How we react to a bit of snow in this cityI remember a Canadian relative of some family friends who was visiting them one Christmas when I was a kid in the Midlands. It was snowing, and everything ground to a halt as usual. Gail said that where she lived (I forget which part of Canada it was), the snow wasn't generally deeper than what we were ( Read more... )

That email from the VC made it into the Times Higher.
And he's not the VC any more.

15 year old Morgan Stanley intern's report on teenagers' use of media.

Article on Creationism in today's Guardian.

Happy 60th birthday to the Prince of Wales!

Article in today's FT on online profiles.

Libraries unleashed.
As opposed to librarians unleashed...

Article in today's Guardian about baking and Jane Asher.

Article from NYT

De-cluttering: day nine. Threw out a pair of ratty, falling-apart shoes I should have chucked last Autumn.

The BBC have put up a bit more content on their Dr Who page, ahead of tomorrow.

And one for kitsunecharmed: Blake Morrison on urban foxes - "foxes have always been magic..."