November 2016 – Page 4 – William M. Briggs

Stream: Spirit Cooking, Simulated Cannibalism & The Election: More Satanism

Today's post is at The Stream: Spirit Cooking, Simulated Cannibalism & The Election. People thought I was exaggerating about the return of paganism, the creation of neo-paganistic rites, and the…

Culture Philosophy

Stream: Won’t Somebody Please Rescue The Poor Tradinistas Slaving Away As Baristas?

Today's post is at the Stream Won't Somebody Please Rescue The Poor Tradinistas Slaving Away As Baristas? My article is part of a series at Stream on the attempted return…

Statistics

On The Cubs’ & Trump’s Victories, Nate Silver’s Predictions & All That

https://twitter.com/ThaRightStuff/status/794045050753794048 Some crow is presumably being eaten by Nate Silver and the folks at FiveThirtyEight.com this fine morning. I recommend they bake it into a pie (which I learnt from…

Culture

No Matter Who Wins, We’re Doomed — WMBriggs Podcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7T0XUOVS2g Download MP3. Note: This was written and recorded last Wednesday, before DickiLeaks et alia, but due to other events I had to delay posting it until today. The return…

Culture

What Russia Wants, Part II — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

Editor's note: This is Part Final of a two-part series. Read Part I. So let me ask you; What is the biggest mountain in Russia? Mt. Athos, of course. Wait.…

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Here's a video that talks about all the books you will never, ever read. Watch and weep. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fcb2oLSb7Cs
Johnno on Scientists Seeking To Escape Criticism Run To The Warmth & Comfort Of BlueskyFebruary 24, 2026
Not only must we Follow THE SCIENCE (tm), but we must LIKE and hit the Notification Bell to be updated…
Johnno on The Loss of Ephemera — Guest Post by The Blonde BombshellFebruary 24, 2026
NLR - My favorite pet peeve are restaurants where there are no printed menus, just QR codes to the menu…