“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 Third Jihad arrives in Australia

The next great wave of Islamic expansion claims its most recent casualties in the Land Down Under: An Iranian-born gunman was killed, two of his hostages are dead and four injured after a dramatic and chaotic firefight brought an end to a terrorist siege at a Sydney...

Article 666

OK, I know, I’m actually a bit late in publishing this, but when one gets to 666 posts, one needs to celebrate- especially if one happens to be a serious metalhead: Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook...

The new Reconquista

There can be no denying any longer that nationalism is on the rise across Europe. We’ve seen pro-nationalist, anti-immigrant movements beginning to take hold in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, and even Norway. Here in Britain, despite the fondest wishes of the...

Shreddin’

So Carey sent me a link to his latest post, knowing that, given my strong preferences for heavy metal, I’d get a kick out of it. He was right. It just so happened that while I was listening to the latest offering of highly technical melodic death metal from...

The point of sex in gaming

A new trailer for a mobile platform game demonstrates some rather important core truths about the culture of gaming: She plays Greek goddess Athena in brand new game franchise, Game Of War: Fire Age and Hollywood actress Kate Upton looks sexy in a new...

Bad(ass) Santa

The delightfully combative Ann Barnhardt has a rather good take on the progenitor of the Santa Claus legend that children the world over have come to know and love: December 6th! The feast of St. Nicholas! The story of St. Nicholas can never be repeated too often:...

North Korean Top Gun

It’s a bit lower-budget than the version the Americans made. (The Didact will not be held responsible for computer screens damaged by spontaneous expulsion of hot liquid beverages. Or for underpants damaged in similar fashion.) Dear Lord, they are building me a...

Extreme Stockholm’s Syndrome

I guess this is what Americans call a “heads you win, tails I lose” scenario: A student at Georgetown University wrote in an op-ed piece that he was ‘Not at all’ shocked that a recent mugging he suffered at gunpoint took place. Senior Oliver...

The problem isn’t me…

… it’s you, according to Dr. John Becker: Watch the episode all the way through. It’s one of the funniest in the entire series- I couldn’t stop laughing throughout it. Ted Danson’s genius lies in his ability to portray a cranky...

Hands OFF, George…

The next STAR WARS movie will probably be bad enough without Jabba the Hutt George Lucas getting his CGI mitts all over it: Life imitates art… sometimes waaaaaay too much Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new...