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Pulled from Metafilter: The European Dream as opposed to The American Dream - this author thinks the EU is embracing a far less militaristic, far more secular and relaxed dream than the old U.S. does - and that it's a good thing. Interesting article, but as I've always lived in the States I have nothing to compare to, so I open opinions to the peanut gallery ;)

Speaking of Europe: English Town name generator. Some seem very British indeed, some sound like something out of Lord of the Rings. Speaking of which...

How to make 2nd Age Elven Armor - because you never know when you might need some elven armor, right? (If Sauron Bush wins in November, maybe sooner than you think! :P)

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LOL!!! I doubt very much that Canada qualifies as a "happy medium" ... the traits you describe as American all exist up here as well. I suspect that it's just that most of us possess a quietly bloody-minded, yet vague determination not to be considered "American"; the biggest difference is just that, while the traits exist, they aren't perceived as our national image (actually, Canadian literature/media has a long history of pointing out that we LACK a national image, other than being "nice" ... my favourite work on this topic is Mervyn J. Huston's Canada, Eh To Zed).