Joe Maurone

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Musician, Artist, Spaceplayer. spaceplayermusic.com

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Newberry

Hello all, Just finished this, one of many works I am doing, getting ready for a big exhibition. Michael

(Added by Newberry on 3/03, 11:07am)

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Objectipedia:

rman, Suze

Promoting better living through the integration of finance and self-esteem. Do you know your credit score? (Read more...)

Added by Joe Maurone on 3/11, 8:50pm

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Movie:

Borat! (2006)
Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian, Luenell, Pamela Anderson
Director: Larry Charles

Preface Objectivism considers a given work of art as a concretization of the artist's metaphysical value judgments. Ayn Rand considered good art as fuel for the human spirit. By contrast, bad art drains the spirit of those who consume it. In his book Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, Leonard Peikoff cites three broad standards by w... (See the whole review)

(Added by Luke Setzer on 11/23, 2:36pm)

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Joke:

HELL EXPLAINED BY CHEMISTRY STUDENT

The following is an actual question given on a University of Washington chemistry mid term. The answer by one student was so "profound" that the professor shared it with colleagues, via the Internet, which is, of course, why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well: Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endot... (Read More)

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Book:

Separating School and State by Sheldon Richman

I did a Toastmasters speech years ago based on this book and present here an outline of that speech. It encapsulates the essentials of the book along with supplemental material. I highly recommend that any lover of liberty read this book. ... (See the whole review)

(Added by Luke Setzer on 8/12, 12:34pm)

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Sightings:

Dumb Little Men and the Meaning of Life
Posted by Warren Chase Anspaugh on 6/02, 1:49am

I subscribe to "Dumb Little Man" on my iGoogle homepage. It's a blog that shares sundry tips here and there. Anyway, tonight there was the blog entry titled "So What Really Is the Meaning of Life?" Being the Philosophically-minded person I am, I couldn't resist clicking it. http://www.dumblittleman.com/2008/05/s...(Read more...)

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Wednesday
November 27, 2002

Living Your Own Life by Joseph Rowlands

What is the goal here: to live your life to its fullest? Or to try scoring something on the order of non-death? Let Joe Rowlands help you decide... (Read more...)
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RecentPosts

General Forum - New Blog: SUPERHERO BABYLON - 2
   Monday, September 1, 2008 - 6:13pm -- Thanks, Bob! Hope you stop by!
General Forum - New Blog: SUPERHERO BABYLON - 0
   Sunday, August 31, 2008 - 10:24pm -- For you fans of Ayn Rand and superheroes (and heroes in general, spandex not req...
News Discussions - Jon Voight: My Concerns for America - 53
   Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 9:42pm -- John A., just so you know, I haven't been following this thread, just came acros...
News Discussions - Jon Voight: My Concerns for America - 51
   Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 6:37pm -- What a great quote! And a nice, tidy repudiation of the Machiavellian ethics.
Dissent - Atheism and Art - 145
   Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 8:11am -- ..."I have a book of concentration camp art. I like to look at it to remind me o...
News Discussions - Al Gore Places Infant Son In Rocket To Escape Dying Planet - 3
   Thursday, July 31, 2008 - 8:48pm -- That's too funny...I think they may have actually retconned Superman's homeworld...
Poll Discussions - Would you register for the Objectivist Party? - 5
   Sunday, July 20, 2008 - 5:49pm -- "Well, that's the dirty little secret of the left, isn't it? Attacks on personal...
Quotes - Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us tha... - 5
   Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 7:58pm -- Not crap, if you understand metaphors. The point is not that the dragon is real,...
Article Discussions - Spring Awakening & Jersey Boys - 5
   Monday, July 14, 2008 - 7:52pm -- Wasn't Samantha Stevens the witch from BEWITCHED?
Article Discussions - WALL-E, Economic Ignorance, and the War on Modernity - 31
   Sunday, July 13, 2008 - 8:04pm -- "Backdrops matter. They matter a whole lot."......Teresa, I'd like to back this ...