The cover story of the recent issue of The Colorado Springs Independent has a relatively-unbiased article about the child-free lifestyle.  It's a bit of a surprise, since the publication is American.  The title links to the article.  Full text of the article (with corrections made to the spelling mistakes common in American publications) is ( Read more... )

Toronto To Keep "Support The Troops" Decals
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
CBC News

Toronto city council voted unanimously on Wednesday to keep yellow ribbon decals placed last year on the sides of Toronto fire trucks and ambulances in support of Canadian troops.

The decals were only intended to be displayed for one year, and were due to be removed ( Read more... )

Rise Of The New Atheists
An increasingly outspoken community of atheists and agnostics is getting fed up with being marginalized, ignored and insulted.

By Ronald Aronson, The Nation
(also posted to AlterNet)
June 16, 2007

What began with publisher W.W. Norton taking a chance on a gutsy, hyperbolic and idiosyncratic attack on religion by a ( Read more... )

    "We'll be brief: Hemingway once wrote a story in just six words ("For sale: baby shoes, never worn.") and is said to have called it his best work. So we asked sci-fi, fantasy, and horror writers from the realms of books, TV, movies, and games to take a shot themselves..."  (from wired.com).

Thanks to
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    I've decided that conflict is the result of sexual frustration.  People need to fuck more and fret less. 

• "Religiosity, ethnic makeup cited as Canadian birthrate falls far below U.S."  (The Canadian Press)
• "Immigration critical to Canadian population growth: census" (C.B.C. News)

    People, people...  stop freaking out.

The last time I checked, all current theories of population growth agree on the same basic diagram.


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• The U.S. Military is now in the uncomfortable position of having to accept that a former Marine whom they consider to be a war hero is now openly homosexual...
• How to use the scientific method to disprove god's existence to theists.
• The Private War Of Women Soldiers:  Many female soldiers say they are sexually assaulted by their male comrades and can ( Read more... )

... for votes cast here:

• 3 votes for "Incest"
• 2 votes for "Who cares? Girl-on-girl action is HAWT HAWT HAWT!"
• 2 votes for "This raises further questions..."

Polls close on New Years' Day.  Cast your ballot now. 

    If a woman was cloned, and had sex with the clone... is that incest, or masturbation?

This issue came up in conversation today and has been vexing me ever since.

Voting closed New Year's Day, 2007.  Final tally:

• 5 votes for "Incest"
• 2 votes for "Who cares? Girl-on-girl action is HAWT HAWT HAWT!"
• 2 votes for "This raises further questions ( Read more... )

    As a species, we have long outgrown our own fairytales and legends.

As our awareness of the universe surrounding us has increased, the ancient mythologies and religions that once held sway over us have become outdated, outmoded, and almost completey useless.

The thorough investigations called for by the scientific method and the cold ( Read more... )