After reading this I’ve come to the conclusion that it is dangerous to throw a mad science party here in the UK (via pharyngula).
Archive for 2008
I Just Lost The Game Again
It might be predetermination or just coincidence, but for some reason The Game pops up frequently for the last few weeks. So, I am loosing The Game all the time. What is this game?
It’s a simple game, and, unbeknownst to you, you are already playing it! The Game has only three rules: (1) you are playing The Game, (2) whenever you think about The Game, you lose, and (3) loss must be announced. You can announce your loss on The Game’s website (I don’t).
Yes, I just made you lose The Game! You loser!
The Ballad of Mario Kart… funny, mushy song, but this guy’s got some talent!
Proposition 8: The Musical! With Neil Patrick Harris, and Jack Black as the one-and-only Son of God!
Book Review: The Age of American Unreason
True! American intellectual culture is even more depleted than the elusive, Iraqi uranium stockpiles that apparently have been depleted into non-existence. Susan Jacoby makes that point come across clearly and quite eloquently. Filled with interesting details and plenty of harsh criticism, Jacoby has written an interesting tome on, among other things, why Americans are so obsessed with folksy people (George W. Bush, anyone?), and why so many Americans fear “intellectual elitists” (Obama, anyone?). Continue reading this post»
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It took around 377 years for the Vatican to apologize to Galileo, but it only took 42 years for them to ‘forgive’ John Lennon for his “bigger than Jesus” remark.
This board game seems to fit right in with my aspirations to become God Emperor of the Known Universe. I guess you have to smite lots of people. Awesome!
How 85-million-year old soil deposits created a sliver of blue counties in the conservative Deep South of the USA. Interesting.
The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book 