Go and see it. It's far from perfect, not always hilarious, cringe-making in parts, but worth two hours of time. Many of the jokes are groaners, but these are usually…
Hope in academia? Thanks again to Dennis Dutton's Arts & Letters Daily for the link to Graphs on the death of Marxism, postmodernism, and other stupid academic fads. The author,…
Global warming doesn't cause baldness in men. At least, I haven't seen anybody claiming this. Yet. No, I'm talking about the little-known theory of intelligence and hair length. For a…
I want to mourn, too The man who can rightly be called the Father of Statistics, Ronald Aylmer Fisher, while an incredibly bright man, showed that all of us are…
Lifetime Democrat and far-left advocate Linda Ronstadt threw her support behind that party's nominee Thursday, according to the singer's agent. Ms Ronstadt donated her Top 40 hit "Poor, Poor Pitiful…
I thought it would be fun to compile a list of self-important celebrities who promise to move to Canada/England/Russia etc. when McCain wins the election. If anybody knows of any…
"Zombie attacks to increase due to global warming" rang the headline on this blog seven moons ago. So said eminent zombiologist and scientist Dr Harrister, BS, MS, PhD, OMGWAG. Who…
Quick Quiz: what do you call an exceptionally nervous busybody who perpetually overestimates risk and on whose lips are forever the phrase, "Something must be done!" Answer: That person is…