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About a year ago, I got into a fairly surreal conversation with a friend of mine over the phenomenon of "Bronies." A "Brony,...

As further evidence that there is nothing so innocent and sweet that someone can't interpret it so as to make it appear satanic, today ...

Sometimes I think the fringe-y parts of the Religious Right stay up at night, and while the rest of us are doing something constructive like...

A question I get asked a lot is why, here in Skeptophilia , I take time away from serious matters to look at the lunatic fringe, as I did ye...

Last week, Switzerland opened the Gotthard Base Tunnel , which at 57 kilometers is the longest underground traffic tunnel in the world.  The...

Here at Skeptophilia  we've talked about "Poe's Law" -- the general rule that a sufficiently well-done satire is indisting...

There's a bizarre battle going on right now in the state of Florida. First, a Christian group was allowed to hand out bibles to studen...

Thus far I have been challenged twice to do the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, both times by dear friends, and I haven't done it.  I have no ...

Apparently, it's easier than I thought to give your soul to Satan. You don't have to attend a Black Mass, or hold a séance, or e...

In the latest from the Quick Comeuppance department, we have news that only three days after the Supreme Court sided 5-4 with the town of Gr...

About a year ago, I got into a fairly surreal conversation with a friend of mine over the phenomenon of "Bronies." A "Brony...

There has been a rather unfortunate upswing lately in sites that have names like "The Dark Truth About ____," and which try to put...

New from the "Be Careful What You Wish For" department, Florida governor Rick Scott is currently trying to figure out what to do a...

There's this idea called "Poe's Law."  Named after Nathan Poe, the first person to set it down as a rule of thumb (althoug...

A friend of mine sent me a link yesterday with the sinister message, "Dude, you are so screwed."  When I clicked it, it brought ...