A friend living in Qatar said a number of missiles were intercepted above his apartment blocks. He is somewhat worried. (View Post)

For me the image of the Shrike has remained in the forefront of my mind for decades. (View Post)

OT. Just read that Dan Simmons, perhaps one of the most inventive Sci-Fi writers of recent times, has died at the age of 77. His Hyperion series, magnificent in scope and encompassing poetry, history… (View Post)

Miliband is a genuine lunatic. It is his own policies that are incoherent. Even many of those in the renewable energy industry believe that. (View Post)

Bugger that. Who the hell pays to go to see a politician spout bollocks - I mean no matter what party they are from? If you support them and want to help you donate whilst you are there. But to pay t… (View Post)