Essay by author of Hugo-winning time travel story.

An interesting theory!

Fascinating insider story of how Brown's premiership collapsed after three months.

Anne-Marie Slaughter looks at reactions to her famous article.

So, my insomniac 3am tweeting strategy isn't a winner after all?

Who to vote for in the 14 October local elections? (I don't understand most of the issues unfortunately.)

Ah, the old ones are the best.

An anonymous commenter on an old blog entry gives me an update.

Sad news of a great human rights defender. (But fails to mention his occasional career as a TV film critic.)

Famous picture of an assault which nobody sees that way.

Been there, done that.

Consular problems in the Czar's Russia.

You need the Swiss on your side though.

Or, as one expert says, burn your computerand go to the beach!

Why there is no right to be taken seriously.

Famous essay resurrected by @dduane and @p_morwood.

"The disaster in May was a signal that the mountain urgently needs a break. But it won't get it. There's too much money to be made on Everest."

Sub-title is slightly unfair!

They won't say who they are voting for but their hints are pretty clear.

I'm in Tbilisi for this potentially historic moment!

Brooke Astor’s Estate Is Auctioned, and a Friend Recalls Her Fondly.

"There are more girls in 3 secondary schools in Oxford, UK, than in the whole of South Sudan, which has a population of 10 million people."

Peter reports.

"tu" vs "vous". (And "ты" vs "вы", "þér" vs "þú", etc.)

A party that has learned nothing and forgotten many things.

Dubious about some of the affiliations but big picture probably accurate.

Best. Headline. Ever.

On the two fishermen killed in 2006.

Long piece, but well worth reading.

Rescuing a shipwrecked crew.