Alain de Botton’s Towering Temple Of Atheism
A sorely-needed place of reflection for the godless, or a giant publicity stunt? Discuss.
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Art Preview: Martin Rowson’s Godless Drawings
For eight years, cartoonist Martin Rowson has drawn exclusive covers and illustrations for New Humanist magazine. His cheeky godlessness now gets a gallery airing in a new exhibition starting at Menier Gallery (51 Southwark Street) tomorrow. Creations in Bad Faith sticks the finger up at …
Preview: Penn and Teller @ Hammersmith Apollo
Darkly comic Las Vegas stalwart magicians Penn and Teller invite you into their unpleasant world next month, as they bring their show Live And Direct From Las Vegas to the star-spangled streets of, er, Hammersmith. Penn Jillette and his diminutive, mute mononymous sidekick, Teller are …
Christian Driver Refuses To Board The Atheist Bus
Those deity-slaying omnibus ads continue to fill column inches. Today’s fallout concerns Christian bus driver Ron Heather who walked out on his shift last week rather than drive a bus bearing the now infamous posters for atheism. Fortunately, his managers at First Bus agreed to …
ASA To Assess Accuracy Of Atheist Adverts
And Lo… actually, scrap that, it’s far too predictable a way to start a report on the latest events surrounding the Atheist Bus. Less predictable however, is the complaint that has recently been lodged with the advertising regulator, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Sure, we …
Atheism, One Bendy Bus At A Time
“And, Lo*, The Godless Bus Picked Up Speed Around Traffie Square…” After quite a bit of news coverage, the move for a few buses to laud the non-existence of God – whilst simultaneously trundling London’s streets – has gained pace. It’s a useful corrective to …
Extra, Extra
The atheist advert campaign has doubled in donations since we reported at midday. Over £33,000 has now been pledged towards the vehicular proselytizing. Something altogether more sinister may have traveled on our buses. Arachnophobes: avoid Brentford. More money thrown at knife problem. Michelin-starred chef turned …
Hedging Bets On Pascal’s Wager
Back in August, a project to raise money for a bus advert promoting atheism seemed to fail after a lack of sufficient pledges. However, there’s one thing you can say about atheists – they’ve got the patience of Job. This morning, the British Humanist Society, …
Leviti-Bus Fails To Catch On
A month-long project to raise funds for an atheist advert to go on the side of a London bus has been derailed: not by an act of God but through a lack of pledges. The gambit began in June when Ariane Sherine, writing for the …
