The Chimera Hypothesis: Homosexuality and Plural Pregnancy
Although commonly thought of as mythological beings, men have long known of the existence of real-life chimeras. The freemartin, a chimeric cow with varying degrees of male characteristics, was used for centuries by farmers in the identification of fertile cows. Aldous Huxley’s Brave New ( Read more... )

The following is my personal speculation. I don't remember coming across this idea from any other source. Luther's demon is an adaptation executer. It is a sub-routine of the human brain that runs without any conscious oversight. I will use anthropomorphic language to make my explanation easier ( Read more... )

Movies that were made in say the 40s or 50s, seem much more alien - to me - than modern movies allegedly set hundreds of years in the future, or in different universes.  Watch a movie from 1950 and you may see a man slapping a woman.  Doesn't happen a lot in Lord of the Rings, does it?  Drop back to the 16th century and one popular entertainment ( Read more... )

To promote a modern remake, starring “Jesus” from “The Passion of the Christ,” AMC has made every episode of the classic 1960s British spy series “The Prisoner” available online, in unedited high quality video.  While I’m not about to chuck my dvd collection of the series, I heartily recommend this version of the show to those who’ve never seen it. ( Read more... )

Barack Obama is promising a stimulus package for an economy that has received more stimulation than John Holmes in Saturday Night Beaver

Greenspan now (2008)
Greenspan Admits Free Market Ideology Flawed

and then (2001 - random example)

The Federal Reserve Board today announced the settlement of its administrative enforcement proceeding against Incus Co., Ltd. and Carlos Hank Rhon ( Read more... )

Whether it's Thomas Friedman, who, it seems, cannot go a whole week without inventing a new fruit-based metaphor explaining everything about the entire modern world, all based on some random jibberish he misunderstood from a taxi driver in Kuala Lumpur, or Malcolm Gladwell with his weak theories on tipping points, crazy incorrect theories on first ( Read more... )

I am the very model of a modern libertarian

Totally going for the obvious one here, but..

The United States military command for Africa (AFRICOM) began full operation yesterday as an independent command for the continent.
According to the BBC's correspondent, Africom reflects concerns about tackling Islamist extremism, securing oil supplies, and countering Chinese influence in Africa.Apparently the quagmire in the Middle East is not ( Read more... )