I did warn you all that it would be a very occasional series. There are also spoilers for the book and for the way various films and adaptations vary from the book ( Read more... )

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Law and order:In Major Privacy Win, Supreme Court Rules Police Need Warrant To Track Your Cellphone - https://www.npr.org/2018/06/22/605007387/supreme-court-rules-police-need-warrant-to-get-location- ( Read more... )

The two of the three big trailers from Comic Con have left me underwhelmed. I was worried that I was being impossible or nostalgia was blinding me, because the one I quite enjoyed is the one where I don't know anything about the source material but I don't think that's the case ( Read more... )

Mahoosive spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War, Torchwood: Children of Earth and 300. Also, gratuitous use of XKCD comics.Because I like nothing more than timeliness, here's a reaction post about Avengers: Infinity War ( Read more... )

Business:

Why exporting isn't just about shipping - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39599351

Languages:This Heavy Metal Band Is Hell-Bent on Saving an Endangered Language - Read more... )

History:

The pensioner who was a Bridge of Spies cold warrior - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-39436207

Literature:The enduring appeal of Adrian Mole, aged 50 - https://www ( Read more... )

History:Torrey Canyon oil spill: The day the sea turned black - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39223308Read more... )

Journalism:

Trump and the media - Is it war or love? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39221378 From March 2017

Miscellaneous:An absence of peace: When is a war actually a war? - ( Read more... )

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TV:

Network analysis of Game of Thrones - https://datascienceplus.com/network-analysis-of-game-of-thrones/