“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.”

They don’t make ’em like this anymore

My favourite cartoon show was, and still is, “Tom & Jerry”. Now that was a cartoon made by people who knew how to make violent slapstick comedy genuinely funny. The show featured some of the most shockingly violent gags ever perpetrated on screen,...

In defence of monogamous marriage

Among those of us who embrace a… shall we say, non-standard perspective when it comes to relationships and sex, the question of whether or not to get married is generally met with anything ranging from mild derision to outright scorn....

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...

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?!?...

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...

Stupidity is contagious

And you’re surprised that I’m wearing a HazMat suit in public? But we knew that already. Guess what else is highly contagious? Two patients who had symptoms similar to those Ebola and were rushed to a New York hospital today do not have the virus, it was...

Globocop

The Mantle. You still hold to that [fairy tale] after all that has happened? After this thing has consumed a million worlds? Can’t you see? Belief in the Mantle sealed our doom! Weakened our [protectorates], bred dependence and sloth. Our [so-called...

The tired old anti-science trope

It is difficult to think of anything worse than reading through the tedious, turgid, illogical twaddle of a feminist’s hyperbolic arguments. The only thing that I can think of is to read through an otherwise excellent, logical, concise, well-argued and...