What I’m reading… ‘The Consuming Instinct’
For anyone interested in the biological basis of human behavior ;-)
Quote of the Day – May 17 2015
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”
Isaac Asimov
It isn’t just the […]
David Letterman was right…
From article:
When you invite people on the internet to say what they think, don’t expect anyone to hold back.
Such is the case with the first flood of reader reviews of Kim Kardashian’s ‘book’ of selfies, released last week.
While many fans describe it as a “literary masterpiece” and “a great coffee table book”, […]
Quote of the Day – May 16 2015
“Confusing monogamy with morality has done more to destroy the conscience of the human race than any other error.”
George Bernard Shaw
‘My vagina’s all over the place’
The number of Australian women undergoing cosmetic surgery on their vaginas is growing at an alarming rate.
Between 2000 and 2011, Medicare claims for vulvoplasty and labiaplasty grew from 640 annually to 1,565 per year, according to a Women’s Health Victoria report. The real number is thought to be much higher.
The pressure to have a “designer […]
Quote of the Day – May 15 2015
“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”
Aldous Huxley, Complete Essays 2, 1926-29
Animal Sex: How Flamingos Do It
Whatever the case, when a female is ready to mate, she will walk away from the dancing group and her chosen male will follow close behind. She will then stop walking, lower her head and spread her wings, inviting her mate to briefly mount her from behind and pass sperm from his cloaca (waste and […]
Quote of the Day – May 14 2015
“Education is a system of imposed ignorance.”
Noam Chomsky, Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
The sex school breaking taboos in Kyrgyzstan
From the article:
“When Rakhat Kenjebek kyzy opened Kyrgystan’s first sex school three years ago, she wasn’t sure how it would be received. The topic had been taboo since the days of the Soviet Union, and everyone was skeptical about whether her business would survive.
But these days the Jade Gift school, which offers courses on sexual […]
Quote of the Day – May 13 2015
“I think cinema, movies, and magic have always been closely associated. The very earliest people who made film were magicians.”
Francis Ford Coppola