The St. Lucia racer snake is close to being wiped out. Scientists think there are 100 or fewer of these snakes left in the world. Will they be missed with so many millions of other snakes? Probably not.

There are signs that the age of petroleum has passed its zenith. Adjusted for inflation, a barrel of crude oil now sells for three times its long-run average. The large western oil companies, which cartellised the industry for much of the 20th century, are now selling more oil than they find, and are thus in the throes of liquidation.

With the song 'This Christmas' I wanted to do something that was kind of different. I mean, Donny Hathaway is an amazing artist. So I wanted to bring my flavor to the song so when people over the age of 45 or 50 hear it they'll be like 'OK, he did his thing with that record.' It's like I can appeal to everybody and not just a younger demographic.

The reason for the sadness of this modern age and the men who live in it is that it looks for the truth in everything and finds it.