He walked away. He walked back. He could not look at her. He could not look away. He began to say something. He could not say anything. What could he say? Whatever he said must appal Elenora, perhaps disgust her. Certainly discomfort and embarrass her. The last thing he wanted was to cause [...]

  In less than a heartbeat it was done. The Cupid’s, Bertrand’s, tiny arrow was buried deep in his heart. Cold as deep blue ice. Hot as white hot gold. From this moment there was no hope of Cupid’s cruelly-barbed steel ever being removed without tearing his heart out with it. And Hamgar looked up. [...]

From time to time over the next few weeks Sir Roger will be sharing the tragickly true mediæval story of Hamgar and Elenora whose secret he unearthed only recently. Today he offers the introduction. The Extraordinary Tale Behind The Discovery Of The Tragic Love Story Of Hamgar, Elenora And Bertrand More than one hundred years [...]

  Sir Roger’s close confidante writes: My mother used to ask me if I wouldn’t prefer to work in a bank. In those days it was a safe occupation – safe as a bank, literally. A job for life with almost guaranteed promotion. I don’t think she was joking. Both her brothers – my uncles [...]

Being wrong is hard for most of us to take. I watch men in their cars with women, fiercely laying down with utter conviction the way the world really works. Of course I don’t actually know what they’re talking about but like them I think I’m definitely right. Neverthless I always smile knowingly in my [...]

“Sexual Positions for Christian Couples”, with images of sex which are “not pornographic”, came across Sir Roger’s desk. Well! A glass of iced water please?

An animated video so cute, so retro, so euro-quirky, and yet … so fucking harsh!

“What percent of your relationship are you responsible for?” “50%!” “But what if you were responsible for 100%, not because it’s true but as a place to stand?”

Google has released the results of its zeitgeist survey of the most popular search terms for 2010. This is the video.

If you’ve got two minutes, I think you will really appreciate this “important message” from the Coyote.

This sweet Christmas song by Tim Minchin is on a charity Christmas CD being sold in Myer. The vocal is by Kate Miller-Heidke. Bit of a fuss about it, apparently

On the face of it this dating/romance video is hilarious – and for many of us, recognisable even in some of the minute details – except for one or two things.

This is about the tightest argument against woo-woo one has seen.

Rory Sutherland: Life lessons from an ad man

Yeah, right. Another populist knee-jerk reaction to an urban myth from a senior politician. “Obama Releases 500,000 Men From U.S. Strategic Bachelor Reserve”?