The hemimastigotes - as different from us as fungi.

Fascinating from @_katie_low.

but other languages can.

Entirely sensible from @DavidAllenGreen.

A good summary. IMHO, Brexit became inevitable when Cameron withdrew Conservatives from EPP.

I am inclined to agree with @AndrewDuffEU.

But will be on on New Year’s Day.

Not the first story like this I've read, and it won't be the last.

Short and clear, from my @APCOWorldwide colleagues.

...and what will emerge from it when the ice melts???

@tracy_thorn explains the connection between Everything But The Girl and the Gordievsky affair.

Long @NewYorker article about Northern Ireland - from 2015 so a bit out of date now, but a good read.

Interesting alternate timeline. The Germans stop the submarine campaign, so US doesn't formally join Allies; but increased transatlantic trade and supply is still enough for Allied victory.

Slightly clickbait headline but generally good analysis.

“the Trump administration acts as though NK is disarming and Iran is racing to the bomb. This is the exact opposite of reality.”

Another London exhibition for my list.

Nate Silver reflects, for @fivethirtyeight.

And another one within a million km.

The robots and other high-tech in classical literature.

Glorious.

With good quote from my friend Markus Meckel.

Moving and compassionate.

Personally, I’ve always had my suspicions about Comet Schwassmann–Wachmann 1.

It’s a reasonable theory.

Great account of the Wakhan valley in northeastern Afghanistan - much more than a line on the map.

#facepalm

If you are going to lie, do it convincingly!

Fair.

I'm on board.