Misogyny Incarnate … sometimes I’m simply gob-smacked by it all

Here is something that I would have expected to be a product of the 16th century, not the 21st … the Bristol edition of The Tab, an online newspaper for students in the UK, reports … Bristol University Christian Union have forbidden women from speaking at their weekly meetings. The ban reflects the recent decision by … Read more

Naked man arrested for bad spelling

A bit off my main theme today, but sometimes you find things that are so damn weird and bizarre that you simply have to laugh at the utter absurdity of it all. Pictured here on the left is Norwegian Dagfinn Bjelland. Not too long ago he checked into the Clarion Collection Atlantic Hotel in the Norwegian town … Read more

Witchcraft and magic cures

Being critical of daft ideas matters … it really does. Every now and then somebody who is stupid enough to believe gets into a position of power where they then proceed to do real harm on an almost industrial scale. I have an example for you, Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh truly believes that witchcraft is real, as reported … Read more

Further Up Yonder

Giacomo Sardelli, an Italian film student, has used Nasa still images to create a film that he calls a message from the ISS to all humankind. He explains here … I wanted to use pictures taken from the International Space Station to tell a story and share the message sent by the astronauts who worked on the … Read more

Bill O’Reilly To Atheist David Silverman: ‘You Are A Fascist!’

First, before we get into the details, who are the players in this little piece of  Shakespearian drama? Bill O’Reilly is the host of the political commentary program The O’Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel, which is (so they claim) the most watched cable news television program on American television … and least you wonder, yes Fox News do tend to embrace a … Read more

UK Only: AshTag app launched to prevent spread of devastating tree disease – You can help

A devastating Ash Dieback disease that has already affected millions of trees on the continent and has led to a ban on imports coming into force is rippling into the UK. You can help. Ash dieback, is caused by the fungus Chalara fraxinea, and was last week found in the UK for the first time … Read more