Name: Pete Blackwell
Dateline: St. Louis, MO
Weblog: parentheticalremarks.blogspot.com [RSS]
Articles: 142
First Published: Sunday, January 9, 2005
Last Published: Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Currently listing articles 142-101:
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Music Review: Boxcar Satan and the Graves Brothers Deluxe - Black Water Rising— Bands join forces to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims.
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Atheism Is Not a Religion— A tired, old trope that undermines true faith and blocks the path to common ground.
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Kanye West Flips Out at EMAs— Kanye West needed a +1 on the guest list for his ego at MTV's European video awards ceremony.
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Aid and Comfort— Republicans may think only the Democrats could possibly provide aid and comfort to the enemy. That's where they're wrong.
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The Worst Band Names Ever, Part II— More sins against decency and common sense from the world of rock & roll.
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DVD Review: Bad Brains - Live at CBGB 1982— Legendary band. Legendary venue. Legendary performance.
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Oh, the Humanity!— How the latest Israel-Lebanon crisis tests the compassion of the political mind.
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In Defense of Heterodoxy— On throwing off the shackles of groupthink and knowing a shame you can call your own.
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Bush Says Chances of Shooting Down N. Korea Missile "Reasonable"— How good are our chances of intercepting one of Kim's rockets? Don't head for Vegas just yet.
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Coulter Victimizes the Victims— She may be the embodiment of pure evil, but does she have a point?
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KFC Raises Eyebrows, Cholesterol With New Offering— Fast food originality has its limits, as do the bounds of good taste.
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The Republican Cliché— President Bush and the Republicans are pulling out all the stops, going the extra mile and giving 110% to "energize" their base for November.
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Veteran Sues Michael Moore for False Portrayal— Soldier seeks $85 million for being misrepresented in Fahrenheit 9/11.
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Paris Hilton to Release Reggae/Hip Hop Album— We must repent, for the day of judgment is upon us.
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National Review Releases List of 50 More Conservative Rock Songs— John Miller couldn't leave well enough alone. Suicidal Tendencies, Slayer and Dead Kennedys grace list number two.
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Right Wing Mag Names Top 50 Conservative Songs— Forget spandex and studded leather cuffs, this is Brooks Brothers rock!
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Galloway: Killing Blair 'Morally' Justifiable— Controversial British MP says suicide bombing would be "entirely logical and explicable." The author disagrees.
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Power Line Hawks Dubious Iraq Dinar Investment— Popular right wing blog targets readers with misleading investment "opportunity" in the currency market.
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Putin Welcomes Uzbek President On Massacre Anniversary— Uzbek troops massacred 800 civilians in Andijan one year ago; that won't stop Vladimir Putin from embracing the Uzbek dictator.
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Book Review: The World's Best Sex Writing 2005— No, it's not what you're thinking. There's very little for the prurient interest here, but plenty to provoke thought.
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Bush Backs Brother Jeb for President— God save the king! George Bush hopes his brother will make a run for the oval office. King George I thinks that's swell, too.
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Bush Slips Lower in the Polls— The president's numbers are the worst they've ever been, and conservatives are driving him down.
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Satire: Attack of the Killer Immigrants— They're coming! Protect your family from the swarms before it's too late!
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PTC Accuses MTV of Blasphemy— There's another cartoon crisis heating up, but this time the sandal's on the other foot.
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Charges Dropped Against Four Turkish Journalists— Turkey makes a move toward freedom of speech, but they have a long way to go to get to the European Union.
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CD Review: Jon Langford - Gold Brick— The man who was born inside the belly of rock 'n' roll shows us a more tender side.
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Book Review: Plague Maker by Tim Downs— A federal agent, a university professor and an 80-year-old Chinese man join forces to stave off a terrorist attack on New York City.
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Ethnocentrism in the Cartoon Debate— Are we just viewing the cartoon crisis through European eyes?
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CD Review: Sleepless in Seattle - The Birth of Grunge— It's time to fly the flannel and take a trip down memory lane to the days when Seattle ruled the rock & roll roost.
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Iran Embraces Western Values— A lighter, flakier take on the Muhammad cartoon controversy. Anybody else up for some breakfast?
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More Cowbell, By the Numbers— "More cowbell" fever is sweeping the nation. A look at the numbers that shape our world.
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DVD Review: Andrew W.K. - Who Knows?— As can be inferred from the title, this DVD really isn't about answering questions. It's about partying. Hard.
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Danish Cartoon Controversy Pits Pen vs. Sword
— The Danish cartoon debate tells us as much about European society as it does about Islam. As always, context matters.
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Secret Service Investigates Seventh-Grader for Threats Against Bush— A Rhode Island middle-schooler got a not-so-nice visit from the G-Men thanks to an English class writing assignment.
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Pod People: The iPod Backlash— Got an iPod? Well, it just might kill you, and destroy our culture along the way.
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CD Review: Isaac Hayes - Ultimate Isaac Hayes: Can You Dig It?— He may be everybody's favorite school chef, but he added a crucial ingredient to the rise of Memphis soul music long before his current gig.
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ACLU, Hitchens Sue NSA in Domestic Spy Flap— The ACLU and a well-known pro-war journalist have filed suit against the NSA to see just how far their domestic spying program reaches.
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CD Review: Ennio Morricone - Crime and Dissonance— This double-CD chronicles the Italian master's brilliant and experimental work on Italian cinema soundtracks in the late 60s and early 70s.
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CD Review: Dirty Three - Cinder— On their seventh release, this Aussie trio proves they're as fresh and exciting as ever.
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Iran Calls for Holocaust Conference— First, Iran's president said Israel should be wiped off the map. Now he wants to convene a Holocaust conference. This can't possibly be good.
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Columnist Sees Blogs as Threat to Society— Orlando Sentinel columnist Kathleen Parker shows how bloggers are destroying the very fabric of our society.
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Video Countdowns Bring No Holiday Cheer— The holidays are upon us. Who needs suicide? Bring on the video countdowns!
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