According to recent press reports, the creationist organization Answers in Genesis will merge with the troubled insurance giant American International Group. The new corporation will be named AIG, for American Indulgences Group. AIG chairman Edward Liddy will become the chairman of AIG. AIG chairman Ken Ham will be second in command and will continue to…

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(Colin Powell told me it was your birthday, but he did not say how old you are.) RMS

… Aieee! There’s something horrifying crashing through the shrubbery and it’s coming closer! .. And it’s … it’s … it’s … The Carnival of Evolution!!!!

Big announcement. is Ed Schultz will now have an hour on MSNBC.

… Lynn’s comment about Azia!?!?!! (This will only be of interest to those concerned with relationships, art, inspiration, the erotic, and really good food. Others stay away.)

Zoo Borns claims “A second serving of adorable Asian Small-clawed Otter pups born just three weeks ago at Sea World Orlando. As you can hear on camera, these social otters often communicate vocally, in this case with a very fitting chirp.” Then they have these bogus video: Right, sure. THIS IS APRIL FOOLS DAY, PEOPLE,…

If you have a Google gmail or Google docs account, do make sure to visit your account today and have a look around. Then log out. And keep your eye’s open. I’m just sayin’ …

Minnesota and the Upper Midwest, for some reason, is the home of (by US standards, anyway) some of the most extreme (or at least interesting) criminal behavior, and not just in the movies. And today, in Shakopee, Minnesota, a freshly convicted 20 year old was sentenced to life in prison with no parole because of…

And the winner is … Michael Behe! I. Do. Not. Believe. This. Details here.

Greetings Science and Culture Enthusiasts! This April promises to be filled with engaging and thought-provoking science and culture programming from the Bell Museum of Natural History. In addition to our Cafe Scientifique and Science Trivia programs, we are planning multiple outdoor field trips as well as hosting a special Earth Day film series event. Attached…

Pseudonymous blogger outed. Linux Computer Crashes! Experts amazed. Details here. Esoteric benchmark tests of OO. Against OO. Interseting, but very esoteric.

Several very important events or finds are in the news this morning. I’ve already reported the discovery of an amazing new rodent. In addition, the Volcano at Yelllowstone Caldera seems to have unexpectedly erupted. Details here. Non one was hurt, but activities on the lake will be canceled for the remainder of …. the Holocene.…

For implying, no, stating clearly, that you think that we run a crooked election system in this state. On letterman. Film at 11. Or whenever I find it.

Aprile Pazzo was about to call it a day when she noticed that the penguins she was observing seemed strangely agitated. Pazzo, a wildlife biologist, was in Antarctica studying penguins at a remote, poorly explored area along the coast of the Ross Sea. “I was getting ready to release a penguin I had tagged when…