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Jesus "n" Mo "n" the Islamophobia tsar
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (275+ words) Today's Jesus and Mo strip, called "aspects," came with a note: "Thankfully, that Anti-Muslim Hostility Tsar seems to be taking his time arriving." Yes, the British Government was going to appoint a "tsar" to oversee and police anti-Muslim hostility, but…...
Supreme Court upholds ban on trans-identified men participating in sports in public schools " Why Evolution Is True
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (737+ words) The full decision is here, and here's an excerpt from the SCOTUSblog written by Amy Howe: The Supreme Court on Tuesdayruledthat states can exclude transgender athletes from women's and girls' sports teams. The justices ruled unanimously that laws enacted by…...
Short review: "Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (426+ words) About two weeks ago I reported favorably on a book, Persepolis, that was new to me. It was a graphic novel, a genre I don't often essay, but it was excellent." And that book had a sequel (Persepolis 2: The Story…...
Readers" wildlife photos
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (208+ words) Please send in your good wildlife photos if you have any. 'Today's batch comes from UC Davis ecologist Susan Harrison, who's been birding in Scandinavia. Her captions and IDs are indented, and you can enlarge the photos by clicking on…...
Sapir: a newish Jewish journal. and an article by Bret Stephens on the weakness of America
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (236+ words) Here's the table of contents for this issue: This may seem like a lecture from your grandfather, but we're supposed to be celebrating the 250th anniversary of America's founding. Stephens's words remind me of a bit of Lincoln's Gettysburg address: Four…...
Colossal and Trump administration cooperate to sequence and store DNA of endangered species
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (912+ words) Carl Zimmer and Catrin Einhorn are the authors of a new article in the NYT about our old friend Colossal Biosciences, which you'll remember as the outfit in Texas that has promised to "de-extinct" the woolly mammoth, the thylacine (marsupial…...
Pathbreaking new conclusion: all babies are queer
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (589+ words) Here's an equation, which is mine: psychoanalysis + queer theory = lunacy. And it's a true equation, at least as demonstrated by the paper below (and others) in a special issue of Psychoanalysis, Culture and Society, brought to my attention by Luana…...
Sunday: Hili dialogue
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (1722+ words) Welcome to Sunday, June 28, 2026: Sabbath for goyische cats and National Foodie Day. Here's one chowing down on fried chicken at Mrs. Wilkes' Dining Room in Savannah, George last April. This Google Doodle will give you all of yesterday's footy scores…...
Bill Maher on the World Cup and the good stuff about America
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (268+ words) Why Evolution Is True Last night Bill Maher took up soccer and the World Cup, but that was an excuse to extol America'an exercise that seems to be a big sin these days. He begins by dissing the sport because…...
Caturday felid trifecta: The world's richest cat; the cat called Room 8; You Tube video confirms existence of Libyan sand cat; and lagniappe
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (709+ words) Click below to see the archived article; excerpts are indented: Once he adopted her, few Lagerfeld interviews failed to include testimony to Choupette's outsize role in his life, albeit clearly one that reflected his own particular tastes and needs. "She's…...