“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.”

It helps to have friends in high places

When was the last time you watched a movie starring Nicolas Cage? For me, that would be… umm… Sunday. The Rock, to be precise. (More like, “precisesh”- Sean Connery’s accent is awesome.) Anyway, if you’ve seen one of his movies...

Rimini by Rudyard Kipling

Marching Song of a Roman Legion of the Later Empire When I left Rome for Lalage’s sake,By the Legions’ Road to Rimini, She vowed her heart was mine to take With me and my shield to Rimini– (Till the Eagles flew from Rimini–) And I’ve...

The unquenchable thirst of Gammas

A lady with whom I’ve been having some interesting interactions on WhatsApp sent me this image, which she found quite funny, a few weeks back: I don’t think I have ever seen a more perfect encapsulation of how thirsty an emasculated man can look, and what...

The price is her soul

The thousand-cock stare is real- even on virgins There is an old joke- a very old joke- that goes something like this: A man at a party spies an attractive young woman and makes his way over to her to chat her up. The conversation is enjoyably spirited, and...

Deus Vult!

A little POWERWOLF to go along with one’s morning coffee is always a great way to wake up: Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp (Opens...

Friday T&A

You know that old saying about how great minds think alike? Well, LastRedoubt and I, being the proudly chauvinistic pigs that we are, concluded separately but with a remarkable synchronicity of thought that Kate Upton really does look pretty fetching in a bikini....

And now for something completely different…

The Arch-Villain of Fabulosity dressed up as Marilyn Monroe and sang The Star Spangled Banner in front of a packed crowd at LSU and DEAR LORD ALMIGHTY WHAT DID I JUST SEE?!?!?: I… er… um… I have literally no response to that. Share this: Share...

“Tears of the Dragon”

I listened to this classic BRUCE DICKINSON track for the first time in what felt like an eternity yesterday, and I have to say, it’s still as fresh and poignant and beautifully executed as it was back when it was first released, waaaaaaaay back in 1994: His...

The Children’s Song by Rudyard Kipling

From the story “Puck of Pook’s Hill”: Land of our Birth, we pledge to thee Our love and toil in the years to be; When we are grown and take our place As men and women with our race. Father in Heaven who lovest all, Oh, help Thy children when they...

Black Lives MAFFer

Janet Bloomfield had a guest post up from a black mathematician by the name of Dr. Jonathan David Farley a few days ago, in which Dr. Farley attempted to explain (blacksplain?) away the fact that NO black mathematician has ever been awarded a Fields Medal. The Fields...