Some videos are making the rounds on the internet that purport to show UFOs, taken in various places in the United States. Within each, clusters of lights drift across the sky…changing colors, flashing, and so on. The Czar naturally looked … Continue reading →
The Czar has read and consumed your publication since the April 1979 issue. He has subscribed without fail since 2000, but is compelled to conclude he will not be renewing his subscription. In that time, he has seen the publication … Continue reading →
The mighty Borepatch pulled a chair up by the lobby bar, took a sip of his freshly made Yoo Hoo mojito, and told the Czar: About your latest missive, I couldn’t help but think that while large parts of the … Continue reading →
If the Czar could wish anything for your survival, it would be the gift of skepticism. When someone runs up to you with a stunning claim (“I just saw Bigfoot! And eleventy!”), your first response really should be “How good … Continue reading →
The Czar hopes he is right about this. But this weird story about 14 girls and 1 boy in LeRoy, New York, who have developed nervous tics and so-called verbal outbursts. The kids&146;s parents have engaged Erin Brockovich to investigate … Continue reading →
Some little time ago, a report came out that unquestionably proved Global Warming was a real thing, and that no reasonable person could remain a skeptic. Of course, a news reports claims that report is itself badly flawed, and that … Continue reading →
Dang it all if Confucius* doesn’t know how to get the Czar’s goat. Actually, the Czar used to have a goat—an actual goat—but no longer does. To be fair, it was ‘Puter that ruined it, not Volgi. But the Volgi … Continue reading →
Some of you wrote in supporting the Czar’s tirade against the volunteer head of religious education at his local Muscovy church. As you recall, the Цесаревич, and now sigh the Царевич as well, must attend religious education over at Наша … Continue reading →
Dear Mr. Czar, I couldn’t help but notice Mandarin’s animal testing. Here is a similar video: I came across this because of story where a guy worked for one of those online help sites- you enter chat with a person, … Continue reading →
You all know that the Gormogons love science dearly—although to be fair, ‘Puter dislikes the mathy-kind of science and likes the coloring-book-kind so much more. Once, he watched a high definition animation of an asteroid crashing into Earth and wiping … Continue reading →
A NASA astrobiologist claims that he has found fossilized evidence of alien life on a microbe. So why hasn’t the press been busting into your regularly scheduled viewing? Perhaps it is because the scientist, Richard Hoover, has done this before, … Continue reading →
Have you heard about omigod the most totally awesum proof of UFOs ever? You know, that whole UFO thing that happened over the Dome of the Rock in Israelistine? That millions of people saw and now there is no denying … Continue reading →
The Czar suspects that this story is getting some ground because it is a conservative vs. liberal issue. Let us hope not. Dr. Carole Lieberman, a self-proclaimed “media psychiatrist” (uh oh) declared to Fox News that recent increases in rapes … Continue reading →
The Czar is, um, bemused to be quoted and linked to on an astrology website. Yes, the link is there, but trust us: they don’t need any further traffic. [updated: classy and intellectual, Brian Dunbar has done some elaborate detective … Continue reading →
Bad Astronomy found this gem. Here’s an alleged adult asking if we got the moon’s permission before we intentionally crashed the Kaguya orbiter into it to see what kicked up. Seriously. The Czar knows you are smart enough to recognize … Continue reading →
And this passes as legitimate science? I don’t have to have psychic abilities to know that this is a waste of time. Maybe we can use facebook to bend spoons, or myspace to levitate a bus. The MandarinThe Mandarin, whose … Continue reading →
In the June, 2009, issue of Scientific American, Michael Shermer writes about agenticity, his word for the psychological need that some adults have, in which they believe invisible factors are responsible for getting the work done in the world when … Continue reading →
The Czar knows you are aware of his and GorT’s strong stance against the anti-vaccination movement. Click on the tags below to see how much so. And with good reason: this movement is responsible for killing children. Numerous web pages … Continue reading →
Years ago, a telecommunications worker told your Czar something interesting. “Didja ever go to Amish country, and see them little houses they build out back, like outhouses? Well, some o’ them ain’t outhouses. They’re switch rooms. We ran fiber optics … Continue reading →
Slate.com, which is to journalism what the G4 cable network is to responsible babysitting, has a typically snarky overview of the recent Federal court decision which pimpslaps the claim that vaccines cause autism spectrum disorders. Slate adds a little analysis … Continue reading →
