Andrew Craig
@andrewcraig.bsky.social
Co-editor of Head In The Clouds: The Best Stories From 50 Years of Free Flying. Get it from xcmag.com or your local bookshop. Paraglider pilot, cyclist. Krypton Factor champion 1992, twice Mastermind semifinalist, winner on The Chase. Former BBC journalist
Make your mind up - should a superfluous "like" be followed by a comma, or not?
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Make your mind up - should a superfluous "like" be followed by a comma, or not?
Not impossible to reach. The bell and other bits of the Edmund Fitzgerald were recovered long ago.
November 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Not impossible to reach. The bell and other bits of the Edmund Fitzgerald were recovered long ago.
Was it Shaven Havens?
November 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Was it Shaven Havens?
There's nothing wrong with being naked, but calling it "naturism" is a bit unnecessary. Like calling wanting people to be happy "humanism".
November 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
There's nothing wrong with being naked, but calling it "naturism" is a bit unnecessary. Like calling wanting people to be happy "humanism".
Have you considered withdrawing your troops from Ukraine, which would stop the war instantly?
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Have you considered withdrawing your troops from Ukraine, which would stop the war instantly?
This is for a friend, @vivmarsh.bsky.social - Viv, fire away!
November 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
This is for a friend, @vivmarsh.bsky.social - Viv, fire away!
I think it's a credible shift in policy.
November 12, 2025 at 7:46 AM
I think it's a credible shift in policy.
I'm willing to quote a price! What do you need edited?
November 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I'm willing to quote a price! What do you need edited?
I would charge about £30 for a piece of 800-1,000 words. More if it needed serious rewriting.
November 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I would charge about £30 for a piece of 800-1,000 words. More if it needed serious rewriting.
I don't agree about this. Do we want a world cup final to end with everyone knowing England were beaten by an 89th-minute goal that was clearly offside?
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I don't agree about this. Do we want a world cup final to end with everyone knowing England were beaten by an 89th-minute goal that was clearly offside?
My rule is not barking:
"If, in the referee's opinion, a player exaggerates the effects of a foul - even a genuine foul - the resulting penalty or free kick is cancelled."
So no more rolling over four times, or throwing your head back, or clutching your face when you've been brushed on the chest.
"If, in the referee's opinion, a player exaggerates the effects of a foul - even a genuine foul - the resulting penalty or free kick is cancelled."
So no more rolling over four times, or throwing your head back, or clutching your face when you've been brushed on the chest.
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
My rule is not barking:
"If, in the referee's opinion, a player exaggerates the effects of a foul - even a genuine foul - the resulting penalty or free kick is cancelled."
So no more rolling over four times, or throwing your head back, or clutching your face when you've been brushed on the chest.
"If, in the referee's opinion, a player exaggerates the effects of a foul - even a genuine foul - the resulting penalty or free kick is cancelled."
So no more rolling over four times, or throwing your head back, or clutching your face when you've been brushed on the chest.
It may usually be harder to win a libel case in the USA. However, if it's 2026 and you're President Donald Trump, it maybe much easier. Independent courts are perhaps becoming a bit rarer.
November 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
It may usually be harder to win a libel case in the USA. However, if it's 2026 and you're President Donald Trump, it maybe much easier. Independent courts are perhaps becoming a bit rarer.
Peter Fleming's account of Operation Sealion. It introduced me to the words "zareba" and "omnisubjugant".
November 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Peter Fleming's account of Operation Sealion. It introduced me to the words "zareba" and "omnisubjugant".
You say that as if it's a bad thing!
November 11, 2025 at 10:44 AM
You say that as if it's a bad thing!
You're conscious? Even that puts you ahead of some builders.
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
You're conscious? Even that puts you ahead of some builders.
Does that mean that you think there should be no coverage of the view that women have a right to female-only sport?
November 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Does that mean that you think there should be no coverage of the view that women have a right to female-only sport?
Can the women in your life run 100 metres faster than the men?
November 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Can the women in your life run 100 metres faster than the men?
It is of course not proof that you're impartial, but it may be evidence supporting the case that you are.
November 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
It is of course not proof that you're impartial, but it may be evidence supporting the case that you are.
I know very well how chromosomes work. It's interesting that you use having an extra one as an insult. My sister has Down's syndrome, because she has an extra chromosome. She would not like you using her condition as an insult.
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I know very well how chromosomes work. It's interesting that you use having an extra one as an insult. My sister has Down's syndrome, because she has an extra chromosome. She would not like you using her condition as an insult.