“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.”

Clever girl

Now this is one teenager who clearly has her head bolted on quite securely: A teenager from a children’s home in a poverty-stricken region of Thailand made an astonishing decision to turn down an offer from reality TV star Kim Kardashian to adopt her into a life...

When chauvinism saves lives

Feminists have long argued, with no empirical or biological justification whatsoever, that women can and should serve in front-line combat positions alongside men. And for the last thirty years, against our better judgement and in the face of all common sense, men...

She left out a few details

Miriam Weeks, aka Belle Knox, aka “the Duke University libertarian freshman porn star who’s totally empowered by getting nailed hard by men she doesn’t know on camera for money”, is normally not a figure for whom I would reserve much sympathy....

How to creep out a porn star

Well, just to be pedantic, I have to admit that she’s a former porn star. The requirements of precision notwithstanding, it’s interesting to see what it would take to weird out a woman like her. Evidently, some enterprising wags have figured out how...

Crossing the Rubicon

Up until fairly recently, the #Gamergate thing was one of those routine storms in a teacup that flares up from time to time between those of us who like a bit of order and sense in the world, and those Morlocks* among the “social justice” set who stand...

Just let ’em die out already

Have you ever seen a giant panda? In the extremely unlikely event that you’ve been living under a rock for the last, oh, century, here’s what a giant panda looks like: This violates several state laws concerning acceptable levels of cuteness Look at them....

Turn the bullshido up to 11

So there I was, with about an hour or so to go until the end of the workday and then I could start thinking about leaving and hitting the gym. I was taking a bit of a break (read: goofing off) and surfing teh interwebz looking for mildly interesting content when I...

Unfortunate angst

One week before I left the US for my little six-month sojourn to the warm and pleasantly sunny miserably cold, wet, and wind-swept northern realm of the United Kingdom (of Depressing Weather), I had the opportunity to see not one, but two of my favourite...

How not to get your ass shot off

Listen to Popp, you’ll live longer and it’s good for your mental health: Also, can I just say- “Hot Fuzz” is quite possibly THE FUNNIEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME (that isn’t called “Spinal Tap”, anyway). Share this: Share on X (Opens...

Maths is brutal

Especially if you’re some clueless feminist dingbat and you’ve just decided to question Terrence Popp’s ability to crunch numbers. (WARNING: Do not watch this video at work. Nothing about it is NSFW- it’s just that you’ll be laughing so...