May 9, 2018 | Politics, Science, Television
Three quick items… I completely agree with Joe Adalian, TV reporter and Vulture editor, who tweeted: “That Andy Lack had no use for Ronan Farrow but spent tens of millions on Megyn Kelly is an indictment of both Lack’s judgement and the generally...
Feb 15, 2018 | Picture of the Day, Science
I’ve been talking about the possibility of flying cars for a long time. My fascination with them started as a boy watching George Jetson going to work in one. I’ve dreamed of doing the same ever since. On this site, my earliest post on the subject dates to...
Jan 28, 2018 | podcasts, Science, Skepticism, Television
As I wrote Friday, I was outraged at Stephen Colbert — for whom I’d had a lot of respect for both his comedic and critical thinking skills (Catholicism aside) — for playing nice with Gwyneth Paltrow on his Thursday night “Late Show.” Over...
Jan 26, 2018 | Science, Skepticism, Television
I was very disappointed to see Stephen Colbert sucking up to Gwyneth Paltrow last night on “The Late Show.” She was in New York for her Goop health summit, just one part of her empire of pseudoscientific nonsense that sucks in far too many people who...
Jan 11, 2018 | Science, Skepticism
On my Monday radio show, I praised Oprah Winfrey for her #MeToo speech at the Golden Globes, but tried to scuttle any thoughts of her running for president. My major objection to her has always been her embrace of nonsense and her enabling of people who advocate...
Dec 27, 2017 | Science, Skepticism
The FDA announced last week that it will crack down on some homeopathic products. Note the word “some” in that sentence, when it should be “all.” Homeopathy is nothing but a scam, with companies producing bogus health aids that do nothing but...
