Intelligent Life

Thank you Brian on catallaxyfiles.com.

Academics Are Good For You, Dammit

UPDATE: Speaking of oxygen thieves, John Pilger is back in town ...

Alecia Simmonds, 'Why Australia Hates Thinkers': [no, no link to Alecia today. Undeserving of the oxygen]

Ultimately, there is nothing elite about academics. Their wages are embarrassingly humble, they work ridiculously long hours and for most the aim is pretty noble – to create knowledge that will help make a better world.

Ladies and gents, this below is only one of many possible answers, but it's the one I'm going with today:

Skywhale - Just Perfect

Thank you, Tim Blair, for showing us just why Canberra's floating Skywhale is the perfect symbol of all that is best in Canberra ...

Truth in Reporting

Congratulations to Perth's West Australian newspaper, Wednesday 15 May 2013, p 36, for stating the  obvious (on the Gosnell case):

How Now, Dan Brown

"Renowned author Dan Brown woke up in his luxurious four-poster bed in his expensive $10 million house – and immediately he felt angry. Most people would have thought that the 48-year-old man had no reason to be angry. After all, the famous writer had a new book coming out. But that was the problem. A new book meant an inevitable attack on the rich novelist by the wealthy wordsmith’s fiercest foes. The critics."

More at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/10049454/Dont-make-fun-of-renowned-Dan-Brown.html
(thank you Myles and Kitty)

Having a Wonderful Time!

Over at QED, is Julia delusional or just very stubborn?

 

And pace all Spongebob fans - I know you prefer his version of this Tiny Tim classic, so you can enjoy it here.

Freedom of Choice