nihilism (uncountable) (philosophy) Extreme skepticism, maintaining that nothing has a real existence. (ethics) The rejection of all moral principles. (politics) (capitalized by protagonist Turgenev) A Russian anarchistic revolutionary doctrine (1860-1917) holding that conditions in the social organization are so bad as to make destruction desirable for its own sake, independent
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Gimmebreakman reaches 100 videos in his Japanese for Morons series. Check out the rack on the Wagamama girl!
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That the Philippines is still very screwed up: Regarding former Philippine President Fidel Ramos’ Aug. 14 article, "Cory Aquino’s legacy of enriched freedom": Cory Aquino was undoubtedly a kind, honest and unpretentious president, but she was ineffectual. To attribute "enriched freedom" to her is simply an intellectual exaggeration bordering on
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I recieved one of those Glenn Beck inspired diatribes in an e-mail today. About how the country was going to hell in a hand basket, Nazis were at the gates of Birmingham and the hoof beats of the Apocalypse were just around the corner. Please-can we just all take a
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Robert Novak is dead. And for that-we are that much the poorer. That Novak would hire a leg-man to go around Washington sniffing out news reflected the virtue at the heart of his work: His columns, while they resided on the op-ed pages, were built upon previously unreported facts
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Check out Japanese-Filipina and voice actress Megumi Nakajima, a hot new star in the anime scene best known for her role as Ranka Lee in the hit series Macross Frontier, just opened her own YouTube channel. She hasn’t uploaded much yet, but if the viral success of her dance clip
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We got home yesterday-barely making the connection in Charlotte. The plane arrived late and we literally were the last ones on the plane. The S.O. was not amused. Flexibility does not come easy to her-especially when traveling. She does not suffer the serving class well. We boarded the plane and
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That’s an idea I have always agreed with. Hell, if I had my way, most of Africa would still be colonies. And we would be discussing outsourcing of jobs to India with the Viceroy. Since that’s not happening anytime soon, check out what we could do.
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In Japan, August 15 is known as Shusen kinenbi (literally, end of the war memorial day.) This year is the 64th anniversary of the end of taiheiyou dai sensou.The Pacific War). At noon, August 15 1945 Showa (Emperor Hirohito) made the following broadcast: To our good and loyal subjects: After
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In Japan, August 15 is known as Shusen kinenbi (literally, end of the war memorial day.) This year is the 64th anniversary of the end of taiheiyou dai sensou.The Pacific War). At noon, August 15 1945 Showa (Emperor Hirohito) made the following broadcast: To our good and loyal subjects: After
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