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- Old Versus New: A Fair Comparison?
Oct 20, 2008
How often do we see comparisons made between the sportsmen of yesteryear and those of the modern era? At a time when Sachin Tendulkar has achieved...
Category: Sports
- Why I Prefer Atheism To Religion
Oct 19, 2008
There are many reasons to praise the good that religion has done for the world throughout history, but in a world where, for some, religion is no...
Category: Religion and Spirituality
- Top Five Bands Beginning With E
Oct 18, 2008
It was William Shakespeare that said in Twelfth Night: "If music be the food of love, play on". Like Duke Orsino many of us may be more than...
Category: Music
- Top Five Bands Beginning With D
Oct 17, 2008
Do you find yourself scouring your record collection or scrolling through your iPod playlists and struggling to find something to listen to? If so,...
Category: Music
- Top Five Bands Beginning With C
Oct 15, 2008
There are thousands upon thousands of bands and artists out there, but who are the best? One of the solutions for breaking down musical artists...
Category: Music
- Top Five Bands Beginning With B
Oct 9, 2008
A number of essential bands' names begin with the letter B, prompting me to point readers in the direction of just a small selection of accessible...
Category: Music
- Top Five Bands Beginning With A
Oct 6, 2008
The first in a series of articles brings music fans a listed of recommended rock, indie, punk and metal bands to look out for and reminisce over....
Category: Music
- Halloween Chills and Thrills
Sep 26, 2008
Pumpkins, gory costumes, spiders and E-numbered-up kids hammering on your door. Are you ready for this year's Halloween-fest? The supermarkets have...
Category: Recreation and Sports
- Working From Home - Is It All That?
Sep 22, 2008
In this article, we will take a look at just five reasons why employees prefer an office environment to the surroundings of home.
Category: Careers and Jobs
- Five Must-See Sights of the Eternal City
Sep 19, 2008
If you are planning a trip to this magnificent destination, or are stuck for an idea of where to explore on a city break, this article provides a...
Category: Destinations
- What Not to Teach in School
Sep 17, 2008
As rumours persist that the Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin believes in the teaching of Creationism in American schools, it is...
Category: Education and Reference
- Clocks Go Back Autumn 2008
Sep 12, 2008
What does the clocks going back mean to you? Shorter, darker days is just the beginning for most of us.
Category: Recreation and Sports
- Factors Affecting First-Time Buyers
Sep 7, 2008
The UK Treasury has taken steps to boost the stagnating housing market by rising the threshold for stamp duty to GBP175,000. But what other...
Category: Society and Culture
- Cheaper Family Ski Holidays During October Half Term
Sep 5, 2008
Taking your family on a ski holiday this season needn't be expensive and stressful. With travel insiders predicting low availability and high...
Category: Travel
- Time to Admit That US Gun Laws Need Change
Sep 4, 2008
Not for the first time, tuning in to the morning news revealed details of another gunman in the US taking to the streets and ending the lives of...
Category: Society and Culture
- Britons Leaving the Bank Holiday Behind
Aug 30, 2008
If you're not a fan of the wind whipping round your chops and sand nestling in your ears, you may well be one of the two million Brits expected to...
Category: Recreation and Sports
- Who Was the Real Marcus Aurelius?
Aug 29, 2008
Archaeological excavations in southern Turkey recently brought to the surface a magnificent marble statue depicting Emperor Marcus Aurelius....
Category: Humanities
- Four More Years of Being Ignored
Aug 28, 2008
The Beijing Olympics Games have finally come to a close and the national media is clamouring to secure interviews with those successful British...
Category: Sports
- The Problem With The Golden Army
Aug 22, 2008
I have always felt that watching the latest movie release should be an escape from daily life and an event which sees time fly by. Sadly, the...
Category: Movies
- The Lighter Side of the Dark
Aug 21, 2008
The recent release of The Dark Knight comes following months of eager anticipation that has been palpable since the untimely death of one of its...
Category: Movies
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