Grim all round.

Good question, no clear answer.

The stories told in films about pandemics.

Fascinating. (Thanks to @carrarars.)

"Belgapom [the Belgian potato farmers' association] is now calling on the population to make up for the shortfall by eating frites twice a week at home instead of once."

We can only hope.

Arguably, it has now done so.

Great long piece.

Comet Atlas has broken up, but Comet Swan may entertain us next month.

Tremendous.

We'll all be getting masks.

And should we listen to them?

I do hope this is not just wishful thinking.

I had missed the emergence of Art Activist Barbie @BarbieReports - glorious.

Wow.

This is exactly what we need - a definitive list of every type of chair seen in Blake’s 7.

More new Irish books.

New Irish books, part 1

The Zoological Society of London producing material for kids even in time of crisis.

In case you didn't have anything else to worry about.

Good question, some answers.

A lot of them are online. Thanks, @IanMoore3000.

Review of _The Beetle_ by Richard Marsh

I got 12/15.

Extraordinary story.

How he has won before against the odds, and could win again.

@cstross: “No it won’t.”

Brilliant reporting.

Gender-balanced, that is. From @RickZednik @WPLeadersOrg

Actually a very good point.