“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.”

Guess the ethnicity

London: Somalia Edition An American comes to London, gets the crap beaten out of him in Shadwell, and surprisingly, the newspapers aren’t shying away from pointing out exactly what ethnic background his attackers come from: A group of men who threw 40 kicks and...

Frozen fans are sick bastards

Well, at least they are when they start writing fan fiction. Honestly, I don’t know whether to laugh my head off or be violently ill. (I think this is safe for work- I didn’t watch it past the first few minutes, it was that ridiculous. Just please,...

The hidden cost of Europe’s “free stuff”

They’re loony, jingoistic, and gun-obsessed- God love the crazy bastards! Roman Holiday The venerable Captain went on a holiday to Europe late last year and- to his complete and total lack of surprise- discovered that his European cousins pay a rather steep...

Become a #Meninist! They have t-shirts!

Really effing STUPID t-shirts: Supporters of ‘meninism’, a controversial movement that opposes feminism, have now begun wearing ‘meninist’ T-shirts.  The online retailer Teespring.com has sold 615 shirts bearing the hashtag #MENINIST...

How to deal with teenagers

John Becker, M.D., shows us the way: Money quote: Congratulations, you’ve now reached a level of stupidity normally reserved for Republicans and other lower primates… Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)...

Minutes from the last meeting…

… of the Evil League of Evil: VOX DAY, SUPREME DARK LORD: Welcome, my black knights, my devious and subtle dark ladies. The circle is joined. Tell me, what evil hath thou wrought?  TOM KRATMAN: GRAND STRATEGIKON: Sir! Another 64 crossbeams, 97 posts, and...

Crusade

The Jerusalem Cross of the Crusaders- a once and future symbol of hope Cutting the CrapLike everyone else (who ISN’T a LIN), I was outraged by the cold-blooded slaying of twelve cartoonists whose “offence” was to create and publish cartoons mocking...

The Darwin Awards: Selfie edition

There are plenty of times in one’s life when it’s appropriate to take a cool photo of yourself in interesting surroundings. The Didact standing in the Negev Desert (No, that’s not me going Super Saiyan, that’s just a lens flare I dropped in for...

Ladies, meet your new role model

All that and brains too- or so we’re supposed to believe I thought it was against corporate policy at most newspapers to encourage their writers to take hallucinogens, but apparently that is exactly what a particularly unhinged writer at the Telly did when...