Friday, April 18, 2008

Today's reading

The LA Times raises their editorial standards a notch, joining the ranks of Fox News and ABC. [Update: I stand corrected; he really did give her The Finger]

Sara at Orcinus argues persuasively that the FLDS women really are being brainwashed, i.e. coerced.

My friend Kelly is having a baby! I hope she's had enough sex and sleep.

Ben Stein courageously defends a controversial alternative to mainstream "scientific" dogma. [h/t to the atheist blogosphere]

There's a new Web 2.0 hangout for atheists.

Jonathan Yeo has created an interesting portrait of George W. Bush. The detail views are NSFW.

Russell Blackford defends Expelled for using John Lennon's Imagine, calling it fair use.

1 comment:

  1. I must admit, I find Dawkins rather sexy in shades.

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