Haven’t we seen this movie? You remember, that cheesy bit of reality TV directed by James Cameron about the supposed tomb of Jesus? Wasn’t that already voted off the island or dismissed with a sniff like a karaoke barfly on American Idol ? But it’s back—yes, the . . . . Continue Reading »
There is a brutally honest essay in the New York Times Magazine about the dismaying number of young girls in Indonesia whose parents force them to undergo the genital mutilation that goes by the euphemistic term, “female circumcision.” It is an awful story of the worst kind of misogyny, . . . . Continue Reading »
Oh, cry my a river: Craig Barnett, chairman of Intel, boo-hoos about the supposed lack of science funding by the Feds in a whining column in today’s San Francisco Chronicle. He writes:The recent budget deal between Republicans and Democrats effectively flat-funds or cuts funding for key . . . . Continue Reading »
There is an alarming story in today’s San Francisco Chronicle, byline Sabin Russell, that illustrates how life evolves to ensure that no matter how far we advance scientifically, death will always remain part of the experience of living. A terrible antibiotic-resistant strain of staph bacteria . . . . Continue Reading »
Sylvester Stallone’s movie work of late (such as it is) has featured more religion, perhaps because of his own return to the Church . Here , at Ain’t It Cool News, he gives a funny and self-deprecating interview, as well as some insight as to why al-Qaeda will not be an enemy that any . . . . Continue Reading »
I reported on this story previously from a different angle, e.g. the need for using animals in basic medical research. But this picture is so amazing, that I thought the breakthrough was worth revisiting to discuss the biotechnological implications.To recap: scientists created a new beating heart . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . is Luther turning over in his grave . . . Well, what difference does doctrine make to the ELCA these days? It’s already in full communion with TEC, which starting taking a blue pencil to the Thirty-nine Articles before the confession’s ink was dry, and with the Reformed Church in . . . . Continue Reading »
I was just looking at the Wikipedia article on Capablanca, Anthony , and it quotes an interesting evaluation of Capablanca given by Bobby Fischer in a 2006 (!) radio interview. Here’s what Fischer said: Morphy and Capablanca had enormous talent, Steinitz was very great too. Alekhine was . . . . Continue Reading »
The attempt by animal rights activists to grant animals the right to sue in their own names has been rejected in Texas. From the story:A Texas appeals court has affirmed a lower court decision that nine chimpanzees and monkeys that were brought to the Primarily Primates sanctuary in 2006 don’t . . . . Continue Reading »
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