September 12, 2005 Archive

Books

• Book Review: Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs by Adrienne Mayor

  Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World

  Review in Books — by Deano — on Sep 12, 2005

• Book Review: When Germs Travel

  Howard Merkel's book tracks six epidemics and their effects on American medical policy.

  Review in Books — by W.E. Wallo — on Sep 12, 2005

• Book Review: All the Flowers Are Dying by Lawrence Block

  When he's funny Block can be as hilarious as Donald Westlake, one of my true writing heroes....

  Review in Books — by Scott Butki — on Sep 12, 2005

• Book Review: Autumn Bridge by Takashi Matsuoka

  Review in Books — by Jonathan Zabel — on Sep 12, 2005

• Blogcritics Look at Alternate History

  What if history had happened differently? Blogcritics writers take on alternate history from many viewpoints...

  Review in Books — by DrPat — on Sep 12, 2005

• Book Review: Kiss & Tango by Marina Palmer

  I may be hooked on Argentine Tango, but I could never do what this author did...

  Review in Books — by DrPat — on Sep 12, 2005

• Book Review: The Accidental by Ali Smith

  Wordplay in a Time of War: Examines British consciousness in the wake of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.

  Review in Books — by Ashok K. Banker — on Sep 12, 2005

• Book Review: Sadly, Kurt Vonnegut is A Man Without A Country

  Reading Kurt Vonnegut's latest work makes one thing clear. Vonnegut believes the title is self-descriptive.

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Sep 12, 2005

• Book Review: Seeing Red by Jill Shalvis

  Review in Books — by Regina Avalos — on Sep 12, 2005

• Book Review: Lance Armstrong's War by Daniel Coyle

  Review in Books — by D. Gordon Smith — on Sep 12, 2005

Music

• CD - The Mixed Media Series Basquiat Salutes Jazz

  Painter Basquiat was a huge jazz fan, and this CD is comprised of several uncompromising bebop musicians who inspired him.

  Review in Music — by Triniman — on Sep 12, 2005

• Interview: An Evening with Susie Suh

  Interview in Music — by Joan Hunt — on Sep 12, 2005

• Dee Dee Bridgewater

  How does a little jazz music French style sound?

  Review in Music — by MuzikMan — on Sep 12, 2005

• Concert Review: Joanna Newsom - The Sugar Club, Dublin

  The shadow of the harp that dominates the stage drops a line of darkness across Joanna Newsom's face.

  Review in Music — by Cian Traynor — on Sep 12, 2005

• CD Review: Jake Shimabukuro, Dragon

  The maestro is playing an instrument with only two octaves and four humble strings.

  Review in Music — by Jon Sobel — on Sep 12, 2005

• Bo Bice Returns

  News in Music — by Jewels Richardson — on Sep 12, 2005

• White Stripes on All Things Considered and The Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Sep 12, 2005

• Gig Review: How To Crash Down In Flames

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Sep 12, 2005

• CD Review: Stand Alone Complex O. S. T. 2 by Yoko Kanno

  Review in Music — by Sterfish — on Sep 12, 2005

Culture

• Saving New Orleans

  Opinion in Culture — by DL102 — on Sep 12, 2005

• The Libra Curse

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Sep 12, 2005

• Mysterious Power Outage Hits Los Angeles

  News in Culture — by Alisha Karabinus — on Sep 12, 2005

• Ken Doll Syndrome

  They have popped collars, pink shirts, gelled hair, and may wear those fashionable Lance Armstrong bracelets on their hand.

  Opinion in Culture — by Brandon J. Mendelson — on Sep 12, 2005

• Autumn Hawk Migration in the Blue Ridge Mountains

  Beginning in early September extending through November, hawks and other birds of prey can be seen migrating from the northeast...

  News in Culture — by DL Ennis — on Sep 12, 2005

• Radical Hamas Moms: On The Go And Looking Great!

  It's great to see women making strides around the world.

  Satire in Culture — by FrauBudgie — on Sep 12, 2005

• View From the Pew Radio #4

  Someone forgot to pay the power bill ......

  Opinion in Culture — by Warren Kelly — on Sep 12, 2005

• To Buy Tomatoes: A 9/11 Tribute

  Captain John Ogonowski, American Airlines pilot of Flight 11. I never met him, but I had friends who knew him well.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mary K. Williams — on Sep 12, 2005

• Day By Day for September 12, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for September 12, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Sep 12, 2005

• General Mills Study Backs Cereal For Breakfast

  Opinion in Culture — by Connie Bennett — on Sep 12, 2005

• Terry Fox: Not Who I Expected

  Opinion in Culture — by Hardy — on Sep 12, 2005

• "Asexuality: it’s not just for amoebas anymore"

  News in Culture — by Cerulean — on Sep 12, 2005

Politics

• Mike Brown "Resigns," America Is A Safer Place

  Opinion in Politics — by Cranky Liberal — on Sep 12, 2005

• Here Comes The U.N. - Now We’ll Get Answers

  Proof positive that desperate times will move rational people to do desperate, irrational things.

  Satire in Politics — by Mark Cross — on Sep 12, 2005

• Bush and GOP Still Shamelessly Use 9-11 as Sword / Shield

  The GOP exploitation of the largest American mass-murder ever continues unabated --even 4 years later. Their use of a disaster for partisan political gain is one of the saddest and most shameful displays ever seen in the USA.

  Opinion in Politics — by Balletshooz — on Sep 12, 2005

• George Will's Prescription For Poverty

  As I expected, there is already a crescendo of voices railing against George Will and his comments on This Week.

  Opinion in Politics — by Psychedelic Pariah — on Sep 12, 2005

• Bush is My Shepherd

  Satire in Politics — by Z.Z. Bachman — on Sep 12, 2005

• Lobbyist Has Half-Second of Self Doubt

  In the wake of Katrina, a top lobbyist rethinks his priorities... for a few minutes, at least.

  Opinion in Politics — by ProgressiveDepot — on Sep 12, 2005

• Arlen Specter Gone...Senile

  Look, if you're going to give a judge a litmus test at least have the balls to admit it. What is with this third-grade guessing game load of crap?

  Opinion in Politics — by ChaunceyBillups — on Sep 12, 2005

• I'm Sorry... Al Gore?

  What do you know; it's a flash from the past who needs a flashback TO the past.

  Opinion in Politics — by David Flanagan — on Sep 12, 2005

• The Bush Baby Boom

  Opinion in Politics — by JDCarmine — on Sep 12, 2005

• How are Wal-Mart and the Other Big Box Stores Different from Macy's?

  Big boxes are trying to push into New York, and in the presidential election, they may be a political flashpoint.

  Opinion in Politics — by Mary Campbell Gallagher — on Sep 12, 2005

• Abstaining From Reality

  Anyone who has been a teenager knows the idea of abstinence is about as realistic as jumping to the moon.

  Opinion in Politics — by Rudicus — on Sep 12, 2005

• IRS Increases Mileage Reimbursements in Wake of Katrina

  The rate moves to 48.5 cents per mile, but only between Sept. 1 and the end of the year.

  News in Politics — by DrPat — on Sep 12, 2005

• Australia: It Used to be a Free Country

  Every week the news from Australia is only cause for further depression about its prospects.

  Opinion in Politics — by Natalie Bennett — on Sep 12, 2005

• Orange Lodge Perpetuates Hatred And Violence

  Orange ... in Northern Ireland it means business as usual: violence and death.

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Sep 12, 2005

• 9/11 Families got Millions, Katrina Families get $2,000

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bill — on Sep 12, 2005

• Notable Quotables-9/11/05

  She's Lousiana's Governor with a plan. Cohen admires failure and Celine lectures us on looters.

  Opinion in Politics — by Patfish — on Sep 12, 2005

• Texas Governor Mum On Offensive Pastor, Conservative Media Stays Quiet

  A pastor, sharing the stage with Texas Gov. Perry, asks if G-d sent Hurricane Katrina to cleanse us of sinners.

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Sep 12, 2005

• Bush Leaves A Trail Of Corruption, Criminality, Lies And Incompetence In His Wake

  Opinion in Politics — by Voice 1 — on Sep 12, 2005

• Forgetting 9/11

  Apparently we've decided to memorialize the events of 9/11 with divisiveness, intolerance and opportunism.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Sep 12, 2005

Sci/Tech

• A Little Mercury Never Hurt Anyone

  President Bush's "sound science" principle: if it sounds like science, it must be wrong.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Blunderford — on Sep 12, 2005

• Should New Orleans Be Rebuilt?

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Frank Waldron — on Sep 12, 2005

• Ocean of Opportunity

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by John Bill — on Sep 12, 2005

• Samsung announces 32GB FLASH memory chips

  News in Sci/Tech — by Al Barger — on Sep 12, 2005

• In Place Of Satellite Maps

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Think Media — on Sep 12, 2005

• Future of Music Coalition Policy Summit, Sept 11-13

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Sep 12, 2005

Video

• DVD Review: Fever Pitch

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 12, 2005

• Review: LOST Season 1

  Review in Video — by Ashok K. Banker — on Sep 12, 2005

• Review: Down By Law

  Review in Video — by Scott C. Smith — on Sep 12, 2005

• Modern Classics: The Thin Red Line

  Review in Video — by Scott C. Smith — on Sep 12, 2005

• Review: Fever Pitch

  Fever Pitch blends its romance, comedy, and sports together with such zip that it's hard to imagine anyone feeling cheated.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Sep 12, 2005

• Inside Deep Throat DVD And An Interview With Harry Reems

  More than 30 years after Deep Throat's provocative debut, this documentary examines the legacy that the most profitable film of all-time left on society.

  Interview in Video — by Tan The Man — on Sep 12, 2005

• Review: The Village

  Heed the warning bell, and avoid this substandard Shyamalan charade.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Sep 12, 2005

• Meet the Cast: Donald's Apprentice

  Opinion in Video — by teletart — on Sep 12, 2005

• Review: Fever Pitch DVD

  Review in Video — by Neal Gardner — on Sep 12, 2005

• A Television Viewer's Diary: 9/3-9/10

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 12, 2005

• The Creative Emmy Awards Winners 2005

  News in Video — by Matt Maltese — on Sep 12, 2005

• Movie Review: Serenity

  Review in Video — by William Gillis — on Sep 12, 2005

Sports

• Blogcritics: Get Your Football Gaming On

  Opinion in Sports — by Eric Berlin — on Sep 12, 2005