Phligm Phlagm 2

[philmophlegm]

Why bad ideas refuse to die.

Whatever happened to William 'The Refrigerator' Perry?

No, the British did not "frantically" google what the E.U. is hours after voting to leave it.

New Robin of Sherwood audio drama with original cast. (We’re working our way through the boxed set in preparation!)

Gordon Murray has died. No, not the bloke who designed the car in the userpic, the guy who did Trumpton, Camberwick Green and Chigley.

How the **** did a television journalist as bad at her job as this one get a flipping CBE? This is a total car crash and she comes across as (at best) incompetent and at worst borderline deranged.

Mapping the growth of cities over the last 6,000 years.

An interview with Matthew 'Pandemic' Leacock.

Five steps universities could take to revive free speech on campus.

NASA's mission in the 1960s: Get America to the Moon. NASA's mission in the 2010s: Reach out to the muslim world. (Wait, what?)

Comments

[philmophlegm.livejournal.com]

Indeed. I've yet to see the problem really manifest itself at the university where I lecture,although it might be only a matter of time - I note that we have a 'Diversity' officer now - a position which in most institutions seems to be dedicated to clamping down on diversity of thought).

[allaboutweather.livejournal.com]

Intolerance in the name of tolerance. :/