...when peace is finally worked out for the people of Ireland ... it will have been in spite of the I.R.A. not because of it.
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Book Review: Going Nucular by Geoffrey Nunberg
Words usually have something to hide—you have to shake them until the top pops off and some revelation tumbles out..."
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...Emmylou’s voice like a bird amongst oak trees, flying in and out, occasionally perching, but always on the move and prominent.
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I know I don’t take Rush seriously so why can’t they do the same with Trudeau?
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Even if those weren’t the good old days, there were some damn good days.
Read More »Sword and Sorcery Refined: The Books Of The Raven
You go...to Sword and Sorcery...for the pleasure of reading a well written story, interesting characters, and for fun.
Read More »What About Egypt?
...continuing to display indifference to our allies in the Muslim world just plays into the hands of the terrorists.
Read More »Harry Potter And Storytelling
...as J. K. Rowling has proved, if you write it (a good story) they will read.
Read More »Not Iraq? Blair Denies British Involvement Caused Attacks
...many years have we heard on an almost daily basis that the centre of terrorism is Iraq?
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..."promised not much money but “more pussy than Frank Sinatra”
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