It seems that Stover is back at Yale. Boo.… 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.
We’re always pleased to hear about news stories that you think should be featured on Butterflies and Wheels. Just send an email here, if you want to point one out to us.
A note about links
Inevitably links go out of date. We suggest, therefore, that you make hard-copies of the stories that particularly interest you.
Everyone Tried to Write Like Hunter S Thompson 
Feb 22nd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Para 9 wrong: Thompson said it about Nixon, not vice versa. (As if Nixon had the vocabulary!)… Read the rest
Thompson Not Respectful of Politicians
Feb 22nd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence.… Read the rest
Women in Physics
Feb 22nd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
If it’s difference in innate ability, what innate abilities would have changed so quickly?… Read the rest
How the Churchill Uproar Got Going
Feb 22nd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Susan Rosenberg, Little Green Footballs, Bill O’Reilly…… Read the rest
Wittgenstein’s Other Book
Feb 22nd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘The improvement of spelling was astonishing. The orthographic conscience had been awakened.’… Read the rest
Prostitution Behind the Veil
Feb 22nd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
CBC documentary by Iranian exile on the misery of women in Iran.… Read the rest
Exorcism on Channel 4
Feb 22nd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Canon with PhD in deliverance bemoans large number of metaphysical assumptions, urges fewer.… Read the rest
Outrage Responds to Livingstone’s Dodgy Dossier
Feb 21st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Outrage refutes Livingstone’s defense of his relations with reactionary cleric.… Read the rest
Uncle Duke Does a Hemingway
Feb 21st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Hunter S Thompson has killed himself with a shotgun to the head.… Read the rest
Gonzo Journalist Kept Us All Honest, Friend Says
Feb 21st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Hunter was not only a national treasure, but the conscience of this little village.’… Read the rest
BBC Apologises for Apocryphal Story
Feb 21st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
No evidence of Israeli Muslim conscript jailed for not shooting children.… Read the rest
Stupid Design, Inefficient Design, Cruel Design
Feb 21st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Maybe mysterious designer not ‘God’ but some mischievous or clumsy clever-clogs.… Read the rest
Ken Is One Sorry Mayor
Feb 21st, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
In the name of anti-racism, Livingstone perpetuates stereotype of Muslim as woman-hating queer-basher. … Read the rest
Malraux et la Gloire
Feb 20th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Writer, action hero, politician, world-class fantasist. … Read the rest
Another Church, Another Sex Scandal
Feb 20th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
What do you expect from people accountable only to a supernatural being?… Read the rest
What Summers Said
Feb 20th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Don’t you wish you’d been there?… Read the rest
Bloggers: Truth-tellers or Vigilantes?
Feb 19th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Mainstream media clueless? Bloggers a pseudo-journalist lynch mob?… Read the rest
Women in Science Feel Underencouraged
Feb 19th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Many scientists consider encouragement a major factor in seeking promotion.… Read the rest
History Can Get Buried and Forgotten
Feb 19th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The Tulsa riot almost did.… Read the rest
