Mysterious rare bird triumphs in ‘hotly contested cultural moment’ in New Zealand
The annual Bird of the Year poll is a feathery festival of bird memes, costumes and dance battles
Month: September 2025
Here we go again: Another study is being misrepresented as evidence that COVID vaccines cause cancer
An eminent oncologist, cancer researcher, and cancer center director is promoting a study that seems to show—but, when critically examined, doesn’t—that COVID vaccines are associated
Dr. Vinay Prasad’s Catch-22: The Only Way He Can Truly Succeed at His Job is to Get Fired Again
No matter what regulatory decisions Dr. Vinay Prasad makes moving forward, the fact that he was willing to legitimize and quietly work for RFK Jr.
How weight-loss injections are turning obesity into a wealth issue
With claims of a ‘two-tier system’, could it be that these drugs are exacerbating health inequalities?
Can England’s rugby heroes inspire more girls to stay in sport?
Sports groups hope England Women’s Rugby World Cup success can boost girls playing sport.
Dad’s frustration over stillbirth report delay
Bereaved Thomas and Ewa Hender are querying why a report completed 18 months ago is only now available.
Miss Vertebral Pulchritude
Paul recently posted about the International Posture Queen of 1957 and linked to an earlier post of mine about “Perfect Posture Girl.” Digging deeper into
Electric Vehicles Face a ‘Pretty Dreadful Year’ in the U.S.
The end of a federal tax credit is expected to push sales of battery-powered cars down but auto experts believe the market will eventually recover.
‘They just don’t come’: What’s making L.A.’s tourism tumble
With foot traffic down and fewer international visitors, local vendors and storefronts are citing less business compared to last summer. They say it’s because L.A.
Trump holds crucial talks with Netanyahu to push deal to end Gaza war
President Tweety McTreason will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday on a deal to end to Israel’s offensive
Government shutdown looms ahead of a high-stakes White House meeting
President Tweety McTreason will meet with congressional leaders on Monday to discuss whether the federal government shuts down later this week.
Stowaway found dead in landing gear of American Airlines plane
A stowaway was found dead inside the landing gear of an American Airlines plane after it touched down in the US.
At least four victims killed after US church set on fire during mass shooting
Five people – including a gunman – have been killed, and at least eight others have been injured, after a mass shooting and fire at
Michigan church shooting: What we know about suspect Thomas Jacob Sanford
Sanford, 40, served as a US Marine from 2004 to 2008, including a deployment to al-Fallujah, Iraq.