Jon Stewart Considers "In God We Trust" Debate Just A Waste of Time Distraction. Is It?

November 6, 2011 By 14 Comments

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook After watching that clip from The Daily Show, I think I can finally crystalize what I hear from the average secular progressive voting in Congress, writing for The Daily Show, or watching at home when a [...]

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Batman and Catwoman Depicted Having Sex, Is It Sexist?

September 28, 2011 By 32 Comments

Laura Hudson argues that the picture above is sexist, and especially so when taken in context of what has come before it:

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"Jar Jar Binks is George Lucas’s critique of democracy." Discuss.

September 28, 2011 By 15 Comments

Okay, so I posed that thesis to my Facebook friends and now I pose it to you, my Camels With Hammers readers: Jar Jar Binks is George Lucas’s critique of democracy. Discuss. To kick off the discussion, here is the hilarious Stevarious’s reply from Facebook: Every instance of democracy presented in Star Wars is rife [...]

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Star Wars French Ballet Disco

September 23, 2011 By 8 Comments

I can’t add anything that the title doesn’t already express. This just needs to be seen to be comprehended. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5WWc03qCM8&feature=player_embedded#! Your Thoughts?

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Talking To Your Kids About Star Wars, A Public Service Announcement

September 22, 2011 By 7 Comments

It is important to address some things with your children before other people do: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCjMGOvMghY How have you dealt with introducing Star Wars to your children? Your Thoughts on the right and wrong ways to go about it?

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The Problematic Use of Skeptics in Supernatural Shows

September 19, 2011 By 17 Comments

Soon-to-be fellow Freethought Blogs blogger Jen McCreight has a good post, wherein she is skeptical of a character’s skeptical reactions in an episode of True Blood. Jen gives spoilers, but I won’t. I can just sum up the problem abstractly as the following: a character who over the course of 47 episodes of the show has discovered the [...]

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Laura Marling and St. Vincent Release Spectacular Albums Tomorrow (Tuesday 9/13/11)

September 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Seriously, two of the most gifted and groundbreaking women in pop music today are both releasing staggeringly good third albums of their careers. For the love of music stream Laura Marling’s A Creature I Don’t Know at the New York Times Magazine and St. Vincent’s Strange Mercy at NPR while you still can, if you doubt me. And/or support their amazing [...]

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A 1917 Subway Car Back In Service In NYC

September 5, 2011 By 4 Comments

There is a subway that I sometimes ride that shuttles back and forth all day between Grand Central Station and Times Square and it is the most wonderful subway advertising experience because the entire interior of the train will be designed as a giant ad for something—be it the baseball playoffs or a Broadway show [...]

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Cheetah Whisperer

September 3, 2011 By 14 Comments

The sounds of the cheetahs in the first couple of minutes is downright musical: Thanks to Leroy for the find. And I cannot mention cheetahs and not provide a link to some of my favorite 19 seconds in TV history. Your Thoughts?

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van Gogh's Batman

July 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment

By James Hance.  See more of, and support, his beautiful work here.  See Grover as Captain America by going to his Facebook page. Link via Laughing Squid.

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