“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.”

Stating the clearly obvious

A young woman and a rather liberal media artist work together to create something that is unintentionally hilarious and instructive: A 24-year-old aspiring actress has been filmed being catcalled 108 times as she strolled around New York City – even though she...

Northern star

Well, I’m back. Just not in the usual place, that’s all. I’m sure that the two men and the dog that follow this pokey little blog of mine were wondering where I’d been for the past week-and-a-bit. The answer is that I spent the entirety of the...

The Speech

On October 27th, 1964, a handsome-looking former actor in his early fifties took to the stage of the Republican National Convention in San Francisco, California. He was there to deliver a message that he, and he alone, had spent years of his life honing on the...

A church failed by its Pope

Contrary to current popular belief within society, not all progress is a Good Thing. Sometimes, progress can be downright dangerous to the very fabric of society. Which is why we need institutions like the Catholic Church to stand against those changes that pose real...

Just get the snip, man…

Apparently even big Hollywood stars need to be reminded of the dangers of baby jail: Jude Law, 41, stunned fans today when he revealed he is set to become a father for the fifth time.  Upcoming singer/songwriter Catherine Harding, also known as Cat Cavelli, is...

Call Rentokil

If this is what they’re finding in the Amazon rainforest these days, then the illegal loggers who are wiping out that forest bloody well need to HURRY THE F*** UP: What, in the name of all that is holy, is that idiot doing with his HAND next to that monster?!?...

Fat Head Kids

Tom Naughton- the guy who made a great documentary called “Fat Head”, which among other things deals with the science behind weight gain and obesity- happens to have two daughters who seem to take after their father rather well. So much so, in fact, that...

Stupid yet satisfying

When it comes to movies, most people who have heard of my favourites- Serenity, The Dark Knight Trilogy, 300, Hot Fuzz, etc.- generally point out that I have dreadful taste in films. This is usually followed by a genteel philosophical discussion a rather heated...

It is still murder

A woman who aborted her baby when she realised that it would be born with Down’s Syndrome tries to sound appropriately contrite and begs our understanding: One in 1,000 babies in the UK — about 750 a year — is born with Down’s syndrome. But with better...