In my many years of drinking and brewing tea I have occasionally been accused of fussiness. I admit that there is probably some truth in this accusation. I am rather fond of the warming of pots. I do dislike the misordering of mug filling. Hell, I&#8[…]

Is this a science post at all? BBC Weather is ditching its own familiar symbols for super-graphics which make britain look less green. The second controversial BBC weather story in two months, what is the world coming to.
This is clearly a science i[…]

“I’ll get some stick over this” smugs Frank Kane over his provocative “harsh realities” in yesterday’s Observer. Will any suckers bite? Chomp, chomp.
Passing over the half-truths (he should read the chapter in here[…]

What better ways are there to spend a beautiful Sunday afternoon in May than ensconced in a dark concrete sub-basement watching a silent film from 1926?*
After a rather too large lunch, hoofing it around the renownedly maze-like Barbican Centre tryin[…]

Is it
a) Scarlett Johansson playing this films version of Lady Windemere? She gets to do all the emoting in the film, and being a naive young lass does not get to spout any of the Wildean epigrams which the film otherwise stuff into the gaps like an […]

There have been a few grumbles that this Doctor Who series seemingly refuses to leave Earth. Where are the alien worlds and cultures, fans cry? Good riddance to them, for now at least. I’ll admit I’m curious as to how the new production i[…]

New mammal found on food stall. – tragicomic tale of scientific discovery. The final paragraph raises an eyebrow though – the bumblebee bat??
Further quirky action – insect restaurant in Germany – website here, not prioritisin[…]

Guru Josh – Infinity
If you export the sun-drenched Balearic vibe back to generally un-blissed Britain, you’re going to get things like this: cardboard uplift, a huckster’s take on youth revolution. Guru Josh queered his career by a[…]