I had not heard of this thing, before, but apparently it's a new fad: cake that looks like non-cake. I…
From: Stderr
After lots of frustration and some success, the right blanks finally arrived. That vendor will sure see some more business…
From: Affinity
He made fun of the Biden-Harris appearance in an empty gymnasium where they kept socially distanced. US presidential campaigns, especially…
From: Mano Singham
I was a bit unsure about whether to post this, because I'm not doing much that's interesting, except following…
From: Stderr
After Tuesday's assorted failures I went back to working on a ring yesterday as I had originally cut two pieces…
From: Affinity
Seth Meyers wonderfully deconstructs Trump false statements about what his latest Executive Orders will do. The correct answer is 'very…
From: Mano Singham
Ant Log turned out very well indeed. It could have been better, but that's how these things go. In retrospect,…
From: Stderr
I'm impressed that the lightsabers survive. This is a companion piece to the bowl and squeak hammer kendo [stderr] They're…
From: Stderr
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From: Mano Singham
Today I found out that we're all supposed to be into critical theory. If ya ain't into critical theory, get…
From: Great American Satan
[caption id="attachment_1164" align="alignright" width="330"] Ed Brayton[/caption] Ed Brayton, a co-founder of Freethought Blogs and a blogger at Patheos, died…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
Even the Canadian humanists! Here's a conversation between two old cis guys about what to do about the trans folk,…
From: Pharyngula
[caption id="attachment_1163" align="alignright" width="312"] Did anti-psychic energy create this image of blogger Ed Brayton?[/caption] Bolingbrook atheists claim that an image…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
I got a message today about a corner of the internet with which I was unfamiliar -- I post it…
From: Pharyngula
Last Fall, there was a conference held in London, the Sovereign Nations conference. The 'star' speakers were Peter Boghossian, Helen…
From: Pharyngula
I've been living in Academyville most of my life, which means I've met some of the villainous ogres the right-wingers…
From: Pharyngula
It is the 5th of August, and I have noticed that I've already run out of access to 'free' articles…
From: Pharyngula
It must be nice to be filthy rich, so that you can say any idiotic thing and automatically get lots…
From: Pharyngula
It's entirely online this year, for obvious reasons, but if you're interested, you should mosey on over to the Skepticon…
From: Pharyngula
Tonight, at 9pm Central, I'm going to try and wade through the bullshit Ken Ham threw everywhere in a recent…
From: Pharyngula
As expected, the attacks on Kamala Harris started immediately. What is surprising is that she has long been the favorite…
From: Mano Singham
There are a lot of articles and even lists (and, yes, listicles) about Senator Kamala Harris' worst actions and decisions,…
From: Pervert Justice
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden announced yesterday that California senator Kamala Harris would be his running mate. It was something…
From: Mano Singham
Over the weekend Trump stormed off from a press conference when a female reporter kept pressing him about why he…
From: Mano Singham
Cultural appropriation, the term given (usually censoriously) to anyone who attempts to portray a culture other than their own, has…
From: Mano Singham
Well, gosh, I've seen it all now: Answers in Genesis is eager to defend an evolutionary biologist. I suppose it…
From: Pharyngula
Once upon a time, when I first heard about BethAnn McLaughlin, I posted approvingly about her. She was a founder…
From: Pharyngula
Since I didn't watch the awards presentation at all, I missed George R. R. Martin making a colossal flaming ass…
From: Pharyngula
We live in terrifying times, my friends. There's a lot of bad going on right now, both in the world,…
From: Oceanoxia
The problem of what pronoun to use to describe the third person singular has been around for a long time…
From: Mano Singham
In the distant pre-pandemic past, I used to take public transit. Public transit is a fascinating place where you meet…
From: A Trivial Knot
Some old rhymes need updating. https://twitter.com/yesterdaysprint/status/1293910076265127943 I agree, try it!
From: Pharyngula
Things change. You change. You can never go back again. Over the last few months, I've been on a time-travel…
From: Pharyngula
I just got word that he died peacefully last night.
From: Pharyngula
Left handed representation doesn't matter in most games since the game controller in the player's hand causes actions, regardless of…
From: Intransitive
Yes, it's August 13th again, the day when I talk about one of the largest and least violently discriminated minorities…
From: Intransitive
Chris, a long time reader of this blog, took up my request to readers to write a review of my…
From: Mano Singham
One could make the point that there's an interesting and sort of natural experiment going on here: two adjacent countries…
From: Pharyngula
I mentioned before that I've given in and bought myself a small lathe. The first thing I wanted to make,…
From: Affinity
Can you solve this mystery, which, according to NewAtlas.com has been baffling scientists? [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="2010"] New Atlas invites…
From: Pervert Justice
The head of the evangelical Liberty University has agreed to take the "indefinite leave of absence" asked for by the…
From: Mano Singham
The plight of the Uighur minority in China is something that I was peripherally aware of and kept meaning to…
From: Mano Singham
I'm working on a long, involved blog post relating to this video and the playlist of which it is a…
From: Oceanoxia
As my readers may be aware, all is not well in the heart of the American Empire. There have been…
From: Oceanoxia
Today I'm mourning someone I never met, and never talked to. I've felt sad about the death of a number…
From: Oceanoxia
The white supremacists have opened a church just down the road from me, about 40 minutes down the road, between…
From: Pharyngula
This article collects statistics about atheists in America and worldwide. In America: Research has shown that most atheists tend to…
From: Mano Singham
Unfortunately, the United States seems to be entering an eviction crisis, caused by the pandemic-triggered mass unemployment, combined with a…
From: Oceanoxia
God Does Not Comprehend Forgiveness. The topic of who god forgives, and for what, and why, is central to christian…
From: Stderr
It's always good to see internal schisms within Christianity, but not so great when the guy with a $100 million+…
From: Pharyngula
Chris, a long time reader of this blog, took up my request to readers to write a review of my…
From: Mano Singham
To add to the list of 2020's casualties, the radio telescope at Arecibo has been severely damaged -- a cable…
From: Pharyngula
I just finished feeding my spider horde,and I have developed a cruel strategy that gets the job done efficiently. Dump…
From: Pharyngula
Can you solve this mystery, which, according to NewAtlas.com has been baffling scientists? [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="2010"] New Atlas invites…
From: Pervert Justice
The PBS science program Nova has an excellent three-part series that was first broadcast in 2015 on the history of…
From: Mano Singham
My wife's butterfly garden is successful -- I looked outside and the backyard was filled with Painted Ladies and bumblebees.…
From: Pharyngula
Today comes welcome news that the Big Ten conference made up of 14 of the biggest powerhouses in college football…
From: Mano Singham
That's probably too general. I mean, it's true - but let's focus more narrowly: Huawei. I have written before about…
From: Stderr
Hey, check out this kickstarter for a crow-watching app for kids. Just imagine -- your kids can get a little…
From: Pharyngula
The diversity of life on Earth has always been a source of fascination and joy for me. It's common, in…
From: Oceanoxia
As expected, the attacks on Kamala Harris started immediately. What is surprising is that she has long been the favorite…
From: Mano Singham
There are a lot of articles and even lists (and, yes, listicles) about Senator Kamala Harris' worst actions and decisions,…
From: Pervert Justice
Was a hateful, hurtful soul. No, seriously folks, I don't get a lot of hate mail, but I do get…
From: Pervert Justice
Over the past couple of weeks, there have been some notable results. The four female progressive Democratic congresswomen (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortx,…
From: Mano Singham
A while back there were fuckers who tell us that one drop of non-white blood ruined a person's whiteness and…
From: Pervert Justice
Here we go again. David Silverman is racing rightwards, and is considering voting for Trump, because he doesn't like the…
From: Pharyngula
Cultural appropriation, the term given (usually censoriously) to anyone who attempts to portray a culture other than their own, has…
From: Mano Singham
It is no news that white colleagues often feel uncomfortable when Black/Brown colleagues talk about racism. They fidget, try to…
From: YEMMYnisting
Activists are marching from Milwaukee to Washington D.C. to bring awareness to racial inequity and police brutality. They’re currently in Indiana…
From: I Have Forgiven Jesus
In many ways, I think it shouldn't be surprising that the government and the people backing the current capitalist order…
From: Oceanoxia
That's S.V. Dáte, of the Huffington Post. When will the rest of those reporters get that kind of spine? https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1294033254174150658…
From: Pharyngula
He made fun of the Biden-Harris appearance in an empty gymnasium where they kept socially distanced. US presidential campaigns, especially…
From: Mano Singham
As expected, the attacks on Kamala Harris started immediately. What is surprising is that she has long been the favorite…
From: Mano Singham
There are a lot of articles and even lists (and, yes, listicles) about Senator Kamala Harris' worst actions and decisions,…
From: Pervert Justice
We just voted by mail in the Minnesota elections, but it may be more difficult in November: Trump is openly…
From: Pharyngula
Over the past couple of weeks, there have been some notable results. The four female progressive Democratic congresswomen (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortx,…
From: Mano Singham
A while back there were fuckers who tell us that one drop of non-white blood ruined a person's whiteness and…
From: Pervert Justice
Yes, friends, I hereby renounce my atheism, anti-theism, skepticism, anti-supernaturalism, all of it. I've gone all woo on you guys,…
From: Death to Squirrels
Trump is infuriating. Not only is he dishonest, crude, criminal, stupid and inarticulate - he's unforgivably ignorant. For example, he…
From: Stderr
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden announced yesterday that California senator Kamala Harris would be his running mate. It was something…
From: Mano Singham