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Arts & Humanities > Internet Writing & Blogging Best blogs and paying blogs on the web: 1 of 4

My favorite blog on the internet right now is at theredwallstore.com. It's just a really straight forward great blog that's written by a down to earth guy. The topics range from politics to sports to philosophy to home improvement. I don't think it has been around that long... or maybe some of the archives are just missing b...
Entertainment > Movie Genres The best movie of all time: 6 of 21

What truly is the greatest movie of all time? What a question! In order to provide an adequate answer one must understand a few simple things about the art of film. First, one must understand that there technically can be no definitive right or wrong answer. Most things in this world, but particularly in art, are impossible ...
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Indie record labels: America's oasis in a desert of bad music: 1 of 1

Terrible music is an epidemic. It is the Bubonic plague of the entertainment world. It spreads itself across our great nation preying on the innocent pre-teen and devouring the free will of the ignorant. What do I mean by terrible music? Some would argue that there can be no absolute on the issue citing the relativity and su...
Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Does the best poetry come from the heart or from the mind?: 64 of 103

Poetry cannot rightly be called poetry without both the passions of the heart and the mind in complete harmony. In my estimation, that is the very definition of poetry. It is a powerful phenomenon when the heart is utterly reeling from some momentous event, and the mind is apt and keen enough to carve out the writhing, pulsi...
Politics, News & Issues > Football News & Opinion Are football players paid too much?: 34 of 48

Absolutely not, and I'll tell you why. This topic has been debated since the inception of playing children's games for money. The premise looks ridiculous at first glance. But really, how ridiculous is it? Is it not ridiculous also politicians get paid to destroy the country from the inside? Is it not ridiculous that lawyers...
Entertainment > Music (Other) Being in a working band: 5 of 6

You have got to have "it" if you want to succeed. What is "it" you ask? It is undefinable, only recognized. Most working bands that eventually end up signing a record contract and profiting have it. Many bands work hard and pour their blood, sweat, and tears into their music; however, only a select few ever get their music t...
Society & Lifestyle > African-American Issues Culture of racial tensions in the American South: The Jena 6: 31 of 36

You have got to be kidding me. The "Jena Six," as they're called have not sparked any new civil rights movement as some have ignorantly claimed. What a joke. Um, hello, six black students beat the crap out of a white kid. If six white kids beat up a black kid then you can bet that the NAACP, the ACLU, "Reverends", and all th...
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Assessing the signs of America's demise: 23 of 23

History repeats itself. Great and terrible events stretch themselves out over the expanse of time and space giving no heed to people or culture. Genocide, war, murder, revolution, oppression, and ignorance are most assuredly permanent companions of human life. This is why Hitler was able to do the same thing that countless d...