Culture Vultures

Because I can.

I think she's a genius
Written some amazing songs
If you don't love Dolly, you have no taste

I will caveat this statement by pointing out The Sisters of Mercy's greatest track was "Jolene"

Or maybe "Damage Done"

that came out within the 10 or 15 years. It was about a goof who was some kind of neonazi.The actor was a well known and respected american actor.It was set in the USA. What was it?

As a kid, listening to Ummagumma, these words meant sod all to me. Well,
thanks to Google there's illumination at last. Good to see them in print, I reckon
it's fairly accurate. A surreal masterpiece.
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Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict

Aye an' a bit of Mackeral settler rack and ruin
ran it doon by the haim, 'ma place
well I slapped me and I…

This may be old but I just discovered it and thought others might like a look.

Here's the list: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/artsandculture/travelbooks/4932008/The-20-best-travel-books-of-all-time.html

On the Road by Jack Kerouac comes in at #1 and it is a really good travel book.

Do you agree or disagree with the choices? What are your favourite travel books and is there anything you think should have been included?

We want to hold a tradtitional folk and rock festival in maramures this summer in the north of romania. We have a great venue but we need bands and sponcors can you help.
Rob

After listening to his interview on NPR ,I bought and read "Tokyo Vice" by Jake Adelstein ( Pantheon Books,2009 ). I think it says a lot about America's sleaze and corruption as it does about Japans. As a Californian ,I am appalled that the University of California callously participated in sales of organ transplants to gangsters !

What do you guys think of it?

(possible spoilers inside.)

Not sure if this is the right thread but does anyone know why, in Bollywood films, they use sporadic English words when there are surely Hindi words for the same thing?

I watched 'Om Shanti Om' last night, which is pretty much all in Hindi but sometimes they would say certain words in English like 'thank you', 'nice', 'cat' and sometimes whole phrases. I can understand why this is the case when they are 'imported' or very modern English phrases but not for everyday nouns and stuff. And then…

found CS Lewis Screwtape letters at a nifty second hand bookshop, downtown Tacloban, Leyte . Stuff you find when the rain has been pouring for 3 -4 days ? [@]>