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Joan of Arc was a self-proclaimed messenger of God, which is why people followed her and Cleopatra inherited her throne (she was also older than Padme). So again--those comparisons are not analogous...

Most teens have lots of responsibilities; they just don't (usually) include bread-winning, household management and child-rearing as they did in ages past. These experiences are the ones most...

There's no way to put violence like that "in perspective". Even if that level of bullying has become routine in schools, it doesn't establish some equivalence between violent acts and other types of...

I haven't been in high school for awhile, actually, and while there was bullying, that sort of violence was hardly normal. If it's as conventional as you say it is, then yeah, I find that pretty...

You're probably right; just wanted to give the guy a bit of credit.

Back then people were adults as soon as they could reproduce, so they were usually raising their own families by 15, 16. It doesn't mean teens today are less mature--they just have different...

Actually, he holds a kid upside-down and forces him to eat his lunch that way in front of a bunch of other students. That's some real Abu Ghraib shit. When Peter gets involved, Flash knocks him down...

I shouldn't let myself get drawn into a Prequel debate so soon after returning from CBR semi-retirement, but I do love talking about how terrible they are whenever the opportunity arises.


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Well, that isn't true. Even if we consider a heroic act to be a completely selfless one, when Peter helps the boy Flash is bullying, that's pretty heroic. Even when he forgets about Aunt May, he's...

Finally got around to watching this and I'm pretty shocked how utterly terrible this movie is. I couldn't wait for it to end. It's far, far worse than any of the Sam Raimi movies and I could...

Did anyone see this? DB23 nailed a ref in the head with a pinpoint pass out of frustration. A little unprofessional, but pretty awesome.

Rumor is LAG has made an offer to Lampard, who set with...

That's my general feeling, though I'm not sure I'd have put it as awesomely as you did.

Sorta the same thing that happened to Sporting KC last year. And speaking of, what a terrible name.

Someone probably mentioned this, but I heard Snooki is pregnant. So yes; yes America is on the verge of collapse.

More accurately, the rate is allowed to "float" (or adjust) based on market forces. Banks observe an index of interest rates and regularly (monthly, usually) adjust the interest rate for the given...

A lot of the long-term public occupations have dispersed, but the movement is still going in other forms. The movement has evovled into more organized and focused demonstrations (there have been...

But that isn't true. A lot of stuff is free. Libraries, roads, public schools, parks. Yes, they are paid for with taxes but you get to use them before you ever earn a penny (or even if you never do)....

That doesn't seem like a very fulfilling life. If I don't have time for leisure and can't enjoy my wealth until I retire, it seems undesirable to work so hard to earn it.



That isn't really the...

Seems like arbitrary criteria, quite honestly. If you get a degree that leads to a high-paying job, but only because you received federal financial aid, does that mean you didn't "make it"?

What...

This is a point that's worth repeating. When this topic comes up, there are always folks who affirm that social mobility is alive and well and point to themselves as examples of people that have...

You don't have to be a fool to be derailed on your path up the latter, though. Two months after my 18th birthday my credit was ruined by an inability to pay for an emergency room visit for a sinus...

It certainly is an interesting time, that's for sure.

I think we're going thru a time of pretty significant social upheaval. I think income inequality and structural classism will be keystone...

This is sort of an ironic post. Usually those that challenge the conventional wisdom (that upward social mobility in America is both better than in other places and as good as it ever was) are the...

Dempsey's form is great right now. And I can think of at least one big EPL club that could use a consistent striker right now.

Pretty good predictions. US just beat Italy for the first time ever 1-0. Next friendly is Scotland in May, oddly enough.