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  1. I saw The Assassination of Jesse James last night. It was very good, but should have been cut shorter. This review sums it up: "Every element of this Western is beautifully rendered. So why is it a chore to sit through?"

    I love zombie movies and was excited to see Fido, but was disappointed.

    I enjoyed Sunshine. Picked it up without having heard anything about it and thought it was great.

    I've been watching lots of documentaries lately. There's one called Commune that is quite fun to watch if you've got any hippy in you. Manufacturing Landscapes, about Edward Burtynsky's photography, is incredible and highly recommended.

  2. It's who 'we' are' date=' whether you agree with it or not.[/quote']

    i'd be willing to bet that my seventh-generation Canadian ass is more "we" than yours.

    who are you to decide who is "we" and presumably "them"?

    I think this is the reason people get worked up over issues like this. Minority groups, religious and otherwise, have traditionally been excluded from having a voice in defining who "we" are, and the recital of this prayer in government is indicative that this tradition of exclusion is still very much in practice. Using a non-denominational prayer or a moment of silence makes way more sense.

    Personally, I'd prefer if they read a statement about their responsibilities to their constituents and then a had a moment of silence to reflect upon that.

  3. Your scored -5.5 on Moral Order and 0.5 on Moral Rules.

    1. System: Socialism

    2. Ideology: Activism

    3. Party: Green Party

    4. Presidents: John F Kennedy

    5. 04' Election: Ralph Nader

    6. 08' Election: Dennis Kucinich

    Of the 403,044 respondents:

    1. 2% are close to you.

    2. 58% are more conservative.

    3. 4% are more liberal.

    4. 7% are more socialist.

    5. 31% are more authoritarian.

  4. A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.
  5. Is this supposed to improve Canadian-American relations in some way?

    That was a rhetorical question. To be clear -- I was suggesting that this was not the motivation for Harper's decision to change this policy. I reckon it was done to test public reaction to social conservative policy while throwing a bone to the party faithful. Now they get to thumb their noses at the opposition for getting away with changing an ideologically charged policy without submitting to a vote on the issue. Three birds -- one stone.

  6. Including self-defense?

    Sure. If you break in to my house to do me harm and I can stop you or get away without killing you, I reckon that's a better course of action that putting a bullet in your brain. I'm certainly not suggesting that we treat those who kill in self-defence as murderers, I'm just saying that whenever there is a choice we ought to try to preserve life.

    The Conservatives' new policy flies in the face of Canadian values, for what? To save making a few phone calls and sending a few letters on behalf of a doomed person? Is this supposed to improve Canadian-American relations in some way? Or are Harper and the gang testing the waters of public reaction in advance of bringing forward socially conservative legislation?

  7. These are solid albums that I've been listening to a lot over the past year or so:

    Heavy Meadows - Ladder to the Moon

    Tom Waits - Real Gone

    Constantines - Shine a Light

    Rock Plaza Central - Are We Not Horses

    The Holy Shroud - Ghost Repeaters

    Chris Brown and Kate Fenner - Geronimo

    Grinderman - Grinderman

    TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain

    Amy Winehouse - Back to Black

  8. #212

    Theme: Songs by artists underappreciated by this generation.

    1. Leornard Cohen - Hallelujah

    2. Leon Russell - Roll Away The Stone

    3. Elvis Costello - (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes

    4. Hello It's Me- Todd Rundgren

    5. Patience of a Working Man - Willie P. Bennett

    6. Paul Pena - Gotta Move

    7. Boz Scaggs - Lido Shuffle

    8. Junco Partner - Professor Longhair

    9. Shuggie Otis - Strawberry Letter 23

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  9. Songs of the Werewolf: Songs about being part human, part something else:

    1. Oysterhead - Mr. Oysterhead

    2. Henry Rollins - Hot Animal Machine

    3. ALO - Shapeshifter

    4. Warren Zevon - Werewolves Of London

    5. Talking Heads - Television Man

    6. Five Man Electrical Band - Werewolf

    7. The Flaming Lips - The Wizard Turns On... The Giant Silver Flashlight and Puts on His Werewolf Mocc

    8. Styx - Mr. Roboto

    9. Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein

    10. The Misfits - I Turned into a Martian

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  10. Songs about or mentioning trains

    1. Johnny Cash/Marty Stuart - One More Ride

    2. Beck - Broken Train

    3. The Clash - Train in Vain

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    Not these:

    Songs about Trains:

    1. Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young - Marakesh Express

    2. Bruce Springsteen - Downbound Train

    3. The Yardbirds - Train Kept A Rollin

    4. Ryan Adams and the Cardinals - Trains

    5. Leadbelly - Rock Island Line

    6. Grateful Dead - Casey Jones

    7. Bob Dylan - It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry

    8. Bright Eyes - Train Under Water

    9. Billy Strayhorn - Take The A Train

    10. Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train

    11. Guns N Roses - Night Train

    12. Elvis Presley - Mystery Train

  11. Songs about disasters.

    1. Gordon Lightfoot - Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

    2. The Tragically Hip - Nautical Disaster

    3. Stan Rogers - The Mary Ellen Carter

    4. Tanglefoot - The Angel Of Long Point

    5. Drive By Truckers - Tornadoes

    6. Dylan - Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues

    7. Grateful Dead - Here Comes Sunshine

    8. Barry Manilow - I Write The Songs

    9. Geoff Berner - Volcano God

    10. Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger - The Ballad of Springhill

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  12. The hotel and the gallery were overrun Thursday with angry phone calls and e-mails. Semler said the calls included death threats over the work of artist Cosimo Cavallaro, who was described as disappointed by the decision to cancel the display.

    "In this situation, the hotel couldn't continue to be supportive because of a fear for their own safety," Semler said.

    Is this not terrorism perpetuated by fundamentalist religious fanatics?

  13. Theme: Songs which give a command/advice, beginning with "Stop" or "Don't"

    1. Zappa - Don't Eat the Yellow Snow **

    2. Joey Ramone - Don't Worry About Me (~ the saddest of all Ramones songs, written when Joey was terminally ill; but apparently cool with that.)

    3. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)

    4. Journey - Don't Stop Believing

    5. The Band - Don't Do It

    6. Jane's Addiction - Stop!

    7. Dylan & The Band - Don't Ya Tell Henry

    8. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry, Be Happy

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