I knew about the Our Lady of Guadalupe votive candles beside the refried beans at the grocery store. And there’s HappyMart in southern Virginia, with guns and milkshakes at the same counter. But Bernard of Cluny’s De Contemptu Mundi at Target.com ?! . . . . Continue Reading »
This is very good: French scientists have used leftover human skin from cosmetic surgery to develop a product for testing cosmetics that is better than using animals. From the story:Cosmetics giant L’Oreal showed Sky News their new product called Episkin in an exclusive visit to their . . . . Continue Reading »
So Stallone is following up Rambo 4 , which has cast some light on the brutal regime in Myanmar (the former Burma), with a personal commitment to agitate in the cause of anti-junta forces there, if necessary. “With the release of ‘Rambo,’ anti-junta activists are using the . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . there was Phil . Or whoever the deity was who required animal sacrifices to keep from getting his panties in a bunch. As Zeus was god of thunder, “Phil” was god of excess humidity, making him one of the least popular divinities, explaining his sudden disappearance. . . . . Continue Reading »
I wrote earlier today about late term aborted babies in the UK being left to die even when born alive. Awful. Then, this story comes out about a baby born 4 months early who is thriving: Born 16 weeks premature and weighing just 1lb 4oz, Charlie Jo Glover was so tiny her hand could fit inside a . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m adding this to my Amazon Wish List, right after the OXO Good Grips Cheese Grater and 180-Piece Rubber Grommet Assortment . . . . . Continue Reading »
This is a video of Lauran Richardson. Whether she is conscious or not is irrelevant to her equal moral worth as a human being. But she seems reactive to me, particularly when she is being stroked and loved by her father.The fight in this case is over whether she lives as a profoundly disabled woman . . . . Continue Reading »
Babies who survive abortion are left to die in the UK each year, according to reports. From the story:Botched abortions mean that scores of babies are being born alive and left to die, an official report has revealed. A total of 66 infants survived NHS termination attempts in one year alone, it . . . . Continue Reading »
The attackers of animal research take two paths toward attempting to end it—one of which I respect but with which I profoundly disagree—and the other which I neither respect nor accept. The argument that I think is wrong but respect (epitoimzed by Gary Francione), admits that scientific . . . . Continue Reading »
It may become as valuable as Revenge of the Jedi posters . . . UPDATE: It seems that Amazon has finally taken down 19-0: The Historic Championship Season of the Unbeatable Patriots . On to eBay, I guess. . . . . Continue Reading »
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