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Damian J. Penny, originally from Mount Pearl, Newfoundland, is a lawyer in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. From 2001 until 2009, he was the proprietor of one of Canada's most popular right-of-centre political blogs, Daimnation!
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Book Review: The Islamist: Why I Became an Islamic Fundamentalist, What I Saw Inside, and Why I Left by Ed Husain
A rare, and therefore valuable, look at Islamic extremism from the inside.
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Movie Review: Anvil! The Story of Anvil
A hilarious and absorbing documentary about heavy metal veterans who refuse to quit.
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Movie Review: The Objective
A flawed but engaging post-9/11, supernatural thriller.
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DVD Review: Flashdance
Except for nostalgia value, this 1983 surprise hit has little appeal in 2009.
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Movie Review: Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling
An unnecessary, poorly made, and painfully unfunny sequel to the moderately successful wilderness comedy.
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Book Review: Driving With the Devil - Southern Moonshine, Detroit Wheels, and the Birth of NASCAR by Neal Thompson
A detailed, absorbing look at the culture that spawned NASCAR.
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DVD Review: Son of the Beach, Volume Two
Howard Stern produced this Baywatch parody. What more do you need to know?
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DVD Review: Inside Bob Dylan's Jesus Years: Busy Being Born... Again!
Flawed but much-needed documentary examines Bob Dylan's flirtation with born-again Christianity.
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Book Review: A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other - The Story of Shannon Hoon and Blind Melon by Greg Prato
A touching and compulsively readable biography of the "No Rain" group's too-brief career.
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DVD Review: In the Name of Hezbollah: Al-Manar TV
An eye-opening look at how a terrorist organization spreads its message.
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