Category: Society

You’ve heard the tales of Paul Bunyan. You know the exploits of Pecos Bill. Maybe you’ve heard of the German Baron Munchhausen. But have you ever heard the legend of John Hance? You will now: Glossy News has succeeded in…

Shhh. Don’t laugh. Not like the last time! This is pretty damn serious stuff. 1. Rob, Surname-Lacking and Achingly Committed Painfully Irritating Tenure-Cadger “Relevant?” That’s a word people in power always use to dismiss me. Endorsement from “Dr” Kent Hovind Woo!…

Last time, I acknowledged that all forms of prejudice are complex, and cannot be seen as corresponding one-to-one with each other. However, while making these qualifications, I also took the risk of drawing an analogy between racism and sexism. And…

One look at the US media, including the comments sections, will show you that something disturbing is happening. Something which has also been happening in many other countries for a long, long time. I speak of an abstract “humanity-centred” moralism that only…

Republican Governor Nikki Haley called for the removal of the Confederate flag in the capital of South Carolina Monday, after pressure from many who called the flag racist and divisive. The pressure was mounting, after a white supremacist opened fire…

On July 4th, we will once again celebrate our independence from the tyranny of England. Those British monarchs can be so oppressive. If it were up to Queen Elizabeth, we’d all be forced to drink Earl Grey tea with every…

Widely respected political hipster and relentlessly-resentless SNP politician Alex Salmond has recently performed a valiant act of radical political performance theatre, with his “behave yourself, woman!” http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-politics/11653578/Alex-Salmond-must-urgently-apologise-for-his-unacceptable-sexism.html

Phew! I’m worn out. Or maybe just in a vaguely soporific state. It was all fun and amusing to start with, but I think the novelty’s worn off. Gets a bit samey after a while. Still, I always like to…

OK, the sky hasn’t fallen in…. Yet. Just gotta keep going, I suppose. Cosmic E-Cheek Ass Slicer OK, this one is a little bit nastier, if also somewhat more fun… And it’s only for the more experienced, intrepidly kinky fetish…

Oof! Sorry for the mildly sensationalist headline. I never quite got over not getting to be a top reporter for the Galactical Enquirer. Still, somewhat more crucially, I must inform you of the existential spiritual peril facing you and your…