“We are Forerunners. Guardians of all that exists. The roots of the Galaxy have grown deep under our careful tending. Where there is life, the wisdom of our countless generations has saturated the soil. Our strength is a luminous sun, towards which all intelligence blossoms… And the impervious shelter, beneath which it has prospered.”

A wild and wacky idea

A wild and wacky idea

There has been an awful lot of fuss in the US of late, about “drones” and “unidentified flying objects” – or whatever they are called these days – buzzing around various military bases and civilian installations. Here are a couple of videos showing the nature of the...
Friday T&A: Black Friday Edition

Friday T&A: Black Friday Edition

Just a quick one for today, lads, as it is extremely late where I am. As you can see, it is Friday the 13th (again). In fact, as I pointed out the last time this rolled around, one of my neighbours (and good friends) was born on this day (though back in March, I...
Breaking a proper garden tool

Breaking a proper garden tool

Most of us have better things to do than wonder what OnlyFools slags get up to, and that is a healthy and sensible attitude. Occasionally, though, one of them breaks into the mainstream consciousness, usually by doing something unspeakably stupid and disgusting. We...
Monday morning vintage video games

Monday morning vintage video games

Good heavens, what is that awful stench? Oh, right – it’s MONDAY. At least it stopped bloody RAINING, where I am. Other than that, though, it is (or was) still a very dreary and depressing kind of day, especially after the downright crazy events over the...
Didactic Mind, Ep 120: Neoclown World

Didactic Mind, Ep 120: Neoclown World

The Didactic Mind podcast is finally BACK, after a hiatus of some 7 months, with a new episode discussing the motivations and rationale behind neoclown thinking. In this episode, I explain how the various chaotic events springing up all over the world – the...
Bible beats BS, every time

Bible beats BS, every time

For those of you who have not been following the whole Billy Carson kerfuffle – and I can hardly blame you if you have not, as it is in a rather esoteric area of knowledge – then you will not be aware of who he is, and what he says. I was not, until this...
Rhythms of the Beast

Rhythms of the Beast

It has happened at last. Nicko McBrain, the legendary drummer for the even more legendary IRON MAIDEN – THE GREATEST BAND OF ALL TIME, there is no argument whatsoever on this subject as far as I am concerned – has announced his retirement from touring:...
The five-sided Syrian fustercluck

The five-sided Syrian fustercluck

The situation in the Middle East has taken a dramatic turn for the worse over the past week, with the “surprise” incursion by Radical Izzlamist F***bags from the northern Syrian province of Idlib. The city of Aleppo, once a stronghold of the Assad government in Syria,...
Friday T&A: Foreign Affairs Edition

Friday T&A: Foreign Affairs Edition

In the wake of the interview with the living legend, Sergei Lavrov, I think it is important for us mere mortals to do our part with the cultural outreach and maintenance of positive international relations with the folks across the New Iron Curtain. It is all part of...
Guest Post: The Wizard by Randale6

Guest Post: The Wizard by Randale6

I am pleased to present another guest poast from our young friend, LRFotS Randale6, who has taken some time out from his busy schedule living somewhere in East Asia, to provide an original perspective on the apotheosis of Gamma. It is an interesting idea, and worth...