Zero Tolerance, by The Plaid Adder – Democratic Underground: ” A ‘homosexuality detection expert’ at the similarly conservative Family Research Council told the NY Times that words like ‘tolerance’ and ‘diversity’ are part of a ‘coded language that is regularly used by the homosexual community.’ In other words, the very concept of tolerance – the…

Shlomo shoots him a dirty look. “Well the whole movie is a religious allegory. Willy Wonka is God and Slugworth is the tempting Devil. The chocolate prize is eternal life with God.” I *love* Waiter Rant. It feels a little contrived at times but, hey, I’m credulous as hell and it’s a very. very good…

Just seen Team America: World Police, a Thunderbirds-style movie from the South Park creators. Already in a bad humour when I went in, but surprisingly the film did very little to either exacerbate or mollify it. Bloody hungry when I entered so I got a bag of over-priced Toffee popcorn which served as both a…

Fantastic summary of Platos republic here: – You will agree that the whole is greater than the part. – Yes, O Socrates. – But earlier we showed that the part was greater than the whole. – Indeed you did, O Socrates. – Therefore the Philosophers should rule in the City. – How could anything else…

The Wooden Mirror A work of mechnical genius.