Happy totally-commercialised-day-to-celebrate-romantic-relationships, because you know we need a day for that.

Abseiling thieves

Thieves abseiled (!) into a London warehouse, avoided motion detector alarms and made off with over 160 items worth around £2 million. Those items? Rare books.

All Editors are Not the Same, so Which do You Need?

Sticking with books, most people including many would-be authors are a little hazy about what editors do. This explains it. And for the record I do numbers 1-3 and I find a grammar freak for 4.

Why the Planet Earth II Episode on Cities Is So Startling

We recently watched the box-set and the cities episode was by far and away the most stunning.

We learn, for instance, that the greatest concentration of wild leopards is not in some last besieged scrap of pristine jungle, but in Mumbai. The world’s highest density of wild peregrine falcons, meanwhile—which precious kids like myself will remember as the fastest animal in the world—is in New York City.

Sort of Subterranean

I think I’m part hobbit because I’d love to live in a house buried into the hill. Here are 15 beauties.

The leisurely pace of light speed

My 8-year old son just loves this. Can watch it and watch it. Not this 3 minute version but the 45 minute one….