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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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Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Mel Gibson's Apocolypto: 1 of 4
Great civilizations do not fall from the outside, they fail when they begin to rot from the inside, that is the overall moral message of Apocolypto. Thankfully instead of trying to show this in a large sweeping empire wide statement, Gibson's latest art attack does so from one small story that acts as a microcosm for the lar... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: I, Robot: 1 of 4
Science Fiction seems to be a good vehicle for analysing the bigger issues that trouble mans ever-curious mind. Having the ability to create a scenario that is both otherworldly yet familiar it can look back at specific issues and put them under the microscope. Science Fiction also has the ability to deliver some cracking ac... More..
Arts & Humanities > European History Comparing medieval guilds to the modern labor movement: 1 of 4
The power of organised work forces has long been known. Ever since Egyptian work gangs put down tools to complain about the wages, food and make up that they received the idea that there is power and safety in numbers has been well proven. I will qualify that by saying that make up was worn by the ancient Egyptian artisan as... More..
Hobbies & Games > Role Playing & War Games Tips for Dungeon Masters when role-playing monsters: 1 of 4
Imagine the scenario: a group of adventurers are wandering down a narrow gorge deep in the wilderness when suddenly the eagle eyed Elven scout shouts a warning hat there are goblins in the rocks on either side. For a while it's a mass of confusion, swords whirl, spells fly, arrows wizz through the air and very soon the battl... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Speculations & Criticisms Examining the Jehovahs's Witness philosophy: 1 of 4
Unreliable Witnesses - some inconsistencies in the Jehovah's Witnesses philosophy. Today the Jehovah's Witnesses are one of the most active modern cults. They were originally named after their founder Charles Taze Russell, a Pittsburgh haberdasher who lived from 1852-1916, but the "Russellites" moved through a succession of ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religious Concepts (Other) Memorable quotes about religion: 1 of 4
Religious texts are by their very nature a source of inspirational quotes. But rather than read them verbatim and apply them in their most conservative meaning, many have wider connotations for the modern reader. Also things that have been said about religion are also very telling in their meaning. Here I want to share a few... More..
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..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Angels & Demons: 4 of 15
After the furore and commercial, if not critical, success of The Da Vinci Code, it was inevitable that Angels and Demons would be next on Ron Howard's "to do" list. Chronologically Robert Langdon's first outing , but here implied as a sequel, it shares all of the violent, conspiracy theory plot lines of its predecessor. Here... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Dishonesty: 45 of 163
Dishonesty learned from that look on her face Though it's presence was hidden by smiles in her eyes, That didn't forewarn me of inner disgrace, Of the fact that her mirth was a cover for lies. I thought that I saw to the soul of her being, I held onto all that she did, and she said, Not seeing beyond all the beauty of being ... More..
Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: Scrubs: 5 of 18
There is an argument that American humour and British humour by and large appeals only to its home nation and much of it has difficulty finding big audiences once it has crossed the choppy waves of the Atlantic Ocean. Re-makes of typically British humour for the US market, shows such as "Fawlty Towers" and more recently "The... More..