August 20, 2005 Archive

Sci/Tech

• Do You Buy a Media Centre PC, or an Xbox 360?

  Is the Xbox 360 a better fit for the home then a Media Center PC?

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Ken Edwards — on Aug 20, 2005

• Armour For The Troops

  How charts are used in the science of armouring our troops

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Kaiser — on Aug 20, 2005

• Evaluating Web Site Performance

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Deborah Real — on Aug 20, 2005

• So Where The Hell Is It?

  Or Sony is still Flaking on 2.00

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Ken Edwards — on Aug 20, 2005

Culture

• "State-of-the-art" in Internet marketing …

  Continuation of an interview with John Vinturella, author of "Release Your Inner Entrepreneur. "

  Interview in Culture — by vinturella — on Aug 20, 2005

• San Fran's Loss Is Stockton's Gain

  San Francisco's local government clearly hates the US military...

  News in Culture — by RJ Elliott — on Aug 20, 2005

• Devolution of a Word? The F-word and a Brief History

  Opinion in Culture — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Aug 20, 2005

• Theater Review: Revolution Row

  Joined by an assortment of activists from other socially liberal causes, the gay refuseniks overload the federal prison system by refusing to pay their taxes, leading to a national civil crisis.

  Review in Culture — by Jon Sobel — on Aug 20, 2005

• Existential Neuroticism: An Anticipatory Grief Observed, Part 1

  Opinion in Culture — by Laura Young — on Aug 20, 2005

• For the sporty Islamic woman

  Review in Culture — by Murphy — on Aug 20, 2005

• Okay, Not ALL Marketers are Evil. Just be a discerning consumer

  Opinion in Culture — by Laura Young — on Aug 20, 2005

• A forgotten humanitarian

  In 1790 Sir Benjamin Hammett brought a bill before the House of Commons "for altering the Sentence of burning Women"

  Opinion in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Aug 20, 2005

• Day By Day for August 20, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for August 20, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Aug 20, 2005

• Ashes to Ashes: Saying Good-bye to Hunter S. Thompson and Peter Jennings

  Opinion in Culture — by Eyebrow Esquire — on Aug 20, 2005

• Sacred Women: A Literary Guide

  A guide to tapping into the Sacredness inside every woman.

  Review in Culture — by Damaa — on Aug 20, 2005

Video

• Loving Judge Judy

  Opinion in Video — by Scott C. Smith — on Aug 20, 2005

• The Trailer Park: Doom

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 20, 2005

• Signing Your Life Away

  Opinion in Video — by Scott C. Smith — on Aug 20, 2005

• Movie Recap: September 2004

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 20, 2005

• Pierce Brosnan Out as 007: A Look at Who May Be the Next Bond

  Opinion in Video — by Victor Lana — on Aug 20, 2005

• Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

  Review in Video — by DMC — on Aug 20, 2005

• A Brush With "Reality"

  Opinion in Video — by Chris Franklin — on Aug 20, 2005

Music

• Music Video Review: "My Doorbell" by The White Stripes

  This video proves that The White Stripes are for the children.

  Review in Music — by Sterfish — on Aug 20, 2005

• CD Review: Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon -- Sixty-Six Steps

  Music that will make you smile from some exceptionally talented musicians.

  Review in Music — by Gregg Guetschow — on Aug 20, 2005

• Hellfest Replacement Shows

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 20, 2005

• Review: Statistically Rocking - Often Lie

  Without fail, whenever I walk down the streets of my town, I will invariably be flagged down by people earnestly asking me, with a desperate gleam in their eyes, "Dave, what do you think of the new Statistics record? Why won't you tell me? For the love of me and this baby I'm carrying, won't you tell me why? Please!!!" Most of the time I just feel frightened and annoyingd by this questioning, since until recently there hadn't been a new Statistics album in over a year and a half. But things have made slightly more sense for the past few weeks, as the question is once again relevant. There is indeed a new Statistics album. And it is called Often Lie. And it rocks. And you should rock it too.

  Review in Music — by David R Perry — on Aug 20, 2005

• Il Divo: Boyband with operatic voices

  Opinion in Music — by messy — on Aug 20, 2005

• DVD - Give 'Em The Boot

  A crass marketing tool for Hellcats Records? Would Joe Strummer have approved being used this way?

  Review in Music — by Triniman — on Aug 20, 2005

Politics

• New letter from John Roberts discovered

  Satire in Politics — by Miriam — on Aug 20, 2005

• Illegal immigration testing our humanity

  Illegal immigration is no longer an exclusively right-wing concern - it is a liberal, humanitarian one

  Opinion in Politics — by Mark Edward Manning — on Aug 20, 2005

• Sheehan should stick to grieving

  If Cindy Sheehan's grief was genuine, why does she welcome all the media attention?

  Opinion in Politics — by Mark Edward Manning — on Aug 20, 2005

• The Politics of Hate

  Are we living in two Americas? Do blogs influence anybody or anything?

  Opinion in Politics — by Gary Brackett — on Aug 20, 2005

• Changing The Tone

  Opinion in Politics — by Scott C. Smith — on Aug 20, 2005

• Why Should I Love (or hate) Newt Gingrich?

  ...and I may be "mis-remembering" how things actually were back then.

  Opinion in Politics — by Bennett Dawson — on Aug 20, 2005

• Gas shortages ahead?

  America's facing an oil refining crisis, are facing $5.00/gallon gas?

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bill — on Aug 20, 2005

• Spotted Owl phase 2

  Ever heard of the Western Spotted Owl? Well this is a common owl that environmentalists claimed was "endangered" and could

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bill — on Aug 20, 2005

Gaming

• PS2 Review: King of Fighters Maximum Impact

  A solid move to get away from the series classic 2-D style.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Aug 20, 2005

• Xbox Review Medal of Honor - Rising Sun

  A brilliant opening ruined by the next eight hours of play.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Aug 20, 2005

Tastes

• Puddle of Suss: Six Degrees of Bacon

  Now available in ice cream and flavor spray.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Aug 20, 2005

Sports

• From the Blogcritics Vault: Russian Gymnast Tarnishes Gold

  Our publisher looks back at Carly Patterson's Olympic victory and some Russian sour grapes...

  Opinion in Sports — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 20, 2005

• Manchester United 1 Aston Villa 0

  Manchester United record a workmanlike victory over Birmingham's Aston Villa to maintain their good start to the new season

  News in Sports — by Christopher Rose — on Aug 20, 2005

• Sport: Recreational Open Water Swimming

  "Open water swimming is to pool swimming as trail running is to track" Combine fun, challenge, meditation and beauty.

  Opinion in Sports — by Howard Dratch — on Aug 20, 2005

Books

• Traditional Way: Not Always The Right Way

  When does tradition...become the shackle that ties us into backwardness and bigotry?

  Opinion in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Aug 20, 2005

• Book Review: Nature via Nurture

  Review in Books — by Floris Vermeir — on Aug 20, 2005

• Paper, Pencils and Planbooks

  The first six weeks of school should be spent establishing routines and consistently enforcing the rules.

  Opinion in Books — by Damaa — on Aug 20, 2005