People don't always seem to buy the idea that money can't buy happiness, but it's definitely evident that money can't buy freedom from depression. It can get one access to meds and therapy, which is life-saving, but the mere experience of wealth on its own doesn't seem to do anything helpful.
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a) Ghomeshi is, naturally enough, mostly discussed by Canadians;
b) Many of us are not even slightly convinced of his innocence.
Shouldn't that be 10%? I thought that 2000 calories was the usual ballpark figure for adults.
Going beyond this story to the wider point about writers avoiding the word "rape", that argument gets complicated by differences in libel laws between nations. The UK, for instance, puts the onus on the defendant instead of the claimant (if I recall correctly). I can understand why journalists are generally careful…
Yeah, the whole "extend the end of your life" thing isn't a terribly compelling argument for many. It might make more sense to talk about how a healthier diet can make whatever time you have left more comfortable, but that's a trickier argument.
Man, that's kickass. Rice and beans are a poor vegetarian's staple and that addition will make it all the better.
The actual answer is probably different every time, but I suspect that it's often motivated by a desire to avoid conflict. If one person that you know says that another person you know sexually assaulted the first person, then you know either a rapist or someone who's lying or mistaken. The second option has the…
I like "fool" in many cases. I don't want to talk about someone's cognitive abilities, I want to talk about how they made unwise choices with the resources available to them. To me, foolishness is a matter of making poor choices when one has the capacity to know of a better way.
"I hope you left room for my fist, because I'm going to ram it into your asshole and become your GODDAMN SPINE!"
I'd largely agree with you except where I'd totally disagree. I love action, but I prefer the martial arts and physical stunts to the gunplay. Then Hard Boiled comes on and I'm all about eighty thousand bullets getting fired. Ah, the joys of inconsistency.
If I recall correctly, CanCon in music uses the MAPL rubric. Between the composer of the music, the performing artist, the production studio, and the lyricist, a given recording must have at least two of the aforementioned categories covered by Canadians. Thus, it was my understanding that Canadian singers could…
The white water, of course.
I don't know why it's different from person to person, but it certainly seems to be. For me, it might be that I a) get anxious about the fates of characters and b) have a hard time appreciating plots without stakes. To really get into and enjoy fiction, I want to set aside some time and get in the right mood to take…
I've never given up on fiction, but I don't read nearly as much as I used to. Fiction is more challenging than non-fiction. It's difficult for me to be receptive to fiction when I'm stressed. I'm always stressed. Non-fiction, especially journalism, just pulls me along easily, while fiction requires a leap. That's…
Colleagues? I also think that "fellows" should be a gender-neutral term, though it probably isn't right now.
"While Donald Trump still won't pay tax"?
I'm starting to think that I'm the only one around here who likes Rita and Runt.
Crossroads, will you let him go?
Will you hide the dead man's ghost?