“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.”

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...

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...

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...

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...

Anti-game: Gay wood elf edition

Orlando Bloom adds his name to the inglorious list of celebrities that desperately need to start reading through Roissy’s archives: She’s in hot demand – and not just as an actress it seems.  Margot Robbie appears to have found herself a new...

Life on “Mythic”

A reader, who shall for the moment remain anonymous, emailed me recently to note how he had recently taken a bit of a nasty spill and injured his back. He was in quite a bit of pain when it happened, but he knew that if he didn’t make light of it, he would never...

Restoring sight to the blind

I recently had the opportunity to re-establish contact with an old acquaintance of mine from college. She and I have done very little to keep in touch other than my sending her an annual happy-birthday email; beyond that, we’ve not seen each other in nearly ten...

Bring on the sexbots

There’s a golden oldie over at Blackdragon’s blog about the power reversal that would occur if realistic female sex robots were manufactured in large quantities: I have said often that over the next 50 to 60 years, society is in for changes so massive, it...

Female porn addiction

Now this is one “disease” that I would have absolutely no problem helping its (straight and female) sufferers to cure:  Women are just as capable of being ‘addicted’ to porn as men. [Didact: well duh. It’s not like that godawful Fifty...