Douches of a feather...

qwhite interesting, isn’t it?

If you visit London it is well worth taking a trip to Crossness pumping station (aka the Cistern Chapel) on the Southern Outfall Sewer. Crossness is one of the enormous steam-powered plants Bazalgette* built to help sewage move eastwards from London towards the sewage outfalls in the estuary.

HGTV is Jezebel’s new Anne Hathaway or Katy Perry, the level of vitriol aimed in its general direction is disproportional to the (perceived) offenses.

Update from Germany:

Huzzah!! Welcome back, Jane! You (and Millihelen!) have been sorely missed.

YES the St. Mungo’s scene with Neville - that was probably the single biggest thing I wish was in the movies. It really helped to develop his character. In the movies he’s just a bumbling forgetful (if nice) dweeb who suddenly finds his courage there at the end.

I also got a mongrel dog! I was soooo mad!

“Order of the Phoenix: the part in St. Mungo’s on Christmas with Neville’s parents”

The first one is The Wee Free Men. It’s a subset of the Discworld books.

Ugh, yes, I was just thinking the other day that history of magic sounds fascinating for all that Harry seems to hate it. Particularly for Muggle kids, I can’t imagine how fun it would be to learn about the history and customs of a world you previously didn’t know existed (I have a big interest in worldbuilding so I…

Hello my lovely fellow Ravenclaws

Hottest take: It’s OK to not like things other people like and it’s also OK for them to like things you don’t.

In the continuing absence of Mortem, it’s time for Tuesday’s UK roundup.

Wasn’t ‘Cam Newton’ Frasier’s upstairs neighbor, with whom he feuded? It’s like French Montana/French Stewart. I don’t like when my nineties TV and my online gossip blog reality collide.

britain?

“pass the bean dip, please”

Steeeeepheeeeeeeen

You must work in my office.