Unfortunately there may have been a case study the other day and apparently Doug didn't read the linked post.

Yeah. I don't see the journalistic value of these kinds of posts and I don't see how that last one belongs on the list.

They probably threaten to picket several times as many events than they actually follow through, I'm sure that if it's outside a reasonable distance, they'd prefer to go where there's a big payoff. With people on Reddit threatening to form a human wall and all of the publicity they've been given by Anonymous, I'd say…

Constitutionally, I don't see how the government could get involved.

I just pointed out that there's no such thing as a legally-defined hate group in another thread. Though, I'd probably consider the SPLC list the closest among those which do exist because as you say, Westboro hasn't been associated with terrorism and the Southern Poverty Law Center's list is widely accepted by the…

There's no such thing as "a legally-defined hate group" and they were already on any list that would come close, such as the (widely accepted) SPLC list cited.

While the publishing of their phone numbers would probably be an inconvenience, this hate group thrives on publicity, their members don't really hide, they've appeared on television and in documentaries, plus many are active in social media. My understanding is that they're mostly a bunch of family members living near…

I think the fact that there are Fringe recaps on io9 for the fifth season and thorough coverage throughout other posts should imply that there's certainly a set of fans for the show.

As for the topic of this post, I see no reason for this story to have been given saturation, round-the-clock coverage on the day of the event, other than commercial. While sad, a shooting at 9:30 AM in Connecticut doesn't have enough direct bearing on somebody in Seattle to justify having anchors going non-stop six…

Hey Science Lady, hey it's amazing...

I believe Fox or someone has reported that neighbors or acquaintances say the shooter had some form of autism, possibly Asperger's and that could have also affected his empathy scale (if he even played video games at all) So I'm going to stand by my initial instinct that today's tragedy was special and while all these…

Based on the reports that I've seen, my gut instinct is that today's shooter was probably jealous of his mother's class and her school and/or he was angry with them — there could also be some kind of mental or chemical balance at play — so I kind of think that if video game culture shares any of the blame, it's down…

If they're all of age and if there's a Big Brother livefeed, then I suspect the "favorite" will be the one most willing to capitalize their assets and perform.

First we hack it enough to make it reportedly dangerous, then we have a legitimate excuse to just blow it out of the sky. I don't know if the hacking was real or if the satellite is even "out of control", but my first thought was that part one was enough cover for the powers that be to launch phase two.

Other than news, I watch most everything on-demand and it's almost all documentary or scripted, so other than coverage from pop media or a few minutes here and there with other members of my family, I really don't follow any reality shows. That said... I was laid-up last weekend and between Law & Order marathons, I…

I'm an Old, but strip clubs and Miss Kitty's on reruns of Gunsmoke are the only places I really associate this behavior. I do recall there were shot girls who became popular in the 90s and there's the Coyote Ugly concept, but I consider them just variations of strip clubs and Wild West saloons.

Unlike the Billy Connelly character in the Brave film, who had a mute Emma Thompson hogtied for slaughter after being told that she was his wife, I know that I'd certainly believe my children, if one of them were to tell such a tale.

It became a thing last year for my wife and I to watch Once Upon a Time on Sunday evening with the kids and when the show was down for the summer, we took turns selecting a movie for all to watch. We've found that this was great way for us to introduce the kids to some smaller "classics" (which aren't reissued from…

NPR did a couple of news reports about an effort in Minnesota, I want to say they described the symbolism of the pole during All Things Considered, but it could have been part of their Morning Edition report.

Love the post. Great find. I tweeted the link before watching all of them, but one thing from the first video that sort of dates it and reflects upon Sinatra's place in time, he referred to the doctor as a "him".