The No-Such-Thing-As Society

Charlie Brooker’s apps that will transform your life.

Meiecundimees üks Korsakov läks eile Lätti [via Dr Buckles].

How The Inbetweeners was created.

SF author John Crowley on The Next Future.

Darth Baby’s Lightsaber.

Thumbs and Ammo.

These boots were made for tramping: Steve Bell, Mark Steel and Russell Brand on Thatcher’s death.

The Helsinki Bus Station Theory.

Dan Ariely: What makes us feel good about our work?

Answers in Genesis on “the” Ice Age. Noah built the Ark before tools were invented—praise be!

Paul Krugman on the economics of baby-sitting.

Stewart Lee on why right-wing stand-ups get left on the shelf.

News is bad for you.

And for the last time (for now), it’s Brian Butterfield’s Ultra-Pill, Sporting Look-Similar-Tos, Buttertendo and Football Boot.

I would add links about the Boston Marathon bombing and that fertilizer explosion in Texas, but it’s all too depressing. See also: complete failure to mention Sandy Hook here last year.

18 April 2013 · Weblog