Our most esteemed editor discovers that the 18th century gothic novel has very little to do with The Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshees.

Why work towards having a better memory for dates when you’ve got scientifically or philosophically sound lies to back you up?

The first spring term of an entirely new decade is already upon us. The innocence that characterized the twenty-aughts is but a memory and the staff of BTSB has been dragged kicking and screaming into a new age.

2010. The big twenty-ten. This year marks the end of an era, the post-millenial decade filled with wonders. Our decade was one of sweeping political changes, technological breakthroughs and changes in the ways we perceive and think of the world and ourselves. Or at least that’s what Hollywood promised us. Join us in taking a look at the expectations that Hollywood set for us during the last ten years and how reality once again disappointed …

That time of the year is upon us once more. The time when a jolly old elf in a red suit makes his rounds giving presents to all the children around the world.