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Politics, News & Issues > News Industry Hunter S. Thompson and gonzo journalism: 8 of 16
Author and journalist Hunter S. Thompson hit upon a style of writing and description that blended story-telling, elaboration, and news articles into something known as gonzo journalism. The style was a reaction against the established form of feature writing, which focused on objective third-person descriptions of events det... More..
Arts & Humanities > Artists & Artwork Reactions to Mark Balma's painting of Kennedy's assassination: 1 of 2
Mark Balma's painting, Pieta (2004), is a large oil painting that depicts the moment before the assassinated President John F. Kennedy is brought into Parkland Hospital in Dallas in 1963. The moment, never captured on film, was immortalized without emotion in the Warren Commission: "For a moment, Mrs. Kennedy refused to rele... More..
Entertainment > Album Reviews Album reviews: Home Alive - The Art of Self Defense (compilation): 1 of 1
There are a large amount of punk compilations out there that claim to cover the gamut of emotions and expressions but probably my favorite is Home Alive, a tribute in ways to the punk band, the Gits. Had the Seattle punk-grunge ethic continued in its popularity, then the Gits were sure to become the next big thing since Nirv... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Literature Book reviews: Master Buther's Singing Club, by Louise Erdrich: 1 of 1
The Master Butcher's Singing Club is the fifth book I've read from the prolific Louise Erdrich. I was at first both disappointed and intrigued by her break from her normal Ojibwe dynasty that make up the residents of a fictional North Dakota town known as Argus. After the first few pages, though, I pleasantly discovered Erdr... More..
Pets & Animals > Birds Bushes and trees that attract the most birds: 9 of 17
There are a variety of ways of attracting birds to your garden through the use of trees and shrubs. Generally you want to consider bushes and trees in terms of two major aspects: (1) as living and roosting areas and (2) as food and water sources. Before proceeding further into specific plants, it is first important to take i... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: 5 of 9
(*SPOILERS TO FOLLOW*) The 2005 film, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, loosely combines elements of Douglas Adams' series of books. The likeability of the series, turned many of the existing sci-fi world on its head, echoes the likeability of the movie. With names like Helen Mirren, Mos Def and Zooey Deschanel, it's really ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Keys to good essay-writing: 8 of 14
Writing in college: Recently, Doubleday published a book by William Safire called Fumblerules, which humorously gives his readers grammar rules with sentences that ironically break them. He includes in the book suggestions like "Avoid run-on sentences they are hard to read," "Don't use no double negatives," and "Proofread ca... More..
Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction The legitimacy of science fiction as a major literary genre: 4 of 7
There is an appeal to the science fiction genre that can also be its downfall the worlds created in science fiction do not in most cases exist in reality. That can lead to some extraordinary commentary on our society from the safe remove of an "other" or future world. The world found in Carolyn See's genre-stretching Golden ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Horror, Mystery & Suspense Book reviews: On Writing, by Stephen King: 11 of 17
This book was written, Stephen King claims, because a fellow writer finally gave him the "permission" to do so. He writes that prior to this conversation with fellow writer, Amy Tan, he had wondered what, if anything, popular writers would have to say of value regarding the writing craft. When Ms. Tan told him very simply th... More..
Entertainment > Movie Genres The worst movies ever: 38 of 58
I have to pick just one movie? Well let's start with the Watcher, since I have been recently tormented by this on the TV: A broken down cop with a painful secret and the criminal who is at the root of this pain play a game where the pawns are beautiful unsuspecting women. On the surface, this sounds like a pretty interesting... More..