Recent content by Arquibus

I always theorized, against the commonly held idea that "people are the same everywhere", that different cultures would spawn differing amounts of the various types. Not to mention that cultural norms would influence those types differently as well. While I cannot speak for Ireland's history or...

Well I was just at a big music festival in Columbus called Rock on the Range. They've done it for 6 years and this was my 5th (I missed last year, no money). Anyway, while not by any means all inclusive of the kind of music I enjoy, I saw a lot of great bands and had a great time (as always)...

"But the thing is I can't figure out why I can't lose weight. I'm eating 1200-1300 calories a day. I try to make half of those calories from protein. And I ride my stationary bike 4x a week, an hour a day roughly burning 5000 calories a week on it. And I checked online, If I lay down for 16...

Yeah, racism is any sort of generalized opinion about race. Just the idea that white people can't face racism is, well, racist. Take me, for instance. I'm white but I got a minority scholarship for being "Appalachian". My hometown is nearly 100% white, but we are generally as poor and have as...

Yes, that I would agree with wholeheartedly. We may say that there is an art to diplomacy, or building fast cars, or any number of professions. But art itself seems to be about me communicating with you in a less direct way than if we merely had a conversation. Many people who are especially...

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

I don't know if it really fits your requirements, but the one I enjoyed the most of any was Samurai Champloo. A couple people said Cowboy Bebop and it's made by the same guy, so if you take a liking to that one, watch this one. And I think you can still watch them free on Hulu. So that's a plus.

It regards the power of an individual to create change. But also the dependence of that change upon the environment which it exists in. A drop of water only makes ripples on a still pond. The possibility for change must exist in order for one to exact it. Further, while the drop exerts its...

Well, that's kind of what I'm saying. Art only succeeds if what the artist expresses is picked up by the audience. In order to make that expression, proper execution is key. To me, expression and execution are interrelated, beauty is just a quality that art may possess. Expression is its...

It's a bloodsport. Just like dog fighting, bull fighting, cock fighting, it is payment to spill the lifeblood of another living thing. So, in the country of my residence, that person would be a criminal. Now of course, any and all of your opinions may vary, but I believe the life of a puppy to...

The only thing art should be is expressive and reflective of that expression. Where that expression comes from, and what it expresses, is not important. It's unlikely that one would choose to express ugliness through beauty (unless of course it was beauty twisted, but I would argue that is still...