I'm insulated from the news in a number of ways, firstly language - the TV announcers simply speak to fast (and as E has destroyed the TV control I cannot have subtitles), English newspapers are expensive and usually a day out of date and the Swedish ones worth reading take, still, a bit too much time to properly decipher. Its hard to remain enthralled of an article when you have to keep reaching for a dictionary. So articles like this I have to be a little careful of, as I've not seen enough in the news to form any kind of opinion (which is a bit naive anyway). Guardian Unlimited Comment is free The timing is political

Reading: Genesis: story of Apollo 8; The Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan; The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller; Bad Astronomy (which has taught me that water does not go the opposite way down sinks in the southern hemishere, why the sky is blue, and how the seasons work. Its also full of some good facts for arguing against people who think the moon landings were faked).

Listening: Malmö Festival starts today, so live music for the first time in ages.