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Entertainment > Characters & Personalities Commentary: Why people "hate" Simon Cowell: 16 of 26
How can Simon: "I look like a Tax Inspector Cowell ", be credited with some of the biggest ever tv ratings in US history? What did he do that was so earth shattering for America's prime time ? The answer is simple. He used classic tv show formats and re- sold them to a willing and enthusiastic public. Before Cowell there was... More..
Style & Beauty > Fashion Trends & Styles Fashionable vs Stylish: 4 of 6

Begone you "Fashionistas" and phoney mall rats I can't stomach anymore of this disingenous blithering ! Fashion is well and truly dead! Yes Yves Saint Laurent RIP was a true testament to style and grace which will always be en vogue but Fashion as we know it right here right now revolves around cheap wedges, sticky tight den... More..
Style & Beauty > Style & Beauty (Other) Diversity against the dictatorship of beauty: 2 of 3

Wow what a heavy title to opt for especially now when credit bang means beauty treats and pedis and manis are the first to be zapped off the essentials list The "dictatorship of beauty", this must mean that all us gals with even half a pea sized brain do not conform to the standard idyll which can be anyting from "Hollywood ... More..
Style & Beauty > Vintage & Bargain Clothing Tips for maximizing your style on a budget: 36 of 52
Fashion on a budget. Need to cut a "dash" with very little cash ? Fashion on a budget is super cool super slick and super easy to achieve . Step one : check out your wardrobe and see what goodies are in there. You may be a trifle surprised by some of the little treats you've got hidden away. Step two: If you find a plain tee... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Solving the U.S. national debt: 9 of 13

Show us the money they cried ! All $700 billion of it please but in a startling rejection by the US House of Representatives the Rescue package was torpedoed out of sight . Both Republicans and Democrats made political hay out of the global disaster while their leaders counselled diplomacy across partisan lines. As the world... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Gossip & News Bizarre celebrity behavior: Is it real or staged?: 18 of 23

Who can forget Amy Winehouse and hubby Blake rolling around in a toxic haze of wasted moments ? It's just not concievable that Amy wanted to look like a coked up version of Marge Simpson puffing on illicit ciggarettes and bonging around a dimly lit basement croaking her racist nursery rhyme with various hangers on and unsavo... More..
Entertainment > Musicians & Bands Aging rock band reunions: Weren't they bad enough the first time around?: 8 of 10
Vivre The Moment! How can reunions really be a good thing ? The very essence of a reunion makes it sound decidedly laborious and painstakingly uncool. Imagine if Elvis or James Brown were involved in a reunion tour of the Memphis ol' school or the soul line up of the late 70's it wouldn't be right. The splurge of adrenalin ,... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Pain: 304 of 378

The Misery Files Part 1 Closed is the door to Utopia And bitter is the taste of memory. Alive is the anguish in thought, and dead is the feeling of tomorrow. Warm whiskey softens the blow of yesterday and dreams are shrouded in gloom, the sun is tainted with searing violet And rain drenches the soul with fear. You Never You ... More..
Relationships & Family > Marriage & Divorce (Other) Why do relationships fail: 43 of 51
Bang ! Crash Wallop! It's over . This is such a loaded question that it needs at least 10 pschoanalysts, seven psychiatrists, and perhaps four feel good new age thinkers to answer it. Even then there will be grey areas and questions left unanswered by those suffering long term pain in brocken relationships. One of the key fa... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Society's sense of morals, values, and norms: 22 of 26
Britain is descending into a culture of mob rule , violence, intimdation and street warfare . These are the types of headlines constantly attacking the new "urban warriors" of the future. The young, the dispossesed , the disenfranchised. But is this really true? Recently "The Times" wrote a damning article that made sober re... More..