A very intriguing idea on creativity ...

Brought to my notice (and shamelessly lifted) from Scott Kurtz at pvponline.com .

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Doinked from xerhino

"Rather than the random lists, bucket lists, movie lists, and other lists going around, I thought I’d make my own. It’s a little harder than “what song played at your prom” and many of the questions require some creativity. I think the results will be a lot more interesting, however. If you fill it out, you don’t have to answer all ( Read more... )

Trans-Siberian Orchestra says: As a thank you to loyal fans, for one week only, from Monday Nov 24th until Monday Dec 1st, you can download the first song from the new album Nightcastle for FREE from Amazon.com.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001L28KEY


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Support local independent film in Albuquerque!

Writer/Director J. Starr Welty is premiering her first feature length film BLACK at the GUILD CINEMA this weekend!

BLACK (2008, 120 min.)
admission $7
10:30 p.m.
Friday November 7th
Saturday November 8th

BLACK intertwines an angry teenager's coming-of-age story with a cyber-punk angst tale about a girl with ( Read more... )

IDW is putting out a pair of graphic biographies of Obama and McCain. You can choose your favorite candidate for $3.99, or for the undecided, they're combining both into a flip-book for $7.99 .

http://www.presidentialcomics.com/


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(Topic shamelessly lifted from Kit O'Connell -- http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/08/18/golden-books/#comments -- go read that thread too)

"Gene Wolfe coined the term ‘golden book’ to refer to a book that utterly opens up your head, stirs around your brain, ( Read more... )

Rom-coms 'spoil your love life' says a study ...

Huh. I find that I really am not fond of romantic comedies. Out of Amazon.com's top 1000, I've only seen six, and only liked three of those.
And before anyone asks, Amelie, Shakespeare In Love, and The Matchmaker with Janeane Garofalo.


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I have a bunch of books on my 'Religion' shelf ... World Treasury of Modern Religious Thought, Buddha, the Holy Bible - revised standard ed, Why Religion Matters - the fate of the human spirit in age of disbelief, Crystal Enchantments, World Religions from ancient history to the present, the Essential Koran, Peace is Every Step and Present Moment ( Read more... )

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 3 sentences on your blog along with these instructions.

Right hand : "How about a shave, nimrod?!"

Left hand : Though many humans practiced the art form and fighting techniques, I hadn't known he was a practitioner of savage-chi and ( Read more... )