“Don't let anyone use ‘ID’ and ‘theory’ in the same sentence.” Sage advice from R. Joe Brandon, organizer of a petition to muster scientists against the teaching of intelligent design in science lessons. The Petition raised 7733 signatures, mine among them, in just four days. the Discovery Institute...

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George Monbiot has posted about his allotment gardening. Nothing totally revolutionary, but a couple of fine observations. One is that the appliance of science really did make life easier, in the long run. Eighteen months may be a bit too long for some people to wait for a weed-free plot, and I’m...

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A friend writes: nearly fell into my screen this a.m. when I read about the 100 pound (sterling) pizza . . . . conspicuous consumption???¹

That Gordon Ramsey! He’s a caution. And he can take his truffles and his “wild mizuna lettuce leaf” which isn’t a lettuce, almost certainly isn’t wild, and...

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Er ... fimoculous made me link to this T.

And what’s that fine movie about guys on a river rafting trip threatened by gun-toting lunatics? Meryl Streep, I think, was in it. Anyway, I want to see the God-botherers and the Darwinists load buckshot for their rides down the Grand Canyon. We Pastaf...

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