Genius of the Press XII

Another not all that difficult GOP challenge, found here from the Scottish TV website. What’s wrong with the story below?

A Bit of British Humo(u)r

A short clip from the brilliant show, Quite Interesting. The start of the discussion is in regards to cochineal bugsalthough they refer to them as beetles! (see buggirl)

Genio de la Prensa XI

This genius of the press is extra special, not for its difficulty, but for its redundancy. I found the same story carried on two separate sources, with different imagesand both equally incorrect! I can imagine that it won’t take long for someone to point out exactly what’s wrong with these stories (hint, there . . . → Leer más: Genio de la Prensa XI

I’ve been a little behind

And while I catch up you can watch some creepy Isabella Rossellini re-enact the mating strategies of a bedbug. You should also read, if you haven’t caught it already, the excellent bedbug article written by the distinguished (and my former professor) May Berenbaum.

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Genius of the Press X

This one is just too easy. The billboard is on I-35 south of Burleson, Texas.

I don’t know the true provenance of this image, but it came my way from Omar Bocanegra via Mike Quinn on the Texas Lepidoptera list-serv.

Sí, Los republicanos también deben odiarme.

Over on Myrmecos Alex Wild just brought to my attention a rather personal attack from a pair of republican senators (tom coburn, R-Okla., y John McCain, R-Ariz). Una vez más comencé a comentar., pero dado lo cerca de casa que esto golpea, Sentí que se acercaba una diatriba más larga…

Aparentemente, my job is a giant waste . . . → Leer más: Sí, Los republicanos también deben odiarme.

Noticias sin sentido, esta vez de la naturaleza

Fresh off the desk of the Nature News is a feature pondering a world without mosquitos (or -toes). How is this news? Perhaps there is some new vector control we all need to hear about! Bien, check out the article from the latest edition of Nature titledA World Without Mosquitoes“. I originally came . . . → Leer más: Noticias sin sentido, esta vez de la naturaleza

Genio de la Prensa IX

Just about time for another volume of Genius of the Press. Who will be first to spot the error here? Concedido, the information section of the california flat rate moving website is not exactly a source of top notch journalism

Genio de la Prensa VIII

Bienvenido al volumen ocho de la serie que se repite de manera inconsistente., genio de la prensa. I came across this article recently regarding an endemic Puerto Rican butterfly. ¿Quién puede decirme exactamente por qué este informe es engañoso?? Puede ser un poco más complicado que el GOP estándar (Sugiero descartar cualquier acrónimo previamente asociado con esas letras.). . . . → Leer más: Genio de la Prensa VIII

Genio de la Prensa VII

Who can see what’s wrong with this article?