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Man, am I out of touch with the cinema this year. The only movie in that whole list I have seen is Star Trek.

The Mote in God's Eye - Larry Niven The Light Fantastic - Terry Pratchett The Men Who Stare at Goats - Jon Ronson Slow month also.

Well, it is a better value than many types of entertainment when you calculate the price versus hours of enjoyment received.

Surely people here are smarter than resorting to the slippery slope fallacy. If two adult men want to get married then what is to stop them from marrying their gold fish? If we grant civil rights to gays and lesbians then what is to stop us from giving poodles civil rights. Please.

Woah. That made me feel like I was going to hurl.

We can't leave the baby. There's a tiger in the bathroom! I also had high expectations and wasn't disappointed.

I'm almost finished with this book. I was looking forward to reading it because of its popularity among sci-fi enthusiasts. But maybe I'm not into the "harder" sci-fi. I am just not enjoying it. I remember I really enjoyed Niven's Lucifer's Hammer. I do enjoy sci-fi. I enjoy books like...

No kidding. My blood starts to boil when I hear his name. He is lower than pond scum.

And in this case even worse because Japan was an advanced society with the ability to rebuild itself. Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere that had little infrastructure to begin with.

Oh yeah. But it doesn't smell as good as bacon. :)

I have only read Lonesome Dove and Blood Meridian. I enjoyed both of them and Lonesome Dove is one of my all-time favorites. But if you are a western fan you have probably already read that one.

I second that. But keep in mind while it is fantasy, it is light on the magic.

Jez, would you then agree that tax breaks for married couples should be eliminated and everyone taxed purely as individuals? And how would that also affect, say, company insurance plans that cover families of employees? I also agree it isn't something in which the Government should stick it's...

The Demon Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark It played a big part in my world view changing to one of scientific skepticism.

I took some speed reading seminars back in college and still remember and use the techniques on occasion. By speed reading I can essentially triple my reading speed without losing much in the way of comprehension. But it isn't natural and is a deliberate action, so I never do it for...

I used to have a prejudice against audio books. I still prefer reading books but I since I got my iPhone I find I enjoy audio books as well. They allow me to enjoy books while my eyes or hands are busy with other things.

Easily one of the best books I have ever read in my life.

Catching Fire (Hunger Games, #2) - Suzanne Collins Under the Dome - Stephen King The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, #1) - Suzanne Collins World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War - Max Brooks The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) - J.R.R. Tolkien Pudd'nhead Wilson (Enriched...

I'm also an atheist. Though through most of my 20's I was a born again Christian. Really, religious dogma and wishful thinking are the only reasons I can understand someone thinking there is an after life. To believe that it seems you would have to accept that there is some part of our "self"...

I still have about 1/5 of the way left but I also noticed that it isn't overly descriptive the way many of his books are. In fact, I'm not certain I would have been able to guess it was a Stephen King novel if I hadn't known.