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Jen

About Me

I'm the cantankerous, disagreeable, miserable, cynical, irritable, mistrustful, poe-faced bitch that no one would want to have the misfortune of being near to at the moment. However, these people are the exact opposite:The following musicians/performers (including the top friends section) are well worth your while:

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

...people who are kind-hearted, considerate, and affectionate : )

My Blog

Another great album(s) review...

...this time from pitchfork.  May I draw your attention to the following paragraph in particular: "As much as these were songs that Bono sincerely felt, he clearly wished that the world was a goo...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:13:00 GMT

Paulo Coelho

From warriorofthelight.com: Issue No. 172 - Between heaven and hell Heaven and hell A violent samurai who was known for picking fights for no reason at all arrived at the door of a Zen monastery and a...
Posted by on Fri, 16 May 2008 08:43:00 GMT

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Why should Muslims put up with being stereotyped?

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/yasmin-ali bhai-brown/yasmin-alibhaibrown-why-should-muslims-put-up-wit h-being-stereotyped-816662.html
Posted by on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:15:00 GMT

Redemption and Rehabilitation vs Crime and Punishment

ok, not quite as black and white as that, but two different perspectives on the age-old debate.....links and further information for research are given within the articles. http://arts.independent.co....
Posted by on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:42:00 GMT

TLS article: by Martha Nussbaum Oct 2007

Texts for torturers From Stanford to Abu Ghraib  what turns ordinary people into oppressors? --> --> Martha Nussbaum Philip ZimbardoTHE LUCIFER EFFECTHow good people turn evil288pp. Rider and Co. £...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:45:00 GMT

Spiked article: The real Amnesty-abortion scandal by Brendan O’Neill

The real Amnesty-abortion scandalForget the Catholic Church's predictable stance on abortion. Why is a human rights group so cavalier about a woman's right to choose? http://www.spiked-online.com/inde...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:45:00 GMT

A great album review...

... Aqualung - Memory Man by Andrew Dolton Pop music for those that understand "'Memory Man' is a collection of pop songs first and foremost and a damn good one at that." http://www.new-noise.net/al...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 09:26:00 GMT

Spiked Article - Darfur: pornography for the chattering classes by Brendan ONeill - 14 Aug 07

..>..>..> ..> Editor Darfur: pornography for the chattering classesWhy have the British media been silent about the Advertising Standards Authority's damning judgement against the Save Darfur Coal...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:06:00 GMT

Prospect Magazine Article - August 2007

August 2007 | 137 » Cover story » Off the record In recent years, the economics of pop music have been upended. The market for CDs has collapsed, and not even the rise o...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 12:01:00 GMT