Contrary to postmodernism – each person a little universe – we really can unify knowledge.… Read the rest
Welcome to our archive of news stories relevant to the project of fighting fashionable nonsense. The stories are drawn from the electronic pages of the world’s media. On this page, you’ll find links to those stories that have been featured on Butterflies and Wheels during the current year. At the bottom of the page, you’ll find links to separate archives of stories from previous years.
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Inevitably links go out of date. We suggest, therefore, that you make hard-copies of the stories that particularly interest you.
Why Are China and South Korea So Angry at Japan? 
Apr 17th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Because new history textbooks by nationalist scholars deny or omit known facts.… Read the rest
Andrew Motion on Book About Dictionary-writing
Apr 16th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It was the Dictionary, not Boswell, that made Johnson’s reputation.… Read the rest
Ian Jack Nails the Dictatorship of Grief
Apr 16th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
TV and newspapers offer not an invitation to know but an order to feel.… Read the rest
145 Thousand Books Lost in Manipur Library Arson
Apr 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Protesters torched library because the books were in Bengali not Mayek script.… Read the rest
Protesters Explain Manipur Arson
Apr 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘The books in the library were all written in Bengali script and so we set the building on fire.’… Read the rest
Computer-generated Gibberish Accepted at Conference
Apr 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Rooter: A Methodology for the Typical Unification of Access Points and Redundancy.’… Read the rest
Islamists in Pakistan Focus on Women
Apr 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Success in banning women from sport, now ban on women in advertising.… Read the rest
Saudi Religious Boffin Bans Forced Marriage
Apr 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Women still forbidden to travel alone, work most jobs, talk to men, vote.… Read the rest
Equality Bill Excludes Action on Homophobia
Apr 14th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Discrimination against lesbians and gays is okay, against religious believers it’s not. … Read the rest
Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury
Apr 14th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Choudhury, journalist, columnist, magazine editor, is in prison.… Read the rest
Canine Cognition
Apr 14th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Dogs can predict social events, request information, obey rules, imitate human actions.… Read the rest
Morality Police Enforce ‘Islamic Values’ in Gaza
Apr 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Woman murdered for walking on beach with sister and fiance.… Read the rest
Lakoff’s Vocabulary Overhaul as Road to Victory
Apr 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Just get the frames right, and everyone will finally understand.… Read the rest
Salon Visits David Horowitz
Apr 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
And finds that mild criticism is on a level with terrorism.… Read the rest
Tories Propose More ‘Faith’ Schools
Apr 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Where the young can ask big questions and get damn fool answers.… Read the rest
Arab Feminists on Women’s Rights
Apr 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Laws permit beating and caging within four walls, allow them to be bought and sold.… Read the rest
What’s Up With Poetry?
Apr 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Eleven poets discuss recent swingeing attack on the current state of poetry.… Read the rest
What’s Up With Bloomsburyland?
Apr 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
How to analyse Woolf’s inner life when that is impossible.… Read the rest
Margaret Drabble on Amber Reeves
Apr 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Fabian daughter of Fabian mother, adult education teacher, writer, activist, more.… Read the rest
