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- Oct 26, 2007
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Retro Redux: Al Hirt - More Than Just A Cup Of Coffee— A lot of music fans will always wonder if he should have spent more time with traditional jazz...
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Pushing Daisies Puts A Birdhouse In My Soul— Today, we examine relationships and idiocy. Wait, are those the same thing?
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Ron Paul Reality Check— Is Ron Paul really the Constitutionalist he wants us to think he is?
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- Oct 25, 2007
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The Bionic Woman Meets James Joyce— Can the English literary canon withstand the onslaught of the Bionic Woman?
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Liner Notables: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book— Ella handles nuances of wit and humor, "one of the prime requisites with Lorenz Hart lyrics, by turns satirical, sardonic, sexy, sophisticated, and sweetly simple."
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Secrets of Cognac— Are you curious about this sophisticated, caramel-colored drink and its creation?
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Why Sharks Get Such An Unfair Rap— Exploring our fear of sharks and the movie, Jaws.
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World Series Game 1: The Long Goodbye— A musical tribute to the beatdown administered by the Red Sox to the Rockies in Game One.
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Prince Tops Soundtrack Poll, Pipping Beatles— Prince is king of the soundtracks, at least that's what Vanity Fair readers say.
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The Best Beatles Songs You're Not Already Sick Of— Some of our favorite Beatles songs that didn't become hits.
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- Oct 24, 2007
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The Upcoming Civil War in America— America will endure a Civil War that will end the nation as we know it within the next ten years.
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IE7 and The Fox— This IE killer serves me well but has some habits that I hate.
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Damages Is Done, Should Reaper Be Too?— Damages first season is over, let's discuss.
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Female Objectification and Sexism in Mainstream Media — The trends are alive and well and silly as hell.
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Week 7 NFL Power Rankings (From an Amateur)— Seven down, ten to go.
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Fashion Foibles at the Taping of Fashionably Late with Stacy London — Although thrilled to receive confirmation for my admittance to the taping, the stipulations for attire sent me into an agonizing fashion frenzy.
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Countdown to 165: Weeks 18-19 - The Final Stretch— With one week to go, I know the effect a single high-carb meal can have.
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Not Your Father's (Or Grandfather's, Or Great-Grandfather's) Red Sox— Could the Red Sox be the new "Evil Empire" on the strength of their second World Series visit in four years?
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Cigar Catering: Get On a Roll With Your Party— Make the luxury come to you.
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Burma and the Democratization of Global Politics— What is remarkable is not whether the Asian view is wrong, but that it is the Asian view that prevailed.
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There Can Be No Forgiveness For The Wicked— Austria's attitude to Nazi war criminals: "It's all in the past. Let's forgive!"
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Retro Redux: Songs With A Message - Henson Cargill— You could make a pretty good argument that country music has a long tradition of social commentary.
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Lazy Journalism or Political Opportunism?— Is the death of Carmelita Tulloch being used as unfair ammunition in the war on drugs?
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Not Exactly a Hoosiers Moment— I know exactly what the Cleveland Indians are going through after their ALCS collapse.
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A College Football Playoff Proposal— Here's a playoff system that doesn't lose anyone money or prestige, yet picks a real college football champion.
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- Oct 23, 2007
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Beckham And MLS Far From Failure— Things might not have gone as expected, but it wasn't even close to a flop.
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New Illinois Law Mandates Moment of Silence— Prayer belongs in church, in synagogue, in temple, in mosque; around the family dinner table; in the morning as you awaken, and at night before retiring. Prayer does not belong in public school.
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Kristen Bell, Chuck, and a Journeyman— that's right, I watch TV. Read on to find out more.
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Harry Potter Author "Outs" Dumbledore: Why Should It Matter?— Harry Potter's headmaster was gay. Why all the fuss?
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Holiday Gaming Guide: What to Buy for the Discriminating Gamer - Part 1: Xbox 360— A look at THE games to buy on the Xbox 360 for the discriminating gamer this holiday season.
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A Disappointing But Satisfactory End to the Formula One Season— Even though Kimi Raikkonen won the championship fair and square, one has to feel for Lewis Hamilton.
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- Oct 22, 2007
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Laughing at Laughlin and Desperate for Housewives— Here today, gone tomorrow - it's the way of television.
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Don't Be Ashamed to Love Hogan's Heroes— Yes, Nazis can and should sometimes be funny.
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- Oct 21, 2007
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Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, And Madonna: Three More Reasons That Downloading Music Isn't Going Away— The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) needs to learn to embrace digital technology. Just ask Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails.
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Joe Borowski: A Fable— A cautionary tale for Indians fans for Game Seven of the ALCS.
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Donnie Darko: An Alternative View— She said, "Every living creature on earth dies alone."
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Conspiracy Fanatics Invade Bill Maher— The guy waving a sign and shouting at Bill Maher today might be the next MacVeigh or Kasinski a few frustrated years down the road.
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- Oct 20, 2007
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Despite the Tragedy, Extremism Will be Fought by Pakistanis— The people of Pakistan rejected extremism despite the suicide attacks on the biggest rally of the secular party
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The Sheriff Joe Arpaio Crazies Continue— Phoenix New Times publisher arrested, released, Grand Jury dropped, special prosecutor loses job – all in less than 24 hours!
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The State of Affairs— Maybe Condi Rice is just smarter than Cheney, Rummy, and Powell. Maybe.
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The Rockologist: Why I Love Porcupine Tree— So gee, ya think I like these guys or what?
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Living the Google-Enhanced Writing Life— The Internet search engine has forever changed the way writers conduct their lives. Today Google's influence and assistance is expanding at a phenomenal rate.
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- Oct 19, 2007
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Tools to Make Computer Wallpapers: Why You Need Them— Get the most out of freely available images when you use them as computer wallpaper.
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Jim and Pam and Earl Impress and Disappoint— I find myself torn about last night's must see TV, there was good and bad and possibly some ugly.
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Is This Al Gore's New Campaign Strategy?— Is Al Gore saying that the most effective way to be a politician is to pretend not to be one at all?
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Going It Alone — Who loves ya, baby? Above all, you do. Just listen to your inner self.
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Blundering My Way to Bliss— Most people and opportunities for happiness will pass you by, with your full consent!
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Everyone Blames Microsoft— Vista's promised land starts to turn to dust
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On Song Lyrics and Semantics— The point isn’t to make sense.
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- Oct 18, 2007
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Sheriff Joe Verses the First Amendment— Sheriff Joe Arpaio is behind a chilling grand jury investigation of a local Phoenix newspaper.
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Hugo Chavez and the Cult of Personality— The evidence is plastered all over the walls of Caracas. Hugo Chavez has joined Mao and Lenin and Mussolini in the Cult of Personality.
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Halloween Safety Tips for Your House— Things that make you go Boo.
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Tangos for Evita— How can we know the dancer from the dance?
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Pack It Up: Moving Efficiently — Move frustration over with these tips.
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Pissing and Moaning in Cyberspace— China has a digital temper tantrum and blocks popular western websites. The world yawns.
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Pushing Daisies Goes Pooh (Winnie The)— I like these shows, I really like them (this week that is).
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Really Really Good: Beats, Rhymes & Life— New music from Mary J, Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg v O'Reilly, T.I, Jamie Foxx and Kayaro's Top 5!
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The Dating Life of an Oblivious Teenage Girl— School's not the worst part of being a teenager. It's not peer pressure, either. Without a doubt, it's the boys.
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- Oct 17, 2007
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Jazz Workshop: Music Criticism And The Race Card— Stanley Crouch has been haunting my dreams lately.
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Life's Lies: That Which Does Not Kill Us Makes Us Stronger— The truth is that some people never get into the second group.
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