On the one hand you could applaud the realisation that it shows, on the other bemoan that it took so long to see what has been shouted about since the start.

*grabs notebook and pretends not to doodle while staring thoughtfully into the middle distance*. I'll make a note of that. Thanks!

I thought it was my year to win. In the last month alone I've singlehandedly ended the war between Antarctica and Venus, prevented the Vogons from attending poetry slams, and negotiated a friendship bracelet design with Neptune.

Signed. Very important issue if we want accountability and honesty to be core to journalism.

And they were all kinds of awesome. That was good TV (not to be watched again as I'm not sure it is as I remember it).

Sad parallels to what the Danish People's Party did with our flag, debasing it for the right-wing politics. Also an interesting notion that making people walk/drive over the flag is somehow patriotic, not the most respectful display of (misplaced, misunderstood) national pride.

That's suboptimal. I read them 25ish years ago, but gave up because they were too expensive in Denmark. Still miss going to Fantask though, spent *a lot* of money there.

And Witchblade?

Separate topic: thoughts on Spawn?

Was about to say just this!

How is X not on an extremism list and banned from trading in the UK?

That resonates deeply. I felt it when the Brexit vote happened, and it hasn't really changed since. It is a callous rejection and othering unworthy of Labour and anyone who believes in humanity.

Won't the desire for the best olives create conditions for grade inflation? Do you have one of each type of olive for the number of papers you need to grade? Otherwise you might have to give someone the wrong grade due to a lack of the right type of olive. So many questions!