August 30, 2005 Archive

Music

• Blind Boys of Alabama: Higher Ground, a Review

  Gospel for those who don't like gospel.

  Review in Music — by Mat Brewster — on Aug 30, 2005

• Great Feuds in Music

  Opinion in Music — by Hardy — on Aug 30, 2005

• A Swiss Army Knife For Guitarists

  If you're a gigging guitarist, consider tossing a Journeyman Guitar Tool into the gig bag before that next string breaks.

  Review in Music — by Ed Driscoll — on Aug 30, 2005

• CD Review: Bruce Cockburn - Circles In The Stream

  Review in Music — by Wally Bangs — on Aug 30, 2005

• Review: Love is the Greatest Revenge -- Tremolo

  Review in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Aug 30, 2005

• REVIEW - OK GO, OH NO

  Review in Music — by Temple Stark — on Aug 30, 2005

• CD review: Care for some Karo music?

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Aug 30, 2005

• CD Motorhead: BBC & In Concert

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Aug 30, 2005

• Review: Jandek- The Humility Of Pain

  The most unlistenable and underrated album of the catalogue.

  Review in Music — by Mike Fournier — on Aug 30, 2005

• CD review: Who needs vocals?

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Aug 30, 2005

• CD Review: Tim Ries - The Rolling Stones Project

  ...this record is no Stones-at-the- grocery-store-on-Musak kind of thing.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Aug 30, 2005

• R.I.P. Piggy

  Opinion in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Aug 30, 2005

• Zaldor's World Interview With Moe Berg of The Pursuit of Happiness

  Interview in Music — by Zaldor — on Aug 30, 2005

• The New Pornographers: Twin Cinema

  ...it's happy-funtime music with a few sharp edges here and there.

  Review in Music — by Alisha Karabinus — on Aug 30, 2005

Culture

• 'Consensus Science'? Please!!

  What do you get when you mix science and philosophy? Phony concepts like "Consensus Science," of course.

  Opinion in Culture — by David Flanagan — on Aug 30, 2005

• 72 Hours Raw In Dublin - Part 5

  “Emotional Freedom, Phil Lynott, Savage Purple”

  Opinion in Culture — by Duke De Mondo — on Aug 30, 2005

• American Indian sports mascots are wrong, m'kay?

  We are all individuals independently thinking and acting exactly the same, and we'll not be having anyone falsely pretending otherwise.

  Satire in Culture — by Al Barger — on Aug 30, 2005

• Death Toll Climbs Along With Gas Prices After Katrina

  Katrina leaves rising death tolls and gas prices.

  News in Culture — by Cara de Pescado — on Aug 30, 2005

• Sanity Returns, or Ann Coulter Go Home

  Opinion in Culture — by cooper — on Aug 30, 2005

• God wants you to eat what?

  Opinion in Culture — by John Bill — on Aug 30, 2005

• When In Rome?

  Now that schools allow the "f"word, what does that mean for businesses?

  Opinion in Culture — by Elana Centor — on Aug 30, 2005

• Successful on the Outside, Lonely on the Inside: Our Hidden Epidemic

  Opinion in Culture — by Laura Young — on Aug 30, 2005

• The Great American Oil Spill

  A long-standing policy of dumping and pressing asphalt on to the Earth's surface unquestionably counts as an oil spill. What makes the act all the more criminal is its deliberate nature — we have intentionally orchestrated a controlled dump, knowing the historically horrific impacts of chemical and oil spills.

  Satire in Culture — by Brian Sorrell — on Aug 30, 2005

• Michael Jackson At Home in the Desert

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 30, 2005

• Pets - The Second Generation Effect Part II

  Now don't get me wrong, I like having chickens around, but I don't love 'em like I love my dog.

  Opinion in Culture — by Bennett Dawson — on Aug 30, 2005

• The man to ultimately blame for Wal-Mart

  He became known as the "Universal Provider" - a merchant who claimed to sell anything to anybody.

  Opinion in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Aug 30, 2005

• Magic Junk Radio 1 - A Creative Crossover

  A podcast of spoken word, samples, and beats by an artist/writer with no music experience whatsoever.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mark Sahm — on Aug 30, 2005

• Policeman: On Being He and It

  Opinion in Culture — by Laura Young — on Aug 30, 2005

• Ending Eminem’s End: War Poetry/Liberation Poetry

  Words shape us. They create a shared reality. Yet today what we see are words in the service of ideology, a plague of conflicting ideas, of words enslaved to fixed ideas. Is there a poetry of liberation?

  Opinion in Culture — by Gary Brackett — on Aug 30, 2005

• Katrina - Disaster and Relief

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Aug 30, 2005

• The Story of Emmett Till: An American Ignominy

  I don't know if every American knows Emmett Till's story, but they should.

  Opinion in Culture — by Victor Lana — on Aug 30, 2005

• Rosario Dawson

  On Rosario Dawson's East Village politics and fawning coverage thereof.

  Opinion in Culture — by Logical Meme — on Aug 30, 2005

• True Crime Update 8/28/05

  The "Piano Man" identifies himself; Newton-John's boyfriend missing; latest on Jones, Popovich missing women.

  Opinion in Culture — by Patfish — on Aug 30, 2005

• Day By Day for August 30, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for August 30, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Aug 30, 2005

• Illusions and News Coverage

  The dad that knew everything, shelter in place, the sirens that warn us, our leaders making wise decisions for our welfare, illusions all.

  Opinion in Culture — by johnwstiles — on Aug 30, 2005

Books

• Forbidden Archeology

  Could it be that our forefathers were from another world? I am talking about 505 to 590 million years ago.

  Opinion in Books — by DL Ennis — on Aug 30, 2005

• Cornwell to Critics: Not obsessed

  Apparently pissed at the people who called her obsessed Patricia Cornwell spent about 20,000 pounds to prove otherwise.

  News in Books — by Eric James — on Aug 30, 2005

• Supreme Command by Eliot A. Cohen

  Almost everything you think you know about the civilian-military relationship in a democracy is wrong...

  Review in Books — by Joshua Sharf — on Aug 30, 2005

• Killing a Sacred Cow

  Opinion in Books — by Laura Young — on Aug 30, 2005

• Lore of Bad Gold | A Poetic Menu For Vultures

  I am sorry, Dear Reader, and apologize in advance.

  Opinion in Books — by Shark — on Aug 30, 2005

Politics

• Who Needs a Constitution - We've got Iraq Star!

  If American Idol is popular in Iraq can the rest of western culture be far behind?

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Aug 30, 2005

• Peace Group Labeled As Terrorist By FBI

  Opinion in Politics — by John A. Conley — on Aug 30, 2005

• Many Victims of Katrina Have Themselves To Blame

  All the early warning technology in the world is no match for human stupidity.

  Opinion in Politics — by Robert Burke — on Aug 30, 2005

• With Friends Like These...

  Opinion in Politics — by Bob Rhubart — on Aug 30, 2005

• On The 8th Day, God Created Morons

  Opinion in Politics — by Rudicus — on Aug 30, 2005

• Has Cindy Sheehan Made A Difference?

  Whether Cindy Sheehan has changed minds is debatable. But she's given voice to many afraid to speak previously.

  Opinion in Politics — by ProgressiveDepot — on Aug 30, 2005

• National Guard Responds to Hurricane Katrina

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bill — on Aug 30, 2005

• Gun Saves Life

  I don't think you'll find this covered by the major networks for long. Why? A gun saved someone's life.

  Opinion in Politics — by ApathyOnline — on Aug 30, 2005

• George Bush says: I'll Fix That Porch Tomorrow Ma...

  When I was young I used to love a show called Ma & Pa Kettle, some of you may remember it.

  Opinion in Politics — by Bob Blogdal — on Aug 30, 2005

• Iraq's Constitution: Good Luck

  Opinion in Politics — by Bring It On — on Aug 30, 2005

• Pat Robertson: Worse Than We Thought?

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bill — on Aug 30, 2005

• What Is An Average Muslim?

  Opinion in Politics — by Bring It On — on Aug 30, 2005

• Not why or if, but how long before we withdraw from Iraq?

  If we want the Iraqis to survive, we must set a course for withdrawal.

  Opinion in Politics — by Temple Stark — on Aug 30, 2005

Video

• Low Expectation: The Thing About My Folks

  Paul Reiser and Peter Falk in odd-couple father-son road-trip movie. The teens can't stop talking about it.

  Opinion in Video — by Film Cynic — on Aug 30, 2005

• Review: Big Brother 6

  Janelle wins again, but will she be evicted?

  Review in Video — by Cara de Pescado — on Aug 30, 2005

• Box Office Update: 8/26-28

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 30, 2005

• Review: Ong-bak DVD

  Tony Jaa's resume. Verdict? Hired (full time with benefits).

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Aug 30, 2005

• Interview: Situation: Comedy Star and The Sperm Donor Co-Creator Mark Treitel

  Interview in Video — by Eric Berlin — on Aug 30, 2005

• Sliders: The Third Season

  Review in Video — by Gordon S. Miller — on Aug 30, 2005

• DVD Review: Garfield And Friends Volume Four

  On August 30th, Garfield fans can get their paws on the massive fourth installment of "Garfield and Friends" on DVD.

  Review in Video — by Robert Burke — on Aug 30, 2005

• Movie Review: Music of the Heart

  Inspirational story leaves you also wanting to help save the music.

  Review in Video — by Joe — on Aug 30, 2005

• Battle of the Network Reality Stars - Thoughts

  Opinion in Video — by Tanya Ryno — on Aug 30, 2005

• Wedding Crashers contest winners!

  Congratulations to the following folks on winning the Wedding Crashers contest!

  News in Video — by Lisa Hoover — on Aug 30, 2005

• Bring Your Husband To Heel: TV goes to the dogs

  I have seen some pathetic excuses for television in my life but this takes the cake.

  Opinion in Video — by Lisa Hoover — on Aug 30, 2005

• Review: Black Hawk Down

  This is not a great film. It is a great series of small scenes.

  Review in Video — by Nehring — on Aug 30, 2005

• Yo, MTV Laughs - New Wild 'N Out series

  Yeah - something good on MTV. Not just good, great. And funny. Intentionally so. Wild.

  Opinion in Video — by Temple Stark — on Aug 30, 2005

• DVD Pick of the Week: 8/30

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Aug 30, 2005

• TV Review: Over There

  Review in Video — by John Bill — on Aug 30, 2005

• Review: The Blues Brothers, 25 Years Later and Still Going Strong

  Review in Video — by Joan Hunt — on Aug 30, 2005

• Review: Prison Break

  This is a good way to start off the fall television season.

  Review in Video — by Sterfish — on Aug 30, 2005

• TV Review: While Entertaining, Prison Break Has Untapped Potential

  Review in Video — by Joe — on Aug 30, 2005

• 2005 Fall Line-Up Reviews: Take 1 - Prison Break

  How long can they stretch that premise?

  Review in Video — by David Desjardins — on Aug 30, 2005

Sports

• Futon Report: Closer looks at closers (NL)

  When you're in a close pennant race, will your bullpen be there to back you up?

  Review in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Aug 30, 2005

• Michael Owen to Newcastle

  Michael Owen transfers to Newcastle United, bringing hopes of goals.

  News in Sports — by Cara de Pescado — on Aug 30, 2005

Gaming

• Kicking the Musak: A Game with Song Titles

  "Smells Like Teen Spirit" -- What Kurt Cobain might have thought of the new Axe deordorant?

  Opinion in Gaming — by DrPat — on Aug 30, 2005

• Nintendo DS Review: The Urbz

  It's never cool to use a Z to replace an S. Ever.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Aug 30, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Republican Leader Blasts Own Party's Climate Scientist "Witch Hunt"

  The purpose of the investigation, Boehert said in a letter, "seems to be to intimidate scientists rather than to learn from them."

  News in Sci/Tech — by Jon Sobel — on Aug 30, 2005

• Music Industry Drops Ball

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Mark Evans — on Aug 30, 2005

• PodSpider

  The newest entry into podcatching. But does it deliver?

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Warren Kelly — on Aug 30, 2005

• BIG BOOS for "Red Eye" Star, Who Lauds Sugar as Diet Secret!

  Do NOT listen to "Red Eye" actress Rachel McAdams, 29, who displays a horrible lack of nutrition knowledge when she dispenses the most horrific "diet advice" by telling AOL that her sugar habit helps keep her thin!

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Connie Bennett — on Aug 30, 2005

• Intelligent Design is Not Enough

  Satire in Sci/Tech — by Fred Bortz — on Aug 30, 2005

• Weekly BlogScan: Blogging Katrina (Special Edition)

  The virtual storm in the blogosphere is still at Category 5...

  Review in Sci/Tech — by DrPat — on Aug 30, 2005

• E. M. D. R.: Leave The Past Behind

  E.M.D.R. offers a means to find your way clear of a past that could be crippling your future.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Richard Marcus — on Aug 30, 2005

• Sony's P2P network

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Chris McLean — on Aug 30, 2005