Have you ever read the list of ingredients on a bottle of homeopathic medicine? You’d be amazed. “Dandelion, Milk Thistle, Marshmallow, Artichoke and Shizandra”, one journalist was prescribed recently – presumably, one hopes, with no added sugar. But choose Ayurvedic treatment – the increasingly trendy …
As Will points out, Charlie Brooker has had the temerity to take the piss out of September 11 conspiracy theorists in the Guardian. As a result, the paper’s 9/11 brigade have had a collective aneurysm. Here’s a quote from Brooker: It’s hard enough to successfully operate …
You really must not miss this hysterical article by Charlie Brooker at Guardian.co.uk about 9/11 conspiracy theorists. Just occasionally, Brooker hits the spot. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! the free bees tell you the …
The Earth Pilgrims – a group of trendy New Age gurus taking part in a documentary series – had better quicken their pace as they trek from sacred site to sacred site. For the director of the project, Echan Deravy, has some very bad news …
Oh no! We’ve upset Echan Deravy (see below). He’s interrupted his “earth pilgrimage” to send us this message: Thanks for the coverage guys! Now I am evolved! Now I am scientifically credible! Whoopee from Tokyo. Ain’t you smart! But where is there heart in all …
Coming, Fall 2008 – Earth Pilgrims, the beginning of a documentary series about a global pilgrimage to sacred sites featuring the world’s most respected environmental gurus and “alternative” thinkers. This is fancy stuff: a very slick website, and contributors such as the much-admired Jain monk …
Yup, that’s the title of Patrick Holford’s new “nationwide tour”, which offers advice on how to cope with “being easily stressed, not dealing with it well”. Hmm. Pat certainly doesn’t seem to be dealing with the stress induced by my book Counterknowledge, judging by yet …
Academics at the University of Central Lancashire are fighting a last-ditch battle to stop it offering “science degrees” in acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine. Here’s the story, courtesy of the Times Higher Education Supplement. Plans to offer new science degrees in acupuncture and Chinese herbal …
It’s August and it’s raining. The holiday’s a disaster and you’re bored. Why not detox? Lesley Thomas of the Daily Telegraph wins this week’s sucker of the week award. She’s normally a bit grumpy, she tells us, but last week she “went running before the …
Graham Hancock has exciting news. His “author of the month” for September will be Patrick Geryl, who believes that the apocalypse supposedly prophesied by the Mayans in 2012 will indeed engulf us all. Here’s Patrick: In How to survive 2012? I reveal the immense cataclysm that …