Simon Joyner - Lost With The Lights On 
http://www.gloriousnoise.com/reviews/001648_joyner.php
Features: Hacking Election Maps with XML and MapServer
By day Simon St.Laurent plays editor of such recent books as Mapping Hacks and Web Mapping Illustrated, but at night he runs a weblog about his town's politics. His day job taught him a number of ways to hack political maps using XML and MapServer. In this article, Simon shows how he colored America's red-blue political map in a new shade. If you want to see how mapping and location technologies are being used right now, check out O'Reilly's upcoming Where 2.0 Conference.
http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2005/05/31/electionmaps.html
Lords of Dogtown - Movie Review by Hajile (Simon Lee)
Rating: 77% (S:73%, P:82%) - Lords of Dogtown gets the action right, and for the most part its characters right as well. But it could have been a lot better if it focused a little bit more on the boys' moods and inner feelings. Also, it should have elaborated more on their collapsing friendship since it plays such a pivotal part in their lives as shown here. Overall, it's not a very satisfying dramatic structure. However, when it comes to the skateboarding aspect, the film soars high with exciting kinetic action that can really get your adrenaline pumping. So if you want a good rush, this movie can deliver.
http://smart-popcorn.com/review/792/
