October 22, 2005 Archive

Politics

• Fathers' Rights Activists Livid Over Airing Of "Breaking The Silence: Children's Stories"

  Opinion in Politics — by Trish Wilson — on Oct 22, 2005

• Senate Refuses to Cut Pork to Aid Katrina Victims

  Freshman Senator Tom Coburn challenged his colleagues to check their spending priorities. He was politely asked to go to hell.

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

• An Important Documentary - Breaking The Silence: Children's Stories

  Opinion in Politics — by Trish Wilson — on Oct 22, 2005

• The Scalia Precedent: Will Tom DeLay's Judge Have To Step Aside?

  The judge is a Democrat, but it isn't MoveOn.org that is being judged for criminal activity, its Tom DeLay.

  Opinion in Politics — by Balletshooz — on Oct 22, 2005

• What Miers should say

  Gonzales v Oregon is the Supreme Court latest attempt to deal with a contentious social issue.

  Opinion in Politics — by Tom Donelson — on Oct 22, 2005

Video

• DVD Review: Mimic

  Totally overlooked in creature feature history.

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

• TV Review: Rome

  Combine Starsky & Hutch, Joan Collins, and Julius Caesar. Mix and serve.

  Review in Video — by David Mazzotta — on Oct 22, 2005

• Movie Review: The Fog

  A confession, a ghost story ... and a dating tip??

  Review in Video — by Warren Kelly — on Oct 22, 2005

• Movie Review : Doom

  Don’t waste your money on this trite piece of crap.

  Review in Video — by David Desjardins — on Oct 22, 2005

• Sci-Fi Channel Original: Return of the Living Dead Parts 4 and 5

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

• Movie Review:Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

  Claymation at it's old-school best.

  Review in Video — by Warren Kelly — on Oct 22, 2005

• Movie Review: Green Street

  A good and surprisingly challenging film that could well be stamped: “subversive”.

  Review in Video — by Pacze Moj — on Oct 22, 2005

• The Work And The Glory: American Zion Opens 10/21/05 + Giveaway

  In November of 1833, the state of Missouri turned a blind eye as hundreds of its peaceful inhabitants were hunted down.

  News in Video — by Tan The Man — on Oct 22, 2005

• The Burger King is Dead...

  That's right. The Burger King has died. No more hiding behind trees in an elaborate effort to feed lumberjacks or watching you sleep. Dead. Forever.

  Satire in Video — by ChaunceyBillups — on Oct 22, 2005

Sports

• Futon Report: A World Series Without a Powerhouse

  The White Sox haven't been here since '59. The Astros have never been here. Someone's finally winning it all.

  Review in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Oct 22, 2005

• Manchester United 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1

  third placed Manchester United entertain second placed Tottenham Hotspur in the English Football Premiership chase of leaders Chelsea...

  News in Sports — by Christopher Rose — on Oct 22, 2005

• English Premiership Football Preview, Week 10

  It's second versus third as Spurs visit Man Utd, Newcastle host Sunderland and top versus bottom as Chelsea visit Everton

  News in Sports — by Christopher Rose — on Oct 22, 2005

Music

• CD Review: On Ensemble - Dust and Sand

  Traditional taiko with nontraditional jazz, rock and electronic influences is not something one hears all the time.

  Review in Music — by jen best — on Oct 22, 2005

• Profile: Folk Alley's Jim Blum

  Interview in Music — by Bob Rhubart — on Oct 22, 2005

• DVD Review: Anthrax Alive 2 - The DVD

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

• CD Review: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey-- The Sameness of Difference

  When one thinks of Tulsa Oklahoma, a home to modern jazz musicians isn’t usually the first thing that occurs.

  Review in Music — by Larry Sakin — on Oct 22, 2005

Books

• Book Review: Splintered Icon by Bill Napier

  Splintered Icon is, er, fractured...

  Review in Books — by Vikk Simmons — on Oct 22, 2005

• Book Review: A Rumor of War

  It’s difficult not to be struck and somehow changed by Caputo’s picture of the Vietnam War.

  Review in Books — by Pacze Moj — on Oct 22, 2005

• Book Review: The Hickory Staff by Robert Scott & Jay Gordon

  a book well worth reading, and what's even better is that you know there's more of the same still to come.

  Review in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Oct 22, 2005

• Book Review: The Hook

  Westlake remains a gem

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

Culture

• Sisters Feuding, Venus aspect with Saturn and Pluto: Astrology-based Advice

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

• Dear NYT Editor Bill Keller

  This is progress, but you still have a long ways to go to get the Times credibility back.

  Opinion in Culture — by Scott Butki — on Oct 22, 2005

• Day By Day for October 22, 2005

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

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

• The Simpsons Get Lost In Translation and Arabs Eat Kahk

  Arab Television adopts America's finest commodity, The Simpsons. But will the strict Islamic "Al Shamshoons" family be anything like classic American family that The Simpsons represent? It might not be funny anymore, but the limited gratification of comedy is nothing compared to eternal salvation.

  Satire in Culture — by Jordan Clifford — on Oct 22, 2005

• This Week's Real Estate News of Note

  Martha Stewart gets into real estate. Another condo conversion is launched. Donald Trump sells a home. Interest rate updates.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on Oct 22, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Globally, Only 10% Have Shopped Online

  The US and Europe may be shopping online, but the rest of the world lags far, far behind.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Kathy Gill — on Oct 22, 2005