November is National Novel Writing Month--NaNoWriMo to those in the know. This year, for the first time, I am participating. Today, November 1st, I started a novel about squid racing. I have decided…

Special Guest Post From A Far Boundary Of Our Universe By Richard P. Flatman "I call our world Flatland, not because we call it so, but to make its nature clearer to you, my happy readers, who are…

In what will be a puzzle for the segments of society that claim everything is about race and racism, a new study by Harvard and UCLA sociologists shows, that at least among the current generation in…

Remember when Tipper Gore wanted to have labeling for adult lyrics in music?  Frank Zappa and others protested this was a Constitutional violation and that it was the responsibility of parents…

Remember when Tipper Gore wanted to have labeling for adult lyrics in music?  Frank Zappa and others protested this was a Constitutional violation and that it was the responsibility of parents…

There are times when being a communist dictatorship has its advantages.  Without having to worry about jobs or elections, you can enact a plan and stick to it until it works and, if a million or…

The Scientology ad is still there (see below, right), a few days after I complained about it. I understand that it is quite hard to get rid of a single ad in a bundle, and I understand that it would…

Alcohol is the most dangerous drug in the UK by a considerable margin, according to a Lancet study, beating heroin and crack cocaine (second and third place, respectively). The study will "reopen…

The Climate Insiders - Their Goal Is Doubt I BRING fraternal greetings from the Mother of Parliaments to the Congress of your “athletic democracy”. I pray that God’s blessing may rest upon your…

If you had $3,000, free money given to you with no strings attached, to bid on value you want to have most, how would you spend the money? If the first thing that popped into your mind as you read…

Last night I had a fabulous evening with the Friends of the Elephant Seals, a remarkable collection of intelligent, informed, interested folks. And as often occurs, I learned at least as much…

They celebrate Halloween in Pakistan?   Apparently so, as this Getty picture shows.   Fotografía de Getty ImagesAnd Halloween pics from Hong Kong and the Philippines and, of course, Germany…

They celebrate Halloween in Pakistan?   Apparently so, as this Getty picture shows.   Fotografía de Getty ImagesAnd Halloween pics from Hong Kong and the Philippines and, of course, Germany…

There's a conflict brewing in the global warming issue - The 193-nation Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has called for "no climate-related geoengineering activities that may affect…

There's a conflict brewing in the global warming issue - The 193-nation Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has called for "no climate-related geoengineering activities that may affect…

Richard Garriott, aka "Lord British", creator of the "Ultima" game series, used to do something fun for Halloween - a real life haunted house fantasy adventure.   Tickets were given for free,…

Richard Garriott, aka "Lord British", creator of the "Ultima" game series, used to do something fun for Halloween - a real life haunted house fantasy adventure.   Tickets were given for free,…

I get that not everyone will devote two hours each night, or 10 hours over a weekend, to pumpkin carving a Death Star...  ...or watching 5 terrific Halloween movies, but even if your attention…

Black Hat Abu Dhabi, running from the November 8th - 11th at Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, will discuss some of the major security concerns faced by the IT world - and even demonstrate them live. …

After "Five Million Miles to Earth" and "Dead of Night" we get to something a little more modern in our 5 Days of Halloween Movies. "The 13th Warrior" had everything going for it yet got no traction…