“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 will to win

“No, no, no. A vigilante is just a man lost in the scramble for his own gratification. He can destroyed, or locked up. But, if you become MORE than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal… and if they can’t stop you… Then, you...

“A nation of sociopaths”

Dr. Helen has a rather good take on an idea that Heartiste has been promoting for some time: We as a society do not want to encourage sociopathy, but that is what we are doing and as Chateau Heartiste points out, it is beneficial to the individual in sexual terms...

The carousel’s toll

The Manosphere is full to bursting with literature about just how utterly messed up the Western sexual market place is by now. If you’re a regular visitor, you don’t need me to summarise its current status for you; if you’re new, then just spend some...

How not to be butthurt

If someone talks smack about you, and you don’t like what he says, the absolute dumbest way you can go about proving that you really, honestly, totally couldn’t care less what the guy had to say is to act like Elliot Hulse did when someone else had...

Domain Query: No bullshido allowed

Carey from speakeasy(X) emailed me on the back of my post about sparring with some good questions: I want to take some form of martial art. I haven’t the slightest interest in being a badass for the sake of itself in any capacity. I could, however, use the...

Starboard guns ready to fire, Cap’n

Vox tells his critics to put up or shut up in spectacular fashion: Back when I first responded to NK Jemisin’s various attacks and lies in my inimitably calm and factual manner, the SFWA writers reacted with much the same combination of outrage and vitriol...

Don’t be clingy

Apparently even multimillionaire pop “stars” need to read Roissy’s archives: He recently professed his undying love for former girlfriend Hilary Duff, and vowed to spend ‘the rest of my life getting back to her’.  And despite rumours...