End Times Scenarios from Non-Abrahamic Religions
If you’re reading this, then you’re probably very scared. The world is about to end—on December 21st to be exact. No Christmas Turkey for you. Sorry, but it’s a fact: the M
Surprising Catholic Converts
The most influential figures in the history of Catholicism have been converts. I think we can agree that Saint Paul, Saint Augustine and the Emperor Constantine are all pretty impo
A Hit Man at 13
WOODVILLE, TEXAS: After a long wait in the visiting room of the maximum security wing of the “Gib Lewis Unit” Rosalio Reta finally arrived for our interview. Framed in the door
An Interview With Mikhail Shishkin
Mikhail Shishkin made his literary debut in 1993 and swiftly went on to win acclaim as one of the greatest living contemporary Russian writers. He is the first author to win all th
Eine Kleine Rammsteinmusik
Daniel Kalder praises some German originals who seem to have sprung fully-formed from the head of Wotan. I first encountered Rammstein in an almost empty cinema on Glasgow’s Buch
Legends of Russian Rock
Today we enjoy some samples from around about 4000 years of Russian rock. What it lacks in groove it makes up for in lyrical folkiness… Among the titans of Russian rock, few are
Book Review: Maidenhair
Russia has one of the world’s great literary traditions, which for many is defined by bearded sages who write philosophically and morally committed mega-tomes. Aleksandr Solzheni
Early Jodo Vs. Late Jodo
Looking for more bande dessinée lunacy? Then read on… Recently I reviewed The Incal, the epic psychedelic space opera from the all-round holy madman Alejandro Jodorows
Book Review: ‘In the Shadow of the Sword: The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire’ examines the roots of Islam
Since the 1990s, when Islamic extremism replaced the Soviet Union as the main geopolitical foe of the West, there has been an explosion in publishing about Islam. Some of those boo