Nearing the cliff edge
Charlie Stross has just saved me the trouble of writing another Brexit screed. He makes a lot of sense. Go read it….
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Annual Christmas tradition: blowing up the tree
In what has become an annual tradition at the Griffith-Eskridge household, Kelley lovingly selects a tree and drags it home. We decorate…
Read moreall you need to know to restart civilisation
Last night I was catching up on my reading and came across a snippet in the New Scientist: the winners in a…
Read moreneighbours and the apocalypse
It’s getting towards the end of Life Away From Keyboard week. I should be back, paying full attention, on Monday. Today we’re…
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I want this knife
I really want this knife. LMF™ IISurvival Down behind enemy lines? Left to fend for yourself? These are the scenarios that inspired…
Read moreAustralian bush fires
In the Guardian, an update on the truly terrible bushfires sweeping Victoria: The death toll from the deadliest bushfires in Australia‘s history…
Read moreAustralian end times (more apocalypse stuff)
If you’re easily alarmed, inclined to panic, and don’t have access to Tetris or psychoactive substances, you might not want to read…
Read moreliving in a deleveraged world — a rant
I keep being surprised by people I know and like talking as though pretty soon the world will be back to normal–that’s…
Read morewhere have all the acorns gone?
I’m a few days late with this (a bit late with everything at the moment…). The Washington Post has an article about…
Read moreget drunk, survive apocalypse
Well, okay, not quite. But close: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A natural antioxidant commonly found in red wine and fruit may protect against…
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Nicola Griffith 