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I am stuck in a train with loud drunks. The train is stopped and cannot proceed due to interference on the line and staff out of position. I will arrive at my digs over a hour late. I really do not f… (View Post)

If memory serves, it's a two-stage thing. The new Dalai Lama is recognised by the Panchat Lama, and the next Panchat Lama is appointed by the new Dalai Lama, and we go around again. It's like Catholi… (View Post)

I am contractually obliged to mention the Iain M Banks spaceship "Very Little Gravitas Indeed" at this point. It's a tic. I'm sorry. (View Post)

They elected a right-wing lawyer with no core beliefs on how the world works or how to make it better, and who is reeling from reactionary position to reactionary position because he thinks it's elec… (View Post)

There would have to be foreshadowing for the drama to be satisfying Chekov's Gun, in fact (View Post)