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Entertainment > Musicians & Bands Who is the greatest rapper of all time: 1 of 18
Diddy is underrated.No, seriously.I know is sounds ludicrous to call a relentless self-promoter like Sean Combs underrated. It's almost offensive to even suggest that to rational people, especially rational people who are music fans.But I think Diddy has ironically created a career-obscuring backlash against himself by doing ... More..
Relationships & Family > First Dates A guy's guide to planning a first date: 2 of 22
If 10,000 years of human history have taught us one thing, it is that first date's are entirely the man's responsibility. And it is a big one. It requires planning, careful thought, contingency plans, the ability to be think on your feet and the elusive ability to create sexual tension without being overtly sexual.It really i... More..
Autos > Classic Cars Classic car reviews: 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 XL: 1 of 6
The final version of the rounded body style Ford Galaxie, the 1964 model, available in two- or four-door and convertible or hardtop versions, is a beauty of a design that combines the smooth body lines common to the early 1960s, an affection from chrome that hearkens to the 1950s and a 390 cubic-inch powerplant that foreshado... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Should Christians watch rated R movies?: 19 of 39
It depends entirely on the Christian and the specific R-rated movie.I think one key problem with this argument is that usually Christians fail to recognize that ratings, by nature, are generalities. Since there are only four possible ratings - G, PG, PG-13 and R - the content that produces an R-rating in one movie could be en... More..
Relationships & Family > Dating Commentary Could you date a stripper: 6 of 12
I don't know, how hot is said stripper?I'm kidding. I could not date a stripper for a few basic reasons: 1) I don't want to be the "father figure" for someone else's kids, 2) I don't have any diseases and don't want to have any, and 3) I don't like the idea of strange men seeing my girlfriend naked.First of all, I'll break do... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US News Reporting- Do journalists and reports sometimes go too far to get the headlines?: 2 of 4
Imagine a world in which journalists only reported about people who gave them permission to do so. Watergate? No way. The Iraq war? Virtually impossible. Your senator's arrest for soliciting a prostitute? Never sees the light of day.The end result is that a democratic society is not possible.It often is uncomfortable, often i... More..
Sports & Recreation > Basketball (Other) How television has changed the game of basketball: 6 of 9
There are more dunks attempted, now. The celebration of a blocked shot is greater, especially if it sails into the stands, and there is certainly more posing in basketball than there once was.Television normalizes the spectacular.Television has changed basketball players. It has made them honogenous, corporate party-line toer... More..
Entertainment > Music (Other) Do you think all rap or hip-hop affects society: 12 of 17
Rap certainly affects society.A large part of popular culture, hip hop culture influences trends in fashion, in language, and in world view, just as any other equivalent sect of pop culture does. Country music affects society. Baseball affects society. The price of beef affects society.The issue isn't whether it has an effect... More..
Relationships & Family > Dating Commentary Reflections on relationship styles: 13 of 15
I just met the parents.And I just realized that anyone who has read my blog over the past six months is probably surprised to find out that I have convinced a girl that I am not, technically, a barbarian. Alas, using chicanery and two forms of calculus, I have done just that.Well, a few months passed, and over the weekend, I ... More..
Relationships & Family > Dating Commentary The perfect guy ... doesn't exist: 17 of 19
Women don't want jerks or bad boys or serial rapists. Women want projects.What women want is a mostly enjoyable man with one or two mid-level flaws that the woman can spend the next several months or years or decades trying to fix and bitching about to her girlfriends.It's not that the woman likes her man's emotional distance... More..