Pharyngula

No one ever said starfish were the mental giants of the intertidal zone. I'm too impressed that it can manage English without a tongue, lips, or larynx to quibble about its knowledge of dead languages.

Posted by: John McKay | August 23, 2007 3:13 PM

Clearly, bloggers need to take over science cartooning.

Posted by: Mike P | August 23, 2007 3:16 PM

"This medium" is both prettier and correcter.

Posted by: Token | August 23, 2007 3:28 PM

With media again, if it said "these media", perhaps that would be okay. I don't do biology, so I don't know if there is more than one medium used in a culturing dish.

So, possibilities:
"this medium"
"these media"
not "this media".

Oh, and someone says "corrector" again, they are only asking for a world of grammatical hurt.
(This has to be the worst threat ever.)

Posted by: Gilgamesh | August 23, 2007 4:10 PM

No one yet has mentioned the use of 'data is?'

Posted by: Josh | August 23, 2007 4:16 PM

From the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed.:

Usage Note: The etymologically plural form media is often used as a singular to refer to a particular means of communication, as in The Internet is the most exciting new media since television. Many people regard this usage as incorrect, preferring medium in such contexts.·People also use media with the definite article as a collective term to refer not to the forms of communication themselves so much as the communities and institutions behind them. In this sense, the media means something like "the press." Like other collective nouns, it may take a singular or plural verb depending on the intended meaning. If the point is to emphasize the multifaceted nature of the press, a plural verb may be more appropriate: The media have covered the trial in a variety of formats. Frequently, however, media stands as a singular noun for the aggregate of journalists and broadcasters: The media has not shown much interest in covering the trial. This development of a singular media parallels that of more established words such as data and agenda, which are also Latin plurals that have acquired a singular meaning.·The singular medium cannot be used as a collective noun for the press. The sentence No medium has shown much interest in covering the issue, would suggest that the lack of interest is in the means of communication itself rather than in its practitioners.

Posted by: Suze | August 23, 2007 4:22 PM

", singular, rather than using the name of the group"
And if you want to be that fussy starfish don't have eyes.

Posted by: sailor | August 23, 2007 5:28 PM

We movie stars are used to the resentment of the little invertebrates.
I dunno, they may just be more realistic about the quality of the movies that are coming out these days. Take for example the new Chipmunks movie. It has a trailer that includes one chipmunk putting the poop of another chipmunk in his mouth. I'm going to assume that they are warning us about the quality of that one in advance. There are others but that would make this post way too long!

Posted by: Mena | August 23, 2007 5:45 PM

One of the animals has ill-defined legs and has been mistaken as a dog. Mooch is a cat.

Posted by: JohnnieCanuck | August 24, 2007 1:47 AM

Peter Griffin: (While videotaping a bag blowing a wind) Look! It's dancing with me! It's like there's this incredibly benevolent force that wants me to know there's no reason to be afraid. Sometimes, there's so much beauty in the world, it makes my heart burst.

God: (Angrily) It's just some trash blowing in the wind! Do you have any idea how complicated your circulatory system is?

Posted by: Jeebus | August 24, 2007 8:49 AM