Sunday, 15 March 2009

TV

The Graham Norton Show
5x01 (5/3/09 edition, uncut repeat)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Yep, that's it for today.

1984 gets closer every day...

The New Book Banning

Children’s books burn, courtesy of the federal government...

It’s hard to believe, but true: under a law Congress passed last year aimed at regulating hazards in children’s products, the federal government has now advised that children’s books published before 1985 should not be considered safe and may in many cases be unlawful to sell or distribute.

It really is as shocking as that sounds. For the full story, look here.