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Comprehensive Archive List 2005

August 2005

Date :: Article :: Topics

8.3.05 :: WHY it IS as it IS :: Frogs, Scorpions, Fables, Nature

8.18.05 :: It's A Disclaimer, Baby! :: Fiction, Nonfiction, Legality, Archive

8.18.05 :: The Dream Journal of Jessica Simpson :: Jessica Simpson, Jesus Christ, Dukes of Hazzard, Lucid Dreaming

8.18.05 :: Emma Watson Shall Rule Us All :: Emma Watson, Harry Potter, Prince Henry, Societal Collapse and the Coming Dark Age

8.22.05 :: Britney Spears: "Sue me, bioTchEz!" :: Britney Federline née Spears, Brad Diaz, Malibu, Hip Hop

8.26.05 :: The Kelly Monaco Zeitgeist Project :: Kelly Monaco, General Hospital, Artificial Intelligence, Simulated Presence via Sensory Simulacrum

8.31.05 :: Hurricane Katrina: Origins of the Black and Grey :: Hurricane Katrina, Race, Age, Realpolitik

8.31.05 :: Jude Law: Nude Law :: Jude Law, Nudism, Tina Yothers, Sienna Miller

September 2005

Date :: Article :: Topics

9.6.05 :: Pat Robertson: Brewing Scandal at Christian Broadcasting Network ::
Marion Gordon (Pat) Robertson, Harry Potter, Hobby Addiction, Witchcraft

9.6.05 :: Lance Armstrong Vows to Ride Down All Evil :: Lance Armstrong, Bicycling, Tour de France, Evil

9.7.05 :: Mel Gibson: Not a Real Gas Shortage :: Mel Gibson, Gas Shortage, Post-apocalyptic Australia, Thunderdome

9.8.05 :: The Fats Domino-New Orleans Alliance :: Fats Domino, New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, Nanotechnology

9.9.05 :: Kanye Westbot Returns to Planet Zarg with 1.8 Million Earth Dollars :: Kanye West, Alien Presence, Robot, Hip Hop

9.12.05 :: Jolie-Pitt Split? :: Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Elizabeth Taylor, Celebrity Marriage

9.13.05 :: iPod femto unveiled, lost :: Apple Computer Inc., iPod, Steve Jobs, Cranial Jack Technology

9.14.05 :: The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, the Secret Life of Bob Denver :: Bob Denver, Gilligan’s Island, -Ology, Reefer

9.15.05 :: Hey Paris, Watch Me Pull a Scandal Out of Your Phone! AGAIN? :: Paris Hilton, Bluetooth Hacking, Performance Art, Conrad Hilton Hospitality Fortune

9.16.05 :: North by Northwest Airlines Declares Bankruptcy :: North By Northwest, Airline Bankruptcy, Fly-by Shooting, Assassination

9.20.05 :: Everybody's Got One: It's the It's Rome, Baby! Opinion Section! Emily Rose :: Emily Rose, Posession, Pedagogy, Research

9.21.05 :: Kate Moss Comes Clean :: Kate Moss, Modelling, Cocaine, Alien Presence

9.23.05 :: A Nation Reels as It's Rome Baby! Updates Delayed by Power Failure :: Rome, Self-Reference, Weather, Site News

9.26.05 :: Zelwegger on Chesney Marriage "Fraud": a Philosophical Difference? :: Renée Zelwegger, Kenny Chesney, Philosophy, Celebrity Marriage

9.27.05 :: Nintendo "Revolution" Console to Incite Revolution? :: Videogames, Nintendo, Marxism, Polybius

9.28.05 :: Another Blessed Event: Britney Spears' Baby Inks Major Deal :: Britney Federline née Spears, Kevin Federline, Sean Preston Federline, Future Mouseketeers

9.29.05 :: NOAA Administrator Briefly Loses It :: Government, Weather, Ocean, Sky

9.30.05 :: WinMX Down, Jello to Go: RIAA CEO Demonstrates File Sharing Strategy :: P2P, RIAA, Music, Jello

October 2005

Date :: Article :: Topics

10.3.05 :: Demi and Ashton: Your Kabbalah Wedding and You :: Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, Celebrity Marriage, Kabbalah

10.4.05 :: Nicholas Cage Names Baby After Superman, Prompting It's Rome, Baby! Author Scrivener to File Suit :: Nicholas Cage, Baby Names, Parental Insanity, Superman

10.7.05 :: The Spears Federline Holmes Cruise Simpson Lachey Connection :: Britney Federline née Spears, Jessica Simpson, Katie Holmes, Tom DeLay

10.10.05 :: For Great Justice: It's Rome, Baby! on Jury Duty :: Justice, Self-Reference, Jury Duty, Alcoholic Beverages

10.11.05 :: Push Lindsay Lohan Back Into the Envelope :: Lindsay Lohan, Vanity Fair, Vanity, Birthday Suit

10.13.05 :: Inspired by Jessica Biel: It's the It's Rome, Baby! Superlative Adjective Noun Week! :: Jessica Biel, Sexiestness, Superlatives, Hyperbole

10.13.05 :: Vikings Football Club "Sex Cruise" Scandal Inspires First Ever It's Rome, Baby! External Link :: Vikings Football, Sexual Misconduct, Boats, Sports Curses

10.24.05 :: Justice Got Served: Memos Continue from Plague House :: Justice, Self-Reference, Plague, Snot

10.24.05 :: Daniel Craig: Mysteries of the Reincarnation of James Bond :: License to Kill, Peter Sellers is Ill, the Failure of Modernity is a Bitter Pill

10.27.05 :: Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn Observe Checkout Lane-iversary :: Tabloids, Hollywood Ritual, CelebRomance

10.31.05 :: Inexplicable Sequel Files: Pitching Saw III: Rube Jigsaw :: Real Horrorshow, Krovvy, Bit of the 'ol Ultraviolence, fellow droogies?

November 2005

Date :: Article :: Topics

11.01.05 :: Life Imitates Art Imitating Life? Theron, Berry, and the Alleged Bouquet :: George Washington served his full terms in the White House, Nobody knew Pearl Harbor was coming, Lee Harvey Oswald Acted Alone

11.04.05 :: Remember the Reason for the Season: Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot :: Guy Fawkes, Bonfire Night, Sorry but the BBC historical funtime flash game link doesn’t work any more...

11.04.05 :: 14:59 :: Cheerleaders, Alleged Lesbians, Andy Warhol

11.17.05 :: Sarah Silverman: Controversy is Easy on the Eyes :: Sarah Silverman, Lenny Bruce, You do the math

11.29.05 :: Wasting Away Again in Blogaritaville :: The first of many announcements of the End of the Website

And of course, the now famous It's Rome, Baby! Disclaimer

This ought to go without saying. I've noted, however, that it seldom does. In the case of the satire, the hoax, or the fantasy creation, the temptation is to allow it to go without being said, the better to promote verisimilitude. Be this as it may, after long consideration I came to the conclusion that it was best to start from a basis of absolute clarity and honesty. If the thing cannot stand on its own merits, without the need for subterfuge or obsfucation, then it is a failure anyway.

It's Rome, Baby! is entirely a work of fiction. None of the events related herein actually occurred, none of the representations of actual individuals are actually representative of any individuals, and no message, moral, critique, analysis, or judgment should be inferred from any of the pieces of fiction here presented. The title It's Rome, Baby! is the full extent of social commentary intended by this small and humble entertainment.