August 22, 2005 Archive

Music

• Concert Review: Gigantour w/ Megadeth, Dream Theater, Fear Factory, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Life of Agony, Nevermore, Symphony X

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 22, 2005

• Review: U2: The Complete History DVD

  Cheap, quick and dirty U2 documentary has its merits, but falls short.

  Review in Music — by Robert Burke — on Aug 22, 2005

• Musical chaos?

  Opinion in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Aug 22, 2005

• Dr. Robert Moog Dies

  Bob Moog was one of the great pioneers of musical synthesizers, passing away recently at age 71.

  News in Music — by Ed Driscoll — on Aug 22, 2005

• Review: The Woggles at The EARL 8/19/05

  If the Earth were a good and decent place, The Woggles would rule it. A hard-charging, high-energy throwback '60s garage band is just what this world needs.

  Review in Music — by Capn Ken — on Aug 22, 2005

• Here Comes a Regular . . .

  Opinion in Music — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Aug 22, 2005

• From the Blogcritics Vault: Les Paul Rocks

  Interview in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 22, 2005

• Review: The Kinks' Soap Opera - Ray Davies Longing For Normalcy

  It is at once a parody, yet also carries a sincere and sentimental longing. Like I said, it's really gay.

  Review in Music — by Al Barger — on Aug 22, 2005

• Review: The Michael Schenker Group - Live in Tokyo 1997 DVD

  40 songs filmed with one camera, the last ten strictly bootleg quality. A compromise in quality. Still it rocks!

  Review in Music — by Triniman — on Aug 22, 2005

Culture

• 72 Hours Raw In Dublin - Part One

  "An Ending Fitting For The Start..."

  Opinion in Culture — by Duke De Mondo — on Aug 22, 2005

• The CBC Lockout: One Man's Contrition

  It's not a strike, it's a lockout. Watch me apologize for my sloppy amateur journalism.

  Opinion in Culture — by Cameron Archer — on Aug 22, 2005

• Rolling SIRIUS Stones: Band Gets Satellite Channel

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 22, 2005

• Fugues & Fireflies

  Opinion in Culture — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Aug 22, 2005

• The Not-Quite-Sunday Funnies Comics Page

  The funnies for August 22,05

  Satire in Culture — by Annie — on Aug 22, 2005

• BBC Program Questions British Muslim Leadership

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 22, 2005

• Mix-a-lot hits the Target

  Opinion in Culture — by Murphy — on Aug 22, 2005

• Mighty Mom battles Mighty Bean

  Parenting is a minefield, and you never know you’ve blown one of the Beanz until it’s too late.

  Opinion in Culture — by Parker Owens — on Aug 22, 2005

• What's your cup?

  It is only as England's wealth starts to grow that the humble drinking cup becomes a subject of play.

  Opinion in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Aug 22, 2005

• Day By Day for August 22, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for August 22, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Aug 22, 2005

• Dragon-Slaying Metaphor Explained

  Opinion in Culture — by Laura Young — on Aug 22, 2005

• Who Can You Trust Online?

  Are you unreasonably afraid of e-shopping, or do you know how to tell the good sites to shop?

  Opinion in Culture — by Dave Nalle — on Aug 22, 2005

• Drop Shot Tennis Report: Cincinnati Masters

  Ginepri makes a solid run, Nadal exits early, Roddick finally beats Hewitt, and Federer wins again.

  News in Culture — by Leoniceno — on Aug 22, 2005

Politics

• A Chilling Court Decision

  This is disgusting...

  News in Politics — by RJ Elliott — on Aug 22, 2005

• We All Were Immigrants Once

  Every person living in North America, even some Native Nations, is an immigrant from another country.

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Aug 22, 2005

• More Good News from Iraq

  Tired of the doom and gloom? Maybe some real news from Iraq will help with a more positive perspective.

  News in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Aug 22, 2005

• Intelligent Design Evolves!

  Opinion in Politics — by Rudicus — on Aug 22, 2005

• Taliban: We Won't Attack Voters

  According to a Taliban spokesman, its opposition to upcoming elections continues, but it won't attack the polls.

  News in Politics — by Bill Wallo — on Aug 22, 2005

• Chávez Criticizes U.S., Calls America the "Greatest Global Threat"

  According to the Venezuelan President, the U.S. is "the grand destroyer of the world."

  News in Politics — by Bill Wallo — on Aug 22, 2005

• Notable Quotable - Week Ending 8/21/05

  A Canadian points out American hypocrisy. Plus, of course, Howie Dean's latest scream.

  Opinion in Politics — by Patfish — on Aug 22, 2005

• Michael Moriarty, Ripped from the Headlines!

  Two weeks ago, Michael Moriarty attacked me in his Enter Stage Right column.

  Opinion in Politics — by Nicholas Stix — on Aug 22, 2005

• It's the Oil, Stupid

  Opinion in Politics — by The Bulldog Manifesto — on Aug 22, 2005

• Fun with Sheehan, Rove, & Iraq: Love Em or Leave Em?

  Thanks to the tactics of Karl Rove and the Right-Wing GOP Slander Machine, Cindy Sheehan joins a dubious "club"

  Opinion in Politics — by Shark — on Aug 22, 2005

• Outsource my thoughts...

  Opinion in Politics — by Tarun — on Aug 22, 2005

• Conservatives Love to Discuss Mythical "Angry Left," But Rarely Refer to Actual "Angry Right"

  Conservative pundits barely reacted when "angry right" protesters revolted against Cindy Sheehan's Crawford, Texas, protest.

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Aug 22, 2005

Video

• Region 1 DVD Releases for 23rd August 2005

  News in Video — by David Dylan Thomas — on Aug 22, 2005

• Low Expectation: The Baxter

  Unfortunately Showalter is insisting that his picture is more founded in the story and the characters.

  Opinion in Video — by Film Cynic — on Aug 22, 2005

• Two Dons: Ho and Knotts

  Opinion in Video — by Temple Stark — on Aug 22, 2005

• Six Feet Under: Rest in Peace

  Every once in a while a TV show ends on its own terms. How odd for this to happen to a show about death.

  Review in Video — by Bryce Zabel — on Aug 22, 2005

• The Great Raid (2005) versus The Great Escape (1963)

  Two World War II movies -- one in the theaters, the other on DVD -- which was the better film?

  Review in Video — by Bryce Zabel — on Aug 22, 2005

• Movie Review: Nabbeun Namja (Bad Guy)

  Pimp meets girl, girl rejects pimp, pimp tricks girl into turning tricks, girl falls for pimp

  Review in Video — by David Desjardins — on Aug 22, 2005

• Review: Six Feet Under Season 5 Finale

  The final episode of Six Feet Under was perhaps the most deeply affecting television show I've ever seen. You could tell this show was interwoven into Alan Ball's heart and his subtle brilliance couldn't be contained.

  Review in Video — by Mark Runyon — on Aug 22, 2005

• Review: Roseanne: The Complete First Season

  Review in Video — by Connie Phillips — on Aug 22, 2005

• DVD Review: Tetsuo - The Iron Man

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 22, 2005

• Classic Movie Review of the Week: The Ladykillers (1955)

  Not the Tom Hanks remake.

  Review in Video — by Mat Brewster — on Aug 22, 2005

• Ridonkulous DVDs - A quickie

  Some of the most ridiculous DVDs to come out in the last few months. More posts with more DVDs to come.

  Review in Video — by Jordan Clifford — on Aug 22, 2005

• Gene Simmons Rock School

  The Kiss guitarist -- the one with the serpentine tongue who’s claimed to have slept with 4,000 or so women -- is precious in his new role as a music teacher at Christ’s Hospital, a private London boarding school.

  Review in Video — by OC hairball — on Aug 22, 2005

Gaming

• Nintendo DS Review: Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

  Right game, wrong console.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Aug 22, 2005

Books

• Book Review: The Wake-Up

  Robert Ferrigno's thriller is an action-packed ride as a former intelligence operative offers a lesson in manners.

  Review in Books — by Bill Wallo — on Aug 22, 2005

• Book Review: Poison Heart

  Small town sheriff's deputy Claire Watkins finds herself facing a woman who will literally kill to get off the farm.

  Review in Books — by Bill Wallo — on Aug 22, 2005

• Digging the Dirt: The Archaeological Imagination – Review

  Archaeology has to be central to our understanding of ourselves and will help keep our feet on the ground ...

  Review in Books — by Natalie Bennett — on Aug 22, 2005

• Book Review: Accelerando Will Make Your Brain Hurt - In a Good Way

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Aug 22, 2005

• Interview with B.J. Bourg, author of Absent the Soul

  The TASER is the most effective weapon available to law enforcement and it's the best ride in the park

  Interview in Books — by Parker Owens — on Aug 22, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Surfrider Foundation Celebrity Surf Jam

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 22, 2005

• Computer Bug and Security News 8/22/05

  News in Sci/Tech — by Bruce Kratofil — on Aug 22, 2005

• Censorship at Blogger.com?

  I'm not blaming Google for directly censoring anybody, only that they have created the possibility for censorship.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Richard Marcus — on Aug 22, 2005