November 21, 2005 Archive

Sci/Tech

• Science News: Lizard Venom

  More lizards secrete venom. Some just bite. Some are "popular pets".

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Howard Dratch — on Nov 21, 2005

• Blogcritics - The Nip And Tuck

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Deepti Lamba — on Nov 21, 2005

Video

• Region 1 DVD Releases for 22nd November 2005

  News in Video — by David Dylan Thomas — on Nov 21, 2005

• The Trailer Park: Something New

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Nov 21, 2005

• DVD Review: Mr and Mrs Smith

  What do you call movie eye-candy gone so wrong that you'd rather stick forks in your eyes than watch to the end?

  Review in Video — by Kirsten Cameron — on Nov 21, 2005

• DVD Review: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Nov 21, 2005

• Film Review: Walk the Line

  Walk the Line is a very good film for what it is, but it’s not the film about Cash that I wanted.

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Nov 21, 2005

• Movie Review: Capote

  A great biopic, finding exactly the right tone to elucidate the inner life of the person it’s focusing on.

  Review in Video — by David Wester — on Nov 21, 2005

• DVD Review: Bewitched

  Not Bewitched...not even charmed.

  Review in Video — by Chancelucky — on Nov 21, 2005

• Handicapping Oscar, Part II

  An early look into the top acting categories for the 2006 Academy Awards.

  Opinion in Video — by Mike Cullinan — on Nov 21, 2005

• DVD Review: The Comedians of Comedy

  An extremely funny documentary about four comedians on the road.

  Review in Video — by David Wester — on Nov 21, 2005

• DVD Review: The Dick Cavett Show - John & Yoko Collection

  A three-episode collection that provides insight into John Lennon and Yoko Ono and their role and life in the early 1970s.

  Review in Video — by Tim Gebhart — on Nov 21, 2005

• 3-D Cinema and TV: Medium and Movies

  Medium is in 3D tonight!

  Opinion in Video — by Trish Wilson — on Nov 21, 2005

• DVD Review: Sneakers

  "... a movie that has no desire except to give ... pleasure from beginning to end."

  Review in Video — by Andrew Wickliffe — on Nov 21, 2005

• DVD Review: Ran (Criterion)

  Finally a great DVD presentation of Kurosawa's last masterwork.

  Review in Video — by Jesse Trussell — on Nov 21, 2005

• Movie Review: Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire

  The film gets four wands wingardium leviosa'd from me. Or, it would, if I weren't a Muggle.

  Review in Video — by Bonnie — on Nov 21, 2005

• Movie Review: Fever Pitch

  Baseball, romance and a magical season for the Red Sox mix in the lastest release from the Farrelly brothers.

  Review in Video — by Mike Cullinan — on Nov 21, 2005

• DVD Review: Ugetsu

  Mizoguchi's masterpiece about the false paths to happiness is released by The Criterion Collection

  Review in Video — by El Bicho — on Nov 21, 2005

• Movie Review: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

  The twist to this installment in the Potter stories was that a long dormant event, the Tri-Wizard Tournament, was to be re-established and this year, be held at Hogwart’s School.

  Review in Video — by Mary K. Williams — on Nov 21, 2005

Books

• Thatcher Threatened to Nuke Argentina during Falklands War

  A new book claims that Margaret Thatcher threatened to use submarine-launched nuclear missiles against Argentina in the Falklands War.

  News in Books — by Triniman — on Nov 21, 2005

• Book Review: The Summer He Didn't Die by Jim Harrison

  Send lawyers, guns, and money--the defecation has hit the oscillation.

  Review in Books — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Nov 21, 2005

• Book Review: Walking it Off by Doug Peacock

  A veteran's chronicle of war, and wilderness as "the only refuge, [the] last, best hope for a kind of sanity."

  Review in Books — by John Spivey — on Nov 21, 2005

• The Neil Young Nation is Here

  Review in Books — by Thrasher — on Nov 21, 2005

Music

• CD Review: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Soundtrack

  Patrick Doyle picks up where the legendary John Williams left off.

  Review in Music — by Alisha Karabinus — on Nov 21, 2005

• Review: The Feelies - Remembering The Kings Of Pocket-Protector Rock

  The new film The Squid and the Whale should be a cause for celebration among fans of '80s nervous nerd rock: The Feelies are back in the house!

  Review in Music — by Deno Lao — on Nov 21, 2005

• Concert Review: Sufjan Stevens

  It was a musical redesign to make the heart skip and twirl beneath it’s heaven-kissing pillars.

  Review in Music — by goz — on Nov 21, 2005

• Eugene Edwards Sends Holiday Wishes Via Song

  Eugene Edwards offers a free Christmas treat to fans.

  News in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Nov 21, 2005

• New Album Releases, Week of 11-22-2005

  News in Music — by Al Barger — on Nov 21, 2005

• Christina Aguilera Marries and The Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Nov 21, 2005

• CD Review: Nirvana - Sliver: The Best of the Box

  Last year Nirvana released their highly-anticipated With the Lights Out box set of previously unreleased material that included live performances, studio demos, and Kurt Cobain’s home demos. This album takes the “best of” that set and puts them on one disc.

  Review in Music — by George Dionne — on Nov 21, 2005

• "All Things Must Pass": The Post-Beatle Controversy

  (I'm gonna get in trouble for this one.)

  Opinion in Music — by Michael J. West — on Nov 21, 2005

• Sha Na Na for the Gen Y Crowd

  Dear Retro Post-Punk Thing That's Been Going On For The Last Few Years: Man, are you tiresome.

  Opinion in Music — by Michael J. West — on Nov 21, 2005

• Modern Pea Pod's November 2005 Mixtape

  Hand-picked personal favorites by the Modern Pea Pod staff, just in time for the holiday season.

  Opinion in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Nov 21, 2005

• Review: Impulsive: Revolutionary Jazz Reworked

  In which some talented producers exuberantly remix their way through the Impulse vaults, and create a thing of beauty.

  Review in Music — by Timothy Jarrett — on Nov 21, 2005

• I Don't Like the Top 40 Bands in America

  I'm sorry. I just don't.

  Opinion in Music — by Stone — on Nov 21, 2005

• CD Review: Dragonlord - Black Wings of Destiny

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Nov 21, 2005

• CD Review: Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now

  No mater, what your musical interests are, you will find something to enjoy on this CD.

  Review in Music — by Kevin Surbaugh — on Nov 21, 2005

• CD Review: Soundtrack - The Squid And The Whale

  Review in Music — by Michael Benning — on Nov 21, 2005

• CD Review: Horse The Band - The Mechanical Hand

  Heavy nintendo-esque keyboards lead Horse The Band's second album to hardcore glory

  Review in Music — by Yohan Brohamsky — on Nov 21, 2005

• CD Review: Song To Fly by Yoko Kanno

  A beautiful and unusual album from a composer best known for the scores to various high-profile anime series.

  Review in Music — by Sterfish — on Nov 21, 2005

Gaming

• Gaming Open Comments Thread

  Opinion in Gaming — by Ken Edwards — on Nov 21, 2005

• Microsoft's Passport and Xbox Live

  Get your Passport ID handy and cross your fingers, Live subscribers.

  Opinion in Gaming — by Alisha Karabinus — on Nov 21, 2005

Politics

• Vice President Cheney’s Speech, 11/21/05

  VP Dick Cheney demands fairness. It’s about time. Why would he think expecting fairness was a shameful thing?

  Opinion in Politics — by Patfish — on Nov 21, 2005

• Rumsfeld Forgets Administration Talking Points During Odd Interview About Iraq and Terrorism

  This is what happens when Karl Rove gets distracted ...

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Nov 21, 2005

• Zarqawi: Not Quite Dead Yet

  Despite reports over the weekend and his growing unpopularity among Arabs, terrorist mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is not actually dead yet, though his days may be numbered and his popularity is waning.

  News in Politics — by Dave Nalle — on Nov 21, 2005

• US Officials: al-Zarqawi, Morrison May Have Been Killed In Attack

  "Thank heaven for Fergie," a source inside the Department of Defense says about the possibility.

  Satire in Politics — by The Fifth Dentist — on Nov 21, 2005

• Liquid Laws and America's Security Technology Quandary

  The argument over new security technologies in America seem to always center around the proverbial "Big Brother Police State." However, this is not the paramount issue.

  Opinion in Politics — by Christopher J Falvey — on Nov 21, 2005

• Notable/Quotables 11/21/05

  If their lips are moving they must be lying. Definition: Bush Derangement Syndrome. Australia lays down law.

  Opinion in Politics — by Patfish — on Nov 21, 2005

Culture

• Cat Blogging: The CFA International Cat Show

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Nov 21, 2005

• Exhibition Review: China: The Three Emperors, 1662-1795

  If you want to be entertained and delighted, surprised and enlightened, then this is an unmissable event.

  Review in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Nov 21, 2005

• Seduction - Scorpio and Sagittarius: Astrology-based Advice

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Nov 21, 2005

• Day By Day for November 21, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for November 21, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Nov 21, 2005

• Scientology and Christianity

  Has the established religion any right to criticise the newcomer for heathenism, and is there a fundamental difference between them?

  Opinion in Culture — by Aaron Fleming — on Nov 21, 2005

• Anti-Semitisim: Where There's Smoke There's Fire

  Wal-Mart selling copies of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion; anti-Jewish propaganda has been on the rise.

  Opinion in Culture — by Richard Marcus — on Nov 21, 2005

• Quiz Time 10

  Some more questions to tantalize you

  Opinion in Culture — by Aaman Lamba — on Nov 21, 2005

Sports

• Two on the Tasman - A Dream Comes True

  Next month I sail, with my daughter Kylie as First Mate, my yacht Seerauber from Sydney to Nelson and back.

  News in Sports — by Anthony Fountain — on Nov 21, 2005