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I write because it's what I do. That's a little trite. I really write to pass the time. Screenplays, articles, short stories. It's what I want to do. It's what I like.

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Entertainment > Movie Genres Memorable war movies: 3 of 10

Memorable war, or wartime films? There is a difference. Casablanca, for example, is not a war film, it is a wartime drama. The effects of the German occupation on very human characters. You see where I'm going, and rather than dabble in semantics, I'll assume through layers of vagueness that the aim was to list your favorite...
Entertainment > Movie Awards & Nominations 2007 Academy Awards predictions: 3 of 7

Of all the Best Picture and Best Director nominees, none are more deserving than Martin Scorsese for The Departed, a retelling of the Hong Kong crime drama Internal Affairs from 2002. Scorsese is no Oscar virgin, he's directed Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Ellen Burstyn, Joe Pesci, Cate Blanchett and Paul Newman to Best Ac...
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Next: 4 of 9

Nicolas Cage can see two-minutes into his own future. He's also a magician. Are there any other reasons to see this film? Well, there's Phillip K. Dick, who wrote the story on which the screenplay is based and also brought us such fantastic stories as Total Recall and Blade Runner, among others. But I doubt I even need menti...
Entertainment > Celebrity Gossip & News Should Don Imus be allowed back on the air?: 7 of 11

According to Sean Hannity: "Yes!" But this is only because Don Imus is white and his supposed racially motivated comments created a fervent amount of controversy. And as everyone should be well aware, controversy equals ratings. Don Imus coming back to radio simply brings with it more ratings covering the same old thing. Ame...
Entertainment > Celebrity Gossip & News Censorship on the radio: 2 of 3

In an attempt to quell the increasing controversy over comments made by a man known as 'Homeless Charlie' on the Opie and Anthony show, XM has suspended the popular radio hosts for thirty days; it is yet unsaid whether or not this will be a paid suspension. A statement made by XM in defense of their decision states: "Comment...
Politics, News & Issues > War & Terrorism 9/11 and the towers: 17 of 24

Jihad bad. September 11th. Iraq harbors terrorist fighters. They hate us because of our freedom. You've been lambasted with products of hate speech, fear and all-around brainwashing. What you think you know, and what the facts point too, have passed each other in the opposite directions. We understand that our global terror ...
Sports & Recreation > Baseball (Other) Why steroids have sullied Major League baseball: 16 of 21

Undoubtedly, unless you've been held captive by a guy from Kansas, you're very aware of the "growing problem", no puns, of steroids in the Major Leagues. The perfect irony in today's America. Baseball officials are astute marketeers, and a guy hitting 70 plus home runs a year is a crowd pleaser. Barry Bonds' stats are scroll...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Are we losing our Constitutional Republic and moving towards a fascist state: 29 of 35

Are we? Is that a relevant question? Not anymore; we're already there. That's what you get with two terms of Bush, and eight sperm-riddled years of Clinton. Never mind going back to Reagan; the 80's are done. That doesn't apply to the 90's because that's where I spent the first half of my life. These are my rules. The only t...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Dark stories: 605 of 613

There were three guys who had been friends for four years. Except Mark, he had only been part of the group for one and a half, but if you ask any of the guys, they would tell you it felt like he's always been a part of them. The current temperature in the shade is approximately 29 degrees. Below freezing. Most notably, cold ...
Entertainment > Directors & Film Makers Quentin Tarantino's influence on filmmaking today: 3 of 3

Did you just order a five dollar shake? Now, that's a shake. Milk and ice cream. That's five dollars? And you don't put bourbon in it or nothin'? Quentin Tarantino, to be cheesy and obvious, added metaphorical bourbon to movie making when he emerged in 1992, and we've been consuming the after-effects of it ever since. Whethe...