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Health Is Not A Goal
Regular readers will know these words from Mark Twain by heart: even so, they bear repeating: There are people who strictly deprive themselves of each and every eatable, drinkable and…
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Woman To Marry Fairground Ride. A New Sexual ‘Orientation’?
I want you to tell me exactly why Amy Wolfe, a 33-year-old "US church organist", can't marry her favorite roller coaster. You heard me. Roller coaster---an "80ft gondola ride." Exactly,…
Six Rules For Wearing Suits For Beginners
I was looking through the Fedora Lounge and somebody asked whether Details's "The Complete Guide to Suits: 57 Rules of Style" were of any use. I thought not. There were…
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The Return Of Eugenics
Today's article is at Crisis Magazine. The academy is no longer satisfied with raising consciousness. Progress has been too slow, you see. Something quicker has been judged necessary lest Utopia…
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The Unbelievers: The Movie. Richard Dawkins & Lawrence Krauss On Tour
A camera followed two village atheists on their wanderings, spliced together some of their less tedious talks, sprinkled in a few celebrity cameos, such as one by noted scientist Woody…
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The Horrors And Hurt Feelings Of Profiling
"Ver are your papers!" "Um. Hang on. I'm sure I have them on me. Wait. Here," said the man, handing them over. The clerk examined them closely. He arched his…
Knife-Wielding Teens Invade High School
What you are about to read is a true story. The question is why none of this has been picked up in the media. In late March a "flash mob"…
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Small Things
Have a bit of a bug, so only a few small things today. Red State A reliable, though not infallible, mark of a bad argument is the level of self-congratulation…