Zoo employees, others said religion shouldn’t be part of scientific institution.… Read the rest
Welcome to our archive of news stories relevant to the project of fighting fashionable nonsense. The stories are drawn from the electronic pages of the world’s media. On this page, you’ll find links to those stories that have been featured on Butterflies and Wheels during the current year. At the bottom of the page, you’ll find links to separate archives of stories from previous years.
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Hitchens Argues on Late Night Live 
Jun 14th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Stellar Australian radio programme pits Hitch against Robert Manne.… Read the rest
Jerry Springer’s Guests Get All Existential
Jun 14th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Can Todd and Ursula reconcile post-Enlightenment meta-narrative with – stay tuned.… Read the rest
George Szirtes on Andrey Platonov
Jun 14th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The only utopianism worth anything is that of the suffering, the kindly, the saintly. … Read the rest
Mukhtaran Bibi Kidnapped and Silenced
Jun 14th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Gang-rape victim arrested to prevent trip to US.… Read the rest
Women Protest Sex Discrimination in Iran
Jun 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Tired of promises of improved status that are forgotten after election.… Read the rest
Iranian Women Defy Police Whips
Jun 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Women have voting rights but suffer discrimination in legal matters.… Read the rest
Dilettante Sociology Instead of Drawing I
Jun 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Art education has gone all theory and identity and no skill.… Read the rest
Arguing Over Austen
Jun 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Anti-Jacobin, feminist, pro-slave trade, anti-romantic?… Read the rest
Enraged at Mary Warnock
Jun 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘…born and bred to bully people, in Jane Austen’s immortal words, into peace and prosperity.’… Read the rest
A Goldfish, Mistaking Repetition for Novelty
Jun 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Ignorance denies people the chance to enjoy some good stuff – as it always has.… Read the rest
Gordon Wood Reviews Gary Nash
Jun 12th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Strawmen and misinterpretations in Nash’s history from below.… Read the rest
On the Asymmetry of Creation and Appreciation
Jun 12th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Lilacs, biographies, Scarlatti: can we appreciate them enough?… Read the rest
Subtle, Elegant, Witty, Erudite Review
Jun 12th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Not a hint of overkill or intemperate rage anywhere. Impressive.… Read the rest
Blake Morrison Reviews John Carey
Jun 11th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
He ‘takes the side of the little man against the big shots.’ Hmmm.… Read the rest
Julian Baggini Interviews John Carey
Jun 11th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The arts can make our lives richer but can’t make us better people.… Read the rest
The ‘Dutch-Muslim Culture War’
Jun 11th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Tensions between feminists and male lefties who…don’t get it.… Read the rest
Lisa Appignanesi on Simone de Beauvoir
Jun 11th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The Bogart and Bacall of existentialism?… Read the rest
Katha Pollitt on Brooklyn Prof Godless Shocker
Jun 11th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Brooklyn College is a public, secular institution, not a Bible college.… Read the rest
Polly Toynbee on Religious Hatred Bill
Jun 10th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Enlightenment values under growing threat from collective softening of the brain.… Read the rest
