Now and then, I am asked why I named this blog “The Hellfire Club” (it was originally “Metamagician and the Hellfire Club”, but that’s...
Read MoreNo surprises here. This piece by the Stephen Pritchard reveals that the decision was taken by The Observer‘s editor, who removed it on the following basis:...
Read MoreOver at Brain Pickings is a nice post about one of my favourite authors, Kurt Vonnegut. Specifically, it is about Vonnegut’s reflections on the shapes of stories...
Read MoreI expect that most of my readers will have seen this petition asking you to oppose the approval of a genetically-engineered salmon for consumption in the United States....
Read MoreFormer Australian prime minister, John Howard, has an op.ed. piece in The New York Times about his experience in Australia in introducing dramatic new restrictions on...
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