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Motorcyclists have to rush through traffic to fit more into their lives before their inevitable, premature road death.

Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision in Oxford today (28/10). A woman cyclist in her thirties was involved in a collision with a cement mixer lorry. The lorry driver, a 74-year-old man, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and is currently in custody. Tragic of [...]

Currently trending on Twitter: Nigel Farage, Julian Fellowes, Gloria De Piero, Jo Swinson, Adolf Hitler, and Ant and Dec. Did I miss the best episode of Question Time ever last night?

Just spotted an improper use of “it’s” on a Tweet I sent yesterday from my iPod, when it should have been “its” as it was a possessive pronoun. What is the point of iPod’s autoincorrect feature? It’s trying to be too clever for its own good.

The waste of pumpkins every Hallowe’en is frightful. As is intended.

Make it count None of these petitions and protests make a difference like direct action.

Overheard passenger: “How long’s the journey?” “A couple of hours” “Huff, more specific, 1 or 2?!” “2″ Might he have a couple of brain cells?

I was reading some David Mitchell columns from the Guardian archive at the weekend. These ones I particularly liked: We’ve always found Hitler hilarious – the alternative is much more odious The moustache comment really tickled me. JK Rowling should remember that less means more in the Potterverse This paragraph struck a chord with me (though [...]

Ricky Gervais has recently become a frequent ‘tweeter’ on Twitter. It may be assumed he has done so for reasons of self-publicizing. You may assume this because he frequently publicizes his products. As well he might; he’s part of the top band of famous people who can attract attention without needing to whore themselves around [...]

This is something that I’ve always been aware I needed to look up, which I now have. Did I get both uses right then? Taken from the Guardian style guide, which is linked to from this article where there is further explanation. This is quite easy, really: “that” defines, “which” gives extra information (often in [...]

Hairdresser sues Heather Mills for £50,000 over unpaid bills That’s going to cost her an arm and her leg.

Why does it feel so wrong to eat both fingers of a KitKat simultaneously instead of breaking them apart?

Millionaires and corporations are using tax breaks to help sway public opinion “Thinktanks and lobby groups are the bane of democratic politics. They are the means by which corporations and the ultra-rich influence public life without having to reveal their hand. Their refusal to reveal who funds them, and the British state’s failure to demand [...]

I don’t know what’s real any more. Alan Partridge (fictional?) is talking to Phillip Schofield (real?), who is making claims such as: “I swear to God he was suddenly made of lead!!”

I watched ‘Ricky Gervais: Science’ shown on Channel 4 on Friday, and I’m not quite sure how this comment sits with me. See the clip (taken from an American recording of the show, 11 minutes in) or just the quote I picked out: “When we tell a sick joke it’s with the expressed understanding that neither [...]

www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15292748 What happens to your digital accounts and files when you die? Actually quite interesting when you think about it. Also I like the name iCroak for a service.

Online ‘choking game’ led to boy’s death (from a couple of weeks ago – ‘olds’ now not ‘news’) There’s an element of natural selection about this isn’t there?

Reviving an old post about how to make savings at the BBC: beill.co.uk/2011/03/11/should-bbc2-daytime-be-axed/

Is Doctor Liam Fox any relation to Doctor Neil Fox?

“The one thing I can’t find is any mention of how much the BBC spends on promotional trails. I’m not talking about the on-air trails consisting of edited highlights. I’m talking about the bespoke mini-movies encouraging me to watch such little-known broadcasts as Strictly Come Dancing; ads created not from footage from the shows themselves, [...]