Kittens!
Because I’ll be gone most of the day doing medical things, and because throwing Cute at you is acceptable once a year,…
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Sharks vs. Christmas tree ornaments
This is for those friends of mine who love non-cuddly beasties. (I have a surprising number.) From the London Review of Books:…
Read moreE.L. James vs. King James
This caught my eye the other day (from the Westmorland Gazette):E.L. James vs. King James: A HOTEL boss has swapped Bibles in…
Read moreSly, surreal eccentricity: opening ceremonies
The Danny Boyle-directed Olympics Opening Ceremony was, well, Britain on acid. Or maybe ecstasy. A wild, weird and wonderful party. With great…
Read moreDOMA is going down: but when, and what then?
Yesterday I read this article from The Advocate New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn filed a…
Read moreA scientific breakthrough that will revolutionise archaeological epidemiology
My friend, Dr Angelique Corthals, has a new paper out. (Perhaps you recall her last one, which caused a stir by asserting…
Read moreMan Booker Prize 2012 longlist: zero novels by women about women
The 2012 Man Booker Prize longlist has been announced: Nicola Barker, The Yips (Fourth Estate) Ned Beauman, The Teleportation Accident (Sceptre) André…
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