Two articles were recently brought to my attention based on a recently published book, "Living Dolls" by Natasha Waltersregarding the rise of feminism and its relationship with apparently blossoming levels of promiscuity, particularly among the unwashed masses. In an odd but nonetheless interesting article by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, this licentiousness breeds extremism.

Hello dearest internet nutters and demi-gods alike,

Have you missed me? I'm sure you're bored of me apologising for not being able to blog daily, even my Twitter feed has been running a bit dry as of late, so I'll just crack on with the meaty post, shall I? (Incidentally, vegetarianism is doing well, euphemisms shall continue as normal... normal for me anyway).

This blog post has been brought to you today by the number 4.

I bloody love Christmas.

I once, as a plucky undergraduate, took part in a pantomime based on the Nativity story, up in Newcastle-upon-Tyne - the slogan on the t-shirts was the one above. And I think we all agreed on the sentiment. Although I preferred my one: "An eye for a why-aye leaves everyone blind drunk."

[As guitarist in the band, I was less enamoured with the mandatory wearing of antlers in the band pit; a sartorial albatross that continues to haunt me.]

So, that's why I followed the career path of the musician, rather than joke writer.

The Unfriendly Atheist is a new semi-regular agony aunt column by Carmen, helping you with all the problems and dilemmas of a modern atheist!

Hello dear readers!

Absolutely spiffing news today for those that aren’t blessed with my incredibly saccharine nature: According to recent research, children who eat sweets and chocolates every day are more likely to be violent later in life! At last, a solution to every concerned Atheist with children who has ever asked the question “What if my kids just aren’t cut out for Atheism?”