Humans pay someone actual money to talk to their pets.… 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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
Muslim Schools Promote Education for Girls 
Jan 18th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Chairman of Association of Muslim Schools disagrees with Ofsted chief’s comments.… Read the rest
Replies to Hobsbawm
Jan 18th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Valid truths only emerge from free, fair and open discussion.… Read the rest
Therapy for Addiction to Therapy
Jan 17th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Making addiction an identity is not all that therapeutic.… Read the rest
Metaphors Comfort in Face of Big Scientific Ideas
Jan 17th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Making figures of speech out of our problems is not the way to solve them. … Read the rest
The Pretty Woman Theory of Prostitution
Jan 17th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Takes Paglia’s claim that prostitutes are not victims but outlaws at face value.… Read the rest
Interview with Astronomer Royal Martin Rees
Jan 17th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘One idea many of us are pursuing is a grander concept of the physical world.’… Read the rest
Center for Inquiry for Secularism and Science
Jan 17th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
US universities need counterweight to Campus Crusade for Christ.… Read the rest
Eric Hobsbawm in Defence of History
Jan 16th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Not true that ‘my truth is as valid as yours, whatever the evidence.’… Read the rest
Letter to Guardian Condemns Murder of Hadi Saleh
Jan 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
He fought for a democratic, peaceful and federal Iraq. … Read the rest
Livingstone to be Reported to Watchdog
Jan 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
After calling assembly member dishonest and Islamophobic.… Read the rest
‘The Transgressive Pleasure of Critique’
Jan 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Oliver Kamm on misreading Shakespeare.… Read the rest
WHO Reports Polio Cases Spreading in 2004
Jan 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Boycott of vaccine in northern Nigeria caused spread to neighboring countries.… Read the rest
Nigeria, Sudan Vow to Stop Polio Spread
Jan 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Nigeria had 763 cases, India 129, Sudan 112.… Read the rest
WHO and African Health Ministers Discuss Polio
Jan 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Internal conflicts hamper immunization and monitoring.… Read the rest
The Compassion of Fahrenheit Jesus?
Jan 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Mike and Mel pair to make buddy-road-docudrama about flagellation of audience.… Read the rest
Spacecraft Lands on Titan, a Moon of Saturn
Jan 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
First landing on another planet’s moon; only moon in solar system with a substantial atmosphere. … Read the rest
Bad Timing For Livingstone’s Defense of al Qaradawi
Jan 14th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Who says tsunami victims deserve punishment from Allah.… Read the rest
Woman Pardoned in Iranian Rape Case
Jan 14th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Be raped or kill the rapist: either way you get the death penalty.… Read the rest
Shirin Ebadi Summoned to Court
Jan 14th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Lawyer and human rights activist tells BBC summons is unlawful.… Read the rest
