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A Long Way Gone – Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah

♥♥♥♥♥ Originally Posted on  Chapters/Indigo This was not an easy book to read, but it was an important story to hear. As others have stated, there is some controversy over the veracity of Beah’s account from newspaper, “The Australian”. From doing a bit of research, it seems that there is no “smoking gun” saying that his [ READ MORE ]

Star Trek 2009 – Yet Another Sexist Movie

I was pretty excited to see the new Star Trek come out. As a kid, I used to watch the show in syndicate after school. I enjoyed watching them discover new worlds and cultures, reflecting my own interest in different cultures and places. I liked the way that in the Star Trek world, Kirk was [ READ MORE ]

Persepolis

We saw Persepolis this weekend, and it was great. There is not much for me to say that has not been said by: IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes (with a rating of 96%) and Wikipedia. I think as a Canadian living in Toronto, the most diverse city in the world, you get to learn about a lot [ READ MORE ]

Iron Man – Gwyneth Paltrow You Suck!

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The Longest Night in Shanghai – The Sweetest Movie!

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Dear Lenovo: You Suck!

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The Failure to Act in Well Meaning People

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Finally – Some Great Female Characters

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Google Apps – A Review

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Leonardo DiCaprio – Strongest Leading Man in Hollywood

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I’m On the Run from the Killer B’s

B for Belief. B for Belonging. The B's that lead to most of the killing in the world. If you don't Belong among us, then you're our inferior, our enemy, or both. And you can't Belong among us if you don't Believe what we Believe. Maybe not even then, but it certainly helps. Our religion, our party, our tribe, our town, our school, our race. Believe. Belong. Behave. Or Be Damned.

Tom Robbins

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