Year: 2016
The Internet is Obsessing over the Trailer for Madonna’s Carpool Karaoke
Madonna may be pushing 60 years old, but that hasn’t stopped her showing yet again that she really can make a splash in the headlines! The American singer-songwriter is probably best known for the way she’s managed to reinvent herself…
Gone But Not Forgotten: John Kerry Meme Tribute
The High Sultan of Flip-Flop will soon shuffle mournfully off the political scene. But let’s remember some of the highlights of John Kerry’s career. Well, you know what I mean!
Bernie Sanders Forms Anti-Establishment Punk Band
After being betrayed by the ‘faux progressive’ DNC establishment, Bernie Sanders is trying to console himself by making a radical career change. He is now fronting a new Patti Smith Tribute Band. Here’s Bernie now, with his: Rock ‘n’ Roll…
Everyone’s Entitled to Their Opinion, Right? (Spoiler: No, You Aren’t)
This post is inspired by a certain post-election viral tweet by Xannie Woodard, where she says: Please stop telling people to respect others’ opinions. That’s for things like “I don’t like coffee” not for “I don’t like black people. Please stop…
An ‘Inconvenient’ Parable
I wish Tony Blair would just go away. He’s like a clingy one night stand that keeps calling you up every now and then at 3 am, completely out of the blue, in order to tell you who much he…
Male/Female Sex Ratios and Neurodiversity Revisited (2/2)
One of the problems with this line of thinking is that similar ratios have been reported in other developmental disorders. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia, intellectual disabilities, and stuttering are among those. The social problems of autism do not exist…
Imperialist Aliens Should Check Their Privilege
It seems privileged metropolitan latte-sipping aliens have a problem with the equally privileged double standards of mundane down-to-earth Earthling types.
Male/Female Sex Ratios and Neurodiversity Revisited (1/2)
One of the hot topics in autism lately has been skepticism over the reported ratio of autism in males versus females. Ever since autism was first described, an approximately 4:1 male:female ratio has been reported. This started with Kanner’s initial…
A Message For Trump’s Minions Worded In The Vernacular You Understand Best
In a bow to our supposed new President I submit this missive attempting to recreate the style of communicating that he does best in order to express myself properly to those who elected him. This letter, this message, this fatal…
Brexit Voters To Face Prosecution
Activists from the EU referendum Remain Campaign are continuing with plans to pursue criminal prosecutions for many of those who voted to leave the EU. ‘We do not wish to be divisive or retaliatory,’ said a spokesman for the activists,…