In the aftermath of yesterday's mass murder in Aurora, Colorado, one disturbing trend has emerged and that is the misplaced anger directed at the parents who brought their children to the midnight showing of Dark Knight Rising. Understandably, people are emotionally shocked by what happened in that theater. The thought that children as young as 4 ( Read more... )

My dream for my son is that we will all work to heal the earth for his generation's future, and the future of their children, and that the prejudice and bigotry we experience today will be antiquated notions at which they shake their heads in disbelief, just as we shake our heads at slavery today. 

This is pure speculation, but what if the Doctor is being hunted by the Silence not for crimes that he has done, but for all those times he’s failed to intervene in mass crimes against the inhabitants of planets all through the universe? “Let’s Kill Hitler” revealed a lot, particularly about the nature of the Silents and the indoctrination of ( Read more... )

"Oh my beautiful idiot, you have what you've always had. You've got me."Watched 'The Doctor's Wife' tonight, and I'll just say it -- this is destined to be a classic story. It was, as Gaiman said, a love letter to the fans, but also a love letter to the show itself ( Read more... )

I'll be the first one to admit I haven't been paying too much attention to the Miracle Day news, apart from speculating over the sensationalism of the characters, and the unintentionally funny shots of Eve Myles handling a huuuuuge gun. But, you know, there was always the dashing Capt Jack in the background and, while I could care less if Miracle ( Read more... )

This was going to be a rant on the latest interview from John Fay, one of the writers for the new series of Torchwood. In his interview, Fay went on again about how no one is safe in the world of Torchwood, anyone can and will die. This week's sad events in Japan and Libya put his words into perspective, and made this interview even sillier and ( Read more... )

This is going to be short and sweet. It's about Wisconsin's governor and his attempt to become the first in a series of union breakers across the US ( Read more... )

Just so you know, I have the option turned on that records my 'guests'. Now, personally, I don't give a shit what side of the HP spectrum you're on, but if you're going to link to journals I've commented on, then I'd like to give you a little head's up that I'm aware of your link, again not that I give a shit because I'm not interested in your ( Read more... )