October 7, 2005 Archive

Video

• Fangoria Presents Land of the Dead, Uncut! One Night Only!

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 07, 2005

• TV Preview: Nazi Prophecies on the History Channel

  Nazi Prophecies on the History Channel, Monday October 10, at 9 pm Eastern

  Review in Video — by Peter Levenda — on Oct 07, 2005

• The Trailer Park: Prime

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 07, 2005

• Movie Review: Corpse Bride (2005)

  Review in Video — by 10Clubs — on Oct 07, 2005

• DVD Review: Kolchak - The Night Stalker

  This new DVD set includes all 20 episodes from the original Kolchak: The Night Stalker television series that aired in 1974.

  Review in Video — by Robert Burke — on Oct 07, 2005

• Reality TV and the Modern Day Hell's Angels

  "Everyone wants to be on TV" is the saying, but the truth is that not everyone deserves it. The idea that there won't be consequences from eliminating the difficulty in becoming a celebrity or that nothing will stem from plotless, minding numbing TV, is dangerous ignorance.

  Opinion in Video — by ChaunceyBillups — on Oct 07, 2005

• Survivor Guatemala: 20 Questions

  Has Survivor reached the end of its useful life? And did that happen several seasons ago?

  Opinion in Video — by teletart — on Oct 07, 2005

• Movie Review: Serenity

  Review in Video — by Marty Dodge — on Oct 07, 2005

• Courting Craig Ferguson: The Late Late Show Diaries 10-6-2005

  I know, I moisturize. Hydrate, girlfriend. That's what you do. Hydrate, that's the key. Also, I'm Scottish. Mac don't crack.

  Review in Video — by Joan Hunt — on Oct 07, 2005

• New Film Releases: 10/7/05 - Featuring: Waiting

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 07, 2005

• Lord of War: A Review of the Best Movie Nobody Saw

  The smartest, angriest and most disturbingly entertaining film of the year appears to have tanked miserably at the box office.

  Review in Video — by Steven Hart — on Oct 07, 2005

• Top Ten TV Shows: Fall 2005

  Review in Video — by Eric Berlin — on Oct 07, 2005

• TV Review: Alias Episode 5.2

  "...1..." brings us one step closer to tracking down what happened to Vaughn.

  Review in Video — by Cara de Pescado — on Oct 07, 2005

Culture

• Murder and Art: The deviantART Connection

  The man who might have killed Taylor Behl was a member of deviantART.com. It's not the first time.

  Opinion in Culture — by Kit Jarrell — on Oct 07, 2005

• What the Weblogs sale really means

  What does the Weblogs sale mean, exactly, you hoo blogger?

  Opinion in Culture — by KOB — on Oct 07, 2005

• He Blinded Me with Science

  I used to find science boring in school. Then came fake dog balls.

  Opinion in Culture — by Blunderford — on Oct 07, 2005

• Weblogs.com Sold To Verisign

  The deal is done, and has been confirmed true by Dave Winer, weblogs.com's owner. More is included in the deal.

  News in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on Oct 07, 2005

• I’m The REAL Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio.

  Opinion in Culture — by Tony Figueroa — on Oct 07, 2005

• Adoption - Saturn conjunct Sun and Moon: Astrology-based Advice

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Oct 07, 2005

• Caring: A Thing Of The Past

  ...caring for the well being of others has become a negative thing to do. What a pity.

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 07, 2005

• Tampa Bay's New Most Expensive Home

  At $20 million, Tampa Bay's latest most expensive home tops its last by almost $6 million.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on Oct 07, 2005

• Friday Femmes Fatales No 26 (Women bloggers)

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

  News in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Oct 07, 2005

• Stage Fright: Astrology-based Advice

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Oct 07, 2005

• Pop Culture Update 10/6/05 Clinton Condoms and More

  Five bucks buys a dozen Clinton Condoms. Oprah, Cruise, Adams and blind item fun.

  Opinion in Culture — by Patfish — on Oct 07, 2005

• Day By Day for October 07, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for October 07, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Oct 07, 2005

Music

• Band of the Day: Bosque Brown

  Often when you get a new record, comparisons immediately hit. Other times, you are mesmerized and it takes days to set bearings for the sound. Bosque Brown's Plays Mara Lee Miller was initially a mystery.

  News in Music — by Garrison Reid — on Oct 07, 2005

• CD Review: Donovan - Try For The Sun

  Review in Music — by Wally Bangs — on Oct 07, 2005

• Ornette Coleman: The Last Jazz Radical

  Ornette Coleman is the most important jazz musician of the last fifty years, and the greatest living jazz musician today.

  Opinion in Music — by Michael J. West — on Oct 07, 2005

• Dead Kennedys Pull Out of Coors-Sponsored Show

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Oct 07, 2005

• CD Review: HORSE the band: The Mechanical Hand

  I don't get it. I don't get the hype for this band.

  Review in Music — by Cameron Archer — on Oct 07, 2005

• "The Recording Academy Honors"

  News in Music — by Eric Olsen — on Oct 07, 2005

• Cheap Trick - Silver (DVD Review)

  Review in Music — by Paul Roy — on Oct 07, 2005

• Eminem Sues Over Ringtones and The Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Oct 07, 2005

• The Friday Morning Listen: Messiaen

  ... a "pull the car over and pray for a DJ announcement" incident.

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Oct 07, 2005

• Screeching Weasel Weasel Mania

  Call out Animal Control, the weasel is loose!!!

  Review in Music — by Wally Bangs — on Oct 07, 2005

• Single Review: Garbage, "Stupid Girl"

  Shirley Manson watches as a young teen girl desperately tries to accepted in this cutting track.

  Review in Music — by Pam Avoledo — on Oct 07, 2005

Politics

• Congressional Waiver Reduces Share of Katrina Contracts Going To Minority-Owned Businesses

  The spin that you can't have a fair and fast bidding for Katrina contracts.

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Oct 07, 2005

• Tina Brown Wishes For Loose-Lipped Insiders To Write Books?!? Is That What Woodward and Bernstein Taught Reporters?

  Inadvertently, Brown admits the mainstream media is lacking in investigative skills.

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Oct 07, 2005

• Judith Miller Is A Criminal Not A "Press Freedom" Hero

  Judith Miller, portrayed as the Rosa Parks of the press freedom movement, is really just a stool pigeon, who sat in jail to cover up evidence of a crime

  Opinion in Politics — by Balletshooz — on Oct 07, 2005

• Some Are Concerned That Main Selling Point For Miers Is Her Faith

  Don't worry, the administration's allies are telling their friends on the right, she's an evangelical Christian.

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Oct 07, 2005

• Bush the Bibliophile

  On his most recent five-week vacation, his pleasure reading is said to have included three dense 500-page tomes.

  Opinion in Politics — by The Fifth Dentist — on Oct 07, 2005

• Introducing the Poindexter Awareness Office

  We are pleased to introduce the Poindexter Awareness Office, dedicated to identifying those whose overqualifications make them incapable of actually getting anything done.

  Satire in Politics — by Mr. Snitch — on Oct 07, 2005

Gaming

• PC Game Review: X-Men Legends II

  Review in Gaming — by Rich Powers — on Oct 07, 2005

Books

• Book Review: Rough Edges

  Review in Books — by Richard J. Radcliffe — on Oct 07, 2005

• Litquake Starts Off With a Howl

  Litquake kicks off Friday in San Francisco with a celebration of Howl and continues through Oct. 15th with 17 events and over 250 writers.

  News in Books — by Steve Rhodes — on Oct 07, 2005

Sci/Tech

• AOL To Purchase Weblogs Inc.

  AOL will close on the deal to purchase Weblogs Inc. sometime next week. Other purchase rumors broke with the story.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Mr. Real Estate — on Oct 07, 2005

Sports

• The White Sox and the Sins of Their Fathers

  The offence was greater than anything that the Cubs or Red Sox have ever committed.

  Opinion in Sports — by Tom Donelson — on Oct 07, 2005

• Futon Report: Braves Pull Even, Cardinals Pull Away

  Six seasons later, Smoltz wins in October ... Padres get probed by Agent Mulder

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Oct 07, 2005