NY Skeptics

Nod To ‘Gentler’ Female Skeptics / Atheists In USA Today

by podblack on December 8, 2009

On the heels of my mentioning my own pro-questioning and inclusive attitude towards religious people being skeptics on the Skeptically Speaking radio show this week, I read in the NY Skeptics blog about how people are indeed speaking how the ‘atheist = skeptic’ attitude really does need to be questioned. Well done to the NY [...]

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Day One, Part One of Dragon*Con 2008

by podblack on August 30, 2008

The day started when I found Saunders, bleary-eyed and working on his iPhone at 7.30 in the morning in the little foyer area on floor five of the Hilton. After he stayed out late last night, he tried sleeping on the floor of our hotel room, which explained the little pyramid of pillows by the [...]

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Images Of Travel – The Globe, London

by podblack on August 28, 2008

First, it’s been a fantastic journey… yet seriously irritating that the connection that I have to the internet seems to default to the provider with every second click of a page. I owe a billion emails and even more blogposts, but the sodding thing keeps going ‘click!’ and popping back to the ever-bloody advert. Grump. [...]

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Choose Your Own Blogpost!

by podblack on August 19, 2008

Dear Readers / Stalkers / Gorgeous Friends I Will See In Person Soon / various scrumpy wumpys, I am currently en route to Singapore for a short stop before heading to London town / stuck in the closet with Vanna White, night after night after night after night / growing a beard so I can [...]

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Science Bloggers Invade NY Skeptics!

by podblack on July 31, 2008

Just got the news then – just as I’m touting one upcoming lecture here in Brisbane, Australia, another pops up overseas for you to check out! Join New York City Skeptics and ScienceBlogs for a special get together Saturday August 9 with over a dozen Science Bloggers, including: Orac (Respectful Insolence) GrrlScientist (Living the Scientific [...]

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Blogging, In Print And Beyond

by podblack on May 6, 2008

I first have some great news – two of my fave Australian skeptics, Dr Karen Stollznow and Dr Martin Bridgstock are in the most recent Skeptical Inquirer! Skeptical Ethics – What Should We Investigate? – Dr Martin Bridgstock Merchandising God: The Pope Tart and Anonymous vs. Scientology – both by Dr Karen Stollznow! As for [...]

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Tim Minchin – FINAL Week in NY!

by podblack on April 11, 2008

GREAT review in the Brooklyn Vegan! “Tim Minchin – a few NYC shows left, videos” by Klaus Kinski: Australian comedic phenomenon Tim Minchin has been doing 90-minute shows at the New World Stages in NYC since March 3rd I’m covered in blood and bruises from kicking myself for not mentioning this earlier. I saw a [...]

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Tim Minchin In New York – Fan Review

by podblack on March 26, 2008

Many thanks to the very lovely ‘Shell‘ of Angry Feet Forum – the best little group of Tim Minchin supporters on the ‘net! It is a small theatre downstairs in the New World Stages Complex and I took my seat about ten minutes before it started and I have to say I fidgeted quite a [...]

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