Of course, this would never happen here. The curriculum in state schools in England has been stripped of its content and corrupted by political interference, according to a damning report by an influential, independent think-tank. It warns of the educational apartheid opening up between the experience of pupils in the state sector and those at independent schools, which have refused to reduce academic content to make way for fashionable causes.

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An image that, for no reason at all, suddenly started into my brain (and lodged there).  I am hoping this is temporary.

In much feminist theory, it is held that men are principally visual, whereas women are more tactile.  Recent studies on the brain-stimulus patterns excited in men by pornography tend to bear this observation out, and as one who is susceptible to the extraordinary gravitational tug of the well-displayed decolletage, I must say that the idea has the ring of truth for me.  This observation is combined with the idea of

During his school break from his studies in Germany, my son Brendan flew to Oman to visit his uncle in Muscat.  He was there for the cyclone that struck, but flew out tonight.  Some of the photos in his album are of the mountains, but others depict the devastation visited by the cyclone, which was the first in the Persian Gulf in living memory.  Just lucky, I guess.

Today’s the Feast of Corpus Christi, when we Catholics celebrate the mystery of the Eucharist, and the things that bring us together rather than divide us as a Community in Christ with all of the others.  One of our number who lives near Corpus Christi, Texas, continues to struggle with his own fleshly trials, and I ask that you keep him in your thoughts and prayers. More, though, I want

Explains Andrew Sullivan.  Greek food to blame. The brain cranks out memories near its center, in a looped wishbone of tissue called the hippocampus. But a new study suggests only a small chunk of it, called the dentate gyrus, is responsible for “episodic” memories—information that allows us to tell similar places and situations apart. The finding helps explain where déjà vu originates in the brain, and why it happens more

Haters of the godbothering, patriarchal Papacy were scandalized today when President George Bush, audibly, responded to the Holy Feckin’ Father, with the dreadful words, “Yes, sir.” It offended their sensibilities that a sitting (if illegitimate) President of the United States would address the Pontiff of the rickety, superstitious, medieval conservative organization in such a fashion. Bush in holy gaffe 09/06/2007 14:10 – (SA) Vatican City – US President George W

Representing Smantix’ take on the Brittney Gilbert fragging. Jesus’ General on right. Ilyka puts up with crap at Scott Eric Kaufman’s place, where tattling leftists dispute his bona fides. (h/t anonymous) Strange bedfellows.