“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.”

Friday T&A: Jingle Bells Edition

There are only 4 more days to go until Christmas, and I am definitely getting into the spirit of the day. Here in [redacted], it’s bloody cold, snowing constantly, and grey – and if I look out the window past the metro line and the concrete and glass...

Friday T&A: Land of the Slavs Edition

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Friday T&A: El Matador Edition

Friday has rolled around once more, as we bid farewell to the dying days of autumn, and brace ourselves for winter. And if the latest actual mathematical modeling from people who know what they’re doing is any indication, we had better start getting used to some...

Friday T&A: The Italian Job Edition

It’s Friday again, lads, and at this time of year that means that the days are growing short, cold, and windy. That means that it is the perfect time to indulge in winter ales, porters, and heavy, dark trippels and Trappist beers. It is also, of course, the...

Friday T&A: Bell Ringer Edition

It’s Black Friday in the USA, which means a huge flood of people breaking down the doors of big-box retailers everywhere and fistfights breaking out between frantic shoppers looking to get TVs and microwaves at 90% discounts. This, the day right after Turkey...

Friday T&A: Pin-Up Girl Edition

Every now and then I like to go back in time a little, to the good old days when women managed to look gorgeous yet curvy without Instagram filters and Photoshop. Unfortunately, those good old days have long since gone to where all such times go to die. And nowadays...

Friday T&A: Tragicomedy Edition

I was bumbling around on RT.com a few weeks back when a rather odd news story caught my eye, concerning an Argentinean sports reporter who underwent a breast reduction surgery so that, and I quote, “people would take her seriously”. After I stopped...

Friday T&A: Novemberfest Edition

It occurred to me, unfortunately at least a month too late, that early October marks the conclusion of the legendary and wonderful annual German custom of Oktoberfest. Now, I’m not much of a beer drinker myself – I am highly partial to a good American...