With this Egyptian Queen no inch of flesh goes unwriggled, no sideways glance unsmouldered, no lascivious gesture unexercised.
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Some Self-Evident Truths on Fourth of July
Obviously, the men who almost froze to death at Valley Forge embraced Patrick Henry’s words.
Read More »Book Review: Beyond Armageddon, edited by Walter M. Miller Jr. and Martin Greenberg
Twenty years after it was released, a collection of post-apocalyptic stories remains relevant today.
Read More »Understanding Today Through Yesterday: History And The Truth
...for us to better understand the times we live in, we need to know what led up to the current circumstances.
Read More »Canadian Politics: Military Spending
Without people, you don't have much of an army.
Read More »Book Review: Hotel California by Barney Hoskyns
How did the Eagles, with their perfect (too perfect?) symbiosis of country and rock, come to be the most popular band in America?
Read More »BBC Icon Top of the Pops Axed After 42 Years
Tradition still counts in England. How else to explain an anachronism like BBC television’s Top of the Pops weekly music countdown show? In the U.S., with the glut of 24-hour music and music video channels, any number of other cable and satellite channels that feature music regularly, ever-finer slicing of …
Read More »Book Review: Laurel Canyon by Michael Walker
A great read for fans of the music and times, providing a cautionary tale without feeling preachy.
Read More »World Cup: Australia Falls to Brazil 0-2, But the Socceroos Should Celebrate
The inflatable kangaroos in the crowd were dancing with delight at half-time. They should be still.
Read More »Book Review: Female Suicide Bombers by Rosemarie Skaine
Are women attackers marginalised individuals seeking to redeem themselves, enraged avengers, duped victims or religious extremists?
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