Posts in Opinion

Thor and the Avengers

By Hind on 15/05/2012
Thor and the Avengers

I saw the Avengers last night, and sorry to break it to you all but it was a bit disappointing. Don’t get me wrong it wasn’t horrible, and worth a watch if you want an action flick fix, but for me it just didn’t live... [+]

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15May

To play a video game?

By Kate on 23/04/2012
To play a video game?

What a frightening idea. Yes, I can remember the prepubescent addiction of idle weekends, resigning to the familiar selection of beat-em-ups and shooters because sitting before a pulsing screen promising the wealth of the universe felt ridiculously easy and even slightly rewarding. But every silver... [+]

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23Apr

Judgemental and Open-Minded

By Mosart on 16/04/2012
Judgemental and Open-Minded

“Non-religious as some of these reactions may be, in one sense of the word “religious,” they yet belong to THE GENERAL SPHERE OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE, and so should generically be classed as religious reactions. ‘He believes in No-God, and he worships him,’ said a colleague... [+]

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16Apr

Ending a Sentence with a Preposition

By Saud on 28/02/2012
Ending a Sentence with a Preposition

I know this isn’t exactly a ‘hot topic’ or maybe not an interesting one, to some. But I’d just like to share that I think ‘Grammar Nazis’ are a tool of the devil. An abomination if you will. People who have nothing better to do... [+]

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28Feb

Tarek Jammal / Zaid Al-Khaled -...

By Tarek J on 15/01/2012
Tarek Jammal / Zaid Al-Khaled – Cinema 2011 – A Year in Review

Well here we are, a new year, a vast array of possibilities in the realm of film. Indeed, 2012 seems to be one of the biggest years in Hollywood cinema in recent history. What with films like The Hobbit, The Dark Knight Rises, Prometheus, Django Unchained,... [+]

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15Jan

Talking birds

By Saud on 10/01/2012
Talking birds

There are many birds that mimic sounds, and very well I might add. There is the very impressive Lyre bird (second clip below). But Ravens can be equally impressive, it sounded like like the person holding the camera was talking and it was really creepy.... [+]

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10Jan

New Years: The non holiday, holiday

By Hind on 28/12/2011
New Years: The non holiday, holiday

Now that Christmas is over and done with it’s time to start focusing on the next holiday, New Years Eve. Worse than birthdays New Years Eve is the one holiday where everyone feels obliged to have ‘fun’ and yet few rarely do. Lets be honest,... [+]

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28Dec