“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 CrossFit question

I’ve long advocated personal fitness and strength training as the single best way to build strength and muscle. It may surprise some to learn, though, that I’m actually fairly agnostic about the precise method used to build strength and power. I...

Domain Query: To become a bankster…

Jonny H. is weighing up the opportunities and the costs of a career in investment banking versus a career as an actuary: I am currently debating between becoming an actuary and an investment banker. The earnings ceiling as an investment banker is much higher (though...

Now gentlemen, live and let live…

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“Maw, fetch mah huntin’ rifle…”

Can someone please explain the appeal of this idiotic new phenomenon to me? Yes, you saw that right- reindeer antlers and big stupid red nose ON A FREAKIN’ CAR. I’m all in favour of Christmas spirit, but this is going a bit bloody far. I’ve been...

“Necrobestial”, indeed!

Courtesy of Tempest, here’s one that should make you chuckle: Author Virginia Wade’s fiction debut follows a group of women who embark on a week-long camping trip to Mt. Hood National Forest. There, in the shadow of Oregon’s highest mountain, they are...

Happy Christmas

From the Gospel of Luke: Mary’s Song  And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour, for He has been mindful of the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has...

Notes from an(other) Asian wedding

I got back last weekend from a week in Calcutta. That particular time of year, around about mid-December, is always considered particularly “auspicious” for weddings (don’t ask me why, I don’t understand pagan festival timings very well),...

Book Review: To Hell’s Heart by Jay Allen

Another quarter, another entry into Jay Allen’s outstanding Crimson Worlds series. In his last book, humanity had (just barely) stopped the onslaught of the First Imperium’s robotic warriors, at horrific cost, on the three worlds that constituted The...