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Having always had a major interest in writing and music,I am lucky enough these days to have an outlet for both. On the music front I play in a couple of bands, these days mainly at a local level. My writing seem to sprawl across a wide range of genres and

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Society & Lifestyle > European Culture The celebration of Guy Fawkes Night in the UK: 7 of 27
Guy Fawkes Night has become an English tradition, celebrated with the lighting of bonfires and the letting off of fireworks, but what is the story behind it. On 5th November 1605, Guy Fawkes, sometimes called Guido Fawkes was arrested underneath the parliament buildings in Westminster, London having been caught trying to blo... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values It is not okay to steal, even if you are desperate: 5 of 17
This question is actually far more interesting and less clear-cut than some of the other posts here suggest, it just depends on how you look at the problem. Theft of someone else's property in a world based on ownership is obviously wrong, the less materialistic or more communally minded might say that common ownership of go... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Cultures (Other) Unusual traditions that still exist: 6 of 20
Burning the Bishops - The Lewes Fire Festival The title of the review may seem like a naughty euphemism for something that I cant discuss in print on a site as proper and clean cut as Helium, but I assure you it is not. The relevance will become clear as you read on, first a quick history test. What have the following events... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values 10 things I hate about the world we live in: 120 of 273
Every now and then you really need to let off steam, so with that in mind I thought that in was in the interest of my own blood pressure to put pen to paper and get a few things out of my system. They say the pen is mightier than the sword, those that have never represented their country at Olympic fencing anyway, so what fo... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Racism Defining racism: 14 of 30
In Britain racism is becoming a more and more talked about subject and ever more people seem to be justifying elements of the race issue as if to defend their own frustrations. Racism works on two levels, personal and institutional and both can be traced to social and even more deep-rooted reasons in the human psyche. Racism... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Mythology & Folklore Do fantasy creatures really exist?: 17 of 34
Do fantasy creatures really exist? What a simple question but such a complex answer, an answer that really requires us to separate fact from truth. That may seem an odd thing to do, but let me explain. The factual answer is a simple no. Unicorns, Dragons, Sea Monsters, Banshees and the like do no exist, not if proof is requi... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Mythology & Folklore Identifying the Valkyries: 2 of 3
The Valkyries are female figures in Nordic mythology and are closely associated with the God Odin. Their name means choosers of the slain, as it was their job to select the souls of dead warriors, specifically those who had died heroically in battle to sit in Odin's hall of Valhalla. In the epic poem "Grimnismal it actually ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Economic Values The price of progress: 11 of 11
It would seem that mankind is passing through a stage in his development, which appears to be unique in our history, in that never before have we been subjected to such cataclysmic upheavals. Never before, in civilized times at least, has society gone through such radical changes with such rapidity and never before have we p... More..