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Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Halo: 2 of 27

Halo for the xbox console stands as one of the greatest games of all time. Testament to this is that only 10 games have recieved 10/10 from Edge magazine (one of the worlds most respected games journals) to date and Halo is one of them. (Well actually it's 2 of them as Halo 3 got one as well) What makes it so good? Halo is a...
Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction How science fiction has been affected by the discovery of special and general relativity: 1 of 3

Sci-fi before Einstein. The genre of science fiction began its life in the nineteenth century and was founded on the scientific debates and theories of the day. Foremost amongst these was the idea of Mechanism verses Vitalism in biology. This centred on the debate over whether humans were merely machines or powered by vital ...
Arts & Humanities > Asia, Africa & Mideast History An historiograpical examination and assessment of writing on the South African War (1899-1902): 1 of 2

To the non-historian history is something concrete and stable. A fixed subject full of the study of books that tell you what happened. This is wrong. History is not just about what happened, its also about what's happening now. This is not primarily because of the lessons we can learn from the past but because of the way tha...
Arts & Humanities > American Literature Book reviews: Moon Palace, by Paul Auster: 1 of 2

Auster is without doubt one of the finest novelists America has produced. Moon Palace is not his most famous work but boy is it a fantastic example the scope of his achievements to date. It takes as its focus the story of one MS Fogg and a journey of self discovery he stumbled into as a younger man. The journey through life ...
Sports & Recreation > Saltwater Fishing Fishing in Lochaline, Scotland: 1 of 1

Fishing marks (places to fish) vary greatly. Some provide fantastic fishing for one or two species some for many. Some have great sport and poor views, some have great views and poor sport. Lochaline is a truly special venue in that it combines stunning, remote, scenery with fantastic sea fishing. On the west coast of Scotla...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Best video games ever: 42 of 78

There are many ways to classify games and sort them into Best Game Ever Worst Game ever lists. At the end of the day though it has to come down to most popular. Popularity will only ever follow great games and while it is true that some great games have not been popular (Ikaruga, Ico, Rez, Pikmin.) It is supremely rare for a...
Pets & Animals > Pet Ownership A historical view of US presidential pets: 9 of 14

President Truman once said "If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog" and Barack Obama has been quick to take the advice. However, other presidents made surprisingly different selections for first pet. Unsurprisingly the great hunter and animal aficionado Theodore Roosevelt brought a wide variety including a macaw, a ga...
Sports & Recreation > Auto Racing (Other) Tips for surviving the 24 Hours of Le Mans (France): 2 of 3

Camping at Le Mans is a specialist art. Like much of eastern thought it is about yin and yang, balance. Beer vs food, space vs being popular with the neighbours, power vs weight. I am a man who strongly believes in 2 things: Traveling Light and the all giving power of the Super U (the hypermarket in the town of Arnage near t...
Arts & Humanities > Literature (Other) Top five books everyone must read and why: 51 of 74

In No Particular Order 1) Use of Weapons: Iain M Banks 2) The Lord of the Rings: JRR Tolikien 3) Hunger: Knut Hamsen 4) The Book of Illusions Paul Auster 5) Beloved Toni Morrison USE OF WEAPONS is a fantabulous piece of science fiction. There I just lost half of you. Oh well. It's a shame people automatically shut down when ...
Food & Drink > Recipes (Other) Recipes: Stinging nettle recipes: 3 of 3

Stinging nettles are an intimidating source of food but boy are they a good one. Once gathered and processed they can be used much as spinach and are just as nutritious. The key to successful stinging nettle collection (aside from think gloves) is fussiness. You should, like herbivores in wildlife shows, only go for the tend...