Betelgeuse: a super-nova in the making.
Above is the constellation Orion showing the red giant Betelgeuse. Over 600 light years away, and almost 1,000 times larger…
Month: January 2011
Lies, damn lies and glow-bull-warnist lies.
Predictably enough, the Glow-Bull-Warnist fraudsters are prattling on about how that dreadfully dangerous poison gas CO2 is the cause of…
Then as now? John, Viscount Morley of Blackburn OM, PC
Above is a photograph of the Liberal statesman the Right Honourable John, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn OM, PC (24…
Agitprop, the BBC: Vive la différence?
Above is a poster produced by Agitprop. Agitprop is derived from agitation and propaganda. The term originated in Bolshevist Russia…
Brisbane: the need for an eleventh commandment.
Above: Rembrandt’s 1659 portrayal of Moses having received the Ten Commandments. It appears that the Almighty was mistaken. When He…
Ophiuchus: the Earth moved.
Above is an image of Ophiuchus. Ophiuchus is a large constellation located around the celestial equator. Its name is Greek…
Iraq: Of Oil & Carrots.
Of oil rich countries like Iraq the cynics have often said (correctly) that if they grew carrots the USA (and…
Southern Sudan: A new dawn?
Above is an image of downtown Juba in southern Sudan. Readers will have noted the news reports that at long…
Herding Cats.
Oscar Wilde once famously said of the Americans and the British: two peoples divided by a common language. The author’s…
Gabrielle Giffords: Gunned down meeting the people.
The above image is of Gabrielle Giffords, currently gravely ill in hospital after being shot in the head. The British…