November 7, 2005 Archive

Video

• Region 1 DVD Releases For 8th November 2005

  News in Video — by David Dylan Thomas — on Nov 07, 2005

• DVD Review: My Summer of Love

  ...a movie that is unusual, enchanting and an absolute joy to behold.

  Review in Video — by Kirsten Cameron — on Nov 07, 2005

• The Trailer Park: Tripping the Rift: Season One has Arrived

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

• Movie Analysis: The Butcher Boy and 400 Blows

  Opinion in Video — by Scott C. Smith — on Nov 07, 2005

• Movie Review: Kicking & Screaming

  Review in Video — by Mike Cullinan — on Nov 07, 2005

• Courting Craig Ferguson: The Late Late Show Diaries 11-3-2005

  If you see an email about Craig Ferguson's nude sunbathing video -- it's a fake and it was a very cold day.

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

• A Television Viewer's Diary: 10/30-11/5: Prison Break

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

• Success of 24 Creating New Genre

  News in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Nov 07, 2005

• Vinick v. Santos: The West Wing Live Debate

  Who will be the next Bartlett? Whose agenda was served?

  Review in Video — by Erin Steiner — on Nov 07, 2005

• DVD Review: The Endurance

  The Endurance is beautiful, but sterile.

  Review in Video — by David Wester — on Nov 07, 2005

• DVD Reviews: A Christmas Story, It's a Wonderful Life

  Review in Video — by Paul J. Marasa — on Nov 07, 2005

• TV Review: The Boondocks

  The animated Boondocks arrives a few years too late for a real revolution.

  Review in Video — by Alisha Karabinus — on Nov 07, 2005

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Premieres in London

  The newest go-round of cinematic Harry Pottermania is set to commence as the fourth film in the series prepares to premier in the US.

  News in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Nov 07, 2005

• UMD Movie Review: Stargate

  Decent portable presentation of a fun summer flick.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Nov 07, 2005

Books

• Rubicon

  Review in Books — by Joshua Sharf — on Nov 07, 2005

• Book Review: Polarization Bremsstrahlung (Physics of Atoms and Molecules)

  If you're looking for a theoretical/mathematical discussion of polarization bremsstrahlung (or just bremsstrahlung in general), this is a primer.

  Review in Books — by Timmy — on Nov 07, 2005

• Book Review: The Da Vinci Fraud

  Using The Da Vinci Code as a framework for the general public to explore the historical roots of Christianity.

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Nov 07, 2005

• Self Publishing: The Wave of the Future?

  ...the writer is able to be a writer who does a little promotion. Not a publicity person who does a little writing.

  Opinion in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Nov 07, 2005

Politics

• Adding More Garbage to the Texas Constitution

  Once again the Texas State Legislature takes advantage of an off year to try to sneak a nice mix of cronyism and corruption past the voters and onto the constitution, plus a distracting helping of bigotry just for fun.

  Opinion in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Nov 07, 2005

• FOX on the Horns of a Dilemma

  It's the Muslims versus the French. Heads explode over at FOX News.

  Satire in Politics — by Pete Blackwell — on Nov 07, 2005

• Riots Expose French Society's Weakness

  France needs to crack down on the rioters - but it also needs to learn its lessons from them.

  Opinion in Politics — by Mark Edward Manning — on Nov 07, 2005

• Good Counsel

  It’s one thing to make the mistake of following inappropriate counsel but it is quite another to continue doing so.

  Opinion in Politics — by S. D. Harrell — on Nov 07, 2005

• Top Lobbyist Referred To Christian Conservatives As "Wackos." Will They Notice?

  Will the media -- conservative or mainstream -- inform Christian conservatives of a key memo?

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

• Reagan's FAA Security Chief Blasts Plan To Allow Small Knives On Planes

  It's nice to see someone in the aviation industry recognizes the stupidity of this proposal.

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

• "Compassionate Conservatives" Choose Energy Friends Over Poor, Elderly

  Congressional Republicans reject Democratic efforts to increase funding for low-income energy assistance.

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

• Inside the White House Ethics Class

  I’m certain this class will get them right back to the ethical standard they maintained before that little WMD misunderstanding.

  Satire in Politics — by Chancelucky — on Nov 07, 2005

• Notable/Quotables - 11/7/05

  Joe Wilson Blown Up; Biden and Rosaries; Oh, and France. Heh. France

  Opinion in Politics — by Patfish — on Nov 07, 2005

Sports

• English Premiership Football Roundup, Week 12

  Manchester United, Wigan, Blackburn, and Bolton burn brightest this Bonfire weekend before the international break.

  News in Sports — by Christopher Rose — on Nov 07, 2005

• Manchester United 1 Chelsea 0

  Manchester United finally raise their game and end Chelsea's 40 match unbeaten run in style.

  News in Sports — by Christopher Rose — on Nov 07, 2005

• English Premiership Football Preview, Week 12

  Bonfire Night Weekend promises fireworks, not least when the runaway Russians of Chelsea visit Manchester United's Theatre of Dreams.

  News in Sports — by Christopher Rose — on Nov 07, 2005

• Terrell Owens Is Not Anakin Skywalker

  When someone brings shenanigans and lack of respect to the workplace day in and day out, as T.O. does, they get fired - period.

  Opinion in Sports — by Joshua Johnston — on Nov 07, 2005

• MLB '05 Recap: Detroit Tigers

  From a homer, the team has promise. From an outsider, the season was a disappointment.

  Review in Sports — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Nov 07, 2005

Music

• Mary J. Blige to Release Album and The Daily Music and Tech News

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

• New Album Releases, Week of 11-8-2005

  News in Music — by Al Barger — on Nov 07, 2005

• CD Review: Glass Harp

  Three classic albums, re-issued after 30 years. Worth the wait.

  Review in Music — by Warren Kelly — on Nov 07, 2005

• Single Reviews: Girlschool/Korn/The Conway Story/Then Came Bronson

  Review in Music — by Marty Dodge — on Nov 07, 2005

• CD review: Mi and L'au

  What does the ice-covered brook running through the dark thicket of a Finnish forest sound like?

  Review in Music — by Nukapai — on Nov 07, 2005

• CD Review - Welcome To Jamrock: The Return of Jr. Gong

  The return of Jr. Gong, Damian Marley with his latest CD, Welcome To Jamrock!

  Review in Music — by Laron Cue — on Nov 07, 2005

• CD Review: Pink Floyd Tribute, Back Against the Wall

  Back in 1979, the music was astounding. 25 years later, it is still astounding.

  Review in Music — by Mary K. Williams — on Nov 07, 2005

• CD Review: Public Enemy - New Whirl Odor

  New Whirl Odor's highs far outnumber its lows...and even the lows speak to Public Enemy's continuing vitality.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Nov 07, 2005

• Music Review: Chris Mills - The Wall to Wall Sessions

  Chris Mills, guitarist for the Fruit Bats, is from Chicago, following in the footsteps of Americana/REM-punk legends Uncle Tupelo.

  Review in Music — by Tobias — on Nov 07, 2005

• Single Review: John Mayer "Your Body Is A Wonderland"

  John Mayer sweet talks his hot girlfriend into sex in the crass "Your Body Is A Wonderland."

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

• Live: The Shout Out Louds at The TLA in Philly 11/03/05

  Review in Music — by Matt Freelove — on Nov 07, 2005

Sci/Tech

• The Chattanooga Air Show -- In the Wild Parking Yonder

  The Chattanooga Air Show was a great event, but I had no idea what to expect.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Clarissa Adkins — on Nov 07, 2005

• Grokster Is Dead

  Grokster's peer-to-peer file sharing service has been shut down.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Al Barger — on Nov 07, 2005

• b5 Media and About Weblogs Announce Merger

  Two blog networks are among the first to merge, but they will surely not be the last.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Lisa Hoover — on Nov 07, 2005

• Microsoft Launches Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005

  News in Sci/Tech — by Aaman Lamba — on Nov 07, 2005

Culture

• Deployed? How To Write a Care Package Wish List

  Opinion in Culture — by Milblogging — on Nov 07, 2005

• Liberals and the 'War on Christmas'

  It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas—and the liberals want to kill Jesus all over again.

  Satire in Culture — by Pete Blackwell — on Nov 07, 2005

• A Problem Group: Men Who've Had "Too Much Breast Milk"

  Several generations of women have been raised to run and manage households, while men have been coddled and protected.

  Opinion in Culture — by DaLilah — on Nov 07, 2005

• Positive Contribution: Astrology-based Advice

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

• Day By Day for November 07, 2005

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

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

• Houses of Horror

  Opinion in Culture — by Deepti Lamba — on Nov 07, 2005

Gaming

• PS2 Review: SSX On Tour

  It's all new, yet still feels familiar. One of the year's biggest dissapointments.

  Review in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Nov 07, 2005

Tastes

• Culinary Confessions

  Opinion in Tastes — by Trish Wilson — on Nov 07, 2005

• Absinthe: The Lure Of The Green Fairy Is Greater Than Ever

  Opinion in Tastes — by Trish Wilson — on Nov 07, 2005