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  • Paglia: Criticizing Transgenderism Is Not Transphobic

    Paglia: Criticizing Transgenderism Is Not Transphobic0

    Feminist academic Camille Paglia is notorious for marching to her own beat. Her recent interview in the academic journal Interfaces Brazil/Canada is no exception. Per usual, Paglia is asked several questions about today’s hot topics, including feminism, censorship, and the current state of civilization. The questioning gets personal, however, when the subject turns to transgenderism,

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  • Paglia: ‘Sex Changes are Impossible’

    Paglia: ‘Sex Changes are Impossible’0

    Camille Paglia is at it again: trend iconoclasm. In a recent email interview with Jonathan Last of The Weekly Standard, the libertarian (“pro-sex”, “Amazonian”) feminist describes herself as transgender, but goes on to criticise the current campaign for transgender rights. Mr Last begins by asking why there hasn’t been a showdown between feminism and transgenderism.

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  • Pagan Son

    Pagan Son0

    Late one afternoon in 1969, photographer Art Brewer took a stroll along O’ahu’s North Shore. At Pipeline beach, amid the world’s most sublime waves, Brewer encountered a boy who resembled a white-haired, blue-eyed Mowgli, clinging to an unusually short surfboard, 30 years before that design became the industry standard. “I’m Bunker Spreckels,” said the boy,

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  • Paddington Bear Creator Michael Bond Dies

    Paddington Bear Creator Michael Bond Dies0

    Michael Bond, the creator of the much-adored Paddington Bear, died on Tuesday, according to media reports. He was 91 years old.   Bond is famous for his books about a marmalade-loving bear who moves to London from Peru. Since Paddington’s creation in 1958, Bond had written more than 150 books about Paddington, had multiple children’s

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  • Oxford Univ. Tells Students to Stop Saying ‘He’ and ‘She’

    Oxford Univ. Tells Students to Stop Saying ‘He’ and ‘She’0

    Via the Daily Mail: Oxford University is encouraging students to use the gender-neutral pronoun ‘ze’ instead of ‘she and ‘he’. The students’ union wrote in a leaflet that the move was intended to reduce the risk of transgender students being offended.  Students hope that the use of ‘ze’ will continue into university lectures and seminars,

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  • Oxford Students Can’t Write Either

    Oxford Students Can’t Write Either0

    • June 22, 2015

    Writing ability has gone to pot in America. The latest statistics show that only 25% of students are proficient in writing. Most papers that college professors and high school teachers receive from students lack a clear thesis, correct paragraph structure, or proper grammar and punctuation. Employers frequently complain about the dearth of job applicants who can communicate through writing.

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