May
7
false advertising!
May 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Somebody tell me how it’s fair to use this title:
Muslim-Christian soccer tie scrapped after sex row
…to trick people into reading a perfectly boring and predictable article about Muslim imams refusing to play a team including women priests at soccer?
Dash my hopes for something more interesting in the news today than Paris going to jail, why […]
Mar
25
words from the street
March 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Some miscellaneous news to close out the weekend:
There’s a nice updated version of the informational pamphlet outlining the connections between (and problems with) ID and creationism over at The Panda’s Thumb today. This is an adaptation from the handy text used by Kansas Citizens for Science. Anybody interested in a quick explanation of what the […]
Mar
20
News roundup: Things that shouldn’t surprise me (or anybody) but somehow still do
March 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Dozens of schools have rejected gifts of free classic books because today’s pupils find them too ‘difficult’ to read. (via The Complete Review)
…Ouch. What exactly are they teaching kids these days, then, if books in general are out? How to read the on-screen TV guide?
Also in the “what exactly are they teaching the kids these […]
Mar
17
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People: White House 101
March 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Thousands of Christians hold anti-war service in D.C., over 200 arrested
Well. So much for those values votes, then.



