December 2, 2005 Archive

Video

• DVD Review: CSI - The Complete 5th Season

  Proving once again why this show is so far above anything else on TV, the 5th season is amazing.

  Review in Video — by Chris Akin — on Dec 02, 2005

• Movie Review: Duma

  Duma is a movie for families who don't mind intelligent scripts, gorgeous cinematography and a more naturalistic look of animals.

  Review in Video — by Purple Tigress — on Dec 02, 2005

• Movie Review: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

  The whimsical details and repetitious passages in the Harry Potter series can't, of course, be put on the silver screen, but this fourth movie sometimes opts action over character development.

  Review in Video — by Purple Tigress — on Dec 02, 2005

• Court Show Reality

  Opinion in Video — by Scott C. Smith — on Dec 02, 2005

• TV News: Joey Gets Scrubbed as NBC Revamps Thursday Night

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 02, 2005

• Movie Recap for November 2005: Good Night and Good Luck

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 02, 2005

• Hackers (1995), The Crushkill Cut

  We all hated Zero Cool and his pompous attitude; his "Hollywoodized" explanations of hacking 3D GUI Unix Servers, and his eventual match with Jolie

  Satire in Video — by Crushkill — on Dec 02, 2005

• DVD Review: Seed of Chucky

  Glen or Glenda? May the horror nerds forever continue the debate.

  Review in Video — by Matt Paprocki — on Dec 02, 2005

• DVD Review: Cold Mountain

  Review in Video — by Michelle Poole — on Dec 02, 2005

• Happy 40th Anniversary Charlie Brown

  Opinion in Video — by Tony Figueroa — on Dec 02, 2005

• TV Review: Survivor: Guatemala - Week Twelve

  Judd rambles, Danni smiles, Greg teases. They vote...

  Review in Video — by Bennett Dawson — on Dec 02, 2005

• Movie Review: War of the Worlds - Strangely Enjoyable

  Review in Video — by Craig Lyndall — on Dec 02, 2005

• Movie Reviews: War of the Worlds 1953 vs. 2005

  Sure, the 1953 version is corny, but it's a more entertaining alien invasion flick than Steven Spielberg's dreary, unrelenting remake with Tom Cruise.

  Review in Video — by Nik Dirga — on Dec 02, 2005

• New Movie Releases for 12/2/05: Featuring Aeon Flux

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 02, 2005

• Waiting For Gatsby

  Will there ever be a decent cinematic version of Fitzgerald's "Gatsby"? Don't bet on it.

  Review in Video — by Ed Driscoll — on Dec 02, 2005

• ...But We Need The Eggs

  Woody Allen turned 70 yesterday. And despite a rather sketchy recent output, his newest trailer looks surprisingly palatable.

  Review in Video — by Ed Driscoll — on Dec 02, 2005

• TV Review: The White Stripes Live on The Daily Show

  The White Stripes are taking over the world, one faux news show at a time.

  Review in Video — by Alisha Karabinus — on Dec 02, 2005

Music

• CD Review: The Ultimate Isaac Hayes: Can You Dig It?

  This compilation achieves two goals: showing newcomers why Isaac Hayes was great, and underscoring why "South Park" rescued his career.

  Review in Music — by John Owen — on Dec 02, 2005

• iTunes Top Albums and Songs - 12/2/2005

  News in Music — by Craig Lyndall — on Dec 02, 2005

• The Notorious R.I.N.G.T.O.N.E., or, Flogging a Dead Rapper

  The Notorious B.I.G. lives on...IN RINGTONE FORM! UNFORGETTABLE!

  News in Music — by Cameron Archer — on Dec 02, 2005

• CD Review: Akron/Family & Angels of Light split album

  "Acoustipsych?" Yikes, but I'm afraid so.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Dec 02, 2005

• CD Review: Jersey Boys

  A quartet of pre American Idols

  Review in Music — by NancyGail — on Dec 02, 2005

• A Different Kind of Listen on a Friday Morning

  A journey through the music of Bruce Springsteen and reflections on the execution of Nguyen Van.

  Opinion in Music — by Josh Hathaway — on Dec 02, 2005

• SNARFing E-mail and The Daily Music and Tech News

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Dec 02, 2005

• CD Review: Korn - See You On The Other Side

  This is Korn’s St. Anger. It’s their version of The Elder. Great band – horrible effort.

  Review in Music — by Chris Akin — on Dec 02, 2005

• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Is It About Commerce, Artistry, or Influence?

  Opinion in Music — by Marty Thau — on Dec 02, 2005

• The Friday Morning Listen: Gino Robair

  ...when you see a title like "Fricatives in Bovine Portraiture"

  Review in Music — by Mark Saleski — on Dec 02, 2005

• CD Review: dEUS - Pocket Revolution

  The Art Rock revolutionaries return after the longest gap.

  Review in Music — by Mr Peter More — on Dec 02, 2005

• EP Review: Red Knife Lottery's So Much Drama

  The female-led Red Knife Lottery try to shake themselves free from comparisons to Pretty Girls Make Graves.

  Review in Music — by Yohan Brohamsky — on Dec 02, 2005

• Concert Review: Joe Bonamassa at the Railhead (Boulder Station Casino)

  Would the new line-up bring the same magic to the stage? I had to check it out for myself.

  Review in Music — by Joan Hunt — on Dec 02, 2005

• CD/DVD Review: Jackson Browne Running On Empty

  As a record of a band's life on the road it is far superior to Almost Famous' sentimental nostalgia

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Dec 02, 2005

• CD Review: No Happy View by Wolfsheim

  Review in Music — by Scott C. Smith — on Dec 02, 2005

• Indie Round-Up for December 1 2005: Danielia Cotton, Tina Dico, Jay Mankita, Steve Northeast

  It speaks for the romantic, the idealist, the lover, the hopeless (or hopeful) devotee, the Icarus, the Abelard in us all.

  Review in Music — by Jon Sobel — on Dec 02, 2005

• Deadhead Victory

  Fans win: The Grateful Dead's controversial decision to stop all live-music downloads shifts.

  News in Music — by Natalie Davis — on Dec 02, 2005

Gaming

• PS2 Review: Jak X: Combat Racing

  Just like the Crash Bandicoot series, Naughty Dog has made a car combat game, but this time it’s a little more serious.

  Review in Gaming — by Kevin Cortez — on Dec 02, 2005

• PSP Review: Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix

  No matter what new system comes out, there is bound to be a Tony Hawk's Pro Skater title for it.

  Review in Gaming — by Kevin Cortez — on Dec 02, 2005

• Video Games: The New Black Trenchcoats

  Two senators to propose a ban on the sale of mature games to minors... but why?

  Opinion in Gaming — by Alisha Karabinus — on Dec 02, 2005

Culture

• Quest for Meaning

  Do we have what it takes?

  Opinion in Culture — by John Spivey — on Dec 02, 2005

• Is It Legal?

  Is it right to expose a cheater or abuser online?

  Opinion in Culture — by Fighter — on Dec 02, 2005

• Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays?

  Battle troops are massing in the War on Christmas and what you say could get you in loads of trouble.

  Opinion in Culture — by Pete Blackwell — on Dec 02, 2005

• Video Killed the (New) Art Star

  Opinion in Culture — by Lenny Campello — on Dec 02, 2005

• "All Access at the Academy Awards" Photo Exhibit

  News in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Dec 02, 2005

• A Drink After Work? No Friggin' Way!

  Great peril lays in wait for those of you who don't heed my words!

  Opinion in Culture — by T Stoddart — on Dec 02, 2005

• Finding Love - Venus Exalted in Pisces: Astrology-based Advice

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Dec 02, 2005

• HDR & Plenoptic Cameras: The Future of Digital Photography?

  Take one shot and be able to refocus and change the exposure all you want, after your trip, in the safety of your editing suite.

  Opinion in Culture — by gschoppe — on Dec 02, 2005

• Pop Culture Update- 12/2/05

  Congress Critter writes a book. World's Ugliest Dog dies. "GQ's" 'Man' of the Year" should have been the dog.

  Opinion in Culture — by Patfish — on Dec 02, 2005

• Day By Day for December 02, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for December 02, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Dec 02, 2005

• Tucker Max: Belligerent Genius and Gonzo Incarnate

  If Hunter S. Thompson had found this site, he probably wouldn’t have killed himself. I say this about TuckerMax.com because there is little else that so fully embodies the Good Doctor’s message of self-destruction and indulgence.

  Review in Culture — by ChaunceyBillups — on Dec 02, 2005

• The Perverse Ganglia of Human Complication

  You'd like say “well, I wasn’t interested in you in that way” and not have it sound like sour grapes

  Opinion in Culture — by mpho — on Dec 02, 2005

Books

• Novel Wins Grawenmeyer Prize

  For the first time, a novel has won the Grawemeyer Award for Religion. And for good reason.

  News in Books — by Warren Kelly — on Dec 02, 2005

• Book Review: Art of Comic Book Inking by Gary Martin

  The definitive work on what comic book inkers do, and how to do it.

  Review in Books — by Bill Wallo — on Dec 02, 2005

• The (Incomplete) Iraq / Afghan War Reading Review Part II

  Review in Books — by Deano — on Dec 02, 2005

• Book Review: The Samurai Film by Alain Silver

  An excellent exploration of an iconic film genre.

  Review in Books — by Bill Wallo — on Dec 02, 2005

• Book Review: Black Death: AIDS in Africa by Susan Hunter

  In the time that it takes to read this review, 24 people will have been infected with HIV.

  Review in Books — by Bonnie — on Dec 02, 2005

Politics

• Iraq's Massaged Media

  Talk about "information offensive."

  News in Politics — by Natalie Davis — on Dec 02, 2005

• One In Five Americans Are Woefully Uninformed Because of Conservative Media

  Conservative talk radio provides opinions stacked on opinions. Actual information is virtually nonexistent.

  Opinion in Politics — by David R. Mark — on Dec 02, 2005

• Israeli Politics: All the Trash is Jumping into the Same Bin

  Elections are slated for March 28. But this time there's a new phenomenon we've never really seen before.

  Opinion in Politics — by Ruvy — on Dec 02, 2005

• Time to Rethink the Economy and Investing

  When it comes to the judging the economy, scrap whatever political pundits have to say.

  Opinion in Politics — by J.C. Ernharth — on Dec 02, 2005

• Bring in the Euro-Marshals

  Macedonia can not defend Europe against the onslaught of the Albanian sex-slave trade - the EU must step in.

  Opinion in Politics — by Grozdan Popov — on Dec 02, 2005

Sci/Tech

• Friday Femmes Fatales No 34 (Women Bloggers)

  On the wonderfully named Boob Pencil: Random Wibble from a Textually Loquacious Word Freak, Clare has formula for overcoming writer's block.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Natalie Bennett — on Dec 02, 2005

• Health News:The Chelation Therapy Controversy

  Hope for those with serious illnesses is an intense process. It is a field where charlatans easily grow.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Howard Dratch — on Dec 02, 2005

• In Defense Of Love

  Infatuation has been studied and mislabeled.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Diana Hartman — on Dec 02, 2005