The correct use for modern art galleries
Last year Paul Joseph Watson came up with one of his best videos that attempted to answer a simple question: why is modern art so... terrible? And here, about 15 months later, is the sequel: PJW is,...
The collapsing Gamma
Seen at a Barnes & Noble bookstore about 15 miles outside of San Antonio today: And this, let it be noted, is Tor Books' most heavily hyped and promoted sci-fi author, in whom they have invested...
God bless Texas- now and forever
Back in August 2013 I took a little holiday trip down to the Lone Star State to visit an old friend in San Antonio, and to see the Alamo. My efforts were amply repaid by the experience. And now I'm...
Maybe there is hope after all
Back in early October last year, I wrote up a post that articulated my deep pessimism for the prospects of the generation that will come immediately after my own. I am, from my perspective rather...
Land of confusion
Before we get started here I should provide a bit of a warning. If you are anything like me- i.e. you believe in tradition, decency, mental stability, and the immutable existence of two clearly...
The appeal of the Great Heresy
Another week, another series of Islamist attacks. London, March 22nd: Antwerp, March 23rd: Lille, March 24th: The list goes on for quite a bit. Islamism is on the rise across Europe, and the only...
Friday T&A: Ginger snap edition
It was brought to my attention by an eagle-eyed reader that, in my last post in this series (which, believe me, I love adding to) that I had somehow missed adding at least one redhead to the...
“Vibrancy is our strength”
And if we keep repeating it to ourselves often and loudly and desperately enough, and make all the right-sounding noises, maybe, just maybe, we'll begin to believe it!!! And we'll defend the idea so...
WE aren’t the problem, YOU are
Early last year, our friend Aaron Clarey released his book, Curse of the High IQ. In that book, our buddy El Capitan pointed out that highly intelligent people tend to have far fewer friends,...
Well imagine my shock!
It would appear that our friends over at Tor Books are outraged- OUTRAGED, I tell you!!!- at the thought of some jumped-up johnnies from Finland and Italy jumping up and down all over...
It only took 4 years…
... but I've finally gone and updated the theme used at this place to something a little more modern. It just so happened that Blogger decided recently that it might be nice to move into the 21st...

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