After a thorough investigation by BBC Worldwide’s Canadian broadcast partner, the source of the leak of episode one of the new Doctor Who series has been traced to a third-party company in Canada, which had an early preview copy for legitimate purposes,” the BBC said.
“The individual responsible for the leak has had their employment terminated [...]

Andrew Bartlett, the Queensland Democrat Senator with an honest to goodness blog can create a weird experience- like this post.
I report the huffing and puffing around Rod Barton’s allegations about his role in hunting WMD’s, using the pointed rage and ripostes of mainstream journalists and politicians.
Andrew is on the Senate Committee, and [...]

A Polish version of ‘Quo Vadis’
“But there is one Roman delicacy even Jamie Oliver, our own Apicius, could not bring back to life. Laserpithium was a North African herb of indescribable deliciousness, akin to garlic, but far more tasty. The root, and its juice, was much favoured by Roman chefs; so much so that by [...]

In the olden days, Christopher Hitchens in full brutal flight was a wondrous and wondrously entertaining sight.
We can find him still in the archives of Salon.
(via a circuitous route: from Crooked Timber to a comment on Lenin’s Tomb).

Philobiblion has found a quiz.
Personally I think they could have delved a bit deeper.

Slowly the government’s story on a slew of lies about what was known and not known about WMD, the intent of the Bush regime, and the treatment of Australian prisoners is unravelling.
Robert Manne, professor of politics at La Trobe University, former Right winger now prickling up the centre, has been investigating the remarkable, shadowy [...]

Cycling past some school in the eastern suburbs around pickup time, I see one harrassed man who has clearly nipped out from the office to get his sprog:
“Emma, can you tell Emma to stop kicking Emma for pulling Emma’s plaits? No, not you Emma, I meant Chinese Emma. Look, can you get Fiona to help… [...]

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Isn’t this luscious?
Flickr does Barista.
As Robert pointed out: “Flickr: making ransom notes fun”.

James Callaghan is dead.
92 years old, after a long and fascinating life, the last third watching monsters tear apart the England he tried to prop up.
Prime Minister for three short years, in a grim, embattled Britain they tell me has gone. I don’t believe it, because the meat and sinew of England is blood, [...]