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The University as Farm Club

qqduckus wrote 2 days ago: The good news: the highest paid public employee in each of the fifty states works for an academic in … more →

Tags: University, Education, Sport, administration, Football, Basketball, NFL, NBA

some singapore may day protest placards1 comment

Zhou (Chew) Hong Jie wrote 2 weeks ago:                             … more →

Tags: Society, Sparrows and Sandcastles blog, Sparrows and Sandcastles, Singapore, Contemporary affairs, Benjamin Chew blog, Sparrows and Sandcastles blog by Chew Hong Jie, Benjamin Chew, Sparrows and Sandcastles blog by Benjamin Chew

How Dare Those Wogs Bomb Us?

qqduckus wrote 3 weeks ago: The Boston marathon terror bombings have revealed again the extensive – and typically negative – rol … more →

Tags: Terrorism, War-on-terror, 9/11, US, CNN, News, Islam, >DRO)))NE, Boston

tasteless and mindless

Zhou (Chew) Hong Jie wrote 3 weeks ago:   Two days ago, four topless women from the radical women’s rights group Femen entered a … more →

Tags: Sparrows and Sandcastles blog, Sparrows and Sandcastles, Homosexuality, Contemporary affairs, World News, Benjamin Chew blog, Sparrows and Sandcastles blog by Chew Hong Jie, Benjamin Chew, Madness

MPs first class, citizens second class

Zhou (Chew) Hong Jie wrote 1 month ago:     (source)   Citizen Andy Zhu photographed the above images at a Multi-Storey Car p … more →

Tags: Sparrows and Sandcastles blog, Sparrows and Sandcastles, Chew Hong Jie, Chew Hong Jie blog, Singapore, Contemporary affairs, Benjamin Chew blog, Sparrows and Sandcastles blog by Chew Hong Jie, Benjamin Chew

people first?

Zhou (Chew) Hong Jie wrote 1 month ago:           (source)   Meritocracy breeds elitism. In a country like Sin … more →

Tags: Society, A&E, accident and emergency, April 7 2013, Benjamin Chew, Benjamin Chew blog, Block 511 in Bishan, bourgeoise, chain of command

church of england dishonest about survey results1 comment

Zhou (Chew) Hong Jie wrote 1 month ago:   The Church of England (CofE) claims:   Four out of five British adults believe in the po … more →

Tags: Sparrows and Sandcastles blog, Sparrows and Sandcastles, Chew Hong Jie, Chew Hong Jie blog, Contemporary affairs, Prayer, Benjamin Chew blog, Sparrows and Sandcastles blog by Chew Hong Jie, Benjamin Chew

Ten Years Ago On a Lone Dark Night Someone Got Killed...

qqduckus wrote 1 month ago: (On the occasion of the ten year anniversary of our invasion of Iraq I am posting an updated version … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, Iran, america, iraq, al-Malaki, Donald Rumsfield, Paul Wolfowitz, dick cheney, Richard Perle

a physicist proposes

Zhou (Chew) Hong Jie wrote 2 months ago:     (source)   … more →

Tags: humour, Australian physicist writes nerdy marriage proposal, Benjamin Chew, Benjamin Chew blog, Benjamin Chew Hong Jie, Benjamin Chew Hong Jie Blog, Chew Hong Jie, Chew Hong Jie blog, Contemporary affairs

The Silly Superpower

qqduckus wrote 2 months ago: America certainly engages in a fair amount of behavior that most enlightened people would find stupi … more →

Tags: constitution, america, the finger, Penny, Liquor, Beer, Voting, censorship, Television

it is just crazy...

Zhou (Chew) Hong Jie wrote 3 months ago:   “The idea that only WBC had the right answer seemed crazy. It just seemed impossible. … more →

Tags: anti-American, Anti-Semitic, Anti-Semitism, Benjamin Chew, Benjamin Chew blog, brainwashed, Christian extremism, Christian extremists, Contemporary affairs

"not believing in god makes life more precious"1 comment

Zhou (Chew) Hong Jie wrote 3 months ago: by Esther Addley   “I feel sorry for the church next door, waiting for their three people … more →

Tags: Atheism, "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen, "Not Believing in god makes life more precious", "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder, a thirst for community, an atheist service, Andrew Copson, antimatter, Benjamin Chew

signs of the times

Zhou (Chew) Hong Jie wrote 3 months ago:     This is the recent Punggol East by-election rally of the Lee Kuan Yew-worshipping, law … more →

Tags: Society, Sparrows and Sandcastles blog, Sparrows and Sandcastles, Singapore, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Expression, Contemporary affairs, Singapore news, Benjamin Chew blog

hang-ups about trans1 comment

Zhou (Chew) Hong Jie wrote 4 months ago:   by Jane Fae   Gender re-assignment? The trans-friendly workplace? Even – heaven fo … more →

Tags: Sexuality, Society, Sparrows and Sandcastles blog, Sparrows and Sandcastles, Contemporary affairs, Gay, Benjamin Chew blog, Benjamin Chew, Sparrows and Sandcastles blog by Benjamin Chew

one reason the episcopal church is my ideal1 comment

Zhou (Chew) Hong Jie wrote 4 months ago:   *the Washington National Cathedral The Washington National Cathedral will soon perform marria … more →

Tags: The contemporary church, Sparrows and Sandcastles blog, Sparrows and Sandcastles, Contemporary affairs, World News, the Contemporary Church, The Episcopal Church, Benjamin Chew blog, Benjamin Chew

regime at its obnoxious best again1 comment

Zhou (Chew) Hong Jie wrote 4 months ago:     The People’s Action Party is at it again, according to Yahoo News. This cowardly … more →

Tags: Society, Sparrows and Sandcastles blog, Sparrows and Sandcastles, Singapore, Contemporary affairs, Singapore news, News, Benjamin Chew blog, Benjamin Chew

religion & education in the singapore context2 comments

Zhou (Chew) Hong Jie wrote 4 months ago:   As a follow-up to a previous post about religion’s inverse relationship with education … more →

Tags: Society, Education, Benjamin Chew, Benjamin Chew blog, Buddhism in Singapore, Christianity in Singapore, Contemporary affairs, Current Affairs, religion and education in the singapore context

do you want to know why i am angry?

Zhou (Chew) Hong Jie wrote 5 months ago:     (source)   ******* … more →

Tags: The contemporary church, religious fundamentalism, anti-intellectualism, Sparrows and Sandcastles blog, Sparrows and Sandcastles, Contemporary affairs, the Contemporary Church, Benjamin Chew blog, Benjamin Chew

the Yankee gun lobby is RETARDED

Zhou (Chew) Hong Jie wrote 5 months ago:     A Larry Pratt from Gun Owners of America (GOA) writes:   A gunman…took adva … more →

Tags: Society, Sparrows and Sandcastles blog, Sparrows and Sandcastles, Contemporary affairs, Benjamin Chew blog, Benjamin Chew, Sparrows and Sandcastles blog by Benjamin Chew, Current Affairs, U.S. Society


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