Dan Liebke's Astonishing Tales

Of all the movies I’ve ever seen that exist primarily as a line between two points twenty-five years and several billion dollars apart, Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge Of The Sith is by far my favourite. I do have a minor quibble with the timeline however. I don’t profess to be an expert on Star [...]

Am I mistaken or was poor old Scar, purported villain of The Lion King, derided as an unsatisfactory monarch simply because shortly after he became king, the savannah began to suffer from a drought! I can’t be the only person who thinks that’s wrong, surely? It may be just a cartoon and hit Broadway musical [...]

Dear Dr Dan, What is the meaning of life? – Foaming Philosopher Dear Foaming Philosopher, Life (noun. A.Sax. lif)… a state of animate existence, vitality, the period from birth to death, e.g. “Gee, grandpa, what a sad, pathetic, disease-ridden life you lead.” or “Hey, Foaming Philosopher, stop asking me dumb questions and get a life!”

Dear Dr Dan, I am a quiet, shy man who is madly in love with a girl at my bus stop. She is so beautiful. I often find myself fantasising about what it would be like to be married to her. Unfortunately, she doesn’t even know I exist. How can I woo her? – Shy [...]