September 27, 2005 Archive

Politics

• Right Bought Into Katrina Exaggerations, Too

  Not so quick with those halos, boys.

  Opinion in Politics — by Pete Blackwell — on Sep 27, 2005

• George Walker Bush and the Torture of the Innocent

  Today Lynndie England, the pug-faced accessory to torture at Abu Ghraib, was sentenced to three years in prison.

  Opinion in Politics — by Douglas Anthony Cooper — on Sep 27, 2005

• Man, 55, rapes girl, 14: There is no defense

  The UN human rights framework is a good place to start in making value judgments about cultural practices.

  Opinion in Politics — by Natalie Bennett — on Sep 27, 2005

• War: What the Founding Fathers Intended

  Opinion in Politics — by Mark Schannon — on Sep 27, 2005

• A Grandmother Marches in Washington

  Opinion in Politics — by Eric Olsen — on Sep 27, 2005

• Don't Call Me Liberal

  If you have any respect for my feelings, avoid the use of the "L" word. I'd appreciate it.

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Sep 27, 2005

• The Good News Carries On

  'Good News from Iraq and Afghanistan' lives on even though Arthur Chrenkoff has moved on.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Sep 27, 2005

• Time To Pull Republican Bill Frist's Feeding Tube

  HCA is a company that performs for-profit, abortion-on-demand for hypocritical Republicans that always fail to practice what they preach.

  Opinion in Politics — by Balletshooz — on Sep 27, 2005

Music

• CD Review: Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene

  Review in Music — by Matthew Montgomery — on Sep 27, 2005

• The Loneliest Monk

  John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk briefly played together in 1957. Today marks the first, long-lost release of their efforts.

  News in Music — by Ed Driscoll — on Sep 27, 2005

• Google to Triple the Pages it Searches and The Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Sep 27, 2005

• Thrice - The Earth Will Shake

  Am I overdoing it, or is this the biggest kick in the face you've had in weeks?

  Opinion in Music — by Mikey McClenathan — on Sep 27, 2005

• What's Your Favorite Bob Dylan Song?

  Opinion in Music — by Steven Hart — on Sep 27, 2005

• Review: David Gray - Life In Slow Motion

  Review in Music — by lori y — on Sep 27, 2005

• Review: Blue Man Group, The Complex

  Review in Music — by Scott C. Smith — on Sep 27, 2005

• Review: Les Paul & Friends : American Made, World Played

  An okay, not great, album featuring the inventor of the electric guitar and guest performances by, well, everyone.

  Review in Music — by John Owen — on Sep 27, 2005

• Neil Young's "Prairie Wind": A Gentle Breeze Deceptively Lulls The Howls Of Loss

  With all that has happened to Neil over the past year or so, it is no wonder that critics are zeroing on these incidents as way of explaining the motivations and intentions of "Prairie Wind".

  Review in Music — by Thrasher — on Sep 27, 2005

• Holopaw and Daedelus to Tour

  Coming to a city near you!

  News in Music — by Robert Duffy — on Sep 27, 2005

• CD review: Odd. quirky and fun

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Sep 27, 2005

• Album Review: Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary

  The soul, depth, and sheer ferocity of Wolf Parade's debut album will raise the bar for all new releases.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Sep 27, 2005

• CD Review: Faith Hill - Fireflies

  ...or maybe we're just used to our own introverted weirdness.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Sep 27, 2005

• The AFI’s Newest List: Top 25 Film Scores

  News in Music — by Sterfish — on Sep 27, 2005

• New Album Releases, Week of 9-27-2005

  News in Music — by Al Barger — on Sep 27, 2005

Video

• Review: Gilmore Girls The UnGraduate

  Is trouble brewing in paradise?

  Review in Video — by Cara de Pescado — on Sep 27, 2005

• Box Office Update: 9/23-25

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 27, 2005

• Academy to Screen Silent Phantom for Halloween

  News in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Sep 27, 2005

• GEICO Cavemen Unearthed

  News in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Sep 27, 2005

• Arrested Development: why? why!?

  If I could make it rate with just the awesome power of my mind, I would.

  Opinion in Video — by teletart — on Sep 27, 2005

• Review: Robocop (The Criterion Collection)

  Review in Video — by Scott C. Smith — on Sep 27, 2005

• DVD Pick of the Week: 9/27

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Sep 27, 2005

• Review: The Ultimate Fighter 2 - Episode 6

  Review in Video — by Vince Chan — on Sep 27, 2005

• Courting Craig Ferguson: The Late Late Show Diaries 9-26-05

  C'mon, surely you noticed those silly little girly forearms of his. You were sitting right next to him!

  Review in Video — by Joan Hunt — on Sep 27, 2005

• TV Review: Invasion

  Review in Video — by Sterfish — on Sep 27, 2005

Culture

• Red Sox Pennant Push..

  Opinion in Culture — by DL102 — on Sep 27, 2005

• Marriage Ban To Strengthen Family Values

  Satire in Culture — by Brian Sorrell — on Sep 27, 2005

• Lies & Distortions: MSM Made A Mess Of Katrina Coverage

  Opinion in Culture — by HE!D! — on Sep 27, 2005

• Recovering women's lives

  One of the things I try to do in blogging is celebrate the lives of forgotten or under-appreciated women.

  Opinion in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Sep 27, 2005

• OBH #008: "Never Enough"

  Rita ignored Dallas, 'Thaniel's "roundhouse of craziness" thesis, and a celebrity interview with Adam Goldberg!

  Opinion in Culture — by Phillip Winn — on Sep 27, 2005

• Boots Are Made For Walkin': Astrology-based Advice

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Sep 27, 2005

• Day By Day for September 27, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for September 27, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Sep 27, 2005

• True Crime Update 9/27/05

  Amber Frey's paternity lies. Taylor Behl, missing VA. Coed, were they lovers or not?

  Opinion in Culture — by Patfish — on Sep 27, 2005

• Missing That Certain Something

  Unfortunately, there's no convincing a guy there is "something" there if he doesn't feel it on his own. Here's the deal, women, particularly the older they get, tend to be really hopeful that the next guy might be The ONE. Got a good job? Check. Cute enough? Check. Doesn't treat me like crap? Check. If he ticks off enough boxes, and we like kissing him well enough, we thinking to ourselves, "This could be the ONE!"

  Opinion in Culture — by Love Biatch — on Sep 27, 2005

• Memo to High School Faculty

  Satire in Culture — by Sam Jack — on Sep 27, 2005

• Contrary Viewpoints on Bloggers

  Bloggers (citizen journalists) can keep professional journalists on their toes, points out Sean Gallagher, senior editor of Ziff Davis Internet's vertical enterprise sites.

  Opinion in Culture — by Connie Bennett — on Sep 27, 2005

Sports

• Manchester United 2 Benfica 1

  It's Champions League football tonight as Manchester United try to set recent problems aside and focus on this crucial match.

  News in Sports — by Christopher Rose — on Sep 27, 2005

• College Football Week in Review - Week 4, 2005

  Ben Miraski reviews Week 4 of college football featuring the Big Ten and LSU's loss.

  Opinion in Sports — by Ben Miraski — on Sep 27, 2005

Books

• Book Review: Steal These Ideas! by Steve Cone

  Steve Cone is what I wanted to be. He's worked on some of the biggest promotional campaigns in business history. And now, he's telling all his secrets to anyone who is willing to pay $19.

  Review in Books — by Warren Kelly — on Sep 27, 2005

• Pamela Anderson - Star Struck: A Novel

  This is a book that's more impressive than Penthouse Letters, but less impressive than Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive.

  Review in Books — by Chris Akin — on Sep 27, 2005

• Book Review: ScreamFree Parenting

  Review in Books — by Meryl — on Sep 27, 2005

• Book Review: Mayor of Lexington Avenue

  James Sheehan's debut novel is a courtroom thriller that examines the flaws in the capital punishment system.

  Review in Books — by W.E. Wallo — on Sep 27, 2005

• An Evening with Salman Rushdie

  Salman Rushdie is someone I'd love to have dinner with, to have one of the greatest conversations of my life...

  News in Books — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Sep 27, 2005

• Book Review: Paul Berman's Terror and Liberalism

  Paul Berman's "Terror and Liberalism" offers an insightful, elegant explanation of the roots of Islamist terror.

  Review in Books — by demabloggery — on Sep 27, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Intelligent Design? Don't Make Me Laugh.

  Satire in Sci/Tech — by Mark Schannon — on Sep 27, 2005

• Despatches from Pod-istan: Part I

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Ashok K. Banker — on Sep 27, 2005