Sacha Baron Cohen has a new TV series premiering on Showtime called Who Is America? in which he does his…
From: Mano Singham
As this Doonesbury comic strip shows, the Trump force is strong within the cult members. They are the ones that…
From: Mano Singham
Agnes, enjoying a good gnaw. Agnes was one of the triplets comprising Amelia, Magrat and herself. Like Alfie, Agnes was…
From: Affinity
Electrochemical engraving seems to be pretty easy: you order micro-screen masks from tustech [tus] and they appear remarkably quickly. I…
From: Stderr
See it. It’s a mix of comedy and spoken word oration, and it is incredibly good. Make sure your FOX-watching…
From: Stderr
The DC punk scene may have died down after Fugazi’s 2003 breakup, but the nation’s capital is currently seeing a…
From: Bi Any Means
It is quite extraordinary how liberals will sign on to the notion of civility, even when that is used as…
From: Mano Singham
Prick Noun. 1: a mark or shallow hole made by a pointed instrument. 2a: a pointed instrument or weapon b:…
From: Affinity
Belgium has just lost its semi-final World Cup match against France. The British have a positive genius for coming up…
From: Mano Singham
I had the idea of using a small stainless steel hatchet as a cut-off tool for forging. It seemed like…
From: Stderr
[caption id="attachment_31590" align="alignnone" width="692"] A print from Bernard de Montfaucon's L'antiquité expliquée et représentée en figures (Band 2,2 page 358…
From: Affinity
Here at Argument Clinic, we are great fans of pointless surrealism. But we do not venerate it, nor do we…
From: Stderr
Well, that was unpleasant. I caught a red-eye from SeaTac at about 1am last night -- cranky already. I had…
From: Pharyngula
Political Correctness appears to have usurped religion’s title as arbiter of morality; Religion wants the title back. Political correctness has,…
From: Odgraphix
Warning: Execution, Death, Cruelty to Animals [This posting is because of discussion about execution techniques stderr] When I was a…
From: Stderr
But he's such a holy man! The guy who authored that genuinely bizarre creationist text, The Atlas of Creation, and…
From: Pharyngula
Facebook claims to be cracking down on "fake news", but in a press conference with journalists to announce their great…
From: Pharyngula
[caption id="attachment_31477" align="alignnone" width="743"] Milanese tarocchi, c. 1500.[/caption] Sales of Tarot Cards are up! Oh no, witchcraft, satanism, and atheism,…
From: Affinity
Wonder why I've come to despise debate? Because people who can't logic their way through a T-maze they've run a…
From: Pharyngula
From Etienne De La Boetie: Resolve to serve no more, and you are at once freed. I do not ask…
From: Stderr
Morgan was unavailable for this episode, so today we have Nick Little from CFI joining us to take a look…
From: Bi Any Means
...and, this Friday the 13th, I'm going to do this the lazy way, because I'm late for getting dinner started…
From: Geeky Humanist
Unpleasant stuff is trickling out of the Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. https://twitter.com/McLNeuro/status/1017476544707432448 https://twitter.com/CwdickD/status/1017519064116355072 https://twitter.com/samdeanscience/status/1017429612064837632 Just because you study…
From: Pharyngula
The DC punk scene may have died down after Fugazi’s 2003 breakup, but the nation’s capital is currently seeing a…
From: Bi Any Means
My guest for today is Dr. Marisa Richmond. She’s a transgender activist based in Nashville, TN who, in 2016, became…
From: Bi Any Means
Here we go again, another exposé of Michael Shermer's deplorable behavior. He'll just shrug this one off, too, and no…
From: Pharyngula
Many of you have never heard of Penny Arcade. As far as webcomics go, it was the original success story,…
From: Great American Satan
The script for the movie so bad Kevin Sorbo turned it down may have been leaked. I'm a little suspicious…
From: Pharyngula
I'm immediately put on my guard when someone starts using the old zero-sum argument against acknowledging someone's rights: "Giving them…
From: Pharyngula
I might have to go see another super-hero movie just because of this one clip from one interview. https://twitter.com/emilybluntz/status/1011018635748560896 I…
From: Pharyngula
Knut is just standing there, looking cool with his grandma. [caption id="attachment_51403" align="aligncenter" width="496"][/caption] That's his latest trick -- standing.…
From: Pharyngula
I've sniped at Jordan Peterson a few times. I've tended to focus on just a few of his overtly and…
From: Pharyngula
From the Babbler Editorial Board: Nowadays, there is always someone posting live commentary on social media during public events. It…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
Lots of photos with this one. I'll explain in the captions. [caption id="attachment_31553" align="alignnone" width="1500"] The prescribed goop for malnutrition.…
From: Affinity
The ubiquity of cameras and social media has resulted in ordinary people being able to record events in their surroundings…
From: Mano Singham
Morgan was unavailable for this episode, so today we have Nick Little from CFI joining us to take a look…
From: Bi Any Means
Part of it is the normal cycle of health stuff & part is that a friend needs some help right…
From: Pervert Justice
I do not speak Korean but was intrigued by this tweet from Donald Trump containing a note sent to him…
From: Mano Singham
During the time when the boys and their coach were being rescued from their long stay in the caves, there…
From: Mano Singham
[caption id="attachment_31466" align="alignnone" width="1800"] Modern Meaningless Hieroglyphics, © C. Ford, all rights reserved.[/caption] A bit of fatigue is setting in…
From: Affinity
Political Correctness appears to have usurped religion’s title as arbiter of morality; Religion wants the title back. Political correctness has,…
From: Odgraphix
Morgan was unavailable for this episode, so today we have Nick Little from CFI joining us to take a look…
From: Bi Any Means
My guest for today is Dr. Marisa Richmond. She’s a transgender activist based in Nashville, TN who, in 2016, became…
From: Bi Any Means
John Fea, an evangelical and professor of American History and chairman of the Department of History at Messiah College in…
From: Mano Singham
Some readers may recall my post making fun of the press release of a new book by a theologian Edward…
From: Mano Singham
According to Media Matters, Fox "news" has given Trump 15 million dollars in free advertising since April 28th. On July…
From: Oceanoxia
As a follow-up to my post on how the alt-right hate groups are targeting young skeptics for recruitment, I want…
From: Mano Singham
Copied and pasted. Good advice: As an attorney, I strongly urge all LGBTQI folks to get your legal affairs in…
From: Oceanoxia
Just saw this from Michael Stone over at Patheos. Dangerous Catholic extremist: Amy Coney Barrett, a leading candidate for a…
From: Oceanoxia
Some time ago, I wrote about how the alt-right coalition of fascists, neo-Nazis, and bigots was luring in young people…
From: Mano Singham
This cartoon is dependent on the idea that early humans died at a very young age compared to now. But…
From: Mano Singham
This is my last day out here in Seattle, so I have to leave you with a memento of what…
From: Pharyngula
It's no secret to fans of biology and of excellent video games that zombies are real. There are a few…
From: Oceanoxia
The Keystone pipeline has not gone away; nor has the mortal danger to all of us it represents. The constant…
From: Oceanoxia
'Evidence-based medicine' is a term that is now very much in vogue. It suggests that medical practitioners move away from…
From: Mano Singham
Here we go again. The Guardian has a profile of a guy who claims to be able to tell your…
From: Pharyngula
There was a news item yesterday about the death on a former TV news talk show personality Ed Schultz that…
From: Mano Singham
EDIT: Pruitt is being replaced by his deputy, Andrew Wheeler. More on him soon. Living in the Trump era has…
From: Oceanoxia
As a result of my post on the flat-Earth believers, I was struck by their claim that when you look…
From: Mano Singham
I recently argued that asking for letters of reference to be submitted with applications for tenure-track positions devalues the time…
From: Fierce Roller
[caption id="attachment_31549" align="alignnone" width="800"] In this June 17, 2015, file photo, marijuana plants grow at LifeLine Labs in Cottage Grove,…
From: Affinity
Londoners turned out in their thousands to give Donald Trump the welcome he deserves, a big ass whooping. Tens of…
From: YEMMYnisting
Political Correctness appears to have usurped religion’s title as arbiter of morality; Religion wants the title back. Political correctness has,…
From: Odgraphix
assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way, especially with regard to petty or trivial matters: a policeman came to…
From: Pharyngula
It's always been that way, hasn't it? Here's just another example: an old white woman sees a black youngster selling…
From: Pharyngula
Many of you have never heard of Penny Arcade. As far as webcomics go, it was the original success story,…
From: Great American Satan
The Keystone pipeline has not gone away; nor has the mortal danger to all of us it represents. The constant…
From: Oceanoxia
It's good. The solid slap at that pseudo-intellectual fraud, Dave Rubin, is a nice bonus.
From: Pharyngula
Last week, the department was saying this: [Health and Human Services] Secretary Alex Azar claimed migrant parents who have been…
From: Reprobate Spreadsheet
According to Media Matters, Fox "news" has given Trump 15 million dollars in free advertising since April 28th. On July…
From: Oceanoxia
Sacha Baron Cohen has a new TV series premiering on Showtime called Who Is America? in which he does his…
From: Mano Singham
Some excerpts from Sacha Baron Cohen's next show are leaking out. watch this bit if you want to see the…
From: Pharyngula
The subtitle of this excellent new book by sportswriter Howard Bryan pretty much says what it is all about: Black…
From: Mano Singham
I know I'm not. I've disliked the posturing phony from day one, so it just confirms my suspicions to learn…
From: Pharyngula
Londoners turned out in their thousands to give Donald Trump the welcome he deserves, a big ass whooping. Tens of…
From: YEMMYnisting
Click for full size. [caption id="attachment_31530" align="alignnone" width="1900"] A Dreadful Attack Of "Presidential Fever" In The U.S. Senate. Frederick Burr…
From: Affinity
The protestors who were acquitted of all charges for actions during Donald Trump's inauguration are now pressing for action against…
From: Mano Singham
Political Correctness appears to have usurped religion’s title as arbiter of morality; Religion wants the title back. Political correctness has,…
From: Odgraphix
Morgan was unavailable for this episode, so today we have Nick Little from CFI joining us to take a look…
From: Bi Any Means
Ohio is not in the so-called Bible belt but nevertheless it shares with those states a highly puritanical mindset. Stormy…
From: Mano Singham