I had heard of long-time Georgia congressman John Lewis and his role in the civil rights movement but had never actually seen him. I found this interview with Stephen Colbert quite moving. [Read more…]
Opponents of same sex marriage kept saying that if we allowed it, then it would open the floodgates to every possible combination of marriage, even involving turtles. We laughed at them but, astonishingly, they were right after all. And the new form of marriage that has been spawned is even worse than was imagined. [Read more…]
Sometime ago I wrote in a post titled God save us from the Queen my view that the British monarchy, like any other monarchy, is a feudal parasitic institution that should be abolished and that I am amazed that people in the US with its republican tradition pay so much attention to its absurdly excessive pageantry. [Read more…]
McLeroy is a dentist who was on the Texas School Board. He was a creationist and was one of the key people pushing their agenda (as well as some other extreme right wing positions) on the schools and its textbooks. He was narrowly prevented from serving a second term. [Read more…]
… and for people like him who try to use quantum physics and cosmology to argue for the existence of god. [Read more…]
According to Stephen Colbert, apparently there really is such a sport. I am finding it increasingly hard to tell the difference between parody and the real thing. (It starts at the 4:00 minute mark.) [Read more…]
Audra McDonald, starring in a revival of Porgy and Bess, was interviewed on The Colbert Report. I usually do not enjoy interviews with performers that much but this was a really good one, with her giving some great background to the musical. [Read more…]