A transatlantic tunnel, hurrah!
posted to MetaFilter by Phanx at 2:29 PM on May 16, 2008 (43 comments)

A leaflet on alternative medicine produced by the Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health has been condemned by Britain's first Professor of Complementary Medicine.
posted to MetaFilter by Phanx at 8:22 AM on April 18, 2008 (29 comments)

Lords of the Blog is a collaborative blog written by Members of the House of Lords for the purposes of public engagement - a pilot project.
posted to MetaFilter by Phanx at 8:11 AM on April 1, 2008 (17 comments)

What's the rationale for deletion here of Planet F's comment?
posted to MetaTalk by Phanx at 12:41 PM on March 18, 2008 (56 comments)

Proceedings against MF Husain have been stayed in India's Supreme Court. A painting by the celebrated Muslim artist, apparently depicting Mother India as a nude, led Hindus to bring an obscenity case and proceedings to seize his Mumbai property were initiated. However his lawyers moved swiftly to frustrate the action, transferring the property into his son's name and then seeking the High Court ruling. Hindus have taken offense at previous paintings by Husain, depicting Hindu deities in allegedly obscene ways. Others disagree.
posted to MetaFilter by Phanx at 4:13 AM on May 8, 2007 (41 comments)

The Secret Intelligence Service, aka MI6, now has its own website. MI5 has had one for a while, and apparently now gets most of its job applications that way.
posted to MetaFilter by Phanx at 12:11 AM on October 13, 2005 (17 comments)