Loss of Nigel Kneale

Another passing, this time a sad one: Nigel Kneale, a towering figure of British TV and SF, has died. The Guardian has both an obit and a memorial piece by Mark Gatiss. Let's hope someone decides to repeat some of Kneale's work as a tribute.

Trick or pamphlet

Somehow, today, the dinosaur wranglers got onto the subject of the sorts of treats they handed out at halloween. One of them said that, instead of chocolate, he handed out notes explaining why the only true salvation lies with God and why halloween is a gateway to satanism.

Honestly. Some people will do anything to avoid shelling out for a couple of mini mars bars...