thanks for the Cybersecurity bill, GOP! Oh, Wait… Remember When Republicans Filibustered The Cybersecurity Bill? You might remember, but they’ve forgotten. Read at Google+

NYC Mayor Bill DiBlasio, for "Associating with Provocateurs." As Crooks and Liars points out, he DIDN'T call for any resignations after those two wackjobs in Vegas spent time with Clive Bundy, then shot cops. With these guys, if they can't elect a Republlican, they always call for the Democrat to resign or be impeached, because in their heads, they can't lose and the election was rigged against them. If they can elect a Republican and it was hotly contested, you should wonder whether the election was rigged the other way, whether by gerrymandering, caging, or worse means. It's my theory…

Who Is The International Woman of Mystery? The Unidentified Queen of Torture Credit Photograph by JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Read at Google+

Hey, Kid! Wanna Design A Game? Outfit a game-designer’s toolkit for < $20 Game designer Rick Marazzani did an under-$20 raid on his local dollar store and built himself an incredible game-designer’s toolkit with everything he needs to create an infinite variety of games in just as many styles; his … Read at Google+

I've sung some of Rutter's works before; they're always challenging because they go in unexpected directions, but they're so beautiful. John Rutter’s Christmas playlist Today, conductor, choral composer and one of the UK’s most-loved musicians shares his festive playlist with us. Read at Google+

Because the "true history" of the BYU archaeology department described in this 1970 paper acknowledges that solving the "authenticity problem" was paramount in the past, I usually question any "discovery" they announce in the presence. : THE TRUE HISTORY OF ARCHAEOLOGY AT BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY THE TRUE HISTORY OF ARCHAEOLOGY AT BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY . By Ross T. Christensen. Adapted from a paper of the same title read at the Nineteenth Annual Symposium on the Archaeology of the Scriptures, held at Brigham Young University on October 18, 1969. A misleading report has lately been … Read at Google+

I don't think this happens often in science, but I have to question whether the lead scientist's personal frame of reference influenced his rather inflated claims. Million Mummy Discovery Under Dispute A massive cemetery with up to 1 million mummies has reportedly been found in Egypt, but the announcement of the discovery apparently landed a U.S. research team in hot water, and possibly even kicked off the project. Archaeologists from Brigham Y… Read at Google+

… For Christmas Two Women Hilariously Remind Us What Feminists Really Want For Christmas We just found the song of the holiday season — and it’s got the perfect mix of Christmas cheer and patriarchy-smashing. The Doubleclicks, described as a “nerd-pop-folk sister duo from Portland, Oregon” on their YouTube page, wrote “… Read at Google+