There is good reason that many of us would like to see religion gone, and it is religion itself, not the people who are religious, that we want to see wither and die.
Monthly Archives: May 2010
Relationships, and the Proper Management of Intoxicated Women
The police officers are pleased and amused by the situation, which gives the young viewers an indication of what it looks like when all is well that ends well.
New Medical TV Show!
Remember the excitement when ER was first aired? In those days, a prime time hospital show was a fresh, new, wonderful idea and we all loved it. Then, St. Elsewhere, and that was OK. Then a lot more followed, and the market became saturated and annoying.
But now, there’s something new. Not more of the same at all. In fact, rather less of the same. Check it out:
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Arlie Petters: Is there a fifth dimension?
CONvergence and SkepchiCON
Convergence is an annual science fiction and fantasy convention that is held over July 4th weekend in Minneapolis. The Skepchicks organize a “track” at Convergence called SkepchiCON, which is a series of discussions about skepticism and stuff. At the risk of getting into all sorts of trouble, I’m going to be on some of the panels in this track, and I’m planning to attend a few events that I’m not empaneled for. And, just so I’ll know where to find it later when I need it, I thought I’d blog my tentative schedule.
(Please note: The price to register for the CON goes way up on May 15th, so if you are going, register now!!!)
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The Cold War as Popular Culture
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and other TV shows like it helped young Americans learn what and who to be be afraid of, and most importantly, what our enemies looked like….
The Wikio Science Blog Rankings for May
Are now available:
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What the Media Wants You to Think About Black Women
After years of inattention, in the past month, the mainstream media has suddenly turned its eye toward black women. And the resulting coverage, filtered through a pretty jaundiced lens, is enough to make me wish the world had never “discovered” us. Here are the messages we’ve heard: 1). Men don’t want us. 2). We don’t have any money. 3). We’re fat and unhealthy.
Genie Scott got a new hair cut!
… like, twenty years ago …
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Michele Bachmann should shut up about a topic she knows nothing about
Michele Bachmann might be the stupidest person who can still breathe.
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What if “Boob Quake” had been …
“Dick Shake”
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Boobquake: Valid science communication event or just a bunch of boobs … quaking?
This is a somewhat stream of consciousness response to an interview of Michael McRae by Tokenskeptic followed by an interview with Desiree Schell of Skeptically Speaking.
Please go listen to the podcast, it is quite good.
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Introducing … Ubuntu Science Edition…
Wouldn’t that be great? Hey, there’s an Ubuntu Christian Edition, an Ubuntu Muslim Edition, and another Ubuntu Christian Edition. Why not an Atheistubuntu? Or a Skeptibuntu? or, more usefully, I would think, Sciencebunutu with Atheistic tendencies?
(And for those of you who like to cross certain boundaries there could be a Science Fiction Edition. Called, of course ….
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Obama at White House Correspondents Dinner, followed by Leno
Our president is very, very funny. (Skip the Leno part … he uses sight gags that the producer of the video chose to not let us see. And, he isn’t half as funny as Barack.)
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Michele Bachmann: Up for re-election?
“So, we can all think that only crazy and stupid people will vote for Michele Bachmann this year. If that’s the case, then there are a lot of them in her district. Or we can support the Democratic organizations in the 6th District and the candidate who is running against her in the general election.”