Okay, sex. There's sex going on. Somewhere. And women are faking it. Cactus Kate, via Stephen, thinks this should stop and we should all start communicating - except with lesbian academics wielding big research grants.

Polly Vernon, on the other hand, envies her single friends, who seem to be getting a lot more, than she is. She finds someone who thinks we need to start communicating too.

Mark points to David Remnick's epic on Bill Clinton post-presidency, finds Michael Barrymore is, like, totally gay and Fidel could be done for. Also, Mark's "doppelganger" (he wishes) talks about being Bond.

Chris says David Haywood's post, The Baubles of Valetudinarianism, at Public Address, is stunning, and the funniest he's read in these parts for a while. Haywood is that Spartan boy, stolen fox or not. Whatever that means.

The UK right-wing website Redwatch includes photos of anti-fascists with the message that they will 'pay for their crimes'. Now, some have indeed been attacked but the site hasn’t yet been closed down. This harrowing story from Matthew Taylor should again have us examining the line between free speech and incitement.

Finally from Chris, a gratifying tale of charity and goodwill at Boing Boing. Fair brings a tear to the eye.

From Chairman Moi we have The Guardian seeking the best British and Commonwealth novel of the past 25 years and, while I've no complaint about the winner, there's nary a kiwi in sight. We just don't make the grade. British MP and editor Boris Johnson's bio sounds like a hoot.

Page-gate goes on, and Slate has its say here:

Foley's attorney says his client also was abused when he was a kid. Lawyers for (disgraced former representative Bob) Ney and disgraced former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, R-Calif., announce that their clients may have been bribed when they were kids.

And what heppens when Congress passes unconstitutional laws? Another round of judicial reviews of course.

Finally, Tze Ming Mok, also at Public Address, tears Don Brash another orifice. It's a must-read.

Ciao.