September 22, 2005 Archive

Politics

• Some Conservatives Revolt as Bush Sinks in the Polls

  The president's poll numbers are at an all-time low, but it's business as usual at the White House.

  Opinion in Politics — by Pete Blackwell — on Sep 22, 2005

• New Orleans: Give Me A Break Ray!

  Opinion in Politics — by Porky — on Sep 22, 2005

• China's Bourgeois Bandwagon

  News in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Sep 22, 2005

• Why People Still Support Bush

  I am bewildered by the magnitude of the extremes that Bush supporters will come up with.

  Opinion in Politics — by Preston Parkhurst — on Sep 22, 2005

• O'Reilly versus Donahue on the Iraq War

  "While we're going after Afghanistan, we might as well take out Hussein."

  Opinion in Politics — by The Searcher — on Sep 22, 2005

• Taranto, Predictably, Targets Post-Katrina Response of "Angry Left"

  It's so much easier to stereotype and tell half-truths ...

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Sep 22, 2005

• Senior HHS Official, Lies, Cheats ... But Doesn't Get Fired

  Oh what a wonderful world it must be to have a job in the Bush administration. What job security!

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Sep 22, 2005

Video

• Review: Survivor: Guatemala Week Two

  ...these folks are down to eating ants and minnows and grasshoppers...

  Review in Video — by Bennett Dawson — on Sep 22, 2005

• Review: The OC Episode 3.3

  Not all weddings have a happy ending. *Spoilers*

  Review in Video — by Cara de Pescado — on Sep 22, 2005

• Review: Serenity

  Review in Video — by Casper — on Sep 22, 2005

• Review: Lost Season Premiere

  Review in Video — by Joan Hunt — on Sep 22, 2005

• Review: The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

  Let me begin by first proclaiming my undying love for all things You...

  Review in Video — by Psychedelic Pariah — on Sep 22, 2005

• Review: The Apprentice: Martha Stewart"

  Review in Video — by Scott C. Smith — on Sep 22, 2005

• Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

  Tim Burton's newest film is a disappointment.

  Review in Video — by Cptalbertwesker — on Sep 22, 2005

• Review of Two Wilco Documentaries

  You'll enjoy some of the interviews and behind-the-scenes peeks at what they are "really" like.

  Review in Video — by Scott Butki — on Sep 22, 2005

• Review: Larry Coryell, Badi Assad, and John Abercrombie: The Paris Concert

  Have you ever had your expectations totally stood on their head?

  Review in Video — by Richard Marcus — on Sep 22, 2005

• Review: Good Night, and Good Luck

  George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck Opens New York Film Festival

  News in Video — by Film Cynic — on Sep 22, 2005

• DVD Review: House, M.D. - Season One

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 22, 2005

• Courting Craig Ferguson: The Late Late Show Diaries 9-21-05

  Perhaps it’s just part of my insatiable nature, but we need more than sixty minutes of audio-visual foreplay a night, Master Ferguson

  Review in Video — by Joan Hunt — on Sep 22, 2005

• Review - Bob Dylan No Direction Home

  Review in Video — by Lono — on Sep 22, 2005

• So You Think You Can Dance - The Top Six

  Review in Video — by Regina Avalos — on Sep 22, 2005

• Brief TV Review: Kitchen Confidential

  Review in Video — by Sterfish — on Sep 22, 2005

• TV Review: The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

  Review in Video — by Sterfish — on Sep 22, 2005

• More Than a Grudge and a Ring: Why Asian Horror Films Rock

  Opinion in Video — by Ashok K. Banker — on Sep 22, 2005

• Review: A Few Good Men DVD

  A review of the movie and DVD that doesn't quote the famous line. Really.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Sep 22, 2005

Music

• CD Single Review: Stratovarius - Maniac Dance/United

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 22, 2005

• Live Review: Laura Veirs - Whelans, Dublin - 20th September 2005

  Inspired by the content of their next song, "Spelunking," Veirs and the Tortured Souls affixed headlamps to their heads and asked for every light to be turned out.

  Review in Music — by Cian Traynor — on Sep 22, 2005

• CD Review: Old Skars And Upstarts 505

  Review in Music — by Wally Bangs — on Sep 22, 2005

• Yahoo "Who's Next" Victory Propels Copeland

  News in Music — by Jon Sobel — on Sep 22, 2005

• THE TAS SHOW - PODCAST 5: Damian Kulash and more

  Along with everything else, I have interview. A half hour talk with OK GO lead singer Damian Kulash.

  Opinion in Music — by Temple Stark — on Sep 22, 2005

• Review: Rough Guide to African Music for Children

  The songs are diverse and are an opportunity to instill a love of music and respect other cultures.

  Review in Music — by Robert Burke — on Sep 22, 2005

• Stupid CD Copy Protection - Switchfoot Responds

  News in Music — by Tim — on Sep 22, 2005

• Mini Review: Erasure, Erasure

  Review in Music — by Scott C. Smith — on Sep 22, 2005

• CD Review: Blanche - If We Can't Trust The Doctors...

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Sep 22, 2005

Books

• Book Review: I've Seen Lots of Famous People Naked by "Body by Jake" Steinfeld

  What "Body by Jake" learned from "a lot of famous folks stripped of the trappings of fame and fortune."

  Review in Books — by DrPat — on Sep 22, 2005

• New Cookbook Was Inspired by The Da Vinci Code

  News in Books — by DrPat — on Sep 22, 2005

• Book Review: Thou Shalt Not Kill Unless Otherwise Instructed

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Sep 22, 2005

• Book Review: Geeks by Jon Katz

  Review in Books — by Scott Butki — on Sep 22, 2005

• Book Review: In the Shadow of No Towers

  Review in Books — by Scott Butki — on Sep 22, 2005

• England 1939: Before and After

  "When the alarm has sounded DON'T .... Be surprised at anything that may happen."

  Opinion in Books — by Natalie Bennett — on Sep 22, 2005

• Forty Days

  News in Books — by Alisha Karabinus — on Sep 22, 2005

• Book Review: Hollywood Animal by Joe Eszterhas

  The biography of a man living larger than life in the world's most sadistic, masochistic, brutal creative enclave.

  Review in Books — by Ashok K. Banker — on Sep 22, 2005

• Book Review: India In Mind, edited by Pankaj Mishra

  The Editor Has His Day: Do literary anthologies exist to publish good writing that would otherwise go unseen?

  Review in Books — by Ashok K. Banker — on Sep 22, 2005

Culture

• What A Drag it Ain't, Gettin' Old

  Opinion in Culture — by BeckEye — on Sep 22, 2005

• Rita, Fear, and Me

  Here's what I'm putting off I guess. I'm scared. ...Updates...

  Opinion in Culture — by johnwstiles — on Sep 22, 2005

• Oilman Uses Bible to Search in Oil-Dependent Israel

  It's geology via theology for Zion Oil & Gas... There's major money (and security for Israel) involved in the search.

  News in Culture — by DrPat — on Sep 22, 2005

• Ghost Town

  Opinion in Culture — by Kable — on Sep 22, 2005

• Day By Day for September 22, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for September 22, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Sep 22, 2005

• No Real Story Except Hurricane Rita

  If there is another story that takes a headline away from Hurricane Rita during the next week it will probably need to be something close to being as important as the Second Coming of Jesus!

  Opinion in Culture — by Bird of Paradise — on Sep 22, 2005

• She Looks Good To Him: Astrology-based Advice

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Sep 22, 2005

Sports

• A Year Later, A Game in Review

  Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech play this weekend. A look back on last year's game.

  Opinion in Sports — by Ben Miraski — on Sep 22, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Celebrating Mothman

  News in Sci/Tech — by The Errant Fool — on Sep 22, 2005

• Hurricane Rita - Monster Storm

  Send your thoughts and prayers to Texas...they'll need them...

  News in Sci/Tech — by RJ Elliott — on Sep 22, 2005

Gaming

• PS2 Review: Shin Megami Tensei - Nocturne

  The world blows up after twenty minutes of gameplay, and you promptly get turned into a demon.

  Review in Gaming — by Tyler Willis — on Sep 22, 2005