How many true believers are in the world? It’s true; your geographical location usually decides your religion, but how many…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
I used to love fashion. It flows from my love of art, design, and craft - some of the outfits…
From: Stderr
I have recently discovered my love for tofu. Turns out all the people who always told me that you just…
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One of my flower drawings was accepted into Botanicals 24 with Artist Space Gallery. You can check out the online…
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Bolingbrook was one of 32 cities around the world to host the first round of the secret TikTok Influencer Tournament.…
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[caption id="attachment_73090" align="alignright" width="150"] …and he caught Déagol by the throat and strangled him, because the gold looked so bright…
From: Pharyngula
As if her story about shooting her pet puppy Cricket was not bad enough, South Dakota governor Kristi Noem is…
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From: From the Ashes of Faith
It has become common to hear well-known comedians bemoaning that they are no longer allowed to do the kind of…
From: Mano Singham
How many true believers are in the world? It’s true; your geographical location usually decides your religion, but how many…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
His madness was exposed on Joe Rogan's show -- and Carlson made Rogan look intelligent, which is quite a feat.…
From: Pharyngula
You've got to appreciate a little theological infighting. I don't usually bother to read Catholic Answers, but this example made…
From: Pharyngula
Creationists are pathetic and detestable. [caption id="attachment_73066" align="aligncenter" width="500"] SMBC[/caption] The alt text on this comic reads, "Disappointed with myself…
From: Pharyngula
She said, the longer you wear a mask, the more unhealthy you get. She thinks vaccines wreck chromosomes. For those…
From: Pharyngula
[caption id="attachment_111" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Screenshot via Catholic Answers[/caption] Catholic Answers, a lay-run apologetics organization, is joining the AI-for-everything fad. In…
From: Daylight Atheism
It's fun to watch religious conservatives grapple with pop culture, because they really don't get it. Today is the goofy…
From: Pharyngula
I have a Cardi B song stuck in my head. I like the song, but it just won’t leave me…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
Brian Cox (not the astronomer) is an actor who often plays brusque, rude, loud characters, and he's usually, at least…
From: Pharyngula
Villains love dichotomies. [caption id="attachment_72956" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Bob the Angry Flower[/caption] I am reminded of the way Answers in Genesis…
From: Pharyngula
More than anything else, right-wing culture warriors live to trigger the libs. They compete to one-up each other in saying…
From: Daylight Atheism
The pressure is enormous. I'm a pretty conventional guy, but all the messaging from the world around me tells me…
From: Pharyngula
Aww, a heartwarming story before the weekend (when I'm going to be neck-deep in grading.) A Russian, Erik Beda, fled…
From: Pharyngula
In one of those meatspace conversations, we were talking about crazy cat ladies, each of us trying to do cursory…
From: A Trivial Knot
Jason Selvig and Davram Stiefler are two comedians who call themselves 'The Good Liars' and pull political pranks such as…
From: Mano Singham
Got some gentle sympathies in donation message, but again, barely anyone has been suggesting topics to write about. Makes me…
From: Great American Satan
I've never played Warmhammer, never owned any of the books or models, and I only just today learned something surprising.…
From: Pharyngula
There are many ways to assess the utility of a policy. One way is to simply ask who favors the…
From: Pharyngula
The ruling by the Arizona supreme court that an 1864 law that purportedly bans all abortions even in the case…
From: Mano Singham
I've changed my mind on a couple of things since yesterday. Based on the impression I got from the play…
From: Pharyngula
How many true believers are in the world? It’s true; your geographical location usually decides your religion, but how many…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
Would you believe that it was nine years ago that the internet was arguing about the color of this dress?…
From: Pharyngula
I went to the UMM Commencement ceremony today, sorta. I'm afraid I had to bail out before I died --…
From: Pharyngula
One of my flower drawings was accepted into Botanicals 24 with Artist Space Gallery. You can check out the online…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
This month, the Ace Community Survey published a report on sexual violence. The real story of Gamergate 2 (conspiracy theories,…
From: A Trivial Knot
Our benign neglect of the lawn is paying off.
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From: From the Ashes of Faith
The UMM commencement ceremony is on Saturday. I'll be attending in my black robes and funny hat, reluctantly. I go…
From: Pharyngula
I have just submitted all of the grades for my Spring 2024 classes. I wish I could say "that is…
From: Pharyngula
I am so excited to be getting rid of these crutches soon! I am no longer in pain and I…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
How many true believers are in the world? It’s true; your geographical location usually decides your religion, but how many…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
You would think that by now people would have got used to the extent to which the Catholic church went…
From: Mano Singham
I have a Cardi B song stuck in my head. I like the song, but it just won’t leave me…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
I had my follow-up appointment on Tuesday from my knee surgery earlier this month. They removed the sutures, but unfortunately,…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
I am both fascinated and disturbed by cults. Fascinated because of my interest in the psychology of the kind of…
From: Mano Singham
Somebody suggested I could meditate for a moment on what it would be like if Loki were behind the mask…
From: Great American Satan
A donation with a topic, fantastic! What is the role of Satan in current American religions? What I want is…
From: Great American Satan
The Washington Post gave a lot of attention to Kali and Joshua Fantanilla today, for reasons I can't comprehend. It's…
From: Pharyngula
It often seems that rich people can break the law with no consequences, but once in a while, you come…
From: Pro-Science
The philosopher Daniel Dennett has recently published a memoir and in a review Matthew Lau accuses him of pursuing a…
From: Mano Singham
When watching films that are set in a time before there was electricity, I would sometimes see public fountains and…
From: Mano Singham
I stayed up late to try and see the northern lights. They were nice, but a bit dim here --…
From: Pharyngula
This is a cranefly on my door. It is not a mosquito.
From: Pharyngula
I remember the Olden Times when Rush Limbaugh (may he Rot in Peace) would rail against solar power -- what…
From: Pharyngula
Common problems with attempts to implant chronic electrodes -- especially the ones with exceptionally fine wires -- are the accumulation…
From: Pharyngula
Many people don't seem to realize that City Journal is not a science journal, but a conservative policy rag published…
From: Pharyngula
Now that spring is actually here -- blue skies, balmy weather, all that stuff -- and I no longer have…
From: Pharyngula
Here you go, just released today. [caption id="attachment_73063" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Spiders of the United States and Canada[/caption] It's not exhaustive,…
From: Pharyngula
I was checking out our compost bin, which is swarming with young juvenile spiders, and what jumped out at me…
From: Pharyngula
I am going to continue the thread over at [stderr] but I wanted to branch into a side-topic here. [avalus@#10]…
From: Stderr
We don't get as much of the noise about Eurovision here in the benighted Americas, but every once in a…
From: Pharyngula
Today is the official changeover day for the Minnesota state flag. I like it! I especially like it because I…
From: Pharyngula
It has become common to hear well-known comedians bemoaning that they are no longer allowed to do the kind of…
From: Mano Singham
I know that there are sadistic sociopaths out there who delight in the suffering of other people and animals. But…
From: Mano Singham
The mayor of New York City Eric Adams and the police department have used the claim of outside agitators to…
From: Mano Singham
Both the university and the state have an ugly history of racism that they would like to bury. But the…
From: Mano Singham
The widespread campus protests against Israel's assault on Gaza has resulted in some claims that it is driven by antisemitism…
From: Mano Singham
The student protests over what is happening in Gaza have spread all over the country with nearly 2,000 arrests made…
From: Mano Singham
[caption id="attachment_105" align="alignright" width="800"] Columbia students' protest encampment (CC0)[/caption] [Previous: The First Amendment doesn't have an Israel exception] The pro-Palestine…
From: Daylight Atheism
The student protests on college campuses against the horrors taking place in Gaza have been largely peaceful and taken the…
From: Mano Singham
I am not a fan of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. He seems to be somewhat of a crank and his…
From: Mano Singham
President Joe Biden is ramping up the trade war with China by keeping the tariffs serial sex abuser Donald Trump…
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John Catsimatidis is a billionaire who is a Republican donor. He also owns a radio station WABC and Rudy Giuliani…
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You would think that by now people would have got used to the extent to which the Catholic church went…
From: Mano Singham
As if her story about shooting her pet puppy Cricket was not bad enough, South Dakota governor Kristi Noem is…
From: Mano Singham
It has become common to hear well-known comedians bemoaning that they are no longer allowed to do the kind of…
From: Mano Singham
Elections to local councils last week saw the Conservative party suffering huge losses. They won 515 seats, down by 397…
From: Mano Singham
Kristi Noem may have callously killed a puppy, but RFK Jr. claims he has a dead worm in his brain.…
From: Pharyngula
I know that there are sadistic sociopaths out there who delight in the suffering of other people and animals. But…
From: Mano Singham