What a fantastic job, and what a clever, engaged hiring process.

Bunnies in a raft pull up next to a spaceship capsule, which has just splashed down and is floating in the open sea. Visible in the capsule, two bunnies wave at the ones in the boat.

Daily bunny no.3285 made it home safely

That is a lot - congratulations! Easily as significant as a t-shirt milestone

Photos coming back from #ArtemisII taken from the far side of the moon are a bit 👀👀

No, Your Race Isn’t a Failure If You Miss Your Goal Time What happens when the time on the clock starts to matter more than the race itself?

Whilst we’re in the thick of early-year marathon season #RunSky 😅

www.runnersworld.com/news/a707942...

'Police gave chase hoping to retrieve the haul, but the thieves just gave them two fingers'

Books, books, so many booooks!!

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The green bag is not going to pass the buck this time

A victorian drawing, maybe an engraving, as would be printed in newspapers or books: it shows a crowded street. A bearded wealthy man with a top hat is pondering. A young poorer woman selling flowers (and herself) wearing a low-cut top is smiling and offering him a flower. Another, well dressed woman with a parasol stands between them, giving him A LOOK. A tiny long-haired dog that looks like a wig is sniffing at the young woman's skirt. Her ankles are there for all to see.

I was looking for something about agricultural diets but found this Victorian version of the Distracted Boyfriend meme

Bit generous, surely? I’d have said “near Oxford” would be a stretch

Kibble?

Adrian Tchaikovsky's new Children of Time novel is brilliant The latest novel in this entirely original science-fiction series features a human-size mantis shrimp as an "uplifted" species. It's ambitious and fantastic, says sci-fi columnist Emily H. Wilson

The latest novel in this entirely original science-fiction series features a human-size mantis shrimp as an "uplifted" species. It's ambitious and fantastic, says sci-fi columnist Emily H. Wilson

I did not know this! I'd even checked that my children had had a Men vaccination in Year 9 - but it is not for Men B

Can confirm that the same skit was played out night after night by veteran sorting office workers back when I had a Christmas job there

Unsplash.com, Steve Houghton Burnett. Bench with 'polling station' sign on it

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If you attend the GP three or more times for the same issue, and your symptoms are not improving, or not all of them, or are getting worse, the GP should rethink, reconsider, and review your case. They should assess the original diagnosis, consider alternatives, ask for second opinions,

I've been unemployed for a few months. I now set myself pretend jobs to prevent the rot setting in. My son thinks this guy is funny, which is a good enough excuse to make something. Any requests?

Someone in Anchorage’s Fur Rondy Snow Sculpture competition did the giant, snowman eating, tentacle monster from Calvin & Hobbes and I just have to say: they straight up killed it.

They've got a new bit of kit and they're really proud of it?

An incredibly lifelike illustration of Paddington Bear, official psychopomp to the British royal family, gently escorting a man in top hat and tails (carrying a Puzza Express takeout) to Belmarsh

Ok I have far too much to do today to spend more than 2 minutes on this but here’s my political cartoon of the day, please enjoy

There’ll be more next year

A screenshot of a tweet that says: Your art will betray you. It will look better in your head than on paper. It will make you feel untalented some days. Love it anyway. Because one day, it will also surprise you, fulfill you, and remind you why you started.

Throwback to something worth repeating.

St Scholastica Day riot – a 1907 postcard – vividly coloured illustration of a large mob of people in supposedly authentic period dress, beating each other with sticks

It’s 10 February, which can only mean one thing. YES, OF COURSE! It’s the 671st anniversary of the townsfolk and students of Oxford marking Saint Scholastica’s day by... er, hammering shit out of each other until over 90 people were dead 🧵

Shroud: A gripping first contact story from the Arthur C. Clarke Award winner An expedition to a distant star system discovers a pitch-black moon alive with radio activity.

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Such a good story

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Will this do? clarkesworldmagazine.com/ogden_12_21/ it’s not full-on aryastarking, but on the other hand everyone gets to keep all their limbs in the first place

This happens in Around the World in Eighty Days - but not saying it doesn’t appear in other stories too.

I was laid off from the Washington Post today, along with hundreds (!!!) of incredible colleagues. If you need a data journalist, chart designer, or wacky-idea-specialist, give me a shout!