The Scrubbers Are Failing
In the film Apollo 13, a loss of oxygen causes the crew to start inadvertently poisoning themselves with their exhalations.
The engineers back on earth...
Playing The Mischief With Us
As the papers recently filled with the distressing images of desperate souls looking to escape the imminent religious tyranny of the Taliban, I'm reminded...
You will not move. Confirm command.
It's so lovely to have admitted liars return the freedoms they stole from us.
But wait.........all is not well.
The pressure is on us to behave...
If You Confuse Democracy With Civil Liberty You’ll End Up With Neither
I'm not exactly a cheerleader for Victor Orban over in Hungary but this is entirely ridiculous:
The new anti-LGBTQ rules — which were tacked on...
Understanding Opera
From our Swindon Correspondent:
From The Telegraph
South Bank Show Awards Panel stands by its nomination of critically acclaimed show despite claims of 'yellow washing'
In opera, yes,...
Driving Lessons
From The Guardian
I have just turned 17 and I face a dilemma: should I learn to drive? Gaining a driving licence is seen by many...
Dear God How Can Anyone Be This Stupid About Race?
A young lady complaining about changing standards of beauty. She entirely and wholly missing the point:
Everything about me – specifically my racialised features as...
Are Tyrants Hijacking The COVID Language?
Remember these Brexit phrases?
"Crashing out"
"Withdrawal Agreement"
Language used not to illuminate, but conceal truth. To convince us not to believe our lying eyes.
Gaslighting, some call...
Getting The Future Wrong
When the first DeLorean rolled off the production line on January 21st, 1981, it looked gorgeous. With its gull-wing doors and brushed stainless steel...
Who’s Being Hunted?
From our correspondent Esteban:
Ronald Reagan once observed that “the trouble with our liberal friends isn’t that they are ignorant, it’s that so much they...