September 30, 2005 Archive

Culture

• Little Mac McGwire Speaks!

  Mark McGwire opens his mouth and becomes an even bigger jerk.

  Opinion in Culture — by Sal Marinello — on Sep 30, 2005

• Top 5: Classic On-Screen Beauties

  Opinion in Culture — by Tan The Man — on Sep 30, 2005

• Porker Holds Sheriff's Deputies At Bay

  It's a case of pig versus pig, as Boulder Creek CA sheriff's deputies try to evict a swinish tenant...

  News in Culture — by DrPat — on Sep 30, 2005

• The News That Cried Flu

  One day they are going to cry flu...and no one is going to believe them, and millions will die from lack of trust.

  News in Culture — by anonyMoses — on Sep 30, 2005

• Pastor Gets Unwelcome Supply of Viagra

  News in Culture — by Kevin Surbaugh — on Sep 30, 2005

• The Wait : Paris Return

  Automatic writing while waiting on an Air France plane with a delay. Read if the spirit moves you. This is just what came out at the time. . .

  Opinion in Culture — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Sep 30, 2005

• It's All Semantics Anyway

  Opinion in Culture — by Lisa Hoover — on Sep 30, 2005

• Matrimony Beckons From Billboard

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

• Stressed Family: Cancer, Aquarius - Astrology-based Advice

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Sep 30, 2005

• Day By Day for September 30, 2005

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

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

• Hypothetical Questions...

  Warning - Sick Shit Ahead...

  Satire in Culture — by RJ Elliott — on Sep 30, 2005

• Pop Culture Update 9/30/05

  A Liberal with a gun? Whatever happened to Cat Stevens? Hanoi Jane and a new movie with an improbable plot.

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

• Drug Chics 101; Courtney Love vs Kate Moss - A Matter of Class?

  A blow by blow account of how to live with the junkie label.

  Opinion in Culture — by Temple Stark — on Sep 30, 2005

• Travelog Miami Number One

  we moved to the Ritz-Carlton of Coconut Grove. I always wanted to put on the Ritz. Or perhaps to have a diamond as big as the Ritz.Travelog Miami: The High End of Places

  Opinion in Culture — by Howard Dratch — on Sep 30, 2005

Video

• Halloween Roundup II: Val Lewton and Jacques Tourneur Whisper in the Dark

  Opinion in Video — by Paul J. Marasa — on Sep 30, 2005

• Weekend Movie Haiku

  Thoughts on the weekend's movies in haiku form. I'm Joe Poet.

  Opinion in Video — by Drew Feinberg — on Sep 30, 2005

• New TV Guide Debuts, Check Out The Centerfold

  The not so secret cover story of the new TV Guide.

  News in Video — by Temple Stark — on Sep 30, 2005

• DVD Review: Battlestar Galactica Season One

  The best science fiction show on television comes to DVD.

  Review in Video — by Bill Wallo — on Sep 30, 2005

• Movie Review: Everything Is Illuminated

  Review in Video — by Miss Hipstah — on Sep 30, 2005

• TV Review : Alias & Night Stalker

  ABC, I thought you were gonna kill’em all this season, but other than the monster that is LOST, nothing much is showing up on radar.

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

• The Constant Weather Man

  Damn you Nic Cage and your archery-challenged daughter!

  Opinion in Video — by Drew Feinberg — on Sep 30, 2005

• Review: My Name is Earl

  Review in Video — by Tony Figueroa — on Sep 30, 2005

• DVD Review: Firefly

  Review in Video — by Jordan J. Ballor — on Sep 30, 2005

• New Movie Releases: 9/30

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

• Courting Craig Ferguson: The Late Late Show Diaries 9-29-05

  We laughed, we cried, we wet our pants. Okay, maybe we didn't really cry...

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

• TV Review: Alias Season 5 Premiere

  No need to start a season on a happy note.

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

• TV Review: Everwood

  What changed over the summer?

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

Books

• Book Review: The Syndrome Rule by Chris Jones

  For anyone who has ever occupied a dot-com cubicle, Chris Jones' elegant techno-thriller will seem terrifyingly possible.

  Review in Books — by DrPat — on Sep 30, 2005

• Book Review: Sick Puppy

  Review in Books — by Scott Butki — on Sep 30, 2005

• Book Review: One Fine Day In The Middle Of The Night by Christopher Brookmyre

  ... pick up a copy of One Fine Day In The Middle Of The Night. You won't be disappointed.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Sep 30, 2005

• Book Review: Slow Burn

  A young woman targeted for death finds adventure and romance while pursued by a bomber called "The Florist."

  Review in Books — by Bill Wallo — on Sep 30, 2005

• Book Review: Ecstasy and The Ascetic of Desire by Sudhir Kakar

  Review in Books — by Ashok K. Banker — on Sep 30, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Books on Podcast

  Podcasting is hitting the books. Actually, the books are hitting podcasts.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Warren Kelly — on Sep 30, 2005

• Weekly Blogscan: Able Danger and the Gorelick Wall

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

• Cinderella's Booster Seat Campaign

  News in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Sep 30, 2005

• Friday Femme Fatales No 25

  Where are all the female bloggers? Here, in my weekly "top ten" posts.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Natalie Bennett — on Sep 30, 2005

• Ten Ways To Reduce our Dependence on Petroleum!

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Kevin Surbaugh — on Sep 30, 2005

Politics

• DeLay and Friends React To Indictment With Spin, Spin, Spin

  DeLay and friends know that simply saying DeLay is innocent probably won't change public perception, let alone rally the troops.

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Sep 30, 2005

• Bush Administration Waives Actions Against Saudi Arabia

  The Bush Administration acknowledges good friend Saudi Arabia does some despicable things, but delays taking action.

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Sep 30, 2005

• No Surprise Roberts Confirmed

  Opinion in Politics — by Kevin Surbaugh — on Sep 30, 2005

• If You Killed All the Homosexuals...

  I'm offering some new theories that Bill Bennett may want to discuss on his next radio program.

  Opinion in Politics — by Blunderford — on Sep 30, 2005

• What to do about Tom DeLay?

  Opinion in Politics — by John Bambenek — on Sep 30, 2005

• Dear Karl Rove and George Bush, From Osama Bin Laden

  This is your nemesis and leader of Al-Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden. Remember me? I am the one that masterminded 9-11.

  Satire in Politics — by Balletshooz — on Sep 30, 2005

• Jail-time, A Good Thing For Journalism and Judith Miller

  You Ms. Miller were our shining example of a reporter who has a backbone and remembers it.

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

• Breaking News: Miller Testifies

  News in Politics — by Kevin Surbaugh — on Sep 30, 2005

• Bush To Name Supreme Court Nominee Next Week

  News in Politics — by Kevin Surbaugh — on Sep 30, 2005

• Judith Miller Agrees To Testify About Plame-Outing

  After 85 days in a federal detention center, New York Times reporter Judith Miller has agreed to name sources...

  News in Politics — by DrPat — on Sep 30, 2005

• The Bill Bennett Debacle

  Opinion in Politics — by Alisha Karabinus — on Sep 30, 2005

• Government As Big Shepherd

  Opinion in Politics — by HE!D! — on Sep 30, 2005

• Chief Justice Roberts To Rule Real Estate 'Bubble' a Myth

  Given his conservative outlook, it's not hard to figure what Chief Justice Roberts would rule the real estate bubble.

  Opinion in Politics — by Mr. Real Estate — on Sep 30, 2005

• Media Reality Check: Judith Miller Goes Free

  Can we possibly have a less likable journalist to play the role of martyr than Judith Miller of The New York Times?

  Opinion in Politics — by Scott Butki — on Sep 30, 2005

• John Roberts Wins Senate Confirmation Vote

  The final vote tally was 78-22...

  News in Politics — by RJ Elliott — on Sep 30, 2005

Music

• CD Review: Maiden Voyage - Going The Way of the Titanic

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

• Review: Majestic Vanguard - Beyond the Moon

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

• Review: Sevendust - Next

  Sevendust is good. Period.

  Review in Music — by Chris Akin — on Sep 30, 2005

• The Rolling Stones crappy excuse for A Bigger Bang

  A Bigger Bang does not have even one worthwhile song. Most specifically, there's not one interesting melody anywhere here

  Review in Music — by Al Barger — on Sep 30, 2005

• CD Review: Marc Johnson - Shades of Jade

  If you're at all familiar with jazz bassist Marc Johnson you surely know about his classic 1987 album Second Sight (by his group Bass Desires). On that record Johnson teamed up with

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

• The Friday Morning Listen

  ...the jazz band in Hell's Cocktail Lounge.

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

• Yahoo Accused of Stealing Employees Away and The Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Sep 30, 2005

• Lovedrug, Live At CBGB's

  Lovedrug, the little band that could from Ohio has released a new live video version of their song "Radiology".

  News in Music — by Mike Johnston — on Sep 30, 2005

• Blackalicious utterly fails to master The Craft

  I don't know what "the craft" is that these guys thing they've mastered, but it sure isn't songwriting.

  Review in Music — by Al Barger — on Sep 30, 2005

• CD Review: Finest Dearest - Pacemaker EP

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Sep 30, 2005

• Dispatches from Pod-istan: Part 2

  Opinion in Music — by Ashok K. Banker — on Sep 30, 2005

• Elvis Presley is God

  And not just figuratively either.

  Opinion in Music — by Michael J. West — on Sep 30, 2005

Sports

• Futon Report: One Weekend, One Division, Two Wild Cards, Five Teams

  The flowchart for "what happens if this happens" looks like an intricate pile of blown chunks.

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Sep 30, 2005

• High School Football Ruined Many A Friday Night

  There was I, camera and notebook in hand, close to the action and overhearing the coaches bitch.

  Opinion in Sports — by Temple Stark — on Sep 30, 2005

Gaming

• A Designer Drug For a Numerical Age?

  If you're thinking of trying Sudoku, the highly addictive number game/drug, you may never be normal again.

  Satire in Gaming — by Mark Edward Manning — on Sep 30, 2005

• Xbox Review: Burnout Revenge

  Hardly a sequel. This is an entirely new game.

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