Apples and Oranges

One of the downsides, and there are many, of spending three months indoors writing books all day and drinking beer all evening, is that when you finally emerge into the public domain (unlike your book, which will probably spend months in some dusty office being manhandled by a bespectacled chap who likes to use the …

Darth Vader and the problem of evil: The worst sermon ever preached

Some moments are so embarrassing, so cringeworthy, so regrettable, they deserve to be canonised. If it's true that we learn from our mistakes, it's probably also true that our mistakes can teach others. And if not, well ... maybe they'll just give them a bloody good laugh. The worst sermon ever preached in the entire …