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This is a discussion board about almost anything. Here you can meet interesting people, hear different opinions, and engage in small talk. The only requirement is that the subject is interesting!

Book Review: The Patron Saint of Liars - Ann Patchett

The Patron Saint of Liars is the debut novel of author Ann Patchett. Patchett has also written the extraordinary Bel Canto. This novel, originally published in 1992 was the announcement of a major new talent in literature. The story she tells is a simple one, but filled with grace and written...

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Video Game Review: Crazy Taxi (PS2)

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Crazy Taxi was originally a very popular arcade game, and first made a console appearance on the now-defunct Sega Dreamcast. In 2001 Crazy Taxi arrived on the Playstation 2 and sold enough copies to make it onto the Greatest Hits line. It was only a couple of months ago that I finally picked up a...

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Movie Review: Starship Troopers (1997)

A film by Paul Verhoeven Starship Troopers is a look a very different future. Democracy has failed and the world is united under a fascist regime. This film is not about the differences between democracy and fascism (though there is mention of this), but rather this needs to be mentioned...

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DVD Review: Angel, Season One (1999)

At the end of the third season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer the character Angel (David Boreanaz) leaves Sunnydale to get away from Buffy. He winds up in Los Angeles and since he still has a soul, Angel begins helping and protecting people from the vampires and demons who prey on humans. When I...

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Book Review: Rediscovery - M.Z. Bradley, Mercedes Lackey

This Darkover novel is similar to Darkover Landfall in that it deals with the discovery (in this case, rediscovery) of the planet Darkover by Terrans landing on the planet. There are rather significant differences, of course. Rediscovery takes place a couple of thousand years after Darkover...

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Book Review: Seeress of Kell - David Eddings

Book 5 of the Mallorean Finally we come to the conclusion of the adventures of Garion, Belgarath, Polgara, and everyone they traveled with. While this is specifically the conclusion to the 5 book series The Mallorean , this is really the conclusion to the story that began 10 books ago with...

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Movie Review: Control Room

My perception of the Al Jazeera television network was that this is the network that broadcasts the Osama Bin Ladin messages and that it is the most popular news network in the Arab world. This is, of course, filtered through a very American lens. It is difficult to say what the reality of the...

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Movie Review: Paycheck (2003)

A film by John Woo Once upon a time a film directed by John Woo meant something. He was a well known and well respected director from Hong Kong. His first couple of pictures in America, while not spectacular, were fairly good: Broken Arrow and Face/Off . Unfortunately, since Face/Off he...

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Movie Review: Spiderman II

Just as good as the first movie. The characters are now 2 years older, and Peter is still as clumsy as ever. Very good movie, and excellent special effects. I like the new bad guy, Doctor Octopus, very interesting fellow.

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Book Review: Can You Keep a Secret?

Okay, it's finally spring, and time for some fluffy chick lit. Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella is the story of Emma Corrigan, a twenty-something marketing assistant who dreams of becoming a success - in anything. The novel starts out as Emma is making a business trip to Glasgow...

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