August 23, 2005 Archive

Music

• Kanye West: Late Registration, Early Review

  Kanye's ego has hyped his sophomore album for months. Does the "Louis Vuitton Don" deliver?

  Review in Music — by Matt Mrozinski — on Aug 23, 2005

• Review: Minus the Bear - Menos el Oso

  Only one question remains, even after listening to Menos el Oso repeatedly: does this, in fact, count as a self-titled album?

  Review in Music — by Matthew Montgomery — on Aug 23, 2005

• Review: Mazarin - We're Already There

  Mazarin's third full length album is simply astounding.

  Review in Music — by Robert Burke — on Aug 23, 2005

• Xingolati Adds Banyan to Bill

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 23, 2005

• Dream Theater - The Best Prog Rock Band Ever?

  Is Dream Theater better than Floyd, Yes, ELP and Rush?

  Opinion in Music — by Taloran — on Aug 23, 2005

• CD REVIEW: Goldrush- Ozona

  Review in Music — by The Theory — on Aug 23, 2005

• From the Blogcritics Vault: The Two Years of Little Richard

  Opinion in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 23, 2005

• CD Review: Mardo

  This ain't your mama's rock 'n' roll. Wait. Actually, it is. Listening to Mardo is like stepping into a time machine and traveling back to when rock and roll meant something good: the 70's. Except it's 2005 and these guys are very much in the present.

  Review in Music — by jen best — on Aug 23, 2005

• Joan Baez Joins Protest and The Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Aug 23, 2005

Culture

• Leaping to Conclusions.

  An NFL player dies and the pundits trip all over themselves to “solve” a problem that doesn’t exist.

  Opinion in Culture — by Sal Marinello — on Aug 23, 2005

• The Man Who Democratized Music Has Died

  Before Moog, many may write symphonies, but few could ever hear them played. The gatekeeper has been removed, largely because of Moog. Now he's gone.

  Opinion in Culture — by anonyMoses — on Aug 23, 2005

• Cheap Beer: The Scourge of College Life?

  A Harvard study says that the price of beer has an adverse affect on binge drinking among college students. But does price really matter?

  Opinion in Culture — by Joshua Johnston — on Aug 23, 2005

• 72 Hours Raw In Dublin - Part Two

  "In Search Of A Filth"

  Opinion in Culture — by Duke De Mondo — on Aug 23, 2005

• Microsoft "Longhorn:" RSS-use on Steroids

  Opinion in Culture — by Chris Franklin — on Aug 23, 2005

• Who Protects Them?

  Opinion in Culture — by Gary Brackett — on Aug 23, 2005

• i'm moving, I'm not moving, I'm moving, not...

  Satire in Culture — by Miriam — on Aug 23, 2005

• M-Holes, P-Holes and A-Holes: On the Gender of Words

  It is possible (though it takes extra effort) to write without ever denoting gender. Street maintenance is harder.

  Opinion in Culture — by DrPat — on Aug 23, 2005

• Who Are You?

  I don't possess the credentials that make for proper social interaction in my current milieu.

  Opinion in Culture — by johnwstiles — on Aug 23, 2005

• Love Biatch: Commes les Francaises

  From l'amour to French kissing: How to date like a French person

  Opinion in Culture — by Love Biatch — on Aug 23, 2005

• "Pubic Pants": Happy Trails to You

  Are "pubic pants" so wrong they're right?

  News in Culture — by yourdailycockblock — on Aug 23, 2005

• Kick-starting the Creative Chainsaw

  How do you get your brain into writing mode?

  Opinion in Culture — by Mark Sahm — on Aug 23, 2005

• Happy Anniversary, Dagwood and Blondie - Or: The More Comics Strips Change....

  75 years of Dagwood and Blondie celebrated with characters from other strips that just won't die.

  Opinion in Culture — by Michele Catalano — on Aug 23, 2005

• Antigone at Hell's Mouth: Review

  A mature, sophisticated production to which the traditional youth adjectives of "energy-packed" and "vibrant" can also be fairly applied

  Review in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Aug 23, 2005

• Marketing Meets Everyday Life: Be Your Authentic Self

  Opinion in Culture — by Laura Young — on Aug 23, 2005

• World That Forgot How to Breathe

  Breathtaking. This! Hovering above The fringes. Of a city. In recovery.

  Opinion in Culture — by Kable — on Aug 23, 2005

• The Bible as 'hate literature'?

  Opinion in Culture — by John Bill — on Aug 23, 2005

• Disposable People

  ...told her that I would talk with him about it. Well, she went on about it, nose high in the air, calling the employees "uneducated misfits." I couldn't resist the temptation...

  Opinion in Culture — by Will Kessel — on Aug 23, 2005

• Day By Day for August 23, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for August 23, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Aug 23, 2005

• True Crime Update Week Ending 8/21/05

  BTK Sentence Should Include a Needle. Plus Gricar update, Latoyia's body found and the tragedy of the ducks.

  Opinion in Culture — by Patfish — on Aug 23, 2005

• Doldrums

  Fog can be beautiful, but when it descends like a vulture and just sits there, I start feeling claustrophobic.

  Opinion in Culture — by mpho — on Aug 23, 2005

Sports

• New Lance Armstrong doping allegations from first Tour victory in 1999

  Pardon my scepticism, but the French are griping about Lance Armstrong again...

  News in Sports — by DrPat — on Aug 23, 2005

Politics

• What Ordinary People are Saying--Robertson Assassination Comment

  Here are some examples of what ordinary people are saying about U.S. televangelist Pat Robertson

  Opinion in Politics — by Ordinary Joe — on Aug 23, 2005

• Pat Robertson Incites Capital Offense

  ...it does matter what colour you are, your religion does make a difference, when it comes to what you say and do

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Aug 23, 2005

• Thou Shall Not Kill - Get it Through Your Fat Head, Mr. Robertson!

  Opinion in Politics — by The Bulldog Manifesto — on Aug 23, 2005

• The Immigration Time-bomb

  Opinion in Politics — by Drew McKissick — on Aug 23, 2005

• Message To George W. Bush: Iraq Is No World War II

  Rather than show compassion and speak with Cindy Sheehan, Bush believes that another taxpayer-funded Iraq war PR campaign is the best way to drum flagging support.

  Opinion in Politics — by Balletshooz — on Aug 23, 2005

• More Support for Our Troops

  Opinion in Politics — by Mark Kleiman — on Aug 23, 2005

• The De Menezes Affair

  Opinion in Politics — by Mark Kleiman — on Aug 23, 2005

• Cindy Sheehan is no longer the point

  Cindy Sheehan hasn't achieved her original goal, but a far greater one.

  Opinion in Politics — by Shannon Okey — on Aug 23, 2005

• Cindy Sheehan Reframes It For Us

  An exercise in applying George Lakoff's concept of value framing to a current event.

  Opinion in Politics — by Joy Renee — on Aug 23, 2005

• Observing Constitution Day

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bill — on Aug 23, 2005

• Won't You Stay Home, Cindy Sheehan?

  Whatever your feelings on Iraq, it's time for the Cindy Sheehan news cycle to end.

  Opinion in Politics — by Bryce Zabel — on Aug 23, 2005

• Pat Robertson advocates assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez

  Pat Robertson's out of his tree- which is why you have to love him. I mean, this is riDONKulous, m'kay?

  News in Politics — by Al Barger — on Aug 23, 2005

• Pass the Biscuits, Kinky: Friedman runs for Texas governor

  Can the swearing, cigar smoking leader of 'The Texas Jewboys' become Governor of Texas? Why the hell not?

  News in Politics — by Leoniceno — on Aug 23, 2005

Video

• Review: The Man Show: Season Three

  The Man Show is crude, cheap, anti-intellectual and as nakedly, unabashedly sexist as anything that has aired on American television in the past twenty years. Please note that I didn't say that's a bad thing.

  Review in Video — by Damian Penny — on Aug 23, 2005

• Box Office Update: 8/19-21

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 23, 2005

• Retrospective Review: The Quiet Man

  At the height of his career, John Wayne was how we wanted the world to see Americans...

  Review in Video — by DrPat — on Aug 23, 2005

• Big Brother 6: The Summer of Secrets

  Been hearing about Big Brother 6? Here's what the show is all about.

  Review in Video — by Matt Maltese — on Aug 23, 2005

• Sitcom Ageism?

  Opinion in Video — by Scott C. Smith — on Aug 23, 2005

• Review: Broken Flowers

  One of the more striking aspects of Jim Jarmusch's latest effort, Broken Flowers, is the sharply defined narrative thread.

  Review in Video — by johnwstiles — on Aug 23, 2005

• Review: Sin City - Asylum

  And I thought "graphic novel" meant an expanded text-heavy comic book format...

  Review in Video — by johnwstiles — on Aug 23, 2005

• DVD Pick of the Week: 8/23/05

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 23, 2005

• Review: The National Wildlife Federation's Backyard Habitat Series

  It’s a subject near to my heart. Why chase them out when they will live quite happily with YOU?

  Review in Video — by Patfish — on Aug 23, 2005

• Minding the Store With Pauly Shore: Kick Start My Ennui

  Review in Video — by Eric Berlin — on Aug 23, 2005

• Review: Oldboy

  A twisting, brutal tale of punishment and revenge from South Korea.

  Review in Video — by Tom the Dog — on Aug 23, 2005

• TV Classics: Combat! "The Volunteer"

  Recently, I saw an extraordinary episode of the classic World War II TV series Combat! (1962-1967), entitled “The Volunteer.”

  Review in Video — by Nicholas Stix — on Aug 23, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Has Blogger Heard Our Cries?

  The spam seems to be reduced and that can only be a good thing.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by David Desjardins — on Aug 23, 2005

• Forget-Me-Not Panties, A Memorable Experience

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Floris Vermeir — on Aug 23, 2005

• Tues Aug 23rd Science Roundup

  Chimps soon to develop reality TV, America proven once again to suck, and Winter, what was that again?

  News in Sci/Tech — by Jake Young — on Aug 23, 2005

• Oil, China, and India

  Oil...what emerging economic powers like China and India need most to ensure they keep up with the developed world

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Richard Marcus — on Aug 23, 2005

• Review: Cluster & Eno

  ...this disc represents a unique opportunity to listen to the predecessors of so many of today's musical styles.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Richard Marcus — on Aug 23, 2005

Books

• Book Review: Gilgamesh

  If you can't get this on the audio version, read it out loud. Gilgamesh was meant to be heard.

  Review in Books — by Murphy — on Aug 23, 2005

• Book Review: Pardonable Lies

  Review in Books — by Warren Kelly — on Aug 23, 2005

• Transition Game – Review

  "Transition Game: How Hoosiers Went Hip Hop" by John Wertheim is a must-read for any serious basketball fan...

  Review in Books — by John Schroeder — on Aug 23, 2005

Gaming

• GBA Review: Iridion II

  Breaks no ground at all, but provides enjoyable, gorgeous shooting action.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Aug 23, 2005