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Evolution: The biggest lie ever told!

Posted on January 17, 2012 at 6:57 pm.

Earlier today (and, in fact, yesterday too – but ‘today’ gives the whole episode a pleasing unity, so I’ll stick with it), I had an exchange with someone on Twitter about evolution. Their viewpoint could be summed up as, broadly … Continued

A counterpoint of view: John Gray and religion vs science

Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:41 pm.

Written by shngrdnr

John Gray’s latest article for the BBC’s A Point of View – Can religion tell us more than science? – begins with an account of the conversion of novelist Grahame Greene: [Father Trollope, Greene's converter] was a convert who became … Continued

David Cox and the propaganda of conservation

Posted on July 25, 2011 at 9:52 pm.

Written by shngrdnr

I tweeted earlier today that David Cox’s latest posting on The Guardian, a review of three nature documentaries including the BBC’s One Life, was about as irritating as a sand sandwich. On reflection, and re-reading, I’m going to upgrade this … Continued

Richard Littlejohn’s golden compass

Posted on July 13, 2011 at 9:40 pm.

Written by shngrdnr

Having said in my last post that I don’t write about journalism very often, I’m not going to write about it this time. This is only because I’m going to have a little bit of a rant about Richard Littlejohn’s … Continued

Human Centipede 2 banned in the UK

Posted on June 6, 2011 at 5:40 pm.

Written by shngrdnr

So yup, there it is – the Human Centipede 2 has been refused a certificate by the BBFC. In effect, this means that the film cannot be legally distributed in the UK. A while back I posted a bit of … Continued

Back in the saddle

Posted on January 24, 2011 at 10:44 pm.

Written by shngrdnr

My former PC was so old that it aligned with the sun at the winter equinox. I say ‘former’ because it died the death a week ago, leaving me stranded with a Photoshop/Swishmax addiction to nurse and a couple of … Continued

A few random thoughts (mainly about God)

Posted on December 5, 2010 at 2:25 pm.

Written by shngrdnr

First off, Victoria Coren has written an article in the Guardian arguing the need for people who believe in God and who are intellectual to be more vocal in Britain’s apparently atheist dominated modern culture. I don’t believe in God; … Continued

Burn your TV

Posted on June 19, 2010 at 9:39 pm.

Written by shngrdnr

“I am not afraid of death, I just don’t want to be there when it happens.” ~Woody Allen I’ve been thinking about death recently. Not in any maudlin way. Many people seem to feel that any discussion of death is … Continued

When things go wrong

Posted on April 22, 2010 at 10:00 pm.

Written by shngrdnr

Polyphemus rules Britain I just want to say how much I despise the Daily Mail, and tedious bum rags of every persuasion. Twisting someone’s words to fit your own insidious political agenda is, to my deluded thinking, sick. And that … Continued

An interview, and some stuff about piracy

Posted on April 4, 2010 at 11:18 am.

Written by shngrdnr

I’ve been thinking about comics a bit recently, and how I would define them as a medium. I’m going to post something on the subject in the near future. But before that, a couple of things… Motion comics interview First, … Continued