John Stewart and the Daily Show's always incisive take on the White House's stem cell attitude.

A pretty creepy animation and a wonderful use of a Depeche Mode song.

I tend to think that photography is a bit of a lost art. With all of the technology we have at our disposal for the purpose of 'taking pictures', it has gone from being the capacity of a select few with the dedication to really make it work to being a Dilettante's Circus of grainy black-and-whites and Photoshopped demiartistry slapped all over the ( Read more... )

"An expert is a person who avoids small error as he sweeps on to the grand fallacy." ~ Benjamin Stolberg

Anybody out there heard of Jose Luis De Jesus Miranda? There's no reason you should have, really. There have been some news stories done on him, but as far as I'm aware none have been front page headlines. There was a brief blurb about him on the Today Show this morning, but they didn't have much to say there either ( Read more... )

Link borrowed from aravensane. Thanks!

Joe Bageant's rant is not as much focused on the Left Behind series of books so much as on the underlying meaning for American culture: that fundamentalists, people who believe in the foundational material for these poorly-written novels, hold a ridiculous political sway. He also includes opinions on how the ( Read more... )

Now, a very generous offer from one of America's most fanatically anti-gay organizations, you too can get FREE literature, CDs, and DVDs on how best to hate homosexuality and why God won't love you if you're Wiccan! Just go to Focus on the Family's website, click on "Resources" in the navigation bar to your left (stick your hands straight out in ( Read more... )

My parents are extraordinarily pessimistic. My Mother is definitely a "the glass is half empty" sort of person, while my Father's motto is, "The glass is half full, but with the wrong stuff." Honest to God, he says that ( Read more... )

"Chase after truth like hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat-tails." ~ Clarence Darrow

Link borrowed from neflm.

My Kidney Ain't No Pagan!

This is a fake, I'm sure, but it's still funny.