November 18, 2005 Archive

Politics

• Justice League: 2005

  To whom does an embattled chief executive turn when his poll numbers are down and his aides are in legal trouble?

  Satire in Politics — by The Fifth Dentist — on Nov 18, 2005

• Proposed New Bio-Terror Agency Would Be Exempt from FOIA

  A new bill proposes the creation of a bioterrorism agency which would be free from public or judicial oversight.

  News in Politics — by Kathy Gill — on Nov 18, 2005

• House Rules: GOP Forces Vote On Iraq Troop Pullout

  Big Picture question: Are people looking for political machinations, or are they looking for real change?

  News in Politics — by Eric Berlin — on Nov 18, 2005

• A New Conservative Christmas Tradition

  Leave it to the family-values crowd to set an uplifting tone for the holidays.

  Opinion in Politics — by Steven Hart — on Nov 18, 2005

• Democrat Congressman Gets It Wrong on Iraq

  US Rep. John P. Murtha wants the troops home now. Unfortunately, he doesn't know what he is talking about.

  Opinion in Politics — by Bird of Paradise — on Nov 18, 2005

• Jon Stewart Hits VP with His Own Words

  Dick Cheney's recently offered bit of empty conservative spin was too big a bullseye for the Daily Show writers to ingore.

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Nov 18, 2005

• Cheney's Energy Industry Friends, Caught Lying, To Launch Spin Campaign

  Funny thing about oath-free testimony. It's so easy to lie with a clear conscience.

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Nov 18, 2005

Sci/Tech

• SpaceX Sets New Launch Date for Falcon 1

  On November 25th, America will enter a new era of access to space.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Bennett Dawson — on Nov 18, 2005

• Friday Femmes Fatales No 32 (Women Bloggers)

  It answers the question: where are all the female bloggers?

  News in Sci/Tech — by Natalie Bennett — on Nov 18, 2005

• The "Missing" Girl Children in Asia

  Parts of Asia have subtantially more males in the population than females. Recent research suggests that a biological explanation may exist.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Spincycle — on Nov 18, 2005

• ZoneAlarm Pro: A Public Service Rave Review

  After months of Norton security disaster, I've found a solution.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Natalie Bennett — on Nov 18, 2005

Culture

• Food for Thought: Turkey Time

  Thanksgiving dinner is about the bird -- and we have a couple of dandy side-dish recipes too.

  News in Culture — by Natalie Davis — on Nov 18, 2005

• Mother Puts Daughter on the Streets

  Nothing says "I love you" like shame and humiliation.

  Opinion in Culture — by Diana Hartman — on Nov 18, 2005

• English 101 For Native Speakers

  If we don't care to be seen as a sloppy civilization, working on our English skills might be in order

  Opinion in Culture — by Mark Edward Manning — on Nov 18, 2005

• How to Make a Military Care Package

  Satire in Culture — by Milblogging — on Nov 18, 2005

• Lonely Lesbian - Saturn Transit the Moon: Astrology-based Advice

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Nov 18, 2005

• A Brothel for Women Customers: What's Wrong with That?

  The attitude towards sex work is part of the hangover of millennia in which enormous emphasis was put women's faithfulness.

  Opinion in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Nov 18, 2005

• Day By Day for November 18, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for November 18, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Nov 18, 2005

• Theatre Review: Creation

  This is the story from Genesis, as interpreted by a boy/man named Timmy. It's innovative, creative and downright funny.

  Review in Culture — by Mike Johnston — on Nov 18, 2005

• Blame Anyone But Yourself - Stockholders Sue Pixar

  If you make a foolish investment decision why not accept the consequences and learn from it rather than enriching lawyers by filing a meritless class action lawsuit and pretending it's not really all your own fault?

  Opinion in Culture — by Dave Nalle — on Nov 18, 2005

• Worst Morning Ever

  Opinion in Culture — by Hardy — on Nov 18, 2005

Video

• Movie Classics: The Graduate

  Still an entertaining film with a great cast

  Review in Video — by Scott C. Smith — on Nov 18, 2005

• Movie Review: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

  Terrific cast and story and is better than the last two, even with a flat performance from Daniel Radcliffe.

  Review in Video — by Triniman — on Nov 18, 2005

• DVD Review: Home Movies Season Three

  The Season 3 DVD set of Home Movies was my first introduction to the series...

  Review in Video — by Sombrero Grande — on Nov 18, 2005

• Movie Review: 2001: A Space Odyssey

  Black boxes, rogue computers, and trippy avant-garde sequences somehow come together coherently in Kubrick's sci-fi classic

  Review in Video — by Michael Gerardi — on Nov 18, 2005

• DVD Review: Murder, My Sweet

  A fun mystery/noir movie with a compelling lead performance by Dick Powell.

  Review in Video — by David Wester — on Nov 18, 2005

• DVD Review: Gremlins

  A special effects spectacular ... back when they knew how to make them.

  Review in Video — by Andrew Wickliffe — on Nov 18, 2005

• TV Review: Survivor - Week Ten

  It's all good paranoia. You are your own worst enemy.

  Review in Video — by Bennett Dawson — on Nov 18, 2005

• New Movie Releases for 11/18/05: Featuring Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Nov 18, 2005

• DVD Review: The Passion of Joan of Arc

  It's French, it's in black and white, and it's silent. Who wouldn't want to watch it?

  Review in Video — by Mat Brewster — on Nov 18, 2005

• Been Lost and Confused For So Long It's Not True...

  Suspension of disbelief?

  Opinion in Video — by Randy Reichardt — on Nov 18, 2005

• TV Review: South Park - Scientology and Tom Cruise "Trapped in the Closet"

  Scientology and Tom Cruise "Trapped in the Closet" - our troubles are caused by demonic possession by brainwashed alien ghosts.

  Review in Video — by Al Barger — on Nov 18, 2005

Sports

• NFL Picks of a Thoughtful Fool, Week 11

  Wherein I wax nostalgic about the age of killer robots.

  Opinion in Sports — by David Mazzotta — on Nov 18, 2005

Music

• Indie Round-Up for November 17 2005

  Stardate 1984: I'm just out of college. Still wearing my Ronald Reagan protest beard.

  Review in Music — by Jon Sobel — on Nov 18, 2005

• Music: A Quiet Revolution - 30 Years of Windham Hill

  Review in Music — by Daddypundit — on Nov 18, 2005

• CD Review: DPG; Dillinger & Young Gotti II - The Saga Continuez...

  Review in Music — by Berkeley Joe — on Nov 18, 2005

• DualDisc Review: The Other Side: London, New York and Paris

  Three new DualDiscs give us a mix by a famous DJ and a travel documentary for three world class cities.

  Review in Music — by Robert Burke — on Nov 18, 2005

• Madonna Loses Belgian Plagiarism Suit and The Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Nov 18, 2005

• Wilco - Kicking Television: Live in Chicago

  Some things are so good you don't want to spoil them all at once. This is one such thing.

  Review in Music — by Tom Johnson — on Nov 18, 2005

• Top Ten Music Comebacks

  Opinion in Music — by Earvolution — on Nov 18, 2005

• Jackson Browne's Running On Empty Re Released as CD/DVD Package

  ...deluxe two disc set features the original recordings remastered on CD and a DVD

  News in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Nov 18, 2005

• The Friday Morning Listen: Bruce Springsteen

  Special Edition: The Born To Run Roundtable

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Nov 18, 2005

• CD Review: Harry Manx Mantras For Madmen

  Mantras for Madmen is a damn good album which I don't think any music collection should be without

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Nov 18, 2005

• CD Review: Elbow - Leaders Of The Free World

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Nov 18, 2005

• CD Review: Dead Kennedys Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

  One of the greatest punk rock albums ever is all spruced up for its 25th birthday with a bonus DVD.

  Review in Music — by Pete Blackwell — on Nov 18, 2005

• Emmanuel Jal: Ceasefire

  When Jal jumps into Salim’s songs, Salim and his band help Jal achieve a clarity that isn’t evident on his own songs.

  Review in Music — by Jackson Smith — on Nov 18, 2005

Books

• Book Review: The Legend of Bushistotle

  A satirical look at recent events through the eyes of Bushistotle, the ruler of Athens and history's greatest philosopher-warrior-king.

  Review in Books — by Tim Gebhart — on Nov 18, 2005

• Book Review: Europe Central by William T. Vollmann

  The 2005 National Book Award winner is an epic, all-embracing fever-dream fusion of fiction, fact, and Whitmanian yawp.

  Review in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Nov 18, 2005

• The Rise of Faketion

  I want them to know that even in the age of Faketion, fiction still survived.

  Opinion in Books — by T Hall — on Nov 18, 2005

Tastes

• Cannibalism Legal in Russia

  No, really.

  News in Tastes — by Alisha Karabinus — on Nov 18, 2005