Itching to start a new career? You might want to think about opening your own Flea Circus. The first recorded flea circus is from 1751 near Durham Yard, in the Strand. John C. Ruhl(pdf, third column) displayed the first flea circus in America in the late 1800s. In 1901, William Heckler opened a flea...

Filed under: Arts and Culture, United States, Budget Travel Here at Undiscovered New York, we often find ourselves wondering why our city is so expensive. It's usually the first question from friends and family who come to visit us here in New York, and truthfully, they're kind of right. Want a beer...

Edward Feser’s The Last Superstition is possibly the most entertaining and original of the various anti-atheist books that have come out in the past two years, if for no other reason than that it’s thesis is so radical: that rejection of Scholastic Aristotelianism is responsible for athe...

A while back, Thor Equities announced that it would have a flea market called “Flea by the Sea” in summer 2009 on the big empty lot it owns on Stillwell Avenue, between the Bowery and the boardwalk. (The lot is empty because he demolished all the rides and attractions two winters ago.) L...

These reviews of Dawkins’ Fleas are pretty routine by now, so let me do a run down of major contacts: Literalism: Ward hits the literalism issue hard, in a way that most writers don’t. Within this topic, there’s a strong emphasis on what anthropology tells us about whether religion...

I picked up a copy of Charles Taylor’s _The Secular Age_ because I heard it listed as an example of a response to Dawkins et al. I didn’t finish it, because it hardly responds to them at all, save for in one footnote (p. 835n): Dawkins’ reasons for believing that science can sideli...

In April of ‘08 Joy posted a message on the danger of Sergeants Gold Flea Medication, and the story of what happened to Dogster members Lucky and Nala.  There have been 150 comments on that post, many sharing horror stories of what happened to their dogs when this, or a similar, product was u...

I'm often the first stop for family and friends when their dog or cat develops some sort of medical problem. I don't mind that at all. It gives me real life issues to write about here and it makes them better informed when they do go in to see their veterinarian. I spent a while on the phone with my...

Hi all, I will be updating all my flea market dates on this page.  Feel free to drop by during those dates.  Let me know if any of you wish to share the stall together.  Drop me a note or sms me directly at 9467 7857 indicating: Your preferred dates Items that you will be selling (No pirated item...

After several months of strong rumours swirling the web that Rod Stewart is reforming his older band, the Faces, for a new album and tour with Red Hot Chilli Peppers bassist Flea joining the band, Rod Stewart speaks out to the media saying that there are no plans for a Faces reunion this year. Flea ...