November 15, 2005 Archive

Politics

• Senate Asks for Limited Action on Iraq and Torture

  Senate Republicans may look busy, but it's all an illusion to hide White House inaction.

  Opinion in Politics — by Igor Volsky — on Nov 15, 2005

• Bush's Favorite Words

  A glossary of Bushite vocabulary.

  Opinion in Politics — by Sam Jack — on Nov 15, 2005

• Tectonic Vibrations: The Candidate Scramble for 2006, 2008 Begins

  Defections, elections, resurrections, preconceptions, machinations, and poll number horse racery. It's time to look at U.S. politics from 50,000 feet.

  News in Politics — by Eric Berlin — on Nov 15, 2005

• France Caught Red Handed

  Maybe Freedom Fries were not altogether a bad idea.

  Opinion in Politics — by Spincycle — on Nov 15, 2005

• FEMA Hasn't Honored Pledge To Re-Bid Katrina Contracts

  Four key contracts may not be re-bid until February, or a month after two of the contracts may end.

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Nov 15, 2005

• SCOTUS Will Consider Much More than Roe v. Wade

  Maybe even issues that are (gasp) MORE IMPORTANT.

  Opinion in Politics — by Michael J. West — on Nov 15, 2005

• Aussie Wheat Sales To Iraq: Is the Crop About to be Reaped?

  Who will reap the reward from Aussie wheat sold to Iraq? It may not be Australia.

  Opinion in Politics — by Anthony Fountain — on Nov 15, 2005

• Five Months... Still No "Further Study" of Failed WMD Intelligence

  The White House is dragging its feet in finding out why WMD intelligence that led to the war was so wrong. Why?

  Opinion in Politics — by The Bulldog Manifesto — on Nov 15, 2005

• Right Wing Conservative Republicans - The New Pharisees?

  The Republican Party is the bastion of American morality? Looking at its leaders tells a different story.

  Opinion in Politics — by PoliticalTruths — on Nov 15, 2005

• Riots in France: Interview with Elders

  Not everyone who lives in embattled French neighborhoods is rioting. Hear from residents trying to stop the violence.

  Interview in Politics — by lklawless — on Nov 15, 2005

Video

• DVD Review: Alone in the Dark

  And people complained about House of the Dead...

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Nov 15, 2005

• DVD Review: World Poker Tour, Best of Season 3

  Review in Video — by Berkeley Joe — on Nov 15, 2005

• Film Review: Prime

  Writer/director Ben Younger has clearly studied his Woody Allen - but is that enough?

  Review in Video — by Modern Pea Pod — on Nov 15, 2005

• Night Stalker: Canceled

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Nov 15, 2005

• DVD Review: The Sound of Music 40th Anniversary Edition

  Maria and the von Trapp family liven the hills with the sound of you know what in a new edition of the classic.

  Review in Video — by W.E. Wallo — on Nov 15, 2005

• Box Office Update for 11/11-11/13: Chicken Little

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Nov 15, 2005

• DVD Review: Sling Blade

  I’m going to assume this film was a labor of love, because it has all the failings of one.

  Review in Video — by Andrew Wickliffe — on Nov 15, 2005

• DVD Review: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

  Let's be fair -- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy had a lot to live up to.

  Review in Video — by Kirsten Cameron — on Nov 15, 2005

• Movie Review: Derailed

  Anyone familiar with the ways of the genre will be correctly suspect from the onset of the action.

  Review in Video — by Brandon Valentine — on Nov 15, 2005

• DVD Review: Day for Night

  A pleasing, well-told soap opera.

  Review in Video — by David Wester — on Nov 15, 2005

• DVD Review: Coogan's Bluff

  Films like this one really spoke to me...there’s some beautiful stuff.

  Review in Video — by Andrew Wickliffe — on Nov 15, 2005

• DVD Pick of the Week for 11/15: Scrubs - The Complete Second Season

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Nov 15, 2005

• A Letter To Adam Carolla

  Why does Adam Carolla get a late night talk show?

  Opinion in Video — by Jordan Clifford — on Nov 15, 2005

• TV Review: Martha

  Could it be that Miss Martha has actually let down her perfectly-coiffed hair?

  Review in Video — by Don Baiocchi — on Nov 15, 2005

Music

• Switchfoot, House of Blues - San Diego, November 12 & 13, 2005

  Review in Music — by Tim — on Nov 15, 2005

• Interview: School for the Dead's Henning Ohlenbusch

  I recently asked the creative force behind the best independently produced CD of the year 10 important questions.

  Interview in Music — by Robert Burke — on Nov 15, 2005

• CD Review: Babyshambles - Down In Albion

  In which The Duke weeps with the weight of the joy.

  Review in Music — by Duke De Mondo — on Nov 15, 2005

• New Album Releases, Week of 11-15-2005

  News in Music — by Al Barger — on Nov 15, 2005

• Eminem Live From New York City's Showtime Debut

  Though he is criticized for his brutally honest lyrics, his subsequent CDs have sold more then ten million copies to date.

  News in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Nov 15, 2005

• CD Preview: Bruce Springsteen Reborn

  Redemption is coming!

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Nov 15, 2005

• Matchbook Romance to headline Take Action and The Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Nov 15, 2005

• CD Review: Semi-Precious Weapons - The Precious EP

  When it comes to pure, no-bullshit glam rock, Semi-Precious Weapons have IT.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Nov 15, 2005

• Single Review: Tori Amos "Strange Little Girl"

  Tori Amos reaches out to a lonely young woman in the maternal "Strange Little Girl."

  Review in Music — by Pam Avoledo — on Nov 15, 2005

• Single Review: The Stranglers "Strange Little Girl"

  Paul Roberts chastises an independent young girl in the grim "Strange Little Girl."

  Review in Music — by Pam Avoledo — on Nov 15, 2005

• Interview - Shannon Leto of 30 Seconds to Mars

  30 Seconds to Mars may not be at the top yet, but they're clawing their way there.

  Interview in Music — by George Dionne — on Nov 15, 2005

• Review: Wicked

  Review in Music — by Meryl — on Nov 15, 2005

• CD Review: Prestige Profiles - Sonny Rollins

  Profile of 1950s recordings by saxophone great Sonny Rollins shows a budget-priced compilation CD need not be meaningless.

  Review in Music — by Tim Gebhart — on Nov 15, 2005

• CD Review: Deadsoul Tribe - The Dead Word

  What’s the 4-1-1? Fourth release for Devon Graves and company.

  Review in Music — by George Dionne — on Nov 15, 2005

• DVD Review: The Black Keys Live

  The duo is building a fan base and is also winning over many critics, both in the States and abroad.

  Review in Music — by Better In a Song — on Nov 15, 2005

• CD Review: Hanson - Best Of: Live & Electric

  What’s the 4-1-1? Self-released live hits collection from the brothers Hanson.

  Review in Music — by George Dionne — on Nov 15, 2005

• CD Review: Georges Bizet's Carmen, Recorded Live At Covent Garden 1973

  ... three great voices in Opera: Shirley Verrett ..., Placido Domingo ..., and Kiri Te Kanawa

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Nov 15, 2005

Books

• All In the Dances by Terry Teachout

  Written, simply and warmly, an informal reflection - in galloping fast forward - of the blossoming and fading of a great man, and of the fragile young ballerinas for whom, around whom, because of whom he built his masterpieces. Balanchine was always aware that his art was evanescent, that his dancers were mortal, that moments of beauty are precious and can never be retrieved.

  Review in Books — by Jane Peppler — on Nov 15, 2005

• Graphic Novel Review: Rocco Vargas, Walking with Monsters

  Daniel Torres' space hero encounters an interstellar conspiracy and some shape-shifting robots.

  Review in Books — by W.E. Wallo — on Nov 15, 2005

• Book Review: The End of Oil by Paul Roberts

  This is a subject you should be interested in. We all use oil, whether we like it or not.

  Review in Books — by Simon Young — on Nov 15, 2005

• Book Review: iPod, Therefore I Am by Dylan Jones

  This book will open your eyes to a huge change in the way we consume media in the 21st century.

  Review in Books — by Simon Young — on Nov 15, 2005

Culture

• Florida and U.S. Home Sales, Prices Higher For Third Quarter

  The market has peaked, says NAR's chief economist.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on Nov 15, 2005

• View From the Pew Radio #9

  More great music that the radio doesn't play.

  Opinion in Culture — by Warren Kelly — on Nov 15, 2005

• What To Name ... This Decade

  Six years into this decade and we have yet to agree on a numerical nickname for this time period.

  Opinion in Culture — by Matthew T. Sussman — on Nov 15, 2005

• Mind Tricks - Astrology In Real Life :The Appeal of a Virgo Woman

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Nov 15, 2005

• Day By Day for November 15, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for November 15, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Nov 15, 2005

• True Crime Update 11/15/05

  Natalee Hollaway Update-Boycott Aruba, Senate Staffer viciously attacked. And Pirates?

  Opinion in Culture — by Patfish — on Nov 15, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Review: Digital Distribution Systems Part II

  Follow Growing Old Disgracefully on their journey into the world of digital distribution.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Marty Dodge — on Nov 15, 2005

• Bringing a New Hope to HIV Sufferers

  Andrew Stimpson is the man who claims he has his HIV cured...

  News in Sci/Tech — by Ayu — on Nov 15, 2005