Jurors acquit suspect, then give him their jury pay. They say it’s still not enough to make up for what […]
health, UK
Tuesday health trilogy
On Boing Boing, travel writer Bob Harris talks about his feet being given a “pedicure” by doctor fish during a visit […]
music
Musical interlude: Katie Melua
Ketevan “Katie” Melua (born 16 September 1984) is a Georgian-British singer, songwriter and musician. She moved to Northern Ireland at […]
comedy, LGBT, study
Gendering the jokes
Judy Gold: one funny lesbian Psychologist Jesse Bering’s latest “Bering in Mind” column at Scientific American addresses lesbians in comedy– […]
civil rights, Islam, religion
Deconstruction of a boogeyman
My long-time friend Ed Brayton blogs over at Dispatches From the Culture Wars about various topics related to the “interface […]
Westboro Baptist Church
So, the Anonymous thing was apparently a hoax.
*Blush* Guess I can stop defending the free speech rights of scoundrels. Well, at least these scoundrels. For now.
curmudgeon, silly, study
It’s…nice to have a diagnosis?
Some of these people are really annoyed at you Apparently I might have Pedestrian Aggressiveness Syndrome. According to the Wall […]