Personally, I rate LOTR higher than Song of Ice and Fire. But I think it really depends on what you're looking for. Lotr is highly romantic, linear and morally clear-cut. There's very little intrigue (in fact, no "good" character would knowingly participate in any kind of subterfuge) and h...

<t>If there's one thing that can be said about GRRM, is that he is very willing to mold and change his characters, and that he unflinchingly kills off his most popular characters... and then makes the other characters react and change, sometimes dramatically, as a result of those deaths. Arya's tran...

After reading a little bit into the philosophy of science, I have to thank you, stahrwe, for that quote from Pierre Duhem . I wish I had more solid bibliography on him right now. Alas I'm at home, not near a library where I can look into him. When I read this phrase: Therefore, if the aim of physica...

One of my favorite peruvian novels of all time is La Tía Julia y el Escribidor . Mario Vargas Llosa is generally more cynical in his appreciation of south american culture and history, but this particular book is very relaxed. It feels like Mario is sitting across from you, drinking a cup of coffee ...

That IS amazing! It makes you wonder what exactly some filmmakers are doing that they need multi-million dollar budgets to inexpertly narrate uninspiring, unimaginative stories. It got me wondering, what other movies were made on a low budget? I found this list of movies made for less than 10,000 do...

<t>Oh, so this is an actual group, and you're going to publish something. Sorry for assuming you where using the expression, "our group" metaphorically. <br/> That actually gives this whole thread a different meaning. That's great news stahrwe. I'll be on the lookout for your publication. Best of lu...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CC60HJvZRE I'm blown away by this movie. I dedicated 3 hours yesterday night to trying to understand what the hell was going on, how the machine works and exactly how many Aarons and Abes there are and why. Now that I sort of have my head wrapped around it, I have to...

When you say you just added another scientist to our group. What group are you talking about? Those who believe physics isn't an "autonomous science"? Well count me in! But in fact, does the opposite group, that which supports the idea that physics is free of philosophical underpinnings, h...

<t>I guess it would depend on the rarity and content of the book... It's one thing to recycle an old paperback with multiple subsequent editions. It's another thing to recycle a book that was only ever published once or twice and which is hard to find. Of course, if the book isn't considered valuabl...

Wait a second. The site in question (thdirty.com) is specifically intended to work as a gossip machine based around sensationalist sexy pics. So in this case I think it's fair to say that the guy who made the website is responsible, since he's encouraging people to post stuff in the context of "...