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It’s Time To Rethink Re-Instituting the Universal Draft

Afghanistan KarateKid - December 13, 2009 45

The military, for a number of years, had a draft. It was done away with in the 1970s and there has been an all...

Friday Music Thread – Your Early Faves

Music AdLib - December 11, 2009 225

Welcome to our Friday Night Music thread! This week's theme is the music you grew up with, the songs you heard as a kid...

Talking about Not Talking about Not Talking

Huffington Post AdLib - December 9, 2009 229

Since the orbit of The Planet periodically brings it close to the wormhole that is The Huffington Post (mainly after full moons), I think...

Up In The Air – A Review

Film KevenSeven - December 7, 2009 6

I still cannot for the life of me get these blasted images inserted correctly. Anyway, any good scuttlebutt that you have heard about Up In...

Music the Heartbeat of Films

Film KQµårk 死神 - December 4, 2009 103

Music has always been a part of film, even while running silent movies a pianist would play in the theater to enhance the drama,...

The Death of the Great Movie

Film McGinty - November 29, 2009 154

I see fewer movies than ever in theaters. I've come to regard it as showing greater respect for a film to go through the...

Gonna be a bear!

Humor Kalima - November 29, 2009 7

A friend sent this to my inbox this morning and I thought I would like to share it with you. I think that we...

The Earworms Are Coming! (Friday music thread!)

Music Mogamboguru - November 27, 2009 110

The earworms are coming!

Thanksgiving

Humor javaz - November 25, 2009 181

Thanksgiving can be a day of joyful family reunion or, a dreaded day of obligation that must be attended out of guilt. Does Thanksgiving for...

Senate of Kings: Can voters ever really claim their democratic power?

Games nellie - November 23, 2009 35

I was struck by a clip of Joe Lieberman during his most recent campaign for the senate. I heard the clip on Randi...

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Arts and Entertainment

It’s Time To Rethink Re-Instituting the Universal Draft

Friday Music Thread – Your Early Faves

Talking about Not Talking about Not Talking

Up In The Air – A Review

Music the Heartbeat of Films

The Death of the Great Movie

Gonna be a bear!

The Earworms Are Coming! (Friday music thread!)

Thanksgiving

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