The Wee Book of Calvin: Air-Kissing in the North-East

This book may very well be the perfect Christmas present [Buy UK] for anyone of Scots-descent to tune them into the gloom that is our presbyterian ethic."Ironic satire in a self-help book full of sorrow... quintessentially Scottish and strangely hypnotic"...

Homo floresiensis and the end of religion?

Desmond Morris muses on Homo floresiensis, the recently discovered species of human, and the challenges thrown up for religions. Personally, I long to be told that he can talk. It will make him a much more effective bridge between us...