Ben Pile has an article up at Spiked: When Hurricane Harvey landed on Texas, it marked the end of a 12-year lull in major hurricanes hitting the US. This period – which also featured a long ‘hiatus’ in global warming, the failure of ice-free Arctic predictions and the growth of polar-bear populations – had long … Continue reading
Mass Death Dies Hard Clive James When you tell people once too often that the missing extra heat is hiding in the ocean, they will switch over to watch Game of Thrones, where the dialogue is less ridiculous and all the threats come true. The proponents of man-made climate catastrophe asked us for so many … Continue reading
Think the global-warming wars are boring? Think climate science is a low-ante, “academic” debate? Think the never-ending, ever-impending trials of Rajendra Pachauri and Steyn/Simberg don’t really matter? Then the following post is for you. It doesn’t mention any of that stuff. Scepticus Augustus the Self-Introducing, Unique of my Name, King in the South-Southeast known … Continue reading
“Hi-tech hope for an ancient problem: the video game that fights Islamophobia” —Wednesday, 23 May 2017 For the millions of people whose irrational aversion to Islam impacts their quality of life daily, help might be on the way from an unorthodox source, a major study suggests. Taking a leaf from the world of cognitive-behavioural therapy, … Continue reading
It warms the heart whenever Lewandowsky condescends to show his Face of Sanity in the lower media. But in using his name to make a pun on the term ‘Q & A,’ has the Fourth Estate finally gone too far? Prepare to be appalled, eduluminated and infotained in equal measure by today’s hi-lit article, hot … Continue reading
Welcome to International Islamophobia Awareness Week Awareness Month proper. Without any ado: a story that already had an introduction. Oh, and don’t let the masthead put you off. Give it a chance and we think you’ll agree that—for a Guardian article—this is 6-sigma, ‘I-Can’t-Believe-It’s-Not-Brad!’ good. Not great, but… you know. ■ “Fear and loathing: a … Continue reading
TRIGGER WARNING The following post contains imagery of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) being escorted, shrieking and fouling Himself in terror, to the Underworld—apparently by a sort of demon—for a lengthy dental procedure. Continue reading
