Opinion

That Thing in the Desert

Burning Man takes place in August out in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. There, it is baking hot during the day and bitingly cold at night. Raging dust storms and furious white outs. Gale […]

Opinion

The Murder of Harambe the Gorilla

Rohan Roberts | 31 May 2016 Yesterday, Harambe (a critically endangered lowland gorilla) was shot dead by zoo authorities in Cincinnati after a toddler fell into his enclosure. Based on our current relationship with non-human […]

Opinion

Let the People Think

“Take the risk of thinking for yourself. Much more happiness, truth, beauty, wisdom, and understanding will come to you that way.”  – Christopher Hitchens Iraq today under ISIS is in the throes of orgiastic and depraved violence. […]

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Football in Space? – A Cosmic Perspective

Rohan Roberts | 11 June 2014 I can hear the shouts of derision already: “Screw you, Scrooge!” “Shout out ‘Bah-Humbug’ and be done with it.”  “Curmudgeon, spoilsport, party-pooper…” I can readily imagine a rich collection […]