Holy Zarquon

At least the internet is more reliable than satellite television: from thousands of miles away, I listened live to BBC Radio 4 this afternoon as they broadcast the first episode of the new Hitchhikers Guide to the  [more...]

The former dictator Idi Amin has died in a Saudi Arabian hospital. Here is a man who killed up to 400,000 people, plunged Uganda into chaos, and “disgusted the entire civilized world.” And yet, I chuckle  [more...]

Today’s Style Invitational asked for hybrid animals: Emu x quail = email: a fast-flying bird that propagates rapidly, is monitored obsessively by humans, and often carries a virus. (Allan Moore, Washington)  [more...]