2 'People: weird':
Okay, maybe she gets a slight pass for 'we're all a bit stressed at the moment, luv', but, really: 'It devastated me': Bristol mum's fury after gender-reveal party 'ruined' - the sonogram operator '“blurted out” that the foetus was a boy during a scan'.
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Five very misc numbered listicles, posted without commentary:
Three quick asparagus recipes.
Eight Reasons Why The Hero's Journey Sucks.
10 Inventors Who Came to Regret Their Creations.
Ten Types Of Authors Who Can Go Fuck Themselves.
32 Women Writers On The Life-Changing Books They Read In Their 20s.

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Charles Dickens: newly discovered documents reveal truth about his death and burial: the name of John Forster was fresh in my mind from the less than glorious role that he played in the sad saga of L.E.L. (and yet another case of reputation management...)
Passionate pioneers - increasing access to botanical artwork by women artists and putting ( Read more... )

Dept of, The Bogglemen, En Bogglant Le Ya Ya: Isabelle visits a new age relationship therapist, played by Gérard Depardieu. WOT. I suppose I could think of more improbable casting in that sort of role, but still. WOT.
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Dept of, Not the only 70s Apocalyptic Scenario Flashbacker: One of the scariest episodes of the wonderful 1970s BBC sci-fi ( Read more... )

Should probably say that my part of London is pretty distant from Parson's Green.
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Dept of Fortuity: when you see news of a book that you would be really interested in reading, at eye-watering academic press prices, even for the ebook: and in a day or so having a request from the very same press to referee a book proposal for them, in return for ( Read more... )

Clearing out some tabs and links:
Ursula K. Le Guin: A rant about “technology”: the key to what it's about are those scare-quotes around 'technology': what people think they mean when they say technology.
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With reference to a conversation elsewhere about convalescence - a lost phenomenon: a blogpost concerning the role played by convalescence in ( Read more... )

A determined spammer keeps asking me 'interested in safe floors?'
And since one of my current occupations is channelling a renowned author of Gothick novels and horrid tales, the image this evokes is of floors that suddenly open up beneath one's feet leading to an Oubliette of Doom, or possibly Hell.
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A little feelgood for the end of this week:
BAAAAAAABY SLOTHS!!!!
Derek the baby wombat
A hedgehog's history of Britain
There are badgers in Kew Gardens!
Ginger says Let Yourself Go

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List of five favourite pop songs for
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Further to the request for categories listing of five things:

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