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Quartier des écrivains : Superbowl madness or sadness?
The real question is this: what makes you think I know what the fuck Superbowl Sunday is? -
Guys, have you heard anything about this?
Is it really true that the government is trying to introduce an ISP-level filter in an attempt to reduce child pornography? Is it true that it will be totally ineffective, raise internet usage prices, block acceptable sites accidentally and slow down internet speeds up to 80%??
I can barely believe it. I thought sanity reigned in the Australian ( Read more... ) -
Please read
I'm just going to take this opportunity to advertise my literary blog (inspired by Helen), which I've had for a while but I don't recall ever telling anyone about.
So read, and comment, adn argue with me! Suzy, I'm talking to you especially. I miss our long-running verbal bookbattles.
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Sorry is the first step
I know many of you may not agree with me, but today I felt proud to be Australian. This is a good article, which may or may not help convince you. I feel very strongly about this issue, as you may have noticed. Usually I accept other people's opinions as their own business, and while I may not agree with them I accept that that's cool. This time, ( Read more... ) -
The Satanic Verses
My parents gave me a copy of The Satanic Verses for Christmas and, truth be told, I'm having a little difficulty getting into it. In the meantime, I've been reading about the controversy it caused when Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa ordering Rushdie's death over it. It all seems a little medieval to me, not to mention completely over-the-top and ( Read more... ) -
Thoughts on the Election
The ecstatic joy I thought I would feel if Howard lost still hasn't arrived. Actually, for once I both pity him and respect him greatly. It's because of the speech he made when he conceded defeat - he looked and sounded like he was about to start bawling. I greatly admire people who show emotion, I think because I am so incapable of it myself. It's ( Read more... ) -
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http://www.humanistsofutah.org/2002/WhyCantIOwnACanadian_10-02.html - someone actually went through the Bible to find all the reasons that we should ignore the fact that it says homosexuality is an abomination. Woohoo!
