It seems that MSNBC and the BBC have different methods of tallying the medals table for the Olympics ( Read more... )

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In a report that is likely to vindicate generations of Dr Who produces and particularly the crew behind the most recent reincarnation of the series it comes to light that the private equity backed British weapons and technology research organization Qinetiq has been using parts of Wales to simulate the surface of the moon for rocket tests. (details ( Read more... )

So I'm feeling a bit hung-over, waiting for the new Doctor Who and vaguely thinking about last week's episode when it suddenly struck me.

The Doctor's daughter is totally going to become Jenny Everywhere. After she regenerates, of course...

I can't believe so few of you have picked up on the news that a man on the isle of Lesbos has decided to take legal action to try to prevent a gay rights organisation from using the term "lesbian". Details here.

A bit strange and doomed to failure, I think...

This just in from the BBC news website - a drunk man upset by the faith of some devotees to Jedi 'religion' decided the best critique of their theology would be to put on a black bin-liner pick up a metal crutch and proceed to whack the hell out of the faithful with it while yelling "Darth Vader!"

You can almost hear the sub laughing as you read

There is a new Portishead album out later this month. It is the first album for a decade and first new album since 1997's eponymously titled effort.

I haven't bought a CD for years, but I'm seriously thinking about buying this.

Went to see the rugby today, a local derby between two london sides, so obviously it was played in Reading, outside of the M25 and resolutely outside of London. But what's in a name? A quick look over London Irish's squad revealed a number of player with negligible Irish ancestry (tm The Wire) and London Wasps contained not a single member of the ( Read more... )

So, I had an interview for a job I really wanted this week. The interview seemed to go well. Unfortunately I didn't get the position. I got a fairly standard form rejection letter ( Read more... )

So, I was looking for a picture of astronomer and science promoter Heather Couper. I did a google image search search and found this and noticed the top two pics were from a a domain entitled www.les-bi.org ( Read more... )