December 4, 2005 Archive

Video

• Best of Television 2005 Nominations

  Help pick the Best of TV 2005! Best show? Best TV personality? Best moment on TV? Your voice, your choice!

  News in Video — by Joan Hunt — on Dec 04, 2005

• Movie Review: Aeon Flux

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 04, 2005

• Holiday TV Schedule: Dec 3-11

  News in Video — by Eric Olsen — on Dec 04, 2005

• DVD Review: After the Thin Man

  The film concentrates on the banter first and saves the mystery for later.

  Review in Video — by Andrew Wickliffe — on Dec 04, 2005

Music

• Single Review: Jennifer Lopez "Jenny From The Block"

  Jennifer Lopez claims that she's a regular person like everyone else in the smug "Jenny From the Block."

  Review in Music — by Pam Avoledo — on Dec 04, 2005

• CD Review: Morcheeba - The Antidote

  It doesn't sound like Morcheeba, but it sounds pretty good nonetheless.

  Review in Music — by Robert Burke — on Dec 04, 2005

• The Teaches of Peaches

  Opinion in Music — by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti — on Dec 04, 2005

• Sexual Confusion, Crippling Envy And The Music Of Bright Eyes

  The Complexities And Revelations Midst Conor Oberst's Fringe

  Opinion in Music — by Duke De Mondo — on Dec 04, 2005

• CD Review: Rachmaninov's Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

  Praise and worship music from the last century. Newer isn't always better.

  Review in Music — by Warren Kelly — on Dec 04, 2005

• Barenaked On A Stick - Holiday Fun For The Barenaked Ladies Fan

  Barenaked Ladies has come up with the perfect stocking stuffer that is sure to catch on as a music promotional item.

  Review in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Dec 04, 2005

• CD Review: Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy Appendix

  Opening on a dark, strangely alluring lullaby sequence, Will Sheff's literary skill traces the steps of a group of children drawn into the woods, cartoonish stars twinkling above as if the beginning of an epic fairytale.

  Review in Music — by Cian Traynor — on Dec 04, 2005

• CD Review: Steve Lukather & Friends - SantaMental

  Review in Music — by Chris Beaumont — on Dec 04, 2005

• Sunday Morning Playlist: Rick Rubin, Producer

  Can Neil Diamond sound cool? An appraisal of Rick Rubin productions 1985-2005. Picks by Robert Burke, commentary by uao.

  Review in Music — by uao — on Dec 04, 2005

• Single Review: Shakira "Don't Bother"

  Shakira's crush chose another woman over her in the emphatic "Don't Bother."

  Review in Music — by Pam Avoledo — on Dec 04, 2005

Sci/Tech

• BugBlog Report 12/4/05: IE, Mozilla, The Feds

  News in Sci/Tech — by Bruce Kratofil — on Dec 04, 2005

• Face Transplant Surgery Raises Ethical Questions

  The question of who we see when we look into the mirror is not a trivial one for most of us.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Lisa McKay — on Dec 04, 2005

• Theater Review: On Ego at the Soho Theatre

  Billed as a "theatre essay", the play succeeds in bringing together medicine and philosophy, performance and literature.

  Review in Sci/Tech — by Natalie Bennett — on Dec 04, 2005

• NASA: Back to Eating Seed Corn?

  I hate this aspect of being informed.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Bennett Dawson — on Dec 04, 2005

Culture

• Backstabber's Office Rules-#1- Learn From The Best

  Evil fortune cookie rules for the office (insert evil laugh track here).

  Opinion in Culture — by T Stoddart — on Dec 04, 2005

• Christmas, Christians, and the State

  Opinion in Culture — by Mark Schannon — on Dec 04, 2005

• Is This Love Real? Cancer Dating Virgo: Astrology-based Advice

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Dec 04, 2005

• Day By Day for December 04, 2005

  Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for December 04, 2005

  Satire in Culture — by Chris Muir — on Dec 04, 2005

• Santa Gets Mad

  Santa lashes out against Valentines Day in a bid to expand his empire.

  Satire in Culture — by Scott Butki — on Dec 04, 2005

Politics

• How You Know You've Been Kidnapped by the CIA

  If you are mistakenly imprisoned and tortured by the CIA, it's useful to know what to expect.

  News in Politics — by Douglas Anthony Cooper — on Dec 04, 2005

• Canadian Election 2006 Week One: Same Old Same Old

  The only thing to look forward too is to see how inventive they can get in their vilification of each other.

  Opinion in Politics — by Richard Marcus — on Dec 04, 2005

Sports

• ESPN Gets Too Loud For Its Own Good

  Michael Irvin was arrested last week, but that's the least of the problems on ESPN.

  Opinion in Sports — by Zach Baker — on Dec 04, 2005

• Bevo’s Back in Beverly Hills

  The Texas Longhorns will face Southern California's Trojans in the Rose Bowl January 4th.

  Opinion in Sports — by Cara de Pescado — on Dec 04, 2005