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GORDON ASHLEY was born in Tennessee, but has traveled all over the world. He loves to see and experience new places, new ideas, and new perspectives.

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Entertainment > Movie Genres The worst movies ever: 5 of 58
The 10 Best Bad Movies of All Time They're terrible. Badly written, badly acted, badly filmed, the story is just ridiculous, whatever. They suck. But you just have to love them. You do, really. 10. Dolomite 9. The Fifth Element 8. Bride of the Monster 7. Plan 9 From Outer Space 6. Freaks 5. Bride of Frankenstein 4. Night of ... More..
Health & Fitness > Depression Ways to fend off the every day blues: 1 of 5
Everyone gets down from time to time. Sometimes, "the blues" can be much more serious; depression is, for some, a very serious illness and those who suffer from it chronically may need a more professional solution. For most of us, though, beating the blues doesn't have to be difficult. Listen to music, every day. No matter w... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Drinking: 3 of 13
"DIVINE INTERVENTION" Something's poking me. The god opened his eyes and immediately wished he had not. The sun's light, shining down through the branches of trees, was much brighter than he wanted it to be. The god looked around for the source of the poking. It was a stick, and the stick was being held by a young boy in ove... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Commentary: From free speech to tasers: 7 of 23
If you haven't seen the video already, go watch it. I'll wait. Taser video on YouTube ... OK. I am absolutely outraged by this, and I think you should be too, and I'll tell you why. The First Amendment of the Bill of Rights was drafted for precisely this reason. To give every citizen of our nation the right to question the g... More..
Relationships & Family > Gay & Lesbian Issues Should the United States legalize gay marriage?: 12 of 39
Taking the issue before the United States Supreme Court, lawyers Ted Olson and David Boies think America should legalize same-sex marriages across all fifty states ... and they think they can win. "This new federal lawsuit, brought by a pair of prominent but socially liberal lawyers, has very little chance of succeeding," sa... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Football Lane Kiffin replaces Phil Fulmer: 1 of 2
Two Saturdays ago was Philip Fulmer's last game with the University of Tennessee Volunteers. The Vols won out over Kentucky - the only team in the SEC that has never beaten Fulmer's Volunteers in his seventeen seasons as head coach - and carried Fulmer triumphantly from the field. I've been a long-time fan of the Vols, even ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Genres The influence of Frankenstein in modern film making: 1 of 1
Frankenstein is probably in your house. The character of this monster, created by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley in 1816, is everywhere. Frankenstein's Monster, or some version of his Monster, has appeared in countless films, television shows, television commercials, and cereal boxes. The themes of Shelley's Frankenstein permea... More..
Food & Drink > Restaurant Reviews Restaurant reviews: McGuire's Irish Pub, Destin FL: 1 of 1
Walking into McGuire's Irish Pub, one of the first things you will notice is over half a million dollars hanging from the ceiling. The pub has been open for just over thirty years now, and for all of that time it has been a tradition for guests to sign dollar bills with personal messages and staple them to the ceiling, walls... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US News Assessing Joseph Biden's 2007 comments about Barack Obama: 1 of 1
"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man." Senator Joseph Biden (D-DL) used those words to describe fellow 2008 Presidential hopeful Barack Obama (D-IL), sparking a controversy he really should have seen coming. Biden... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Casino Royale: 38 of 55
Yeah, so I'm a fan of the whole James Bond series. I remember the first Bond movie I saw - it was "From Russia With Love," and I saw it on TBS around the same time the Berlin wall came down. And the movies were cool enough to make me look into the series of novels and short stories by Ian Fleming. And those ... good God, tho... More..