November 12, 2005 Archive

Politics

• Men Need Help, Spies Online, PBS, and Women Against Radical Feminism

  Commission on the Status of Men recommends state "devote more resources to correcting the gender biases men face in divorce"

  Opinion in Politics — by Teri Stoddard — on Nov 12, 2005

• Bush's Veterans Day Speech

  Everyone knows these guys are bad, but Bush spends half the speech talking about just how bad they are. I am, and I think much of the nation is, tired of speaking about Iraq and other foreign and domestic efforts in terms of moral imperative. It would be very nice if all the bad people were killed or imprisoned indefinitely or somehow converted (don't ask me how), but is there any room in all this rhetoric for some reasoned consideration of what is in the Untied States best interest? Is there any room for consideration of something other than the destruction of all terrorism the world over as an acceptable outcome?

  Opinion in Politics — by Sam Jack — on Nov 12, 2005

• Bush's Veterans Day Speech: Spin and Straw Men

  Bush spins that critics are rewriting history, then suggests that criticizing him is akin to not supporting the troops.

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Nov 12, 2005

• Veteran's Day Thoughts

  Opinion in Politics — by Scott Butki — on Nov 12, 2005

Books

• Book Review: Make It Happen: The Hip-Hop Generation Guide To Success by Kevin Liles with Samantha Marshall

  Review in Books — by Sterfish — on Nov 12, 2005

• Book Review: Hush Money by Robert B. Parker

  Spenser is smart, witty, compassionate and very strong. I like to think I'm all of those things.

  Opinion in Books — by Scott Butki — on Nov 12, 2005

• Book Review: Ravnica: City of Guilds

  I have an inexplicable affinity for enriching the lore of game worlds I enjoy in any way I can.

  Review in Books — by Jonathan Zabel — on Nov 12, 2005

• NaNoWriMo Notes 7: Into The Homestretch

  To quote the great sage Bugs Bunny: "This feels like the beginnings of a "bee-u-tee-ful" friendship"

  Opinion in Books — by Richard Marcus — on Nov 12, 2005

Video

• Kitchen Confidential: Classified Canceled

  Another Fox show bites the dust

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Nov 12, 2005

• Oh Mr. Darcy! The Appeal of the Literary Bad Boy

  Pride and Prejudice doesn't expect us to believe that Darcy becomes a better person through Lizzie's love. He was always a better person.

  Opinion in Video — by Diane Kristine Wild — on Nov 12, 2005

• Arrested Development to Stop Developing

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Nov 12, 2005

• TV Review: Supernanny

  Review in Video — by Scott C. Smith — on Nov 12, 2005

• End of the Line for Fox's Arrested Development?

  The smartest and funniest show on television — cable or network — is clearly nearing its demise.

  Opinion in Video — by Michael J. West — on Nov 12, 2005

• Movie Review: George Clooney's Good Night, and Good Luck.: "The half truth was elevated to the position of a principle"

  The romance of Edward R. Murrow, and the misconstruction of the "McCarthy era."

  Review in Video — by Alan Dale — on Nov 12, 2005

Music

• CD Review: Steve Lukather & Friends - SantaMental

  Disturbingly, I suspect that I've heard these arrangements before during holiday travel reports on the Weather Channel.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Nov 12, 2005

• CD Review: Ashlee Simpson - I Am Me

  Review in Music — by George Dionne — on Nov 12, 2005

• CD Review: Velocity Code

  But there is a lot more going on beneath the surface that makes Velocity Code so refreshingly different.

  Review in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Nov 12, 2005

• Neil Young: The Exalted Songwriter at 60

  Those Who Know will tell you that "Cinnamon Girl" rates as Neil Young's best song ever.

  Opinion in Music — by Al Barger — on Nov 12, 2005

• Top 50 Women In Rock, Part II: The Best of the Rest?

  The sequel to "Top 25 Women In Rock?" uao picks #26-#50 and braces himself.

  Opinion in Music — by uao — on Nov 12, 2005

• Single Review: DHT featuring Edmee "Listen To Your Heart"

  Her friend's relationship is ending and she needs someone to talk to.

  Review in Music — by Pam Avoledo — on Nov 12, 2005

• Single Review: Roxette "Listen To Your Heart"

  Marie Fredriksson, lead singer of Roxette, cautions a friend to consider her true emotions.

  Review in Music — by Pam Avoledo — on Nov 12, 2005

• CD Review: Dream Theater's Octavarium

  A good album, undoubtedly, flawed and patchy at times, but worth it for the excellence that is on there.

  Review in Music — by Aaron Fleming — on Nov 12, 2005

• Neil Young Turns 60 Today: Long May You Run

  News in Music — by Thrasher — on Nov 12, 2005

• Jukebox Musicals

  The fundamental problem of jukebox musicals is the relative poverty of original musical ideas by the creators of this genre.

  Opinion in Music — by Ken Lyen — on Nov 12, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Friday Femmes Fatales No 31 (Women Bloggers)

  All of blog life is here, from the sadness of the Amman bombings, to the vivid realities of pregnancy.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Natalie Bennett — on Nov 12, 2005

Culture

• Day By Day for November 12, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for November 12, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Nov 12, 2005