Police on the scent?

'Ha ha' said Ralph 'Arma virumque cano' He turned to me and said 'Of arms and the man I sing. Virgil' I said 'Adeo in teneris consuescere multum est. As the twig is bent the tree
inclines. Also Virgil' There was a silence then Dr Pike said 'Nigel loved it' again and they both stared at the garden

I loved these as a child, inherited them from my parents and love them now as windows into a different time - see for example the discussion of whether you need a refrigerator, what you need in your pantry and what cocktails should be offered ...

They are also dryly funny - he is wonderful on the weirdnesses of the English class system. I agree that he's underrated and although we can hardly complain that he's left us at 95, I still regret that there will be no more of his clever, witty and often moving books.

Lean into it.

I like World of Telly.

no mention of A La Mexicana - a distinct Fail.

Some things never change. Except for me it was a boys boarding school and the 1970s. The incident happened a number of times and the anonymous culprit was known as The Phantom.

You are in good company. The late David Foster Wallace seems to have been a huge fan of post structuralist critical works and wrote some excellent short pieces unpicking them - and doing it so well that not only were the essays readable but I briefly thought I understood the theory.

When at uni I bought a second hand copy of Keats' poetry, which had been previously owned and copiously annotated by a student who was now a famous professor and leading left-wing commentator. I just got depressed by how much cleverer than me he was and gave up on Keats.

What did Lewis do?

Just walked through a couple of the great parks in Birmingham. Kids on bikes. Dogs. A raptor of some kind circling high overhead. Bliss. Almost worth the 40 days of rain.

Why did the UK government nationalise this pub? YouTube video by Chris Spargo

I was amazed by this. See also here. youtu.be/pyijHCkW3xc?...

East West too. (I have a good sense of direction but always have to think twice with the labels. )

Wonderful record - and great to hear it referenced. Up there with their "The Moon is Blue".

Or looking for batteries

But which Central Europe. Lady's Law beckons

Let me put it this way: I have a job interview tomorrow and a long train journey today when I could do some prep but I also have your book …. I may be in trouble.

Thanks. Don't know how I missed this but delighted to have a new book from you.

CARDBOARD TUBE SAMURAI YouTube video by Fatkat

Or for those who prefer video www.youtube.com/watch?v=StUI...

Cardboard and Steel, Part 1 - Penny Arcade Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.

The saga starts here .... www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2003/0...

I’m sure Tom Stoppard would have flourished anyway, but a particular and belated thank you to the critic Ronald Bryson for spotting the genius of Rosencrantz way back then: “erudite comedy, punning, far-fetched, leaping from depth to dizziness”

I should add that judges will generally know (or have an informed guess) what is going on behind the scenes - things kept out of the view of the jury. So it would massively change the dynamic of a trial.

I practised as a criminal defence lawyer and then taught the subject for many years. Absolutely committed to juries. Then called to be a juror this year (not panelled) and now less certain. But judge alone is scary as the quality of judges can be .... erratic.

Is it Mass Effect 2 where your comms device slowly fills up with inter-species spam amid the actual
Missions?

Little did the poster know what was about to happen later that month ...

The Most Wonderfully Absurd Coffee Brewer Ever Made YouTube video by James Hoffmann

The man who brought us ... the Bripe youtu.be/tltBHjmIUJ0?...

I got the shock of my life hearing my parents' voices when going through my dad's last camera. Just short video clips where my mother had tried to take a photo but had got video instead, and the two of them trying to work it out. Both long dead now, but their voices remain. Priceless.

In a similar vein check out Norton AV who's one year cost is £12 and two year is £34.