“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.”

The boys are back in town

God have mercy on us all: The announcement ends months of speculation about the trio’s future after they left the BBC amid much controversy following the incident at a hotel in North Yorkshire in March.  Mr Wilman said today how the former Top Gear team...

Because we have to deal with girls, that’s why

A Sluggy Freelance character contemplates a question with a startlingly obvious answer: 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 in new...

Of Bloodsport and bullshido

Bullshido never looked so awesome The movie Bloodsport is in many ways the stereotypical late 80s/early 90s action film: cheesy lines, great if ridiculously over-the-top action, a by-the-numbers love story thrown in for spice, and a guy with massive muscles...

Bring on the Guardians

An in-depth look at what, as far as I am personally concerned, is the ONLY game of 2015 that we should really, REALLY care about for the Xbox One: If that evidence is anything to go by, HALO 5: Guardians will indeed be amazing. 343 Industries has a huge...

Great band, lousy audience

That’s what I think EVERY TIME I see the legendary DEEP PURPLE play live in America: DEEP PURPLE holds a very special place in my metalhead heart. The very first rock gig that yours truly ever went to was DEEP PURPLE’s gig at Fort Canning Park,...

Outward to convert, then inward to destroy

You keep telling yourself that, bucko The whole LGBTIQWTFISTHISBS movement appears to be having a severe identity crisis (pun intended): A Pride event in Scotland has banned drag queens because they might offend trans-gender people. Organisers of the show, established...

God what an awful racket…

A reader (and fellow Vile Faceless Minion) emailed me recently to express appreciation for my taste in music (!!!). He also mentioned in passing that his tastes tend more towards symphonic metal. Since I am nothing if not obliging toward my readers (yeah, OK, even I...

A most splendid idea

The Great Lie that is multiculturalism is founded upon the utterly absurd belief that no one culture is inherently superior to any other. While the idea sounds wonderful in theory, in practice it has always and everywhere been used to demean and destroy...

Crazy, but never stupid

Antidem wrote up a truly great post recently about the wisdom that he has gleaned from a rather unusual friend of his. It is a long write-up, but worth every last word. His friend, “Psycho Dish”, has some excellent pearls to cast before us poor swine:...