- Tuesday, December 20, 2005 — 49 Articles Published
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Conservatives Spin that Bush Circumvented FISA Because of Arduous Paperwork; Facts Suggest Otherwise— FISA warrants can be issued 72 hours after surveillance is completed.
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Robertson Calls Evolution A "Cultish Religion"— Don't be surprised if the televangelist soon predicts disaster will strike scientists who believe in evolution.
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Time To Defend My Controversial Jason Grilli Stance— One teensy comment in the far reaches of the blogosphere prompts a Detroit Tiger's father to respond.
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TV Review: Once Upon a Mattress— It started out as an off-Broadway musical...
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Miami Vice's Second Season: The Apogee of the 1980s— Miami Vice's second season represented the apex of 1980s' pop culture. And it's now out on pristine DVD.
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Xbox Review: Batman Begins— Batman Begins - a good game? It was bound to happen someday...
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DVD Review: Serenity— The Serenity universe is dusty and messy, peopled by thieves, prostitutes, suck-ups, disgruntled veterans, and garden variety assholes.
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CD Review: Coming On Strong by Hot Chip— This album sounds silly and odd at first but gets better upon further listening.
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Movie Review: Freddy vs Jason— An R-rated gore-fest full of nothing more than cheap scares and T&A.
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Movie Review: The Aristocrats - The Worst Film of 2005— Why every single major film critic got it wrong.
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Eight Great Uses of Holiday Music in (mostly) Holiday Movies— Slice for slice, here's this Season's "Great 8".
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True Crime Update 12/20/05— New details on Jeffrey MacDonald murders. Yawn. Congress finally dealing with murdered Americans on cruise ships, in foreign
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Day By Day for December 20, 2005— Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for December 20, 2005
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Betrayed By Media Pundits— The continued refusal to allow for voices of dissent to be heard, and for contrasting opinions to be held, does
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CD Review: The Kingsbury Manx - The Fast Rise and Fall of the South— The Kingsbury Manx never strum a single misplaced chord or sing even one ill-advised note.
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Double Scorpio Mom: Astrology-Based Advice— ...
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JMC Communities and Sembler Co. Partner To Launch Beach Drive Luxury Condo Project Worthy of King Kong Climb— If King Kong were ever in Florida's St. Petersburg area, this is the condo he would choose to climb.
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Silver and Gold— Here are two recommendations for a literary place to stand while your world moves.
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MTA vs. TWU: A Battle of Greed— When two organizations clutch their greed tight and fail to work together, the metropolis they serve shall suffer.
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The Science of Sugar Converted to Great Gift Giving— Want to give something sweet to your sweetie? Here are some random notes from a workshop on candy-making given by
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How To Build A Sandbox With Wheels For Easier Ostrich Travel— ...
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Spying Scandal Questions— President Bush claims the domestic scandal hurts national secuirty. Really, it's his own job security at stake.
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14 Truly Evil Companies— Are you supporting an Evil company? Shame, shame!
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Culture: A Moment in Time— It's hard to capture the moment of any given moment in a single snapshot, and yet this shot, to me,
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Single Review: Lindsay Lohan "Confessions Of A Broken Heart (Daughter To Father)"— Lindsay Lohan grapples with her dad abandoning her in the soapy "Confessions Of A Broken Heart (Daughter To Father)."
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CD Review – Amy Lavere - This World Is Not My Home— On January 17, Amy Lavere's Debut album, This World Is Not My Home will hit the shelves.
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The Blood is the Life: Why the NYC Transit Strike Is a Killer— New Yorkers depend on mass transit; the buses and subways are the life blood of the city.
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The Golem's Eye (Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 2) by Jonathan Stroud— ...
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Food for Thought: Cookies and Calm— Part 2: Rushed? Still have gifts to buy? Save time, money and hassle - bake presents this year.
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Sophomore Class Has Top Guards— Going over seven potential NBA guards that are sophomores.
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CD Review: 30 Seconds to Mars - A Beautiful Lie— 30 Seconds to Mars is the brainchild of Jared Leto; another Hollywood actor that wants to be a rockstar. But
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Of Monsters and Myths: Colonial Representations in King Kong (1933)— An analysis of the 1933 original.
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CD Review: Marley’s Ghost- Spooked— Marley’s Ghost is certainly one of those rare gems that don’t have the following or distribution they deserve.
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Blogcritics.org on Subject2Discussion: It's Eric Berlin!— It's Tuesday, so it's time for Subject2Discussion, this week with Eric Berlin!
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Book Review: The Grace That Keeps this World by Tom Bailey— Tragedy and loss are powerfully portrayed in this novel about a father's desire to instill a legacy in his sons.
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Book Review: Memoirs of a Geisha - A Portrait of the Film— A beautiful book that captures the visual majesty of the film.
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Fiesta Bowl Gets Awkward: OSU Hawk Dates ND Quinn's Sister— Laura Quinn's boyfriend is ready to tackle her brother, the quarterback for Notre Dame. Not weird at all!
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Gaming Boobs Need Help— Video game boobs need tweaking.
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Impeach President Bush!— President Bush has pulled one too many tricks. Time to send this man packing back to Texas.
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DVD Pick of the Week for 12/20: Serenity
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Xbox Review: Project - Snowblind— Project: Snowblind began life as a title that existed in the Deus Ex franchise, but has turned into something different.
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Rethinking the Border Wall With Mexico, Call It a "Welcome Wall"— Mexico's President, Vicente Fox, has called American plans to extend the security fence along the Mexican border, "Shameful." According to BBC
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Culture: Vanity & A Tribute to Crazy Aunt I.— I hate to admit to being vain at all because it has so many and only negative qualities that
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Box Office Update for 12/16-12/18: King Kong— ...
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CD Review: Jam On This! The Best of Newcleus— No school like the old school...
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Everything I Need To Know About Men And Women, I Learned From The Hit Songs Of 2005— 2005 was a watershed year with regard to how pop lyrics have enlightened us about the differences between men and
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Book Review: Condensed Knowledge by Will Pearson, Editor— A book of trivia, with attitude.
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DVD Review: Cronicas— Exotic Latin American locales and a compelling performance from John Leguizamo can't quite overcome this thriller's sluggish story.
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New Album Releases, Week of 12-20-2005— ...
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