September 27, 2011
John Galt may stop the motor of the world by going on strike against the irrational, unproductive masses, but Dagny Taggart really revs my feminist engine. Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged has been criticized and dissected since it was published in 1957, but it has managed to stand the test of time and, to this day, remains ...
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April 28, 2011
It hasn’t even happened and it’s too much for you to bear. And it’s WAY worse than those Valentine’s Day blues that make you want to stay in bed all day eating junk food and spiking your coffee with Baileys to turn your blues into delirium. I’ll say it just this once…it’s the royal wedding. ...
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