- Monday, October 31, 2005 — 70 Articles Published
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Ten Great Halloween DVDs— Psycho's great, and so is Halloween, of course. But how about a little more "cerebral" fare?
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The Psychotic Love of the Violent Femmes "Country Death Song"— ...
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The Original Unnecessary War— The cult of the individual and the failure of culture leave humanity ungrounded, self seeking, without concern for future generations.
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TV Review: Kenny vs. Spenny— Is it childish or is it greatness? You be the judge.
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PS2 Review: Shadow of the Colossus— Shadow of the Colossus is the most compelling example that games can indeed exist as art.
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White Stripes Nation Manifesto IV: "You're Pretty Good Looking"— In which our beloved revolutionary sweetheart dissuades the generalissimo from killing enemy of the people Kenny Chesney.
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Quotables 10/31/05— On proms, Moonbats, the new Liberals, Friends of Israel and Scooter Libby waxes poetic.
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CD Review: The Trinity by Sean Paul— ...
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Blogcritics: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love To Write Again— The slightly nebulous idea of: I want to be a writer, has been solidified into I am writing.
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Book Review: Comes A Horseman— ...
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Day By Day for October 31, 2005— Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for October 31, 2005
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Hates His Job - Saturn Transit: Astrology-based Advice— ...
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Movie Review: Saw II— ...
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CD Review: Goldfrapp's Number 1— By managing to defy definition, Goldfrapp aren’t limited to comparisons. They aren’t dark and moody like Portishead or Tricky.
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Book Reviews: Lucky You and Roadkill— There are few writers who can be as consistently bizarre as Carl Hiaasen. Kinky Friedman, though, is such a
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Alito Anti-Gay?— ...
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No Room Left in Hell: A Look at the Dawn of the Dead DVD— Obviously, comparisons can and must be made to the original film.
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Let's Hear It For The Propagandists Of The Year!— The Coalition of Republican Aggressive Propagandists (CRAP) is pleased to announce its winners for the 2005 award.
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Interview with Margaret L. Carter, horror author— I was an extremely timid child, and hysterically afraid of the dark.
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Anime 101: Mythology— Druing the beginning of the world, the god, Izanagi, and the goddess, Izanami bore many children. This is their fate
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Review: Nine Inch Nails' Pretty Hate Machine Reissued— ...
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Here Comes "Scalito"— Fear and loathing in DC: Bush picks a demonstrably hard-right nominee for the Supreme Court.
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KRUGMAN: 'LET ME BE FRANK'— ...
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Some Call It Samhain— Halloween, historically, is about more than costumes and candy.
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The Friday Morning Listen: Bjork— Befuddled by Technology Edition
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Appliance Appreciation Week— Parenting requires creativity, resourcefulness, patience, and a little insanity.
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Driving through Michigan: As Good as It Sounds— When you're in Michigan, there's never a dull moment to report.
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Should President Bush Apologize For the CIA Leak Scandal?— President Bush would like nothing better than a classic "turning of the page," but should he apologize?
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Blogcritics on NaNoWriMo— BlogCritics are writing demons (or perhaps are ridden by them) — it should be no surprise that November sees lots
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Maureen Dowd Can’t Get Laid, Or: Should Feminism Embrace Objectification?— ...
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TV Review: Law & Order: SVU— With few exceptions, Law & Order episodes are billed as fiction, yet it is the way in which they often
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Quiz Time 9— Questions, old friends, and success
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Delhi - My Wounded City— ...
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Movie Review: The Omen— Looking for a Halloween horror? Give this classic a try.
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Movie Review: The Grudge— Two words: skip it.
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NaNoWriMo Tip — Procrastinate!— Get ready to clean that garage... NaNoWriMo starts tomorrow!
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Bush Exhausts "Political Capital" - Time For Democrats To Speak Out— After Katrina, Miers and Plame-Gate, the rules have changed.
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The Two Faces of Torture in America— America shows both of its faces when it places Nicolas Carranza on trial for torture, while at the same time
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Five Great Album Closers— I'm sure everyone who reads this will disagree completely and chew me out. That's fine and that's fun.
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A Sad Example of Self-Hatred— James Carroll writes a startling column showing the mind of the Christian pacifist left.
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CD review: Allele Delivers— ...
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TV Review: CSI:NY— The complicated dance of death
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Bad Religion Set DVD Release Date and The Daily Music and Tech News— ...
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Book Review: TCP/IP Guide— If TCP/IP technology is at all important to your job, pick up a copy of this book.
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Movie Review: An Early Chaplin Gem - Easy Street— Easy Street shows a younger Chaplin flashing the style that would make him a cinematic icon
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Film Review: Corpse Bride— If one word can describe the dominant mood of Corpse Bride, Burton's love letter to stop-motion animation, it's nostalgia.
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CBS Premiere Movie Review: Vampire Bats— Mutant bats munch on college kids. TV movie gold.
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Court rejects Microsoft's patent appeal— The Supreme Court Monday refused to consider an appeal by Microsoft Corp. in a patent infringement case involving Eolas Technologies.
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PICK WITH AN 'R'— ...
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OBH #015: "Happy Halloween"— A special edition podcast featuring Halloween music, kids saying the darndest things, and spooky fun.
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Xbox Review: Indigo Prophecy— So flawed, yet unable to put down.
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"Impeach Bush" Nonsense— These "Articles of Impeachment" are better evidence of the fascism underlying Bush's more radical opponents than they are of crimes
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Killed By Her Own Kindness— Criminal savages murder elderly widow who only wanted to help...
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DVD Review: American Gothic: The Complete Series— Excellent performances and writing make this one of television's more interesting explorations of the battle between good and evil.
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Christian Values on Halloween— Self-righteous christians are trying to tear down Halloween and build an altar to God on two millenia of innocent victims
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CD Review: Old 97's Alive & Wired— Finally releasing a full-length live album, the Old 97's showcase their unique rock/punk/country blend with this infectiously energetic 2-disc set.
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"Hospital" by Jonathan Richman/"I Want You" by Elvis Costello— The organ work from pre-Talking Head Jerry Harrison sounds like from a funeral home.
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English Premiership Football Roundup, Week 11— Another great week for Chelsea, Manchester City and Wigan, another disaster for Manchester United, Birmingham and Sunderland...
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Band Weblogs Podcast Show #8: Rock Night! Featuring Music By American Heartbreak and The Reverse Engineers— Jenny and Dave talk about english football, playing tracks by two rock bands: American Heartbreak and The Reverse Engineers
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The Great Pumpkin Debate Ends Here— ...
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DVD Review: House of Voices— ...
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DVD Review: Lost in La Mancha— While it is a worthwhile film to watch, it never quite achieves a scope beyond “best DVD extra ever”
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Boxed Set Review: Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection— Is your favorite Hitchcock film in the set?
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NY Times Not Sure Who Attacked Four Christian Girls— ...
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Book Review: Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell— ...
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New York Notes: One Week Until New York's Mayoral Election— ...
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Film Review: Shopgirl— It makes my heart sing when I see an actor well known for playing slapsticky, over-the-top goofy characters take on
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Movie Review: The Work And The Glory: American Zion— ...
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Region 1 DVD Releases for 1st November 2005— ...
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Urban Legend?— Me: "It sounds like one of those 'urban legend' things." Him: "Turban what?"
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