The Fight against Democracy 

On a few occasions now, I have ventured to Blogging Theology to discuss an oft-repeated topic – democracy. Incidently, these discussions have served as the basis for this page, which is a series of articles exploring the merits of democracy vs other forms of government. The author of articles such as this one decries democracy as a form of […]

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A Spectacular Fail

Sometimes, I manage to embarass myself through saying or doing something really stupid. Tonight, I managed to do this by not noticing something. What did I not notice? My wife and daughter, even though I had walked right past them on the way home from work. How did I manage this remarkable feat? Well, in […]

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Trump’s First Week

It hasn’t taken long for Donald Trump to start pissing people off. Whether your cause is womens’ rights, climate change, LGBT rights, or whether your cause relates to Islam or Mexico, Trump has been putting the hammer down. It all began with the inauguration. On only his second day, Trump was attacking the media, sending […]

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Film Reviews: Doctor Strange

The latest installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe takes us beyond the realm of our reality and twists the very fabric of matter and space – but is it any good? Firstly, we must address the elephant in the room. Take nothing away from Tilda Swinton in her role as The Ancient One, but there […]

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This is pure fantasy. Women aren’t hero… – IMDb

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3748528/board/thread/264906259?d=264906259#264906259 I invite you to delve into the utterly stupid misogyny that IMDB unfortunately provides a safe haven for. Ages ago (when the first trailer for Rogue One came out) I wrote of how the film would be a misogynist’s nightmare, and with this sort of reaction, I have been proved right. The poster believes women […]

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It is Time

So. It has begun. The Orange Scourge rises. Donald Trump, the man with less votes than the woman who lost, has become President of the United States. And an all-seeing eye, breathed in flame, took up residence in the White House, and did throw a tantrum every time he was mentioned on Twitter. #DarkLordTrump  So […]

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Breath of the Wild Prelude

The moment is almost upon us – soon, the world of Hyrule will open up once again in Nintendo’s upcoming epic The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. This title launches on both the Wii U and the Switch on the 3rd of March, and it will boast a game world even bigger than […]

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Film Reviews: The Hobbit Trilogy

Originally I was going to review each Hobbit film separately, but having watched them all, I’ve decided to review the trilogy as a whole. It is after all, intended as one big movie right? Right?! So, what can be said of Peter Jackson’s return to Middle Earth? How does it stack up to the Lord […]

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The Grand Unveiling

So now we know a little bit more about the upcoming Nintendo Switch. We know what the price will be. We know some of the additional items that will be available with it. We know a launch title. Am I an excited meerkat at this moment?   The answer is very much yes. Already criticism […]

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