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Fear: When Nothing Else Works
When nothing else works, especially in politics, there is always fear. Almost anyone can be brought to do almost anything if fear is instilled in just the right manner, and there is no better form of...
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The Big High School Cover-Up
In some schools in the United States and Canada, the following image is not allowed. It is deemed inappropriate and likely to entice young men to impure thoughts and, as a result, it may be censored or...
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Twitter: Breaking News
Is Twitter really a reflection of everyday life around the world? Does it influence the way we live and the news that is published for everyone else to read? I guess it all depends on who you happen to...
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Review: Vengeance Is Mine
What happens when a psychopathic killer starts feeling a bond with the people who are searching for him? What happens when the very people who are trying to stop a killer as precisely those who spur...
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No Football Fan, But….
It’s difficult to avoid: the World Cup is absolutely everywhere you look, no matter what you happen to be looking for! Personally I was just browsing through the headlines – the most popular news...
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Tweeps, Your Name Is Retard
I didn’t watch the football last night, no matter how enthralling the Germany – Brazil match may have been, television still doesn’t interest me all that much. I did, however, manage to keep up on what...
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Losing That Precious Sense Of Humor
I am constantly amazed at how some people can find humor in the most ridiculous things, but completely lose it when that humor could be seen to refer to them, or to something that they are connected...
View ArticleOh, You Foolish Few
Not so long ago I wrote about how Tumblr is becoming the latest thieves site: shoplifters posting their swag pictures for all to see and admire. Those on Tumblr, however, clearly have a little more in...
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Can I Get An Amen?
It’s a good thing that we have religion, that we have some sort of system in place which allows us to either vent, or to be thankful. If it wasn’t for religion, we might be forced to accept that there...
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Review: Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick
What is it that makes a Young Adult novel suitable for its audience? This is a question which has probably troubled many authors over the years, trying to bridge the gap between children and adults in...
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Don’t Bite The Hand That Reviews
I had an interesting experience yesterday on Google Plus, one which surprised me to a certain extent simply because, well, you don’t expect such things there. On Facebook and Twitter perhaps, but not...
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US Elections: Jumping The Gun
It is fair to say there is nothing humorous about the Presidential Elections in the United States. The battle for nomination as candidate for the next President seems to begin before a running election...
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The Land Of Equality: Defining Sub-Cultures
Did you know that the phrase Land Of The Free is not just a line in the Star-Spangled Banner? It is the title of the national anthem of Belize, and the text was written by Samuel Haynes who, in the...
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Is ALS A Fraud?
If you haven’t caught it on the news, on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google or anywhere else and don’t know what the Ice bucket challenge is, then I will be very surprised. Depending on who happens to...
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Internet Polls: Cutting Your Options
We all know that statistics often reflect the desire of the people financing them to create a certain impression, to give out information which is biased in one form or another. In much the same way...
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Review: Never Go Back
There are times when we all wonder whether we are in the right place, whether what we have worked for all our lives has really been worth it, or whether things have changed so much that what we knew,...
View ArticleCourage: Death On Your Own Terms
Brittany Maynard has, for some people decided to take the easy way out: she has planned her own death for November 1, and already has the medication to carry it through. She is suffering from cancer...
View ArticleResponse To The Death Of An American Soldier
Ever really wondered how the death of an American soldier is received by Americans? Ever taken a look at how people react when a soldier is killed on American soil? Believe me, I don’t think that you...
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Spock: Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before
Censorship is a strange thing, especially when it is political censorship. Take, as an example, the decision by the Chinese censor to remove all references to Vladimir Putin placing a warming blanket...
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Looking Back To The Old Home
Of course I still keep up with the news from back in the States, who wouldn’t? I am sure there are plenty of people who leave the country of their birth, the land they have called home for their entire...
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