I feel like I am cheating on Nate Silver (my secret psephological boyfriend) by reading this. But if you're only doing it online it doesn't count.

More or less sympathetic profile from the Independent.

The sad truth!

You have to admire the dedication!

Dan has difficulty doing so.

A political facebook meme that isn't true? How surprising. But I bet hardly anyone who reposted it bothered to check the facts.

Why Amazon is wrong.

Top tips (via @amcunningham).

See where the water is running out, in real time!

On being with the dying.

Getting worse. (Says @SabineICG, and she's right.)

The answer may not be reassuring.

OK, I admit it, it *was* this bad.

Caroline Symcox, ordained fan..

Slightly shocked by several comments defending United. Astroturf???

Not good news.

Analysing a peculiar video.

Too good to be true, alas.

The project formerly know as "I See Dead People's Books!"

Francis Spufford on belief.

Gaiman confirms he is writing another episode.

Commenters not happy. (But using paid service would have prevented problem.)

"My husband has been deployed to Afghanistan for six months."

An unexpected pregnancy at 44.

The Invasion of Time rated worst, Seeds of Doom and City of Death best.

A fascinating deconstruction.

"They don't care, because it gets votes."

Tracking state espionage.

Assange defence witness speaks bluntly.

"The Romney camp wants to represent a bolder foreign policy, but without facing up to the trade-offs. They can see the same difficulties and considerations that shape President Obama's policies, and they want to slam his policies without being bold enough to forthrightly set aside those considerations. And based on this pathetic performance they w…