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In this week's Post, we meet Dot the Wonder Dog, who does many inexplicable things which remain unexplained amid the fascinating details of bourgeois life in Crepusuclar Meadows. Also, a statue of Ernie Wise, a famous comedian in the UK, hiding in a bush. h2g2.com/entry/thepost
Statue of comedian Ernie Wise in the middle of some bushes on a sunny day. He's raising his hat. There are some brick buildings behind him, with chimneys. Hand-drawn globe, plus round UFOs and the kind of birds you drew in first grade. Year of the Twitters by Paul H.
January 29, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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The moon is messing with the tides and the public is confused about acronyms. Read OMNONN for this week's madness. h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...
Also enjoy this photo from Tavaron's garden.
Ice coating bare tree limbs forms a shiny diamond in Austria.
January 28, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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Today's mysteries: What wonders can be found at the combination meat market and post office? What discoveries will be made by the spaceship Beagle in this week's episode of Nick of Time? And will the editor finally get rid of all the tatty symbols in the code? h2g2.com/entry/A88081...
Hirsch's Meats also houses the US Post Office for the community of Kossuth, PA (population about 650). The little brick building sports a flag on a pole, a Pepsi machine, a mailbox, a sign for handicapped parking, and a life-sized statue of a pig standing upright wearing a chef's hat and butcher's apron. Both grotesque and charming, but Hirsch is the best butcher in a rural area known for the excellence of its fresh meats.
January 27, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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This week in the h2g2 Post: Unusual bird sightings! In fiction, Demetrius digs up a memory. Something new on every page. h2g2.com/entry/A88081...
An iron fence on the Cleethorpes promenade. A flock of seagulls are perched, one on each post, all facing the same way.
January 26, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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Snow days are good for reading. Stay indoors and explore. We have sightings from around the planet, plus features, challenges, stories, and, of course, kitties.
This week's title is Now, That's Something You Don't See Every Day. Clockwise from upper left: A fence at the Cleethorpes promenade with a segull perched on every single post, all facing the same way; Hirsch's Meat Market, complete with pink pig statue wearing chef's hat and US post office for Kossuth, PA, a statue of English comic Ernie Wise emerging from some bushes; a sedge warbler; a black swan swimming; a sea wall covered with ice; a sleeping orange cat among decorative pillows; and rose hips covered by ice in Austria.
January 25, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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What do you mane you haven't read the h2g2 Post yet? New issue tomorrow. Happy #Caturday.
Closeup of a black tuxedo cat looking lazily at the camera.
January 24, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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Space: the inconvenient frontier. From 'Chloris', by Tavaron: h2g2.com/entry/A88081...

'Well, that was quite an experience,' Barbara observed.
I nodded, while brushing dirt from my trousers with my hands. 'And one I am not keen on having again.'
A herd of strange dinosaur-like creatures on an alien planet. Papier-mache and cardboard, by Tavaron da Quirm.
January 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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I have now seen multiple groups who have taken it upon themselves/their social groups to re-create the historical signs that the federal gov't took down in Philly yesterday.

The best way to get people to spread a message (especially in this anti-authority, fuck-you town), is to try to censor it.
January 23, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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🥉 THIRD PLACE: “Farina & The Perpetual Shine Machine” – Ralphie Wilson

Allen “Farina” Hoskins interrogative look at 1930 depictions of Black life. Intercutting of uplifting & uneasy imagery, and the Hall-Johnson Choir’s spiritual evoke reflection.

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Black-and-white film still of Allen “Farina” Hoskins wearing a striped shirt, looking down at his hand with a serious expression. Blurred figures are visible in the background.
January 23, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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🥈 SECOND PLACE: “Battle Lines” – Jen Zhao & Aaron Sharp

A tongue-in-cheek doc(mock)umentary tracking the rivalry between Piet Mondrian & Theo van Doesburg over the diagonal line. 22 archival works, Coco Chanel costumes, and perfectly pitched narration.

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Frame from Jen Zhao and Aaron Sharp's 2nd place winning film, "Battle Lines," featuring a man with a stunned appearance, where the frame is split along the diagonal.
January 23, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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🧵 Announcing the Winners of the 2026 Internet Archive Public Domain Film Remix Contest! 🎬

🥇 FIRST PLACE: “Rhapsody, Reimagined” by Andrea Hale

A dazzling reimagining of King of Jazz (1930) set to Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue – an aesthetic triumph.

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Frame from Andrea Hale's 1st place film, "Rhapsody, Reimagined," featuring a man with a handlebar mustache. Behind him, and visible through his open mouth, are kaleidoscopic, repeated images from the 1930 film King of Jazz.
January 23, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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'My journey from the place I called Arcadia ended in darkness under water...I sensed light again. Unknown hands pulled at me, and I emerged from the water and took a deep breath.' Experience reality in a new way in Memories of Arcadia: Rebirth at h2g2.com/entry/A88081...
h2g2 - Memories of Arcadia, Chapter 1: Rebirth
Memories of Arcadia, Chapter 1: Rebirth, from h2g2, the Unconventional Guide to Life, the Universe and Everything
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January 23, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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Our writers are nothing if not honest about end-of-the-world scenarios. The seniors of Boston see no reason to let mere alien invasion and nuclear winter interfere with the annual carol sing at the retirement home. Priorities. h2g2.com/entry/A88081...
h2g2 - The Year of the Twitters: Chapter 1
The Year of the Twitters: Chapter 1, from h2g2, the Unconventional Guide to Life, the Universe and Everything
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January 22, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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The notice at the university read 'Astronomy exam suspended due to curricular uncertainties.' What was going on with the moon? Could Ayla's astronomy paper explain it? Geek out with Caiman's new serial OMNONN at h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...
h2g2 - OMNONN, Chapter 1: Higher Education
h2g2 is the unconventional guide to life, the universe and everything, a guide that's written by visitors to the website, creating an organic and evolving encyclopedia of life
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January 21, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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We've read this and have questions: what does the Britcorp Royal Anthem sound like? How WILL the Princess get here new crown down in the bunker? A very British postapocalypse in 'Nicke of Time'.
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Quadricopter flying over a slag heap of broken computers as a rabbit leaps over the pile. The title: Nick of Time, by FWR.
January 20, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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Regime change can be messy.

No! That's not a news report. It's a historical observation. We're talking about Chapter 1 of 'Life Among the Goths'. Ad Laurentum, 493. h2g2.com/entry/A88081...
A Roman sideboard with a weirdly carved face and some serving dishes.
January 19, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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New stories! Tune in for excitement, adventure, and really bad jokes. Also bunnies. In other news: Robbie Stamp goes pagan, SashaQ reads a book, but is sorry; and Awix gets out of the cinema and goes to the theatre for a musical instead. h2g2.com/entry/A88078...
This week's title is Looking Around. Clockwise from upper left: The Wolf Moon gleams next to a bright star, the Begwyn mountains iN Wales tower above tall evergreens, a black-and-whit ecat looks up sleepily from a nap on a lap, frosted leaves shine on a winter's day in Austria, a brown tabby cat peeks out of the hole in a cat cube, two ravens are silhouetted against a winter sky as they converse in a bare tree, the Leasowe Lighthouse stands against a clear bule sky, the sun dog casts a rainbow on clouds, a solitary footprint marks fresh snowfall, and icicles drip decoratively from pipes and a satellite dish on the outside of a wall in Scotland.
January 18, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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Happy #Caturday from the h2g2 Post. Curl up with a cat or three and catch up on the h2g2 Post. (Six new serials start tomorrow.) h2g2.com/entry/thepost

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Spot the Cat Enjoys a Good Fire #h2g2
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January 17, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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Sempiternal shapeshifters find that when dealing with human history, a dry sense of humour helps. Or, as Demetrius says, 'The Dark Ages were less dark than most people think. We had plenty of oil lamps.' Starting Sunday in h2g2.com/entry/thepost
Byzantine mosaic shows a female figure, a male figure with a cornucopia of flowers, a peacock, and the title The Late-Roman Gheorghenis: Life Among the Goths by Dmitri Gheorgheni.
January 16, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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'I know the time will come when I must embark on my next adventure into the unknown. Before that time arrives, I want to tell the story of my secret – my name is Rowan and this is not the only life I have lived.' Memories of Arcadia: starts 19 Jan in the h2g2 Post. h2g2.com/entry/A88080...
A mountain in sunrise or sunset. The title Memories of Arcadia. Story by SashaQ begins next week.
January 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Tavaron's upcoming serial: my story about 'normal people in space' shows more of the vast grassland of their new home planet. The final frontier has fewer aliens and more laundry days than you may expect. Starting 19 Jan in the h2g2 Post. h2g2.com/entry/A88080...
Cover for The Sea of Grass, Part II: Chloris, by Tavaron da Quirm. Grey cover with 3D photos of actual flowering grasses. By the author.
January 14, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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NICK OF TIME by FWR

Was the starship coming towards Earth to save them or enslave them?
Nick had to warn somebody. Only one thing he could do: pop the kettle on!
Warning: Flopsy and Fluffy may encounter very mild carrot-based peril.

Starts 19 Jan, only in h2g2.com/entry/thepost
A giant pile of old computers and other electronic junk. A drone quadricopter flying above them. A rabbit leaping over the pile. The title Nick of Time shown on green screens on old, broken appliances.
January 13, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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They have pretty snow in Austria. We even have video. The snow edition of the h2g2 Post is amazing. h2g2.com/entry/thepost

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Magic Winter Forest, Austria #h2g2 #snow
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January 12, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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It has finally arrived - the official h2g2 Post snow issue. It's like the swimsuit issue, only with snow. And cats. And silly stories. Check out our action snow videos. Print out our centerfolds.

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This week's title is Snow Edition. Clockwise from upper left: The street outside the Post Office, a small-town American street with blue sky, bright sun, and snow everywhere, an orange-and-white cat dozing in front of the computer screen (and blocking it), a view of the freshly snow-covered trees in an Austrian forest, A white-and-tortoise-shell cat posing in front of a fireplace with a blazing fire, another sunny, snowy woodland scene, this one in Austria, a mysterious-looking scene of a river running through more snow-covered Austrian forest, a snow-covered house on a snowy field with Austrian mountains in the distance, and one more view of snow-covered fir trees and cloud-dotted blue sky. The landscapes will make you cold and the cats will make you want to go to sleep in front of a fire.
January 11, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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It's #Caturday. Good day to hunker down in front of the fire and catch up on the h2g2 Post. h2g2.com/entry/thepost New issue tomorrow.

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Spot the Cat Enjoys a Good Fire #h2g2
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January 10, 2026 at 3:31 PM