I think it's about time we gave our monarchs past, present, and future some decent monikers.
Author: Richard Carter
A fat, bearded chap with a Charles Darwin fixation.
Seasonal tip 2
When looking for a picture to give your website a nice Christmassy feel, don't, whatever you do, search Google for images of ‘holly’ if your good lady happens to be watching.
The Wild Boys
It's not often that you will find the driving forces behind Gruts and Duran Duran in total agreement.
Carrying a torch
Jen's uncle provisionally chosen to be Olympic torch-bearer.
[My emphasis added]
BP pledged £10M to London.
State-sponsored religious indoctrination of children
Stense has emailed me a link to a funny video on YouTube.
Kim Jong? ill?
Mystic Meg's advice to the late North Korean dictator.
More of a Guardian reader myself
BBC: Sun 'stops chickenpox spreading'.
Granta 115: The F Word
by John Freeman (ed.). Granta 115 is a feminist issue. Granta 115 really didn't work for me. A couple of very good non-fiction pieces, but, to be honest, my eyes kept glazing over and I skipped entire chunks of it. BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour tends to have the same effect. Granta seems to be… Continue reading Granta 115: The F Word
Seasonal tip
If you don't like Brussels sprouts, you're almost certainly cooking them too long.