December 2011
Christian Right Wing Pastor Says Masturbation Is... →
And what’s wrong with that, I might ask?!?!
“When members of Congress earlier this month considered the Stop Online Piracy...”
– SOPA Debate Highlights Congress’s Ignorance
Economic Burden of Poor Mental Health →
Freezer-Friendly Meals →
Yay! A blog dedicated to freezer-friendly meals with 23,482,375 recipes!
(via mynaturalpregnancy)
A Similar Era? →
Turning back for a moment to the present day, the Republicans in the last four years have treated Barack Obama in the same way their ancestors treated Andrew Johnson — and, I would suggest, for the same two reasons. First, they see him as attempting to maintain an old order which they detest—the remnants of the New Deal and the Great Society. They prefer, of course, to argue that he is trying to...
Is This Really the World's Funniest Joke? →
Back in 2002, researchers at the University of Herfordshire wanted to find the “world’s funniest joke.”
To find the answer, Richard Wiseman a Professor of Psychology at the university started a program called LaughLab to ascertain the answer to that very complex research question….
Undercover London Police Cleared 'To Have Sex with... →
Undercover police officers routinely adopted a tactic of “promiscuity” with the blessing of senior commanders, according to a former agent who worked in a secretive unit of the Metropolitan police for four years. The former undercover policeman claims that sexual relationships with activists were sanctioned for both men and women officers infiltrating anarchist, leftwing and...
NPR Year in Review: The Biggest Science Stories of... →
“A PSYCHOLOGICAL TIP
Whenever you’re called on to make up your mind,
and...”
– — “A Psychological Tip,” a lovely grook (gruk) by Danish scientist and poet Piet Hein
Here’s another, entitled “The Road to Wisdom”:
The road to wisdom? — Well, it’s plain and simple to express: Err and err and err again but less and less and less. —Piet Hein
(via...
I'll tell you why movie revenue is dropping.... →
Obviously, the absence of a must-see mass-market movie. When moviegoers hear about “Avatar” or “The Dark Knight,” they blast off from home base and land in a theater seat as quickly as they can.
Ticket prices are too high. People have always made that complaint, but historically the movies have been cheap compared to concerts, major league sports and restaurants. Not so much any longer. No...
“Atheism is more than just the knowledge that gods do not exist, and that...”
– — Carl Sagan
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Half of America In Poverty? The Facts Say It’s... →
Total expenses for the richest family in the bottom half of America?
24% taxes
27% housing
34% food, health care, child care, transportation, household needs
12% energy
That’s 97% of their income. The richest family among 70,000,000 households is left with just $1,500 a year (!) for a car, appliances, a TV, a cell phone, a loan repayment, an occasional night out. It comes to $30 a...
