I was interested to read this article about censorship in today's Guardian - I think everyone else should read it too, because it highlights some important issues. The troubling concept of self-censorship also came up a while ago; some of you may remember Katie and me attending a platform on the subject at the National and writing about it at ( Read more... )

So, Katie and I recently read the comic Jesus Hates Zombies (which I imagine is true). Jesus is sent back down from heaven by God to fight the good fight when the world is taken over by a zombie plague. All I’m thinking is, how much cooller would it have been if his sidekick was not Laz the zombie but instead a now-grown-up potential-SAVIOUR-OF-THE ( Read more... )

♥ You know how I posted a day or two ago about Katie getting trapped by Jehovah's Witnesses? Well, I felt a bit bad about it, because she said they were quite nice (which they were, though I had to struggle to restrain myself from shouting out "she's a heathen!" when they asked if she'd thought much about the Bible, but I was wearing a towel and ( Read more... )

The Weather Forecast
Hedgehog with less than four good feet: sunny spells and then some sleet...

The Parking Meter
Woodburn, do I detect a note of recidivist heterodoxy?

Prune Playhouse: Julius Caesar
History and Latin and puns - oh my!

Further to my post about I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again, I found some software that can split MP3 files, and have made a couple of little MP3s to share some of the ISIRTA joy. They really are a thing of beauty.

The Cricket Commentary
My favourite sketch ever, je pense.

The Traditional Christmas FarceJoyous ( Read more... )

How do I love ISIRTA, let me count the ways... I don't know if anyone else is a fan of this wondrous radio programme, but frankly, you all should be. May heaven smile upon whichever of his teachers it was who introduced Chris to them back in the day. I posted this quote on my blog years ago, and thought I would trot it out again, because it makes ( Read more... )

1. Happy Birthday, pim2005!!! Hope you have a nice day, and life isn’t too annoying ( Read more... )

1. I don’t know if any of you have been blessed with seeing any of the posters/trailers for Eddie Murphy’s latest film, Norbit. Which looks like it might possibly raise a grin or two if you have absolutely nothing to do for an hour and a half. But it makes me cross because what is with the film industry? What is so fucking wrong with being ( Read more... )

1. We went to see Russell Howard on Wednesday. It was brill. Very funny, although I now sadly cannot remember anything he said. Laughed my giant mutant head off, though ( Read more... )

1. Well, arsity fuck. With knobs on. Apparently, according to the PTB here at the hospital, we are going to have to wear A FUCKING UNIFORM. I cannot emphasise how very, very unhappy I am about this. If I had known about the uniform thing, I would probably have not taken the job. (Well possibly not. I’m on an indignant roll here; let’s not quibble ( Read more... )