So there’s this idiot individual who wrote this piece for The Guardian calling for a year in which no new books by men be published, only books by women. (If you read through the entire piece, I suggest you invest in a platter of cheese first. It will go well with all the whine.) And I thought the Tempest in a Chamberpot proposal was ridiculous.
Apparently she’s really serious. Continue reading
So with the holidays coming up, my reading list – We interrupt this blog post for the following public service message:
Earlier this month, the Rosetta mission made history by landing a probe on a comet. This is slightly more difficult than playing a video game, in case you were wondering.
Dr. Matt Taylor was the spokesperson spokesman for the ESA, the organization which accomplished this feat. He wore a shirt which caused some people to get knots in their knickers. I discussed this at the end of my review of Interstellar. I’d hoped we’d heard the last of this because the stupid, it burns.
Then the AAS (American Astronomical Society) issued a statement. Let’s look at it in detail, shall we? Continue reading