For some reason (other than knowing of MH’s antipathy toward olives?), I began wondering aloud,“Hmm, what must that pile look like, to you or other olive haters?”As soon as the answer left my mouth, I realized I was in danger of regretting it: “Satan’s assholes?” <img loadi...
I am familiar with Coyne’s work, and find it refreshing to have the science behind such a controversial issue addressed, for laypersons, from a rational (as opposed to religious/hysterical) POV – particularly Coyne’s elucidation of gametes and the repeated conflation of sex and gender. Why...
I was in first-year university at the time (wow, does that ever make me feel old), and it was a big deal for us; the TV room on the North E floor of Village Two was quite full as we were all introduced to Captain Picard, Riker, Data, Geordi, and the rest of the gang. I r...
I am familiar with Coyne’s work, and find it refreshing to have the science behind such a controversial issue addressed, for laypersons, from a rational (as opposed to religious/hysterical) POV – particularly Coyne’s elucidation of gametes and the repeated conflation of sex and gender. Why...
“If you are on the Internet long enough, there comes a year when you will be forced to rank something. Now it is my time. So I am taking the liberty of going through the 100 holiday songs being foisted upon us everywhere and ranking them from Most Especially Heinous to Best…. ...
For some reason (other than knowing of MH’s antipathy toward olives?), I began wondering aloud,“Hmm, what must that pile look like, to you or other olive haters?”As soon as the answer left my mouth, I realized I was in danger of regretting it: ...
[Association of Zoos and Aquariums] as part of their endangered species survival plan. Some zoos obtain wild-born elephants who are “rescued” fromcaptive tourist and/or work campsin Asia and/or Africa, or from the danger of being culled (read: executed) due to humans expanding into ...