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Book Reviews: Half A King
Half a Kingby Joe AbercrombieLike George Martin, Joe Abercrombie writes grim dark fantasy that deconstructs many of the tropes that were used in fantasy literature post-Tolkien. I think this was...
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HBO Game of Thrones Recap: High Sparrow
"I've heard that it's best to keep your enemies close.""Whoever said that didn't have many enemies."Hmm. Imagine that in the film adaptation of Mario Puzo's Godfather novel instead of Michael Corleone...
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President Obama, Liberals and TPP
"L'etat c'est moi"President Obama recently invoked a surly and petulant tone when he lashed out against critics of the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership fast track trade deal (TPP). TPP is a so-called...
View ArticleShould this Baltimore Mother be Declared a Hero?
If you haven't seen this video, please watch....... Our nation is dying right now. Literally. I wish I could say that we've reached an all-time low and that things are the worst they've ever been, but...
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Movie Reviews: Hyena
Hyenadirected by Gerard JohnsonThe evil that police do has been in the news a lot of late. In some communities it's never far from people's minds. Whether it's killing people, beating them, robbing...
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HBO Game of Thrones Recap: The Sons of the Harpy
This episode walked right up to the edge of fan fiction. However it also made the strongest hints yet to a fan favorite theory which GRRM has not confirmed but is pretty much accepted as gospel among...
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Dave Goldberg CEO of Survey Monkey and Husband of Sheryl Sandberg Dead at the...
Dave Goldberg CEO of SurveyMonkey and the husband of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, died on Friday while vacationing with his family in Mexico. Goldberg, 47, collapsed while exercising and died shortly...
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Handicapping Major Party Declared Presidential Candidates
Hillary ClintonWhy she can win:Â Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated. All your votes are belong to us. Clinton has the money, the name, the media attention, and the air of invincibility. For...
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NSA bulk metadata collection found unlawful
The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals just ruled that the NSA bulk collection of phone records or metadata was unlawful. It is not authorized by Section 215 of the Patriot Act. You can read the entire 77...
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Movie Reviews: Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Age of Ultrondirected by Joss WhedonThis was a good summer movie that was very obviously aimed at a worldwide audience. You did not have to speak English as a primary language in order to...
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HBO Game of Thrones Recap: Kill the Boy
"Kill the boy and let the man be born."The Unsullied are said to be the finest warriors in the world. They ask for no quarter and give none. And yet so far they've yet to impress with their battles...
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Michigan State Senator Virgil Smith and Domestic Violence
The Bible tells us that only the person without sin should throw stones. It also informs us that we should judge not lest we be judged. That might be good moral advice but of course a working society...
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Legendary Blues Singer B.B. King Dead at Age 89
Legendary Blues Singer B.B. King Dead at Age 89From The Washington Post:LAS VEGAS — B.B. King, whose scorching guitar licks and heartfelt vocals made him the idol of generations of musicians and fans...
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Book Reviews: Damn Few: Making the Modern SEAL warrior
Damn Few: Making the Modern Seal Warriorby Rorke Denver w/ Ellis HenicanWhen is the last time you really challenged yourself? It doesn't necessarily have to be a physical feat like weight loss or...
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HBO Game of Thrones Recap: Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken
"House Lannister has no rivals."With this installment HBO's Game of Thrones has officially moved from an adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire to something that is inspired by A Song of Ice and Fire....
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Book Reviews: Die And Stay Dead
Die And Stay Deadby Nicholas KaufmannThis is installment two in what I believe to be a planned trilogy. The problem with a lot of middle books, whether they are in a trilogy or an even longer series is...
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The Rape of Sansa Stark and Feminist Outrage
If you believe that HBO Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and Daniel Weiss or A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R.Martin are despicable misogynists who enjoy creating rape scenes then I don't...
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HBO Game of Thrones Recap: The Gift
"All rulers are either butchers or meat."We'll we're back after last week's controversy. There were some people on these here interwebs who pontificated that strictly speaking what happened between...
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I Completed My First Half-Marathon!!!
The AIRBNB Brooklyn Half-MarathonThe excitement, nervousness, and post-race pain have subsided so I can now share the journey with you all. Yes! On Saturday, May 16th I completed the Brooklyn-Half...
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Book Reviews: The Turner House
The Turner Houseby Angela FlournoyEvery now and then you run across a first time novelist that writes something so true to life that you are surprised that this is their first novel. Angela Flournoy is...
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