(I should explain that a DNA test on Ozzy did indeed reveal a connection to Pompeii.)

…Ozzy Osbourne perhaps being descended from a lost group of Pompeii survivors, referencing Pliny, Tacitus and others. Righto.

One of the unexpected ‘joys’ of editing a magazine that I had forgotten is receiving odd letters – like the one I’ve just had about…

Just eaten an Easter egg found in the cupboard. Truly a moveable feast.

@andreagillies you’re *sure* it’s pasta and not a packet of Quavers?

@jpstacey so that’s Capricorn, is it?

@jpstacey you’re the one in a dress :p

@vigornian fa la la la la la la la la

Ceci n’est pas Paris: bigthink.com/ideas/41105?

I must be mellowing in my senior years. This year it’s taken until 5th December for me to yell “I bloody hate Christmas”.