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A Times lit critic quipped, "...hell, even BBC staffers now think the country is too PC. Who, aside from local council employees, doesn't?" Hardly surprising when the phrase "politically correct" has long been merely a lazy label for anything vaguely left of centre. No-one's going to say the country should be more PC, are they?

Strange Flesh

Two and a half hours, 450 words. LESS RESEARCH AND MORE SCRIBBLING, PLEASE.

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The planet Lamashtu is Epsilon Indi II. I am writing this here because I keep forgetting where I decided the damn thing is.

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Found on YouTube a beautiful version of Ecoutez le Guitariste - a song I learned in French class in high school and never forgot - sung acapella by two young women with angelic voices.

( Here's my rough translation )

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Can anyone identify the genius responsible for this image?



I adore this outfit. Seriously, it is beautiful. I wish he'd kept the scarf on.

The NYT on Internet book shopping: Bargain Hunting for Books, and Feeling Sheepish About It

Rover sends us holiday snaps from Mars.

It kills me that this caption competition had to specifically instruct us not to slash him with the dog.

Robert Heinlein's 1940 short story —And He Built a Crooked House is available online in its entirety. I read this as a teen and it permanently warped my mind.

7 Classic Kid's TV Shows Clearly Conceived on (Bad) Acid. Mainly notable for the #1 choice.