Memoirs of a Skepchick (Free subscription) | yesterday
As Amanda reported in the Quickies a few weeks ago, Stephen Fry and Chris Hitchens participated in a debate over the topic “The Catholic Church is a Force for Good.” Fry and Hitchens were, naturally, on the anti- side, and absolutely destroyed the poor souls on the pro- side. Check out the full video in [...]
Naws (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
An excellent debate featuring Christopher Hitchens, Stephen Fry, Anne Widdecombe and Archbishop John Onaiyekan, the motion was "Is the Catholic church a force for good in the world", the answer was a resounding "no". I thought Fry was particularly coherent and fluent, it would be great if he did more of these as he makes a good spokesman for the Secular cause. John Onaiyekan was...
The Lay Scientist (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Recently, Stephen Fry and Christopher Hitchens took on Anne Widdecombe and Archbishop John Onaiyekan (of Abuja, Nigria) in an Intelligence Squared debate on the statement: "The Catholic church is a force for good in the world." Here is the video (Hat tip: Pod Black ). __________________ Martin is the editor of layscience.net. Follow me on Twitter: @mjrobbins
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
AMID all the doubts about Afghanistan, mega-bucks being poured into banks, and the wisdom or otherwise of Stephen Fry rejoining Twitter, MPs may quietly be getting off the hoo
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Which of us will ever forget where we were when we heard that Stephen Fry had resigned from Twitter?
Asymptotia (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
I simply insist that you take the time out to watch this video*. It is of a debate that took place on BBC television, the motion being "Is the Catholic church a force for good in the world?". It was between Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry on one side (against) and Anne Widdecombe and Archbishop John Onaiyekan on the other (for). Dogma vs Reason, when it comes down to it. Now, it is...
Paul Owen (Free subscription) | yesterday
The other week the Daily Mail's Jan Moir was on the receiving end of some well deserved opprobrium for her bizarre and unpleasant views about the tragic death of Stephen Gately. Yet there is a writer on the Telegraph's blog section, by the name of Gerald Warner, whose outpourings (presumably meant as polemics) are routinely vile. I would give a link to his latest bile filled rants but frankly cannot...
Online Journalism Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Articles in newspapers complaining about bloggers and twitter users seem to come along like bills from the taxman - at a rate of about 5 a week. We have had the remarkable exhibit of Janet Street-Porter (or "Janet Self-Publicist") complaining about " publicity seeking bloggers ", and more recently Rachel Sylvester starting a pop-psychology consultancy practice for sad and lonely...
Scratch&Sniff (Free subscription) | yesterday
UNLESS you’ve been living under a rock for the past year, camping out in the Nevada desert or hanging out with a group of Eskimos, you will be familiar with the modern phenomenon that is the social networking site. Websites such as Facebook and Twitter have taken off dramatically over the past couple of years with the number of people signing up increasing more and more all the time. Most might...
Duncan's TV Ad Land (Free subscription) | yesterday
Marks & Spencer is promoting its Christmas shopping this year with the line, “Christmas wouldn’t be without…”, answered by a range of British television stars and models. The campaign, to be launched on November 11, will include several television commercials promoting clothing, home and beauty products, Christmas party food, the Christmas dinner line, online shopping,...
Anorak News (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
The week, featuring Halloween, The Cheeky Girls, Madonna, West Ham, Stephen Fry, Danyl Johnson, Marlon King, Ollie Murs, Iggy Pop, Muhammad, Madeleine McCann, Al Gore, Sharia Law, Nazis, Katie Price, Susan Boyle, Lindsay Lohan, Ringo Starr, Carrie Prejean, Katie and Peter, Sharon Osbourne, Jedward, Elizabeth Lambert, Beyonce, the X Factor and Nidal Malik Hasan....
The Independent (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Just 15 minutes after stepping off the train at Baltimore's Penn station I found myself standing behind the yellow crime-scene tape after a shooting. We had been alerted to the attack on N Milton Avenue, in the east of the city, via Twitter. In the UK, the micro-blogging site is used mainly by people wanting to follow the thoughts and inanities of celebrities such as Stephen Fry. Here in Baltimore,...
Scotsman.com Living - Books (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
"PARTING is all we know of heaven," wrote Emily Dickinson, "and all we need know of hell." Or, to put it another way, when it comes to the afterlife, even the
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
HE HAS shied away from the movie world in a bid to be taken seriously as a politician but last night Arnold Schwarzenegger made a surprise return to Hollywood.
Cardiff Blogger (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Stephen Fry is wrong. There are some really kind and friendly people on Twitter. Thanks to all who message me # @Whitton88 always good to move around. Although I do love Cardiff so I'm gonna stick around here for quite some time. in reply to Whitton88 # @grabcocque ha. I think I can control myself. [...]
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