Christmas

The Golden Compass: The Movie

Here’s the trailer.

Release is scheduled for December, in plenty of time for the War on shopping Christmas, which of late has formed such an endearing part of our Holiday season here in the States.

The Christianists are going to hate this one, and they’re going to go even more batshit than they usually are.

Why? Here’s a profile of the author, Philip Pullman:  Read more 

Today's Volley in the War on Christmas

This little piece from the Department of Extremely Obvious Things causes me to want to ask a question. I know we’ve got the occasional Christian and Christianist reader here (although, one less, it seems) and here’s what I want you to tell me: upon what does your belief that Jesus Christ was a real person rest? I’m not trying to be snarky here, I’m curious.  Read more