A few times before, I've posted origami failures, outtakes and disasters. This time I'll focus on some failed experiments--design ideas…
From: A Trivial Knot
Kris Kristofferson died a couple of days ago, and the world is somewhat poorer for it. He was a talented…
From: Pro-Science
So I'm three and a half volumes into listening to the Elric books by Michael Moorcock and I haven't been…
From: Great American Satan
Remember the audiobook snorings? I chanced to look at the rest of the videos on that channel and a huge…
From: Great American Satan
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From: Mano Singham
It looks like GOP trash talking of women is not limited to just weird JD Vance. Listen to what Ohio…
From: Mano Singham
By now, pretty much anyone who follows political news is aware of how Mark Robinson, the current Republican lieutenant governor…
From: Mano Singham
Just today it was announced Xitter was planning to remove some functionality in the Block feature, which of course has…
From: Great American Satan
What's the word for it, the Wokenment? Consciousness-expanding? Awareness-raising? We've had a lot of it, from the atheist schism that…
From: Great American Satan
I don't listen to audiobooks, usually music, but I had an annoying task to do, of the type where more…
From: Great American Satan
I've never seen a dead human body before. Many people have; I may be very privileged in this regard. I've…
From: Great American Satan
Ken Ham is relieved that a gay penguin has died. Sphen and Magic, two male penguins in an Australian zoo,…
From: Pharyngula
Ken Ham was motivated to respond to YouTuber because, apparently, her message was inconsistent. Our social media team recently asked…
From: Pharyngula
[caption id="attachment_74372" align="alignright" width="150"] Fuck all of these guys[/caption] There is no doubt but that the New Atheism was a…
From: Pharyngula
Martyn Iles, the heir to the pile of dishonest shit that is Answers in Genesis, has posted a tirade about…
From: Pharyngula
Who knew we could find unity in the cause of killing children? Right-wing loonies and left-wing moonbats have been working…
From: Pharyngula
[caption id="attachment_74269" align="alignright" width="150"] Russian deep state operatives[/caption] In the aftermath of the disclosure of Russian disinformation agents sponsoring right-wing…
From: Pharyngula
An engineer named Rob Webb has been inspired by Ken Ham to write a book about space and the Bible.…
From: Pharyngula
I guess this is what retired professors are reduced to, flogging their ideas over whatever little venue will accept them…
From: Pharyngula
Remember Robert Morris? Pastor at one of the largest megachurches in the country, Gateway Church, that draws in a 100,000…
From: Pharyngula
Some of the extremists in the anti-abortion movement in the US seeks as their goal the complete abolition of all…
From: Mano Singham
Women's basketball has gained a lot of popularity in the last few years, though the players in the WNBA do…
From: Mano Singham
The atheist community has always had more men than women. Why? One commonly heard answer goes something like this: more…
From: Daylight Atheism
Ken Ham is relieved that a gay penguin has died. Sphen and Magic, two male penguins in an Australian zoo,…
From: Pharyngula
Readers may be familiar with the idea of stacking queer labels, especially words related to asexual and nonbinary people. For…
From: A Trivial Knot
It looks like GOP trash talking of women is not limited to just weird JD Vance. Listen to what Ohio…
From: Mano Singham
Happy BiVisibility Day! Bisexuality is sexual, romantic or emotional attraction towards same and other genders. It is attraction to men…
From: YEMMYnisting
The creepy Trump-weird Vance ticket has dug itself into a deep hole when it comes to women voters. What with…
From: Mano Singham
What's the word for it, the Wokenment? Consciousness-expanding? Awareness-raising? We've had a lot of it, from the atheist schism that…
From: Great American Satan
The controversial lieutenant governor of North Carolina who is now running for governor has made controversial statements in the past,…
From: Mano Singham
If you see this face coming, kick him or spit on him or otherwise scorn him. He's terrible. I'm having…
From: Pharyngula
We are returned from the shadow realm! Hail! While the website was down, I had a few queued posts, so…
From: Great American Satan
I have a busy weekend ahead of me, and I got an early start this morning. Up early, graded an…
From: Pharyngula
content warnings: domestic violence, murder. I recently related the tale of how I met a murderer IRL, before he did…
From: Great American Satan
A lot of people think I'm batshit crazy, says Justin Harrison of Grieftech. I don't. I think he's a delusional…
From: Pharyngula
l;si;efj;oirejfoirjegfporwkgpokdpcodcp[okwrogkprwokvco;dlsl,qwpeoijfepiojf!!!!11!!!! From one day to the next things look doable or not or yes again. I took the last two…
From: Great American Satan
P Diddy and SBF are locked up together in a Brooklyn jail. Sean "Diddy" Combs, who was arrested last week…
From: Pharyngula
Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, promoter of Project 2025, and generally evil dude, murdered a neighbor's dog. Just…
From: Pharyngula
I wrote about Amy Wax, who is a flamboyantly villainous evil professor. She's still employed by UPenn, still has tenure,…
From: Pharyngula
I have noticed something terrible about my semester so far. My weekends have disappeared. Yeah, I actually know what they…
From: Pharyngula
On Saturday morning there was a knock on my door. This is unusual since the condominium complex that I live…
From: Mano Singham
Ah, it's a good day to be alive and bearing the Mark of the Beast. I can do commerce and…
From: Great American Satan
Almost. There's a line you can cross that will finally get the FBI on your case, but you have to…
From: Pharyngula
still trying to keep this one-post-per-day streak going. what to say next? i'd like to get away from grim topics…
From: Great American Satan
[caption id="attachment_74101" align="alignright" width="144"] This is how they think science works[/caption] But it's unavoidable when one party is explicitly anti-science.…
From: Pharyngula
I'm weird. Statistically, if you're reading this, you are too. As an atheist, a secular humanist and a socialist, I'm…
From: Daylight Atheism
Uh-oh. You knew that somewhere in the next few months the frantic digging for dirt on Harris/Walz would strike gold,…
From: Pharyngula
Louisiana has passed a law that requires the Ten Commandments to be posted in every classroom. Needless to say, that…
From: Mano Singham
Donald Trump denies knowing anything about Project 2025, or the author, Kevin Roberts. "Have no idea who is in charge…
From: Pharyngula
Work has been strange this week. It’s been busy, and I’m a little stressed and emotional. On Monday, my supervisor…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
The other day, when I was taking a tour of the UMM EcoStation, I learned that they are currently leasing…
From: Pharyngula
Last night, I bummed a ride with one of our campus groups to Glacial Lakes State Park, for the selfish…
From: Pharyngula
The exception: the sunchokes have rocketed up to 3 meters high, heavy with blossoms. The local pollinators are pigging out…
From: Pharyngula
Remember the audiobook snorings? I chanced to look at the rest of the videos on that channel and a huge…
From: Great American Satan
It's not looking good for Florida today. Helene is currently a category 2 hurricane with wind speeds of 100 mph.…
From: Pharyngula
Martha Wells, the author, gave a speech in which she said something profound. There are a lot of people who…
From: Pharyngula
I found a nice big orange spider last night. Halloween is coming! [caption id="attachment_74422" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Orange Marbled Orbweaver (Araneus…
From: Pharyngula
Today I learned about the Vampire Spider, Evarcha culicivora. I was dubious at first. Spiders don't have the piercing mouthparts…
From: Pharyngula
St. George can fuck right off. St. Patrick with him. In this house we dig the subjects of herpetology, reptile…
From: Great American Satan
Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, has signed into law a ban on all plastic bags given out by grocery…
From: Mano Singham
Some of the extremists in the anti-abortion movement in the US seeks as their goal the complete abolition of all…
From: Mano Singham
Women's basketball has gained a lot of popularity in the last few years, though the players in the WNBA do…
From: Mano Singham
Jared Taylor is a notorious racist and extremist, recognized as a white nationalist by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Only…
From: Pharyngula
Happy BiVisibility Day! Bisexuality is sexual, romantic or emotional attraction towards same and other genders. It is attraction to men…
From: YEMMYnisting
The existence of poverty is a choice, not a fact of nature. We could end it any time we choose.…
From: Daylight Atheism
Here are a few links that might be of interest Lady Gaga Never Spoke Out Against Rumors Claiming She’s a…
From: Pro-Science
The controversial lieutenant governor of North Carolina who is now running for governor has made controversial statements in the past,…
From: Mano Singham
In her debate with creepy Donald Trump, one of the most compelling moments was when Kamala Harris described how, thanks…
From: Mano Singham
I have written multiple posts about the menace in the US of what is known as 'civil asset forfeiture'. This…
From: Mano Singham
Creationist logic is soaking into the general discourse, I'm sorry to say. As we've all heard, Donald Trump declared that…
From: Pharyngula
I thought that weird JD Vance did better than I expected, even if almost his entire shtick consisted of three…
From: Mano Singham
It starts at 9:00pm Eastern time. It will feature a contrast between the affable geniality of Tim Walz and the…
From: Mano Singham
Some of the extremists in the anti-abortion movement in the US seeks as their goal the complete abolition of all…
From: Mano Singham
Politics is personal, as Rudy Giuliani's daughter, Caroline Rose Giuliani, demonstrates. She's voting for Kamala Harris because Trump wrecked her…
From: Pharyngula
Here's everything you need to know about Chris Rufo. [caption id="attachment_74459" align="aligncenter" width="500"] In case anyone forgot Chris Rufo posted…
From: Pharyngula
To put the current fight within the family of Rupert Murdoch for control of the Murdoch media empire in context,…
From: Mano Singham
Fox News has been a pernicious influence in US public life. It has promoted extreme right wing policies, cultivated hatred…
From: Mano Singham
Hurricane Helene has passed by now, leaving wreckage in its wake. If you suffered any losses, you know how you…
From: Pharyngula
Cool. Very Darwinian. [caption id="attachment_74441" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Tom the Dancing Bug[/caption]
From: Pharyngula
Women's basketball has gained a lot of popularity in the last few years, though the players in the WNBA do…
From: Mano Singham