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We spotted what looked like an old mine sticking up out of the sand, says Galaxy Babe. What happened next in Grimsby? Read about it in the h2g2 Post. And you thought we only posted birdie pics & silly jokes. h2g2.com/entry/A88077...
Possible land mine in the sand? Grimsby officials said no, but they didn't remove the object, either.
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Greetings on Armistice Day. #Nov11
Junco in a bush, snow.
November 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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We begin our week with a tour of Cornwall by cinema critic Awix. He found Arthur's Tintagel but no pirates, not even in Penzance, which disappointed the Editor. Read about it in the h2g2 Post. h2g2.com/entry/A88077...
Tintagel, Cornwall, with a very long set of stairs up the hillside that would impress even someone from Pittsburgh. A bay with rocks. All very romantic. And, of course, clouds. A ferocious sort of dragon-fish, probably bronze, on a pole. The sky is blue for a change.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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This week, the h2g2 Post takes you to the burial place of Patrick, the legendary castle of King Arthur, and. . . Main Street, Hooverville. A parade, ancient ruins, and the Mull of Kintyre. From artefacts to seasonal beauty, we've got lots to see. Find it all at h2g2.com/entry/A88074...
This week's title is Colours of the World. Clockwise from upper left: A black cat standing on a stump next to a fence, a bright red rose on a trellis, the Mull of Kintyre, a skyblue corner shop advertising ice cream, a yellow leaf and white mushroom, a cross, a gate, and mountains in the distance at Downpatrick, balloons in the sunset over the Colossi of Memnon in Egypt, a ferocious Green Goblin mask in somebody's living room, a grey-striped cat looking to one side, an assortment of mushrooms, a line of surf on a beach touching a suspicious-looking piece of metal sticking out of the sand, a stained-glass window of Saint Patrick holding a shamrock, and a very tall mascot in a yellow eagle costume with a blue jacket.
November 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Visit the Titanic Museum. Stroll through the car show on Main Street, PA. Marvel at the Giant's Causeway. View the street murals of Belfast. Don't forget to read this week's h2g2 Post - new issue tomorrow! h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...
This week's title is Faraway Places with Strange-Sounding Names. Clockwise from upper left: Austrian mountains with trees in autumn colours, surf splashing against the Giant's Causeway, a threatening sky over Main Street, Hooverville, a colourful road through the Austrian forest, the Titanic Museum rearing its prow high in Belfast, A vintage 1930s pickup truck parked on a street, a mural showing a girl sniffing a rose, an Egyptian cat looking up at the camera, and an odd crenellated tower occupying a corner at the bottom of a steep street in a town in Northern Ireland. There's an incongruous Stop sign on its garden wall, which is not on the corner.
November 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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It's that time of year: the Post Editor rants about 'temporal provincialism...When people mentally disenfranchise the past.' If you're up for finding out why Netflix triggered this outburst, go to h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru... If not, just check out the car show in this week's issue.
Composite image of cars from this year's antique car show against the backdrop of the town mural showing the river, a canoer, and farmland.
November 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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The Titanic Museum is keen to tell about the artworks and artists lost when the great ship went down. Meanwhile, art is alive and well on the walls of Belfast. See some more photos at h2g2.com/entry/A88077...
Infographic from the Titanic museum about the art and artists lost aboard Titanic in 1912. Mural on a brick wall in Belfast of a large, realistic eye reflecting the city. Other murals are on either side and cars are parked on the street.
November 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Galaxy Babe went to Belfast. You know what that means - the Titanic Museum. Amazing photos to check out this week if you aren't scared of heights. h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...
Facade of the huge Titanic Museum in Belfast, which looks like the ship's prow and makes you hear that music in your head. No, not that song - the 'isn't the boat impressive?' one. Interior view of the museum from the top of the top escalator looking down. It's a lovely study in glass, chrome, criss-crossing escalators, and a giant compass on the floor, but it might make you dizzy. On the other hand, you might want to yell something about being king of the world. We recommend you don't. There are bound to be security guards.
November 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Galaxy Babe saw this rare tower in Ireland. The story is fascinating. But get it from h2g2, not that lying AI. (AI is like that kid you knew in 2nd grade who still made stuff up and when you told him no, he stuck out his lower lip and said, 'Did too.') h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...
Tower in Cushendall, County Antrim. Crenellated, with a window for pouring boiling oil out of. On a street corner, mind you, near an ice cream shop. Yes, there's a story. Click the link or risk being lied to by AI.
November 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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We really, really want you to see all these cool pics of the Giant's Causeway. So here's the video. You can read about it at h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru... Thanks, Galaxy Babe!

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Giant's Causeway #h2g2 #ireland
YouTube video by Dmitri Gheorgheni
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November 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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While we work on finding those lemon-scented napkins again, the h2g2 Post invites you to enjoy this view of Cleethorpes pier at high tide, courtesy of Galaxy Babe.

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High Tide at Cleethorpes Beach 28 October 2025 #h2g2
YouTube video by Dmitri Gheorgheni
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November 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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People have been places and seen things. They share them with us. Historical cars. Gretna Green. Street art in Belfast. An architectural feature in a small town. All things Titanic. Birds on the move. Fall leaves. The inescapable jokes. Join us. h2g2.com/entry/A88074...
This week's title is Faraway Places with Strange-Sounding Names. Clockwise from upper left: Austrian mountains with trees in autumn colours, surf splashing against the Giant's Causeway, a threatening sky over Main Street, Hooverville, a colourful road through the Austrian forest, the Titanic Museum rearing its prow high in Belfast, A vintage 1930s pickup truck parked on a street, a mural showing a girl sniffing a rose, an Egyptian cat looking up at the camera, and an odd crenellated tower occupying a corner at the bottom of a steep street in a town in Northern Ireland. There's an incongruous Stop sign on its garden wall, which is not on the corner.
November 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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We don't just get kitties for #Caturday. The h2g2 Post gets INTERNATIONAL kitties. This week, Sagrys greets you from Polokwane, South Africa, and reminds you that there will be a new issue out tomorrow. h2g2.com/entry/thepost
Sagrys, a grey striped cat that is part wild African cat, sitting regally on a green blanket which looks very comfy. Sagrys is enjoying spring.
November 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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You’re Cramping My Afterlife Style

One morning, Paul was yanked from the afterlife and thrust into a beige office cubicle. “What’s happening?”

A man in a gray suit appeared. “Welcome to your new job, spirit!”

Paul shook his head. “A job? But I’m supposed to be done working. I’m dead.”

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October 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Hey Bluesky peeps, could you help spread the word?

My Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book THE ATROCITIES is on sale today for $1.99 on Kindle.

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This is a photo of a paperback copy of The Atrocities by me (Jeremy C. Shipp). The cover features a creepy old manor house, storm clouds, and a hedge maze. The book is against a brick wall with vines growing around and over the book.
October 31, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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I wrote a piece on the work of writer and director James Gunn, who is engaged in a pretty incredible ongoing enterprise that despises bigotry and authoritarianism and reaffirms patriotism for progressives. www.vulture.com/article/jame...
James Gunn’s American Project
He is few critics’ idea of a respectable auteur, but his work is more consistently progressive than any other comic-book material today.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Happy #Halloween, wherever you are! Enjoy the kids and the candy and read our spooky issue of the h2g2 Post. Boo. h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...
An open-mouthed sheet ghost that looks more scared than scary. An open-mouthed sheet ghost that looks more scared than scary. A mean-looking ghost is emerging from the big window - right through the glass - in this Pennsylvania haunted house. Same house, different window - the back end of a ghost as it dives in through the window glass. Somebody call the Ghostbusters - there's a cobweb-covered skeleton out there, too.
October 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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In the midst of the spooky season the Post Editor stops to consider the connection between political street theatre and the strategies recommended by child psychologists. They're surprisingly similar and have something to do with love. h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...
Artist's montage rendering of a large, inflatable frog facing a police shieldwall across a quiet street.
October 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Once again, if you want more opinion in your Wikipedia, try typing into the h2g2 box. We're pretty forthright but we strive for accuracy and aren't robots. We say to AI, Go and Stick Your Head in a Pig. h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...
h2g2 - The h2g2 Post 27.10.25
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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October 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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During WW2 a Pathfinder Lancaster Bomber, ED603, was shot down into the IJsselmeer. All 7 onboard died. In an ongoing series, a relative of one of the airmen chronicles the amazing effort to recover their remains. h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...
A cofferdam in the IJsselmeer.
October 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Today's scary Halloween tale from the h2g2 Post is called 'Bloody Alley'. It's a fully-illustrated bit of lore from Lanzarote, complete with pirates. h2g2.com/entry/A88077...
Cloudy skies, palm trees, and an old wall on Lanzarote.
October 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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The Post Editor remembers spending part of that October hunkered down in the hallway of the elementary school. This is an excellent explanation for all those 'air raid drills.'
atomicanalyst.bsky.social Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 15d
October 27, 1962, was arguably the most dangerous day of the Cuban Missile Crisis, a day when human error, rushed preparations, aggressive tactics, and sky-high tensions could have set off World War III intentionally or by accident at least four separate times.

Here’s what happened (a long thread):
A black and white triptych showing US President John F. Kennedy, Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro, and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev.
October 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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The countdown to Halloween starts now. Ever wonder if the ghost whisperers get tired of whiny spirits? Read 'Ghost Shouter' at h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...

Only in the h2g2 Post.
Supermoon over the cornfield plus country road. Pennsylvania.
October 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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It's Halloween. There will be ghost stories, spooky photos & the usual warnings for nervous readers. We have other things, too, like a report on spring in South Africa. Also, the ongoing saga of underwater historical archaeology. Join us. h2g2.com/entry/A88074...
This week's title is Quoth the Raven, etc. Clockwise from upper left: A raven, bright yellow trees, cross-section of a dead tree, a UK postbox with a plastic-wrapped notice that it is out of commission and will be replaced by an automated system, an atmospheric panorama of a cornfield in the full moon, a bright red tree, a grey striped cat on a green blanket, a Scots village under a stormy sky, a sheet-type ghost that looks frightened, an Egyptian wall painting depicting a Pharaoh, a kneeling servant, and what looks like a Starbucks table with drinks, and a red-and-white flower from South Africa's spring.
October 26, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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It's Halloween. There will be ghost stories, spooky photos & the usual warnings for nervous readers. We have other things, too, like a report on spring in South Africa. Also, the ongoing saga of underwater historical archaeology. Join us. h2g2.com/entry/A88074...
This week's title is Quoth the Raven, etc. Clockwise from upper left: A raven, bright yellow trees, cross-section of a dead tree, a UK postbox with a plastic-wrapped notice that it is out of commission and will be replaced by an automated system, an atmospheric panorama of a cornfield in the full moon, a bright red tree, a grey striped cat on a green blanket, a Scots village under a stormy sky, a sheet-type ghost that looks frightened, an Egyptian wall painting depicting a Pharaoh, a kneeling servant, and what looks like a Starbucks table with drinks, and a red-and-white flower from South Africa's spring.
October 26, 2025 at 11:41 AM