Brian Flemming's Weblog about me   |   email me W H A T ' S   G O I N G   O N My most recent film, The God Who Wasn't There, is available on DVD at the official site and elsewhere. Bat Boy: The Musical is currently being staged in productions of various sizes around the world. A movie adaptation directed by John Landis is in development, with no casting announced or shooting date set. My next feature film, Danielle, remains in development. Bill Gates is still dead. B L O G R O L L FILMMAKING: Cinema Minima Filmmaker HD for Indies indieWIRE Blogs Hollywood Liberation Army The Movie Marketing Blog FREE CULTURE: Creative Commons Copyfight EFF Deep Links Freedom to Tinker Lawrence Lessig POLITICS: Atrios Daily Howler Orcinus The Raw Story Talking Points Memo OTHER FAVORITES: Boing Boing GreenCine Daily Nora Murphy Pharyngula J O I N Original text in this weblog is licensed under a Creative Commons License A R C H I V E S July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005 December 2004 November 2004 October 2004 September 2004 August 2004 July 2004 June 2004 May 2004 April 2004 March 2004 February 2004 January 2004 December 2003 November 2003 October 2003 September 2003 August 2003 July 2003 June 2003 May 2003 April 2003 March 2003 powered by

« January 2007 | HOME | March 2007 » February 2007 On Cameron's bone box A perspective. "There is more truth in Dan Brown's fiction than in James Cameron and Simcha Jacobovichi's fact." (Thanks, Susan)... February 28, 2007 Blasphemy Challenge parody unfairly yanked from YouTube The latest victim of YouTube's apparently easy-to-game complaint system may be a video by a Christian pastor lampooning the Blasphemy Challenge. (His video also directly mocks me; an apparently drugged "Brian Lemming" narrates the whole thing). YouTube's draconian action makes... February 28, 2007 Blasphemy Challenge on CBS local news in Toledo I missed this one when it first appeared. Lots of unwitting humor here, starting from the scary opening graphic apparently labeling atheists "The Cult" (er, by what definition exactly?) to the glowing description of the Christian church when it appears... February 28, 2007 Ah, freedom I'll bet they're so glad they fought for it.... February 28, 2007 The Nick Gisburne story If any reporters are reading this (and I know you do), YouTube's banning of Nick Gisburne is a great story that, amazingly, doesn't seem to have yet appeared in a major publication. The story is developing new wrinkles every day,... February 27, 2007 I can't tell Is she effing serious? There might be some kind of inside-astrology humor here that I'm not getting.... February 27, 2007 "I'm sorry, I heard none of that" AngryLittleGirl holds up well against her Fox News evil twin. I just don't understand why she's so angry. (Thanks to Susan for the link.)... February 27, 2007 Sphericated or flaticular? Opinions differ in this ongoing controversy, and it's important to present both sides equally. (Thanks, Danny.)... February 27, 2007 Hillbilly Atheist I'm late to the party on this, but the Hillbilly Atheist has a pretty good presentation.... February 27, 2007 The Pre-Nicene New Testament Hi Christians! Thanks for finding this blog. And my email address. Yes, it is always a delight for me to speak with John Gibson on the radio. I'm glad you enjoyed the interview so much. And, not that you asked,... February 26, 2007 Overton window And how to shift it.... February 26, 2007 On Fox News radio tonight Does the documentary The Lost Tomb represent a mainstream media attack on Jesus? I'll be discussing this with the always fair and balanced John Gibson on his radio show tonight at 5:15 pm PT/8:15 pm ET. I will demand to... February 26, 2007 Never order fish on Sunday Why do I never order fish on a Sunday? Because it was likely delivered Friday morning. Roman Catholics worship Venus and Aphrodite by eating fish on Friday (shh! don't tell them), so restaurants receive a large delivery of fish on... February 25, 2007 Santa, bone boxes, polygamy, teh gay... Misc. links... --Sometimes a person tries to be serious, but what he says ends up being unintentionally funny. And sometimes a person tries to be funny, but ends up being funny in a totally different way. --They've been finding Jesus... February 25, 2007 Christians are not all the same Some Christians believe that the universe came into existence 6,000 years ago, that everyone else is damned to Hell and that gay people represent a grave threat to all humanity. Other Christians, not so much.... February 24, 2007 Doc makers: Stanford's Fair Use Project will defend you For documentary filmmakers, these two facts are true at the same time: 1. Documentary filmmakers are legally allowed to quote from other works under the fair use doctrine of U.S. law. 2. Many rights holders will still take legal action... February 23, 2007 Emailing me I try to respond to every email I get that requests a response, but I am not always successful in this endeavor. My folder of non-urgent emails that I want to reply to is presently at 150, with dates going... February 23, 2007 Steve Jobs' snow job Cory Doctorow writes in Salon on how DRM (digital restrictions management) benefits Apple: DRM's principal effect is legal, not technical. Since the passage of the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, it's been illegal to break DRMs in this country. It... February 23, 2007 How to have fun with an anti-pornography zealot Ask the following questions... Do you think pornography has proliferated more or less over the past three decades? Do you think there is a link between pornography and rape? Thank you for concluding that pornography reduces rape. (Of course, porn... February 22, 2007 FoxAttacks.com Robert Greenwald launches FoxAttacks.com. Fox is not a credible news outlet and needs to be stopped. Foxattacks.com will give you the information and tools you need to hit Fox where it hurts. The current video presents the erroneous and slanted... February 22, 2007 Democratic Party of Nevada Apparently run by idiots.... February 22, 2007 Andrew Sullivan endorses the Jesus Project Not that he realizes it. But in the latest round of the Sam Harris/Andrew Sullivan online debate, the question of the historical Jesus is raised by Sullivan, who yet again displays a striking lack of common sense when it comes... February 21, 2007 The failed hypothesis God.... February 21, 2007 Being a Republican terrorist has its benefits As the GOP defends its political alliance with a terrorist in exchange for cash, Josh Marshall notes one perk of being a Republican terrorist. (UPDATE: Second link fixed. Thanks to Jim.)... February 21, 2007 Damn Rapture That's religion, always dividing us.... February 21, 2007 r u there god? Chatting with Him is indeed frustrating, until you compare the experience to the alternative form of conversation. (Via PZ)... February 20, 2007 The Jesus Project Hail CSER! That's (slightly) funnier if you understand that the acronym for the Committee for the Scientific Examination of Religion, "CSER," is pronounced "Caesar." I'm hailing CSER because it was an exciting day yesterday for the organization, which at CFI-West... February 19, 2007 If you don't maintain a delusion, how can you lead? You have to either believe in Poseidon as ruler of the seas, engrams as the source of troubles in your reactive mind, or a 2,000-year-old zombie as your salvation. If you don't believe in something wacky, clearly you aren't qualified... February 18, 2007 Science vs. faith flowchart Dang, science sure is harder. (Via Boing Boing)... February 17, 2007 Checking in with the Blasphemy Challenge The Blasphemy Challenge is still going strong. The main video now has more than a quarter million views and ten thousand comments. Children continue to be led astray. And today the New York Times published a story on the Challenge... February 17, 2007 Can't get any lower No, I'm not gay. I'm worse than gay.... February 16, 2007 From Iraq to Hope Falls An Iraq War veteran plays the role of Bat Boy.... February 16, 2007 Peter Baxter evades questions again Well, the USC event was a near-bust. The one person who should have been there, Slamdance Film Festival director Peter Baxter, was a no-show. Because Peter Baxter has failed to offer a coherent explanation for booting Super Columbine Massacre out... February 15, 2007 Slamdance, Columbine and me: Get the full story tomorrow night While I was at Slamdance, I briefly mentioned on this blog a controversy involving the indie game Super Columbine Massacre by Danny Ledonne. What I didn't mention is that I personally got involved in this controversy while serving on the... February 13, 2007 Not everyone agrees that The Blasphemy Challenge is a fabulous idea While many atheist bloggers are quite supportive of it, The Blasphemy Challenge has come under fire from some "nice guy" religion critics who feel that a friendlier approach toward superstition would be better strategically. Ed Brayton calls the Blasphemy Challenge... February 13, 2007 The Chicks Congrats to those three Texans who were ashamed that the president of the United States is from Texas. From someone who is ashamed that the president of the United States is from the United States.... February 12, 2007 In case you can't get enough Near Pleasant Hill, CA? Discuss The God Who Wasn't There with a Lutheran pastor every Tuesday in February.... February 10, 2007 The Blasphemy Challenge Tops 1000 responses. Freaks out Jerry Falwell's Liberty "University." Is sure to be overshadowed by this exciting new challenge.... February 09, 2007 Sam Harris and Andrew Sullivan The debate continues. You simply wrote to inform me that you have never doubted God’s existence, cannot account for how you came to believe in Him, and are well aware that these facts will not (and should not) persuade me... February 08, 2007 Life without television I stopped watching television soon after 9-11-01. I don't even own a TV anymore. I watch DVDs on a monitor, and if I really want to see a TV show or clip I'll track it down on YouTube or buy... February 08, 2007 Dear Steve Jobs, I'd be happy to offer The God Who Wasn't There soundtrack without DRM on the iTunes Music Store. In fact, I'd do it "in a heartbeat." Just tell me where to sign. Best regards, Brian... February 07, 2007 Google searches that bring you here A visitor from Missouri arrived here this morning from a Google search for "brian flemming homosexual atheist." I don't know what it is that inspires people to believe that I'm gay. Is it because the L.A. Weekly once described me... February 07, 2007 "Why do Jews inspire such hatred?" So asks a CNN panel of Christians and Muslims, without a single Jew represented. The panel concludes that Jews bring the hatred upon themselves because they won't shut up about what they believe. Well, not exactly, but, as PZ Myers... February 06, 2007 The persecution of Keith Henson It's always worth remembering how horrible Scientologists can be. Update: Also, see this interview.... February 05, 2007 Ultimate Bible Quiz I wouldn't have guessed this... You know the Bible 96%!  Wow! You are awesome! You are a true Biblical scholar, not just a hearer but a personal reader! The books, the characters, the events, the verses - you know it... February 03, 2007 Upcoming CFI-West events Flock of Dodos Feb. 6. Darwin's Nightmare (starring Robert Forster) on Darwin Day, Feb 11. And then there's this: The Center for Inquiry-West presents: R. Joseph Hoffmann The Jesus Project: A no-holds-barred approach to testing the evidence for historicity Sunday,... February 02, 2007 The Doomsday Code Looks good. (Thanks, Erik.)... February 02, 2007 Bat Boy attacks Pennsylvania college.... February 02, 2007 The Los Angeles River I'm a Friend of the L.A. River, and I voted for L.A. City Councilman Ed Reyes partly because he actually noticed we had a river and wanted to improve it. Still, as much as I want to, I don't have... February 02, 2007 Misc. The Blasphemy Challenge is now the #2 most-responded YouTube video of all time. Mark my words: The future of music is atheist hip-hop. Some atheists just happen to be really good at it. UPDATE: A reader reminds me of Greydon... February 01, 2007

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