  News in Sports — by Christopher Rose — on Aug 17, 2005

• The Winter Olympics Logo: A Cultural Mistake

  Opinion in Sports — by Ordinary Joe — on Aug 17, 2005