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  • Lounge, The Re: Famed playwright Harold Pinter dies, aged 78

    The playwright Harold Pinter, author of "The Birthday Party," "The Caretaker" (which I studied at GCSE! Brilliant play) and the screenplay of "The French Lieutenant's Woman," died after battling with ...

    Dec 25, 2008
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Coexist

    Yeah, I think it would be very difficult trying to get bin Laden or the Phelps family to join the group! I think it is an excellent idea! I shall ...

    Dec 23, 2008
  • Lounge, The Re: What song describes you?

    Slow Motion by David Gray, Mellowness at its most exquisite.

    Dec 20, 2008
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: 'State interference in civil liberties is necessary.'

    As in are they are a fundamental necessity?

    Dec 18, 2008
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: 'State interference in civil liberties is necessary.'

    Discuss the above statement! Is state interference arguably justified? Where do we draw the line; where should governments draw the line? Is current international law enough to prevent misuses of ...

    Dec 16, 2008
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: 'The UN Declaration of Human Rights is a failure.'

    Discuss! As we mark the 60th anniversary of the signing of the UN Declaration of Human Rights, what kind of impact has it made? Has it been neglected? Should education ...

    Dec 10, 2008
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Abortion

    Agreed.

    Dec 9, 2008
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: American English: Dialect or Language?

    English also has numerous words from Greek and Anglo-Saxon roots. The days of the week have Norse and Roman origins.

    Dec 8, 2008
  • Lounge, The Re: Changeling

    I've just seen this film and this is probably one of the most powerful movies this year, if not ever. I thought Clint Eastwood's direction was incredible - he is ...

    Nov 30, 2008
  • Randomosity Re: Why did the chicken cross the road?

    Bill Gates' quote rocks. And Grandpa's. And Barack Obama's. And Einstein's.

    Nov 26, 2008
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Why *did* the chicken cross the road?

    That's absolutely brilliant, Galatea! I love it!

    Nov 26, 2008
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Evil Humans

    No one is "born evil." "Evil" is a concept, just as "good" is, that we learn through our environment, i.e. the morals, values, culture and attitudes of the society we ...

    Nov 26, 2008
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Evil Nazis

    When Blink asks the question "what is evil," we cannot consider it without also defining what is "good" or "acceptable". Our distinction between "good" and "evil" is a social one, ...

    Nov 20, 2008
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Habeus corpus/ Guantanomo Bay

    Agreed, Galatea. Habeas corpus is perhaps one of the most fundamental cornerstones of many modern legal systems, and it is deplorable that the US government should flout it so conspicuously.

    Nov 16, 2008
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Evil Nazis

    However insanely inhumane he was, let us not forget that Hitler was a very persuasive speaker. I have read a couple of his speeches and they are chilling. Contrast him ...

    Nov 16, 2008


It's hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.
— Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian