Studio8 - Uniting the Arts

As edog hinted, one may argue that identity is the central theme to all literature, regardless of the genre (perhaps, all forms of artistic expression have identity as their central theme). Identity is a basic need we seek to satisfy once we have secured water, food, shelter and sex. Subsequently, l...

Edog, I fear you may have conflicting ideas in need of clarification. Initially, you stated: "for example, a terrorist gets an idea for a terrorist plot from a Clancy novel, then one of the consequences of his writing is increased violence. " You also stated: "there is moreover, no clear cut distinc...

To ‘edog’ & Trevor – excellent responses! First of all, regarding my “classy” comments earlier. Humour is like a dartboard – you don’t always hit the bull’s-eye. But I’m certain you are aware of this predicament. That said, I’ll do my best to address the numerous important concerns the both of you h...

I am new to the forum and thought I’d chime in with my two bits (for all you Kerouac & Looney Tunes fans). Great post – an interesting and important discussion that will undoubtedly lead to a number of subsidiary points of discussion. First of all, I think it best if there were some acceptable worki...

New to the forum. Sifting through. Stumbled upon chess thread. Hmm, I like chess. Let's have a peek. Thought I'd offer some famous, or perhaps not so famous, chess quotations that I nick'd off the internet for snacks: "Chess problems demand from the composer the same virtues that characterize all wo...