The rabbit occupies an unusual position in the animal kingdom. Some people keep pet sheep, cows or chickens. Some people eat guinea pigs and dogs. But only the rabbit enjoys widespread popularity as companion and comestible. I’m quite lucky in […]

The Woodman is a nice pub in Battersea, not completely ruined by its recent refurbishment. It is odd though when you end up drinking with a local who has been going to the pub for twenty five years and you get a more than thorough overview of pub fas[…]

Way, way too much fanny dangle – though I will admit to feeling a little awe at the seamless might of the German organised fun machine.[…]

Condensed Comics #1
Superman’s Girlfriend Lois Lane 106
Bah! Who has TIME to read a WHOLE COMIC nowadays? Far better just to get the whole story in a handful of panels — like those PILLS which contain an ENTIRE MEAL!
The Problem:

The Sol[…]

Since we’re redesigning…
I’ve been meaning to write an intro to FT for newcomers for ages. I never got around to it. It’s not that hard anyway – seven blogs, different subjects, team of writers, there you go. Anyway toni[…]

Since we’re redesigning…
Freaky Trigger is a UK-based website which consists of a bunch of themed weblogs. It started life in 1999 as a music site, edited by me, as a way to get my ramblings on pop music out of my head and onto the web. I[…]

neoteny n. The retention of juvenile characteristics in the adults of a species
Such as being amused by nob gags? I suspect not. The film Team America: World Police is packed with juvenile humour – it appealled only to the base, the vulgar, tho[…]

Leaked TV alert
According to b3ta‘s blog, the first episode of the new Dr Who has leaked onto BitTorrent already. I can’t find any supporting blogging or actual evidence (not while I’m at work), but they are usually reliable on this[…]

Will the last person to leave the FA please turn off the lights
Some readers who have heard me on the subject of the FA and the Premier League will be aware of my general view that The FA is staffed by good people let down by the muppets who actually[…]

Alix writes:
Narwhals are rarely seen and their lifestyle is poorly documented. They live in the Arctic but churlishly avoid Siberia and Alaska. Their most distinctive feature is their ridiculous tusk. Only the males have this tusk (females being too[…]