September 1, 2005 Archive

Politics

• Some Partisans Are Worse Than The Looters!

  Some political partisans are worse than the looters. At least the scum in New Orleans didn't plan their actions in advance!

  Opinion in Politics — by David Flanagan — on Sep 01, 2005

• Decoding Graffiti

  Someone has to read the bathroom wall graffiti. Why not me?

  Opinion in Politics — by Scott Butki — on Sep 01, 2005

• I'm a Nazi?

  Bush and O'Reilly reach a new low.

  Opinion in Politics — by Scott Butki — on Sep 01, 2005

• George - Stay Away!

  Opinion in Politics — by Minerva — on Sep 01, 2005

• Just Say No, Malkin

  Opinion in Politics — by Scott Butki — on Sep 01, 2005

• Bush: Don't Worry New Orleans, Gas Will Keep Flowing

  Opinion in Politics — by John A. Conley — on Sep 01, 2005

• I Won't Contribute to Katrina

  You want disaster relief? Impeach George W. Bush.

  Opinion in Politics — by Blunderford — on Sep 01, 2005

• 9/11 Recruit Stands Up To Army

  Opinion in Politics — by John A. Conley — on Sep 01, 2005

• Stop The ACLU vs. Instapundit: Justifiable De-linking or Pettiness Writ Large?

  Opinion in Politics — by Margaret Romao Toigo — on Sep 01, 2005

• Rich Man, Poor Man: Ain't Life Grand?

  Opinion in Politics — by Hal Pawluk — on Sep 01, 2005

• National Guard Responds Swiftly to Katrina

  Despite concerns about deployments in Iraq gulf coast guard units respond swiftly and effectively.

  News in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Sep 01, 2005

• The Left on Katrina: Well They Were Red States Anyway

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Sep 01, 2005

• Why the Looting in New Orleans? It's the Revenge of the Black and Poor, Stupid

  Opinion in Politics — by Adam Ash — on Sep 01, 2005

• Our Government Would Never Deceive Us Into War

  Opinion in Politics — by The Bulldog Manifesto — on Sep 01, 2005

• Christian Groups: Gays and Abortions Caused Hurricane

  Opinion in Politics — by John A. Conley — on Sep 01, 2005

• Foreign aid for Hurricane Katrina dismal?

  UN cheapskates on aid for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bill — on Sep 01, 2005

• Katrina Is A Partisan Issue -- And Here's Why...

  Opinion in Politics — by Bring It On — on Sep 01, 2005

• Were We Prepared for Hurricane Katrina?

  Opinion in Politics — by Cerulean — on Sep 01, 2005

• Mother Nature Can Be Cruel

  Opinion in Politics — by Tom Donelson — on Sep 01, 2005

• New Orleans: A U.S. Atlantis?

  Today our hearts are with the victims but we will soon have to make political decisions about what to re-build and how.

  News in Politics — by Bryce Zabel — on Sep 01, 2005

• Bush, This Isn't Your Second 9/11 - We're Not Being Complacent in the Name of Patriotism

  Opinion in Politics — by Bring It On — on Sep 01, 2005

Culture

• Don't do drugs, kids.

  "If only," said one student, "I could have made out the words that the agenda book told me. They were all blurry. But if only I could have made out the words, then I would have known that drinking alcohol would result in my weight gain and bad breath. Now I’m doomed. I will never find a girlfriend."

  Satire in Culture — by Leoniceno — on Sep 01, 2005

• DJRadiohead Podcast Experience

  Episode 4 - The DJRadiohead Podcast Experience. Hell froze over.

  Review in Culture — by Josh Hathaway — on Sep 01, 2005

• Urgent news for the politically savvy blogger...

  There are innumerable important partisan issues in this country. This isn't one of them.

  Opinion in Culture — by Chelsea Smith — on Sep 01, 2005

• Need Directions? Ask a Sadge!

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Sep 01, 2005

• At last - the Truth about IQ tests!

  Opinion in Culture — by Minerva — on Sep 01, 2005

• Our day in history

  Opinion in Culture — by Michael J. West — on Sep 01, 2005

• UPDATED: Katrina & the Media - Looting vs. Finding

  Two similar photos, two different conclusions: A media outlet reveals its true colors.

  Opinion in Culture — by Natalie Davis — on Sep 01, 2005

• Gathering together to help those affected by Hurricane Katrina

  Opinion in Culture — by Regina Avalos — on Sep 01, 2005

• Katrina: What Can Be Done?

  Opinion in Culture — by Justene Adamec — on Sep 01, 2005

• Dylan an' a muffin...

  The Grauniad picks up on the new Dylan albums, including the new one Starbucks is selling.

  Opinion in Culture — by Greg Smyth — on Sep 01, 2005

• One Useless Appendage Seeks Aid Of Two Others

  Satire in Culture — by Marlowe — on Sep 01, 2005

• Katrina: Report From the "War Zone"

  News in Culture — by Marc Ramey — on Sep 01, 2005

• AMNESIAC SOULS

  Opinion in Culture — by Kable — on Sep 01, 2005

• Hurricane Katrina: Violence in the Big Easy

  Opinion in Culture — by The Errant Fool — on Sep 01, 2005

• Donate Today! It's "Blog for Relief" Day

  Today, on "Blog for Relief Day," I urge those of us still on dry land to reach deep into our wallets and hearts to donate to one or more of many charitable organizations now helping victims of Hurricane Katrina.

  Opinion in Culture — by Connie Bennett — on Sep 01, 2005

• Women Who Step Out of the Corporate World Find It Hard to Step Back In

  Women executives who leave the corporate world when they hit a glass ceiling, want to raise a family full-time or decide

  News in Culture — by Laura Young — on Sep 01, 2005

• What's Next for New Orleans?

  We can re-build New Orleans but will it last?

  Opinion in Culture — by Bryce Zabel — on Sep 01, 2005

• Guns and Lawlessness Prevail in New Orleans After Disaster

  News in Culture — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Sep 01, 2005

• NASA Administrator Mike Griffin Addresses AIAA Space 2005

  They are all heroes for "getting back on the horse" that we all know will throw us again...

  News in Culture — by Bennett Dawson — on Sep 01, 2005

• America the Afraid

  They've got their meaty fists wrapped around the steering wheel and they will not listen.

  Opinion in Culture — by johnwstiles — on Sep 01, 2005

• Day By Day for September 01, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for September 01, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Sep 01, 2005

• Thoughts On Looting In New Orleans

  Looting has turned both the flooded and the unflooded streets of New Orleans into states of lawlessness

  Opinion in Culture — by Bird of Paradise — on Sep 01, 2005

• The Perfect Coincidence

  We just happened to have, really, our local library's DVD of The Perfect Storm during the late horrific assault of Katrina.

  Opinion in Culture — by Billy Shears — on Sep 01, 2005

• Wake Me Up When September Ends

  Opinion in Culture — by Eyebrow Esquire — on Sep 01, 2005

• Inside The Bubble

  Opinion in Culture — by Kable — on Sep 01, 2005

• Electronics Review: Contour Design's Showcase for iPod

  Review in Culture — by Matt Freelove — on Sep 01, 2005

Books

• Book Review: The System of the World by Neal Stephenson

  The epic Baroque Cycle is either a trilogy or a nonology. Either way, it is a sturdy hawser of story-threads...

  Review in Books — by DrPat — on Sep 01, 2005

• Book Review: Professional CSS

  Review in Books — by Meryl — on Sep 01, 2005

• Book Review: The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde

  Humpty Dumpty is dead. And he wasn't pushed.

  Review in Books — by Warren Kelly — on Sep 01, 2005

• Does Anybody Else Read This Way?

  It's like having reading ADD, but it works for me.

  Opinion in Books — by Bryce Zabel — on Sep 01, 2005

Music

• Review: Austin City Limits Music Festival 2004 on CD

  Review in Music — by Warren Kelly — on Sep 01, 2005

• Katrina: Musicians Domino, Thomas, Toussaint Missing or Stranded

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Sep 01, 2005

• Review: Brett Dennen

  Review in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Sep 01, 2005

• Review: Al Green - Back Up Train

  Al Green's newly reissued debut shows us what it's like to read Einstein's high school physics papers.

  Review in Music — by John Owen — on Sep 01, 2005

• Review: The Bill Evans Trio at Shelly's Manne-Hole

  This gorgeous lost 1963 classic proves all over again that everybody digs Bill Evans.

  Review in Music — by John Owen — on Sep 01, 2005

• CD review: Spyamp?

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Sep 01, 2005

• CD review: Decent pop rock from the Agents

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Sep 01, 2005

• CD review: Chas Jankel's solo work

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Sep 01, 2005

• CD review: An 00s Devo?

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Sep 01, 2005

• CD Review: World Leader Pretend - Punches

  First off, I've gotta admit that my distrust of piano-based rock music caused me...

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Sep 01, 2005

• Bob Dylan - No Direction Home: The Soundtrack - The Bootleg Series Vol. 7

  Review in Music — by Gordon S. Miller — on Sep 01, 2005

• CD Review: David Gray, Life in Slow Motion

  There was a time when I thought David Gray’s music was insufferably boring. Either I was wrong, or...

  Review in Music — by Jefito — on Sep 01, 2005

• CD Review: Kate Earl, Fate is the Hunter

  Her jazz-tinged brand of folksy pop will certainly go down smooth with the Lilith Fair crowd, but in most respects, she’s a pretty singular artist...

  Review in Music — by Jefito — on Sep 01, 2005

Video

• DVD Review: U2 - The Complete History

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 01, 2005

• Four Quick Movie Reviews

  Review in Video — by Scott Butki — on Sep 01, 2005

• Battle of the Network Reality Stars Hits Episode Three!

  This week an entire team gets sent home! If you missed it, find out more here!

  Review in Video — by Joe — on Sep 01, 2005

• Reviews: 12 Angry Men (1957 & 1997)

  Spoilers abound for those who haven't seen either version

  Review in Video — by Alonzo Mosley (FBI) — on Sep 01, 2005

• Tom the Dog's Completely Unfair Preview of the Fall 2005 TV Season, Part 2

  More looking ahead at the worst of the new TV season. Based on nothing but a bad attitude.

  Opinion in Video — by Tom the Dog — on Sep 01, 2005

• Kathy Griffin's My Life on the D-List

  The only embarrassing thing about this show is that you're not watching it!

  Review in Video — by Matt Maltese — on Sep 01, 2005

• Review: Cinderella Man

  The homeless were everywhere; the social fabric was coming apart from the strain of too great a number of disenfranchised.

  Review in Video — by johnwstiles — on Sep 01, 2005

• Movie Recap: August 2005

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 01, 2005

• Review: The Ultimate Fighter - Season 2

  Review in Video — by Vince Chan — on Sep 01, 2005

• CSI: Crime Scene Abomination

  Opinion in Video — by Dean Felton — on Sep 01, 2005

• So You Think You Can Dance - Week 7 - Two more go home

  Review in Video — by Regina Avalos — on Sep 01, 2005

• Movie Review - The Constant Gardener

  Not quite the great savior from the current Hollywood malaise but not a terrible attempt, either. Too unfocused. Not succinct.

  Review in Video — by Triniman — on Sep 01, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Finding People Trapped In New Orleans Attics Using Infrared and Thermographic Satellite Images

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Floris Vermeir — on Sep 01, 2005

• Katrina's Waves: Disaster and Recovery Briefs

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Sep 01, 2005

• Blogging Aint No Cure

  Ornamental vocabulary plug-ins help to add colour, but they have a tendency to override the commonsense attributes...

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Richard Marcus — on Sep 01, 2005

• Who Wants A Blogging Seal of Approval?

  Is there an upside to having a code of conduct for bloggers?

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by ProgressiveDepot — on Sep 01, 2005

• Review: A New Twist in Home Heating?

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Mike Johnston — on Sep 01, 2005

• Blogs and MicroSegments

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Think Media — on Sep 01, 2005

Sports

• Tennis: US Open Report

  News in Sports — by Jerry Balsam — on Sep 01, 2005

Gaming

• Concert Review: Video Games Live!

  Review in Gaming — by Jonathan Zabel — on Sep 01, 2005

Tastes

• Heart Beats and Heart Breaks

  Many heart attacks can be prevented. More can be lessened. For those at risk; the more knowledge the better.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Howard Dratch — on Sep 01, 2005