We're making the sword-blades out of wire rope, with a twist. It was a long drive to two long flights,…
From: Stderr
As I have said many times before, I had no interest in watching Game of Thrones but have been fascinated…
From: Mano Singham
[caption id="attachment_38442" align="alignnone" width="800"] ©Giliell, all rights reserved[/caption] From our recent visit to the zoo
From: Affinity
This is a repost of an article I published on Tumblr in 2017. As many things I publish there, it…
From: A Trivial Knot
We have seen a spate of highly restrictive anti-choice laws passed by mostly male legislators who do not seem to…
From: Mano Singham
Professional comedian Conan O'Brien was sued by someone who claimed that O'Brien had copied the jokes he had sent on…
From: Mano Singham
They get bonus points for reflecting my mood so well. English lyrics: The revelry was unrestrained The hangover is endless…
From: Pharyngula
Dürer's young hare is probably one of the best known animal portraits in the world. On our recent trip to…
From: Affinity
Recently I wrote about receiving an email that had a major spoiler for a recent film. The email was from…
From: Mano Singham
I've added a new rule! Here it is: If an atheo-skeptic writes a book purporting to explain morality, be extra…
From: Stderr
The genesis of the next bestseller: Dear Dr. Matthew D Herron, I am Luis, Editorial assistant from Oasis Publishing Group…
From: Fierce Roller
Remember, Sam Harris is the atheist leader who once, when asked where all the women were at in atheism, explained…
From: Pharyngula
If only philosophical SWAT teams existed…although the members would probably spend more time arguing with each other than battling those…
From: Pharyngula
I have, all the time. I remember when atheism was about idealism and anger at ignorant tribalism and superstition. Then…
From: Pharyngula
[caption id="attachment_5223" align="aligncenter" width="595"] Persecution complex? Image from an Evolution News & Views post on the Discovery Institute's exclusion from…
From: Fierce Roller
Their doctors are going to be so surprised! https://twitter.com/Kolyin/status/1127967565156720640
From: Pharyngula
Sam Harris has a long interview with Kara Swisher (1'40"! transcript here), which even in written form puts me to…
From: Pharyngula
If you can't beat 'em, define 'em out of existence! Some members of the intelligent design community seem to have…
From: Fierce Roller
Right, so. Many people here will have heard about Indiana's attempt to legislate the value of pi. This was quite…
From: Pervert Justice
It's not a toy, it's an instrument of mass death. The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is a first-strike weapon designed…
From: Stderr
We have seen a spate of highly restrictive anti-choice laws passed by mostly male legislators who do not seem to…
From: Mano Singham
I'm boycotting Georgia, too. In an hour I have to go watch a terra-bad movie by the bozos who made…
From: Pharyngula
Men get molested, too, and university administrations seem to care about as much as they do for the welfare of…
From: Pharyngula
The end is racing at us so fast -- we've been watching movies about the zombie apocalypse or handmaid's tales,…
From: Pharyngula
Once again, Oliver Thorne has created an important, informative video on an issue laden with controversy and bad intentions. …
From: Oceanoxia
…Tony Robbins! Tell me you're surprised. He's another over-inflated ass with no real talent or expertise beyond self-promotion, he maintains…
From: Pharyngula
I am just shocked at the stories emerging about David Yesner, the University of Alaska anthropologist. He is being sued…
From: Pharyngula
As predicted, they convened a new grand jury just to toss her back in the clink, along with an unprecedented…
From: Great American Satan
Bolingbrook's second annual Pride Picnic and Puppies event is set for June 9 from Noon to 6 PM. This year's LGBTQ+…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
...First you must have suitable bait. Then you can set a trap. Content warning - non-explicit discussion about sexual predators…
From: Affinity
By Reporter X Officials from Rob Sherman UFO Base in Palatine, IL confirmed they shot down an interceptor from Bolingbrook’s…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
This is one of the best caption/titles I've seen on imgur: The way its shot is especially good. [full video…
From: Stderr
It's all clear now. The series came to a slow, awkward close, by having all the complex story lines that…
From: Pharyngula
Fresh off my horrible afternoon of bad entertainment, I'm going to have to watch another shitty piece of garbage in…
From: Pharyngula
Holy shit, that was bad. As I mentioned before, several local church groups booked the Morris Theater to show the…
From: Pharyngula
[caption id="attachment_38456" align="alignnone" width="1600"] Bella, a very friendly Rhino Iguana, ©voyager, all rights reserved[/caption] Sorry to be absent the past…
From: Affinity
This is a really impressive example of how not to: I do not think this is "safe" but it's "effective."
From: Stderr
I'm going to be at Dragonfly Forge for all of next week, alon`g with Mike P.; we're taking Michael Bell's…
From: Stderr
They're off to join the workforce, or professional or grad school. We had UMM's 56th commencement ceremony today. This is…
From: Pharyngula
I don't know how I can enjoy a movie where someone is shot in the head at close range every…
From: Pharyngula
For years the new atheist movement has been saying in various forms that "Atheism is not a religion." That in…
I had to make a couple of road trips across the state this past weekend, and while I'm used to…
From: Pharyngula
The Catholic church requires celibacy for its priests and nuns. But many find it hard to do so. While some…
From: Mano Singham
A Kentucky teen who sued his school because they required all students to be vaccinated has now been diagnosed as…
From: Mano Singham
Many readers will remember the case of Aasia Bibi, the Pakistani woman who went through hell as a result of…
From: Mano Singham
Take a look at this image. It may not be great art but seems pretty innocuous, no? {AD} But it…
From: Mano Singham
The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported that "The mayor of Hoschton, a nearly all-white community 50 miles northeast of Atlanta, allegedly…
From: Mano Singham
In a significant development, the Satanic Temple has been recognized by the IRS as a church. The decision has sparked…
From: Mano Singham
“The battle for gay acceptance will only be won after the conversion of Christians.” We are seeing the evidence…
From: Odgraphix
We are familiar with the 'express checkout lines' at supermarkets and elsewhere meant for those with fewer that a certain…
From: Mano Singham
I've spent all winter doing the book-learnin'. I've got so much unfocused spider lore stuffed into my head that I…
From: Pharyngula
I like watching British police procedurals and a key person in those stories is the forensic pathologist who determines the…
From: Mano Singham
I have worth! [caption id="attachment_54377" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Good Morning Murica[/caption] There might be a depreciation table out there somewhere that…
From: Pharyngula
I've seen these midge larvae in our local ponds, and wondered how that folded fang-like appendage worked. Now I know.…
From: Pharyngula
It's been a long time, but I remember that: you wave timidly from across the room, and then if she…
From: Pharyngula
MK-ULTRA was one of the CIA's programs devoted to mind-control. It became part of the whole "mind control" memeosphere related…
From: Stderr
I have been so impatient for the spiders to flourish once again, and have been keeping an eye on what…
From: Pharyngula
He gives a good summary of the proposals, all of which are perfectly reasonable, as opposed to the absurd claims…
From: Mano Singham
That is a blatantly clickbait-and-switch post title. Anyone expecting to read about the origins of romantic outings involving two people…
From: Mano Singham
Who wants to go swimming with sperm whales? Their sonar is so intense that they can kill animals with a…
From: Pharyngula
Jason England, former admissions dean at Carnegie Mellon University, has drawn from his own experiences to add to what the…
From: Mano Singham
So there's a particular bit of overused truth whose use I want to challenge. Again, it's not that it's not…
From: Pervert Justice
Every couple of months it seems a certain debate flares up on my Twitter and it keeps annoying me. It…
From: Affinity
Although I'm also seeing signs that the professional atheist debaters are getting a bit annoyed with us. [caption id="attachment_54196" align="aligncenter"…
From: Pharyngula
“The battle for gay acceptance will only be won after the conversion of Christians.” We are seeing the evidence…
From: Odgraphix
I just watched this documentary that follows four insurgent women candidates who bucked the Democratic party establishment by challenging long-standing…
From: Mano Singham
Trumpism is nothing new. Fevered racism has been simmering in the US for a long, long time. What's embarrassing is…
From: Pharyngula
Before we start, I'm going to need to go into a bit about the Board of Governors of the Federal…
From: Pervert Justice
And FREEZE PEACH activists, for that matter. One of the things that struck me the hardest in that story, at…
From: Pervert Justice
This is from two years ago, though I didn't see it at the time. Apparently the Blue Lives Matter movement…
From: Pervert Justice
I like watching British police procedurals and a key person in those stories is the forensic pathologist who determines the…
From: Mano Singham
While it does commit the sin of failing to label an axis, it's still a good point. https://twitter.com/ZiziFothSi/status/1130767871443910656 I had…
From: Pharyngula
Guilty confession time: I once really respected Glenn Greenwald. I thought he was doing admirable work defending civil liberties, although…
From: Pharyngula
He spoke about why the Trump show is captivating but also why we need to change the channel because that…
From: Mano Singham
As I have said many times before, I had no interest in watching Game of Thrones but have been fascinated…
From: Mano Singham
The UK election to the European parliament on Thursday, May 23 is being viewed as a gauge to determine the…
From: Mano Singham
It's all clear now. The series came to a slow, awkward close, by having all the complex story lines that…
From: Pharyngula
We have seen a spate of highly restrictive anti-choice laws passed by mostly male legislators who do not seem to…
From: Mano Singham
The obsession of liberals and the Democratic party establishment with this idea that Russia influenced the last US elections sufficiently…
From: Mano Singham
The end is racing at us so fast -- we've been watching movies about the zombie apocalypse or handmaid's tales,…
From: Pharyngula