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The Invisible Library: so cool
Via Crooked Timber, I give you the Invisible Library, devoted to listing books which only exist only in the pages of other books. Such a library already existed, of course, but only in dreams. Having… more →
Notes from Evil Bender
The Invisible Library: so cool
Evil Bender wrote 5 months ago: Via Crooked Timber, I give you the Invisible Library, devoted to listing books which only exist only … more →
What Does [sic] the NIV, the Satanic Bible, and Gay Sex Have in Common?
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Evil Bender wrote 8 months ago: …such is the question posed by this totally awesome and not at all insane website. According t … more →
Death from the Skies (Short) Review
Evil Bender wrote 8 months ago: Unfortunately, I don’t have the time at the moment to write a full review of Philip Plait … more →
Shorter James Pethokoukis
Evil Bender wrote 1 year ago: Just in time for the War on Xmas holidays: How Tom Daschle Might Kill Conservatism We need to keep p … more →
Sweet Zombie Jesus! I think I know how the fine folks at Sadly, No! feel
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Evil Bender wrote 1 year ago: Via PZ, I learn about the blog “Homeschool Hints,” writen by Janine, a fundamentalist ho … more →
Why Free Speech is important, Or nominating Family Friendly Libraries for Odious Organization of the Week
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Evil Bender wrote 1 year ago: Happy (nearly concluded) Banned Books Week, everyone! Listening to Radio Times today, I nearly drove … more →
Malkin's free market principles shoved under a bus because she doesn't know what "censorship" means
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Evil Bender wrote 1 year ago: Michelle Malkin is in yet another embarrassingly poorly argued tizzy about concerns over Palin … more →
Mel Gibson: scientific mastermind, naturally!
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Evil Bender wrote 1 year ago: In between his repeated misrepresentations of my points and his busy regimen of consulting forth gra … more →
Book burning in Louisiana
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Evil Bender wrote 1 year ago: It seems religious nuts are at it again, this time in Louisiana, burning books which make them uncom … more →
"Cult" not an acceptable word in the UK?
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Evil Bender wrote 1 year ago: Via Tiny Frog, I see that a teen in the UK facing prosecution for (rightly) calling Scientology a … more →
It's never to late to mock anti-woman stupidity
Evil Bender wrote 1 year ago: Hi all! It’s still quiet around here, I know, and that will continue for the next couple of we … more →
Which book am I? And Open Thread
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Evil Bender wrote 1 year ago: I’m swamped with work at the moment, so you’ll not hear much from me this week. In the m … more →
Quote of the Moment, ancient poetry edition
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Evil Bender wrote 1 year ago: Today seemed like a good time to give a hat-tip both to that wonderful book of ancient poetry, Eccle … more →
Wingnuts as fiction writers: why, God, why?
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Evil Bender wrote 1 year ago: I’ve previously noted that wingnuts don’t do well as writers. I knew it, you knew it, we … more →
Dear god, Sal Cordova knows even less about fiction than he does about science
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Evil Bender wrote 1 year ago: Not that I’m really surprised that fools who blather on about ID don’t really know the s … more →
Holiday reading, Classics edition
Evil Bender wrote 1 year ago: LQ and I spent last night at a Solstice party, which was a lot of fun–more fun than many gathe … more →
The Golden Compass, part 2
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Evil Bender wrote 2 years ago: Spoilers, Spoilers, Spoilers: Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, of which The Golde … more →
The Golden Compass, part 1
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Evil Bender wrote 2 years ago: I’m excited about this weekend’s premier of The Golden Compass, based on the joyous, mor … more →
Bill Donohue: just when you think his hypocrisy can't get any worse
Evil Bender wrote 2 years ago: Naturally, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that Bill Donohue, Catholic League* President has his … more →
