October 20, 2005 Archive

Video

• Parents Television Council Announces the Best and Worst of 2005-6

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 20, 2005

• DVD Review: The Frank Sinatra Show: High Hopes

  Historic TV -- perfect for those nights when there's NOTHING on.

  Review in Video — by Warren Kelly — on Oct 20, 2005

• Review: Survivor: Guatemala - Week Six - Kill 'Em All

  Personally, I'd like to see how they would deal with a hurricane like the one that hit Guatemala last month.

  Review in Video — by Bennett Dawson — on Oct 20, 2005

• The Trailer Park: Negadon - Monster from Mars

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 20, 2005

• UnSilent Film 5: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

  News in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Oct 20, 2005

• Movie Review: Elizabethtown

  Review in Video — by Joshua Sharf — on Oct 20, 2005

• DVD Review: Batman Begins

  Proof that even superheroes hate to go to work everyday.

  Review in Video — by Nehring — on Oct 20, 2005

• DVD Review: House of Voices

  Note: Some elements of the plot are noted here - the basic premise and some details. If you want to see the film "clean" and without a review, then don't read this one. However, if you are trying to decide or have seen it and want a different take, please dive on in... thanks. s.r.p.

  Review in Video — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Oct 20, 2005

• TV Review: The Apprentice 4-Let the Games Begin

  This past week a despised female contender gets the boot. Why did they hate her so?

  Review in Video — by Patfish — on Oct 20, 2005

• Movie Review: Elizabethtown

  In perhaps his most famous parable, Jesus tells the story of a son who leaves his home and father behind to find success in the world on his own terms. When the "prodigal son's" career proves to be a complete failure he decides to return home on his knees, hoping

  Review in Video — by Bird of Paradise — on Oct 20, 2005

• Sin and Redemption in The Natural

  It is in the development of its smaller sinners and weaker saints that The Natural transcends cartoonish simplicity.

  Opinion in Video — by DrPat — on Oct 20, 2005

• UMD Movie Review: Unleashed

  Thankfully preserved nicely on UMD.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Oct 20, 2005

Music

• CD Review: The Saints - Nothing Is Straight In My House

  A nice mélange of fast and slow-paced guitar work and ferocious drums, the Saints have obviously grown up, cleaned up their sound and are in no way ready to quit.

  Review in Music — by jen best — on Oct 20, 2005

• Review: Animal Collective - Feels

  Feels indeed.

  Review in Music — by Max Burke — on Oct 20, 2005

• Naked In New York

  On October 19th Bif Naked appeared at the Knitting Factory in New York City to promote her new CD.

  Interview in Music — by Mike Johnston — on Oct 20, 2005

• CD Review: Jasy Andrews - Little Girl

  Singer/songwriter Andrews plies the piano and covers GNR.

  Review in Music — by Alisha Karabinus — on Oct 20, 2005

• Indie Round-Up for October 20 2005: Man Alive, Danny Draher

  Review in Music — by Jon Sobel — on Oct 20, 2005

• CD Review - Turbonegro: Party Animals

  Let's see... "Party's over." "Pity 'Party.'" ... you get the idea.

  Review in Music — by John Owen — on Oct 20, 2005

• Blur to Release EP and The Daily Music and Tech New

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Oct 20, 2005

• CD Review: Dope - American Apathy

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Oct 20, 2005

• Rock Star: Van Halen? [Updated]

  An open letter to Eddie Van Halen

  Opinion in Music — by Michele Catalano — on Oct 20, 2005

• 10 Of The Best Live Albums Ever Recorded

  Music insiders and obsessives select the top 10 live albums.

  Opinion in Music — by Robert Burke — on Oct 20, 2005

• Review: Cross Canadian Ragweed breaks through with Garage

  The boys from Oklahoma pair meaningful lyrics with massive music, making Garage their hardest rocking album yet.

  Review in Music — by Patrick Nichols — on Oct 20, 2005

• Review: Max Richter's The Blue Notebooks

  The Blue Notebooks is more than what you hear.

  Review in Music — by Pacze Moj — on Oct 20, 2005

• CD Review: Orenda Fink - Invisible Ones

  One of the most thought-provoking records of the year...a satisfying mixture of intellectualism and emotion.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Oct 20, 2005

• CD Review: Fireball Ministry - Their Rock is Not Our Rock

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Oct 20, 2005

• CD Review: Wolf's Rain OST I by Yoko Kanno

  Brazilian-style jazz is the highlight of this excellent soundtrack.

  Review in Music — by Sterfish — on Oct 20, 2005

• Review: Cream Royal Albert Hall CD/DVD

  The first thing you need to know about the Cream DVD/CD pair from Rhino is that the DVD movie is presented as a real event, from the through-the-wings opening, to the canny cinematography that takes many cues from the original Cream Farewell Concert, shot at the same location, Royal Albert Hall, London in 1968.

  Review in Music — by uao — on Oct 20, 2005

• REVIEW: Ray Charles Genius and Friends Graverobbing or Art?

  Recording duets with a dead dude just doesn't sound legit, even if it was his idea.

  Review in Music — by Al Barger — on Oct 20, 2005

• Single Review: Len, "Steal My Sunshine"

  Siblings Marc and Sharon Constanzo search for acceptance in the opaque "Steal My Sunshine."

  Review in Music — by Pam Avoledo — on Oct 20, 2005

Culture

• NBA: Need Business Attire

  Opinion in Culture — by Brian St. Brian — on Oct 20, 2005

• The Haunted Mansion in Paper, Mortar, and Pixel

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Oct 20, 2005

• Band Weblogs Podcast Show #5: A Guillemots Special + Music By Two Independent Bands

  Opinion in Culture — by Band Weblogs — on Oct 20, 2005

• Soul Mates? Astrology-based Advice

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Oct 20, 2005

• Demon Inside: Reaction to San Franciscan Mother Drowning her Three Children

  I read the story of how a woman threw her three children into the San Francisco bay on Wednesday evening. I had a very hard time actually reading the story.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mary K. Williams — on Oct 20, 2005

• I Heart DC

  New York? Meh...

  Opinion in Culture — by Michael J. West — on Oct 20, 2005

• Cambridge U., the Life of the Mind

  Opinion in Culture — by Uriel Wittenberg — on Oct 20, 2005

• Bloody Blackouts

  A little Halloween terror

  Opinion in Culture — by Scott Butki — on Oct 20, 2005

• Halloween Dance Thriller

  Halloween short story

  Opinion in Culture — by Scott Butki — on Oct 20, 2005

• How the Buddha became a Catholic Saint

  Perhaps because stories come from people, they are also a bit like people. Stories too have origins, names, moods and shapes. And like people, stories may spread out far from their origins, shifting names, generating other stories which then begin their own migrations. This is the (true) story of how the Sakyamuni Buddha -- the "standard" Buddha -- ended up becoming an official Catholic saint.

  Opinion in Culture — by Anil Menon — on Oct 20, 2005

• Pisces in Relationship with Sagittarius: Astrology-based Advice

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Oct 20, 2005

• Domestic Terrorism in a Nutshell

  Opinion in Culture — by Jim Fielder — on Oct 20, 2005

• Day By Day for October 20, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for October 20, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Oct 20, 2005

• A-Changin' Times

  Lock up your teens: Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky seem to have inspired American kids in dangerous ways.

  Opinion in Culture — by Natalie Davis — on Oct 20, 2005

• There's No Place Like Home. Where Is It?

  As we've not lived in the states for over a year, we are stateless citizens.

  Opinion in Culture — by Diana Hartman — on Oct 20, 2005

• Regarding tonight's Powerball Drawing

  Opinion in Culture — by Lono — on Oct 20, 2005

Sports

• NFL Elimination: 4-2 Teams Not Much of an Option

  Joel and Chelsea stay alive, look for surefire 3-win teams to win again. (UPDATED THURSDAY NIGHT)

  News in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Oct 20, 2005

• Astros Win The Pennant!

  Opinion in Sports — by The Errant Fool — on Oct 20, 2005

Gaming

• 'My Xbox' Might Make You Think Twice

  Opinion in Gaming — by Ken Edwards — on Oct 20, 2005

Politics

• DeLay Booked in Houston

  US Rep. booked, printed, and released on bond Thursday afternoon.

  News in Politics — by Alisha Karabinus — on Oct 20, 2005

• Chertoff Admits FEMA, Not State And Local Officials, To Blame For Weak Response To Katrina

  You, too, can compare Chertoff's admission today with the administration's spin efforts last month.

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Oct 20, 2005

• Bill and Hillary Clinton: The Right Wing's Secret Weapon

  Opinion in Politics — by Scott C. Smith — on Oct 20, 2005

• Feminist4Fathers: Fathers4Justice (F4J) Protestors On Dartford Bridge, Protest PBS, Human Rights Tribunal, More

  Over the last 2 months members of Fathers4Justice have sent in hundreds of pyjamas to Children's Minister Beverly Hughes.

  Opinion in Politics — by Teri Stoddard — on Oct 20, 2005

• Will Warren Beatty Shampoo the Terminator?

  The actor who gave the world a hip-hopping senator in Bulworth takes a run at the Governator.

  News in Politics — by Bill Wallo — on Oct 20, 2005

• Pentagon Reneges Pledge To Pay Bonuses To National Guard and Army Reserve

  Sort of goes against the whole "be all you can be" concept, huh?

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Oct 20, 2005

• In The Middle: Iraq as a "Media War"

  Iraq in an age of 24/7 news coverage; do the hourly updates weaken America's resolve?

  Opinion in Politics — by Phillip Winn — on Oct 20, 2005

• George Bush: Gigantic Canker on a Pig's Rump

  I am happy to call Mr. Bush a Gigantic Canker on a Pig's Rump and consider it a sycophantic civility.

  Opinion in Politics — by pogblog — on Oct 20, 2005

• White House: U.S. Unprepared for Just About Everything

  As Hurricane Wilma screams toward Florida, the administration admits it has no idea what it's doing.

  Satire in Politics — by Blunderford — on Oct 20, 2005

• Forgotten in Iraq: Eisenhower's Cross of Iron

  Recently, many bloggers have reminded us of President Eisenhower's 1961 speech wherein he presciently warned us of the need to "guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex."

  Opinion in Politics — by The Bulldog Manifesto — on Oct 20, 2005

• Phenomenal And Chronic Hypocrisy

  Once again Massachusetts politicians promise us good things...through gaming.

  Review in Politics — by Harry Forbes — on Oct 20, 2005

• America's Shame: Letting Leaders Get Away With Torture

  Opinion in Politics — by Adam Ash — on Oct 20, 2005

• Book 'Em Danno: Arrest Warrant Issued For Tom DeLay

  The former House Republican Majority Leader was recently indicted on charges of conspiracy and money laundering.

  News in Politics — by Mr. Real Estate — on Oct 20, 2005

• Miracles CAN Happen - Good Tax News from DC

  A presidential panel has just wrapped up hearings on tax reform. Here's a preview of their proposals.

  News in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Oct 20, 2005

• Tangled Webs

  What did Shrubbie know about the Plame leak -- and when did he know it?

  Opinion in Politics — by Natalie Davis — on Oct 20, 2005

Books

• Book Review: Finding Serenity

  A crew of philosophers, writers, and others explore the myth and meaning of Joss Whedon's dystopian future.

  Review in Books — by Bill Wallo — on Oct 20, 2005

• Book Review: Orwell's Burma - Secret Histories - Finding George Orwell in a Burmese Teashop

  Review in Books — by Epilogos — on Oct 20, 2005

• Book Review: My Friend Leonard

  Review in Books — by OC hairball — on Oct 20, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Fantasia Lies?

  Is the city of High Point, North Carolina as bad as the singer says?

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Stone — on Oct 20, 2005

• Teh Blog Father Reviews teh Blogs

  Faster than a stationary bullet, honest as subliminal advertising and grand master of the mispelling bee, he is: Teh Blog Father!

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Teh Blog Father — on Oct 20, 2005

• The News: The Small Big Picture

  We will continue to get a very limited view of the big picture.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 20, 2005