Ugh. Here’s one I didn’t want to write… But Evans’ recent release from prison, together with this thoughtful piece by Jacques Rousseau, have prompted me to jot down some thoughts. I’d very deliberately stayed well away from this topic for many reasons. Not least of these reasons is that (as you will probably learn below), I am […]
Just thought I’d give you a quick update on the Postcards for Josh thing which I asked you to help with a little while ago. It’s gone rather well, with Josh getting over 800 postcards from people all over the world, including celebrities like me, Robert Downey Jr. and David Tennant who have joined in […]
Following my description of Ebola as a “Superstar Disease“, microbiologistic people all over the world are queuing up to agree with me: TWITTER. Stop. Freaking. Out. Over. Ebola. Lots of love from your favourite Twitter microbiologist. x — Tits McGee (@Scientits) August 4, 2014 Indeed. And then there was sciencey author and journalist Maryn McKenna, who […]
Can you remember all that time ago, back to those Halcyon days of Portugal v North Korea, France v Paraguay and no load-shedding? June 11th to July 11th 2010 was one of the finest months South Africa has ever had. No crime, seamless organisation and an amazing advert for the country in front of a […]
…where have you gone? It’s been a while since I’ve listened to Keane’s Hopes And Fears, but it will always remind me of my… our… honeymoon. I bought an iPod (my first; still got it) about the time of the wedding, but given the hectic business around those matrimonial times, I only managed to load […]