“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.”

Make your own jerky

No, that’s not code for something obscene or rude. If you’re lifting right and eating right, one of your go-to snacks is probably going to be dried spiced meat- also known as “jerky”. I’ve loved beef jerky since I was a Cub Scout;...

Take it out back and shoot it

Can we PLEASE all stop pretending that the next STAR WARS film is a good idea? Following months of rumor-laden, highly anticipated speculation, “Star Wars: Episode VII” director J.J. Abrams and Lucasfilm have finally announced the cast for first...

Starboard guns ready to fire, Cap’n

Vox tells his critics to put up or shut up in spectacular fashion: Back when I first responded to NK Jemisin’s various attacks and lies in my inimitably calm and factual manner, the SFWA writers reacted with much the same combination of outrage and vitriol...

Laying on the RACISS with a trowel

Apparently some rich dude who owns a basketball team and its franchise possibly let his wealth get to his head a bit: V: I don’t understand, I don’t see your views. I wasn’t raised the way you were raised. DS: Well then, if you don’t...

The Angry White Boy Polka

If you’ve never seen this Weird Al classic, you’re missing out on some real hilarity: 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...

Don’t be clingy

Apparently even multimillionaire pop “stars” need to read Roissy’s archives: He recently professed his undying love for former girlfriend Hilary Duff, and vowed to spend ‘the rest of my life getting back to her’.  And despite rumours...

Be a Man: Fight Club

The Way of Fight Club Jack Donovan’s book, The Way of Men, is short, punchy, and to-the-point. It is, in my opinion, required reading for anyone who starts taking regular doses of the red pill and finds himself stumbling around, dazed and blinded, from getting...

Domain Query: Writing advice

A reader emailed recently and essentially asked two questions: Do you ever re-read your own writing? How do you avoid sounding like a massive tool when you write? I answered his queries privately in an email, but I think these questions are important enough to answer...

The cost of marriage

The ever-entertaining, ever-insightful Terrence Popp put up a video over at Redonkulas.com a while back that weighed up the expenses of being single versus married for the “average” American. The mathematics, as you will see, are brutal: For all that...

Sliding rapidly down that slippery slope

I stand before you. Accused of the sin of ensuring Forerunner ascendancy. Of attempting to save us from this fate where we are forced to… recede… We squander eons in the darkness, while they seize our triumphs for their own… Think of my acts as you will, but do...