August 26, 2005 Archive

Politics

• Spare Some Love for Hugo Chavez

  Assailed on all sides, Hugo Chavez stands firm for a better life for the people of Venezuela and all nations.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Aug 26, 2005

• A Victory for Free Association at Southern Illinois University

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Aug 26, 2005

• Bolton Kicks Into High Gear

  Opinion in Politics — by John A. Conley — on Aug 26, 2005

• Orwellian 101

  Opinion in Politics — by The Bulldog Manifesto — on Aug 26, 2005

• Tangled Web: Sheehan, Bush & Rove

  Karl Rove's role in the Valerie Plame case causes trouble for Bush in dealing with Cindy Sheehan. Here's how.

  Opinion in Politics — by ProgressiveDepot — on Aug 26, 2005

• Abortion Advocates Fight Against Choice

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Aug 26, 2005

• Is Gender Neutrality Possible in Domestic Violence Shelters?

  News in Politics — by Laura Young — on Aug 26, 2005

• BRAC Bowl I (Jeb Bush 1, Mark Warner 0)

  Why Pat Robertson wasn't the big story in Virginia Beach

  Opinion in Politics — by Tube Pinoy — on Aug 26, 2005

• Administration Says Bush Hasn't Taken Five-Week Vacation

  The latest spin from the Bush Administration ...

  News in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Aug 26, 2005

• Using Bush's Own Words, Stewart Offers Tour De Force Review Of Iraq Talking Points

  Stewart was brilliant on Thursday's show.

  Satire in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Aug 26, 2005

• The ACLU Declares Jihad Against Abstinence Education

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Aug 26, 2005

• President CNNMSNBCFOX

  The media reminds George Bush that his "earned capital" is rightfully "media loaned currency" made available to him by his true Creator- the media.

  Opinion in Politics — by AmeriPundit — on Aug 26, 2005

Video

• Searing documentary Darwin's Nightmare: how the rich feeds off the poor

  Review in Video — by Adam Ash — on Aug 26, 2005

• The Real World Beckons the Cathode Ray Fray, but Rescue Me Triumphs Over All

  Review in Video — by Eric Berlin — on Aug 26, 2005

• Whither, Cinema?

  Opinion in Video — by The Errant Fool — on Aug 26, 2005

• National TV Audience More Ethnic, Southern, Western and Aging

  News in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 26, 2005

• Review: The Fisher King

  Even though The Fisher King doesn’t exactly reign supreme, it still deserves its reverence and gains my approval.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Aug 26, 2005

• Review: Dogma

  Dogma provides a satirical and comedic depiction of religion and faith that rewards more than it blasphemes.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Aug 26, 2005

• New Movie Releases: 8/26/05

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 26, 2005

• The people at the Cable Company shouldn’t use the words people say on Cable.

  Opinion in Video — by Tony Figueroa — on Aug 26, 2005

• DVD Review: The Office Season One

  Born in the shadow of its British cousin, this American version manages to create some light of its own.

  Review in Video — by Pete Blackwell — on Aug 26, 2005

Culture

• When Truth Becomes Irrelevant.

  Opinion in Culture — by Rudicus — on Aug 26, 2005

• Weekly BlogScan: Lance Armstrong, Icon

  The trouble with being an icon, as Lance Armstrong knows, is that you attract iconclasts. Here's the blogging buzz...

  Review in Culture — by DrPat — on Aug 26, 2005

• "Might there not be other, less obvious, Israeli products in our shops and marketplaces?"

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 26, 2005

• Bonk Me With A Female Cortex: Men Have Higher IQs Than Women

  Half the population will dismiss this story - but a new study claims the cleverest people are far more likely to be male than female...

  News in Culture — by Adam Ash — on Aug 26, 2005

• Crooks - Trade your Gun or Knife for a Phone

  Opinion in Culture — by Bob Greenspan — on Aug 26, 2005

• $14.6 Million Lottery Dispute--What would you do?

  News in Culture — by Ordinary Joe — on Aug 26, 2005

• The Time Is Now

  Opinion in Culture — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Aug 26, 2005

• Vioxx Verdict - What is the Value of a Human Life?

  How can a jury place a value on a life? Should punishment be a part of personal injury cases?

  Opinion in Culture — by Dave Nalle — on Aug 26, 2005

• Friday femmes fatales No 20

  Where are all the female bloggers? Here, in my weekly "top ten" collection.

  News in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Aug 26, 2005

• An Anticipatory Grief Observed, Pt 2, Manifestations of God and Fear of Time Running Out

  a woman's search for meaning and a snapshot on her journey as she attempts to come to some sense of spirituality that she can live with.

  Opinion in Culture — by Laura Young — on Aug 26, 2005

• They're Robbing My Grandfather Blind

  Family and Social issues surrounding Alzheimer's...

  Opinion in Culture — by Mei Flower — on Aug 26, 2005

• Checkraise: Poker at Foxwoods and Online for Macs

  News in Culture — by Justene Adamec — on Aug 26, 2005

• Earth's Core Spinning Faster Than Crust - Proof of Hell!?!

  Satire in Culture — by John Bill — on Aug 26, 2005

• Pop Culture Update Week Ending 8/21/05

  Courtney Love, Pam Anderson, Mike Tyson-is he a rapist or a porn star? And of course, Britney's baby shower.

  Opinion in Culture — by Patfish — on Aug 26, 2005

• Day By Day for August 26, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for August 26, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Aug 26, 2005

• Tempest in Teapot Pat Robertson Apologizes, Becomes Yesterday's News

  Reverend Pat Robertson has apologized for the threatening and offensive remarks he made regarding Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez...

  Opinion in Culture — by Margaret Romao Toigo — on Aug 26, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Intervention Needed For Chinese Chimp Chain Smoker

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by The Errant Fool — on Aug 26, 2005

• Fri Aug 26th Science Roundup

  Moss flatulence, space radiation controlling your proteins, and how Google will soon rule the World!

  News in Sci/Tech — by Jake Young — on Aug 26, 2005

• Internet Ridiculousness: The Gas Petition

  Internet petitions have gotten out of control, and the "Gas Petition" I received today is the clearest proof.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by ProgressiveDepot — on Aug 26, 2005

• My alarm clock has a sick sense of humor

  I'm not what you call a man who "likes to get up in the morning." In fact, sometimes I'll "oversleep."

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Aug 26, 2005

• Buddhism Underground

  This is the first in an occasional series about my exploration of Buddhism while riding the New York subway.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Jon Sobel — on Aug 26, 2005

Music

• The White Stripes (with the Greenhornes) at the Fabulous Fox Theater, St. Louis, MO 08/24/2005

  ...seeing the White Stripes at the beautiful Fox Theater in St. Louis was an occasion to remember.

  Review in Music — by Alisha Karabinus — on Aug 26, 2005

• Herbie Hancock's Possibilities - A Review

  Review in Music — by John Schroeder — on Aug 26, 2005

• The Friday Morning Listen

  "Brokedown Palace"

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Aug 26, 2005

• Review: Various Artists - Back Against the Wall

  You cannot downplay the importance and sheer brilliance of Pink Floyd’s masterpiece The Wall.

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on Aug 26, 2005

• Interview: Ian "Knox" Carnochan of the Vibrators

  The Vibrators have been around a long time. Twenty-nine years, in fact. That includes a lot of albums (15), a lot of songs (over 200), numerous line ups and a split in 1980. As one of the founding fathers of 1970's punk rock, it was an honor for me to have front man of the Vibrators, Ian "Knox" Carnochan take time out from his busy days to answer some questions.

  Interview in Music — by jen best — on Aug 26, 2005

• Paul McCartney releases Chaos And Creation In The Backyard, first album in four years

  News in Music — by Temple Stark — on Aug 26, 2005

Gaming

• Nintendo DS Review: Pokemon Dash!

  Tripe, pure and simple.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Aug 26, 2005

• Xbox Review: The Bard's Tale

  Published by inXile Entertainment under the direction of Brian Fargo, creator of the original Bard’s Tale series, this modern incarnation is a complete departure from previous installments.

  Review in Gaming — by Tyler Willis — on Aug 26, 2005

• HALO Films, Machinimation and beyond!

  The Rock's gonna put the smackdown on your gaming ass!

  Opinion in Gaming — by Tama — on Aug 26, 2005

• Video Games Aren't Violent Enough

  Yes, the brutal stuff, and lots of it.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Aug 26, 2005

Sports

• Blogcritics On Lance Armstrong Doping Scandal

  News in Sports — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 26, 2005

• Lance Armstrong to Larry King: Doping allegations are "slimy journalism"

  "It stinks," Armstrong told Larry King and Bob Costas. "The testing lab seriously violated WADA protocols."

  News in Sports — by DrPat — on Aug 26, 2005