Scammers are busy phishing for artists now. For the full story, wonderfully illustrated by Steven Weinberg, head over to Hyperallergic.…
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Last weekend my friend in Pittsburgh and I went to visit the Phipps Conservatory. Pittsburgh's a great town, with lots…
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From: Mano Singham
Much attention has focused on Donald Trump's use of the handshake as a means of assering dominance over the other…
From: Mano Singham
Now you can shower with Voltaire. But don't you dare call it "douche"... [caption id="attachment_435" align="alignright" width="120"] Voltaire by Houdon[/caption]…
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Declaration of Sentiments When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one portion of the family of…
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I brought this up in the 'Napoleon bad' thread, and thought I'd give it a bit more exposure. I haven't…
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The newest correspondent for The Daily Show talks about the problems he faces because he looks like Donald Trump, Jr.…
From: Mano Singham
It better be the latest iPad Pro, too. And nothing less then Double Stuf Oreos.
From: Pharyngula
Ken Ham says so. MEDIA AND BLOGGERS OUT OF CONTROL RE: ARK You may have read media reports and blogs…
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We're all going to be cyborgs who live on protein pills! Unfortunately, reality makes that less glamorous than it sounds.…
From: Pharyngula
Execration Figurines. Lance Wallnau is still at it, declaring a veritable storm of witchcraft is swirling about his darling, Trump.…
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A talk by Richard Dawkins on his newest book, Science in the Soul: Selected Writings of a Passionate Rationalist, was…
From: Pharyngula
That creationist with the chromosome argument put out another video raging about me today. It mainly consist of him declaring…
From: Pharyngula
First it's the gay-themed redecoration of the Ark Park. Then, in light of the dodgy resale of the Big Gay…
From: Pharyngula
I will only make a brief comment on this, because I don't think it is really worth more than that.…
From: A Trivial Knot
Feminist waves have been endlessly debated, and wave theory has been perpetually (and perhaps deliberately) misunderstood amongst the public generally…
From: Pervert Justice
I got into a conversation with a creationist in a hangout late one night, and now, wouldn't you know it,…
From: Pharyngula
My guest for today is my Facebook friend Charlotte Butler Salafia, who volunteered to be on the show. According to…
From: Bi Any Means
We were so close. Then came January 20th and the inauguration with its ominous speech from Hell. There was no…
From: Odgraphix
Thanks: [embed]https://twitter.com/EliErlick/status/882677305927024640[/embed] -Shiv
From: Against the Grain
Much has been said already about YouTube sex educator Laci Green’s supposed “taking the red pill,” so I don’t want to rehash…
From: Bi Any Means
Ken Ham wants to take back the rainbow for his god, so he's now lighting up the Big Wooden Box…
From: Pharyngula
I am surprised and gratified that our school system took a progressive step forward -- they approved a set of…
From: Pharyngula
Since David Futrelle is currently offline, dealing with some nasty migraines, I guess I have to step in and cover…
From: Pharyngula
Julia Serano is back with another fantastic takedown of arguments predicated on notions of immutable, discrete sex binaries. Clarifying the…
From: Against the Grain
This is a repost of an article I wrote in 2015. Actually, it used to be two articles, but I…
From: A Trivial Knot
Declaration of Sentiments When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one portion of the family of…
From: Pervert Justice
The model known as 'Khulood' who was arrested and questioned by Saudi Arabian police after a video emerged of her…
From: Mano Singham
NewScientist has a brief article on an international comparison of the health systems of 11 wealthy, industrialized nations. Each system…
From: Pervert Justice
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From: Affinity
Feminist waves have been endlessly debated, and wave theory has been perpetually (and perhaps deliberately) misunderstood amongst the public generally…
From: Pervert Justice
The generation to whom the Christians' bigwig directly spoke 2000 years ago will not pass away before the Most Momentous…
From: Pervert Justice
A Florida man was outraged by vehicles used by utility workers partially blocking his driveway. This of course happens all…
From: Mano Singham
In a now-famous tweet, philosopher Peter Boghossian made a rather bizzare argument: apparently 3rd wave feminists have smelly feet and…
From: Stderr
My guest for today is my Facebook friend Charlotte Butler Salafia, who volunteered to be on the show. According to…
From: Bi Any Means
The scientists at NASA have plotted average global temperatures since 1880, both the annual averages plus five-year averages to smooth…
From: Mano Singham
Leprosy it seems is making a come back at least in some parts of India. Leprosy may have left the…
From: Nastik Deliberations
Adam tells us that this form of punishment that is now routinely practiced in US prisons for even minor infractions…
From: Mano Singham
Oh, crap. It's Sunday morning, and all I need is a sermon from dumbshit Jim Carrey. It's nice that he's…
From: Pharyngula
Some Buddhist monks in Thailand, where Buddhism is the majority religion, clearly seem to think that evangelical Christians in the…
From: Mano Singham
A day or two ago PZ Myers put up a post about sexual harassment of graduate students, and I followed…
From: Pervert Justice
The generation to whom the Christians' bigwig directly spoke 2000 years ago will not pass away before the Most Momentous…
From: Pervert Justice
Women in Saudi Arabia have to endure what is probably the most strict dress code in the world, requiring them…
From: Mano Singham
September 21st, 1995, was a good day to be a god. Or, alternatively, to own a grocery store. A worshipper…
From: Reprobate Spreadsheet
If our Christ-worshipers claim that God endowed their saints with power to perform the [caption id="attachment_13" align="alignright" width="121"] Your host,…
From: Stderr
The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.…
From: Against the Grain
(I'm releasing this a day early because I'll be out of town tomorrow.) On today’s episode, we go over some…
From: Bi Any Means
Many of you would have heard or read about the incredible rescue of people who had been caught in a…
From: Mano Singham
[CONTENT NOTE: graphic image of squirrel bite injuries] And here I was thinking I could enjoy a lazy, relaxing Sunday…
From: Death to Squirrels
Much has been said already about YouTube sex educator Laci Green’s supposed “taking the red pill,” so I don’t want to rehash…
From: Bi Any Means
Though it is a well-known fact that homeopathy is useless and equal to placebo, a large amount of scarce public…
From: Nastik Deliberations
Float in space w/ new @Google Street View of @Space_Station! See where crew exercise, conduct @ISS_Research + more: https://t.co/gJycxkdHcX pic.twitter.com/VqesnouCYs…
From: Affinity
Julia Serano is back with another fantastic takedown of arguments predicated on notions of immutable, discrete sex binaries. Clarifying the…
From: Against the Grain
Here's a clever trick to thaw out frozen embryos: before you freeze them, you inject them with nanogold particles, and…
From: Pharyngula
A photographer went up close to a pod of giant sperm whales and captured incredible photos of the animals asleep…
From: Mano Singham
Finally, they've come right out and said what we knew all along: most of our DNA has to be junk.…
From: Pharyngula
Elon Musk is in the news again, for worrying out loud about the AI that we may create that will…
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From: Pharyngula
The team behind Game of Thrones is now proposing a new show: an alternate reality series in which the South…
From: Pharyngula
Thanks: [embed]https://twitter.com/EliErlick/status/882677305927024640[/embed] -Shiv
From: Against the Grain
A day or two ago PZ Myers put up a post about sexual harassment of graduate students, and I followed…
From: Pervert Justice
I just sort of glanced past this in my post about Laci Green, but I think it's worth circling back…
From: Reprobate Spreadsheet
Maybe all those people so heavily against censorship can actually pay attention to actual censorship instead of admonishing trans folk…
From: Against the Grain
One hundred sixty-nine years ago today, after a lengthy planning period totaling ten days, a group mostly consisting of Quakers…
From: Pervert Justice
We are seeing the familiar trajectory of how the US views social problems played out in the case of the…
From: Mano Singham
PST is an essayist whose series is still young. The works are meticulously argued, and thorough enjoyable for their acerbic…
From: Against the Grain
I've had a draft cooking for a while over Laci Green's view of trans* people. I don't claim to know…
From: Reprobate Spreadsheet
It takes a lot for me to endorse a Twitter thread, mostly because if your message takes more than one…
From: Against the Grain
Time to do another deep dive on polling in the US. The first item comes via Steven Rosenfeld over at…
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[caption id="attachment_20013" align="alignnone" width="800"] Anthony Scaramucci CREDIT: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster.[/caption] Oh what a different song he sings! Scaramucci was no…
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We were so close. Then came January 20th and the inauguration with its ominous speech from Hell. There was no…
From: Odgraphix
[caption id="attachment_35308" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Matt Lubchansky[/caption] Inaccurate. The Democrats would sit down, scribble up some half-assed slogan, and then they'd…
From: Pharyngula
In Turkey, convicted criminals do not have to wear uniforms in prison, and accused individuals may wear what they want…
From: Against the Grain
It's a sign of my suspicion of government that I read everything they say at least twice. So, when I…
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Seth Meyers illustrates. {AD}
From: Mano Singham
I use the labels neoliberal and neoconservative quite frequently. In comments in response to a previous post, there was some…
From: Mano Singham
HJ Hornbeck's got some great perspective on knock-on damage from injustice, COINTELPRO, and social injustice warriors. Check it out.
From: Stderr
Wikipedia. Donald Trump’s nominee to be an assistant secretary for the Defense Department’s nuclear, chemical, and biological defense programs believes…
From: Affinity