POSTMODERN CONSERVATIVE may have been SAVED by CARL SCOTT’S COLLEGE OF MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE. Carl’s off to a great start, and I’m glad he’s not talking about real ZOMBIES. Meanwhile, you can amuse yourselves with a long and (mostly) hostile thread responding to ME (sort of . . . . Continue Reading »
Bioedge highlights an apparent ongoing meme in some bioethical and science circles that it was wrong for people to be happy at the death of OBL, that somehow “revenge” is something out of our primitive past that has no place in the modern world. From the article: In the profusion of . . . . Continue Reading »
A scientific study has demonstrated that boredom is good for you—and society. From the Guardian story:Through a series of seven studies, researchers found that boredom increases prosocial motivations that impact on positive behaviours that last far beyond the length of time of the boring . . . . Continue Reading »
1. The Physics of Clown Cars In fact, a clown car is fully functional. “We remove all of the interior,” explains DeSanto, “including the door panels and the headliner, and paint the windows except for a small slot for the driver to see through. The driver sits on a milk crate. We . . . . Continue Reading »
The song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc7b62El_fk) isn’t great, but a mixed bag. A gorgeous chorus, tasty instrumental parts, but the song’s feel is too characterized by the embarrassingly breathy “ahh” sound that punctuates the verses. If (as Will Farrell fans know) there . . . . Continue Reading »
I have written previously that I first became concerned about the question of bestiality when a Washington State legislator sought to outlaw the practice and proponents had difficulty articulating why sex with animals should be illegal, with most reduced to muttering about the animals not giving . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . do we think bloggers or commenters who use ALL CAPS are ANGRY MORONS, whereas we associate those who use italics for emphasis with elegant intellectual discourse ? Discuss amongst yourselves. . . . . Continue Reading »
This blog has been carried by Peter Lawler for the last year or so, and the time has long since passed for yours truly to lend a hand. As a way of prodding myself into the unremunerated glories of blogospheric content production, I’ve given myself permission to muse upon old rock songs. Most . . . . Continue Reading »
A recent research study concludes that during the nineteenth century polygamy hurt the evolutionary fitness of Mormon wives: Polygamy practiced by some 19th century Mormon men had the curious effect of suppressing the overall offspring numbers of Mormon women in plural marriages, say scientists . . . . Continue Reading »
Our economic recovery needs a big shot of adrenaline,. Yes, we had 268,000 new jobs added last month. But about with 25% (62,000) came from McDonald’s! From the story:The world’s biggest restaurant chain reported that it received one million applicants for open positions, which . . . . Continue Reading »
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