Etta James RIP I can’t claim to be a big fan or anything but I was surprised that the BBC seemed to focus on just one song when reporting her death. What about Diet Coke ?

Last month saw a nation mourn the loss of its beloved leader. He told his people they lived in the best country in the world and they loved him for it, even though it was obvious to the rest of us that things in North Korea weren’t that great. And in October Steve Jobs died. [...]

As usual on the first Saturday of the year I bought the Scotsman for the free Letts diary. Each double page has a week’s view on the left and space for notes on the right. At the end there is a forward planner, a double page spread with each date in 2013. But then, … [...]

Now there’s a lineup … Clarkson got in trouble this week for a joke about the Public Sector Pensions Strike (which I completely support). The joke as reported was in pretty poor taste and not at all funny, but actually in context it did make me laugh. I don’t think he should be prosecuted for [...]

Two beautiful young hipsters meet in a junk shop. He picks up a guitar and starts singing: “I like …” She joins in “old movies …” Him “Like the Godfather …” Her “Three” Hang on a minute, the Godfather Part III isn’t an old movie. What are you on about hipster lady ? Yes, I [...]

I’m not really a fan of Heavy Metal, but lots of my friends are, so I did find this chart of heavy metal band names pretty funny. Yup, those pointless misspellings are quite pointless.

Nick Clegg: We will not privatise NHS uh oh …

ITV have been trailing The Betty Driver Story, a celebration of the life of the veteran Coronation Street actor who plays Betty Turpin. Georgie’s comment: I like Ugly Betty

I can’t take credit for this one, thanks martybee on the New Statesman blog … I see Nick Clegg put up a strong argument in favour of AV. I wonder which way he intends to vote ? And just for the record, I will be voting for AV, but I’m still mad as hell at [...]

Finally, he’s gone … Well done to the Guardian for sticking with this story and I’m sure there’s much, much more to come. Best Coulson jokes from Twitter / The Guardian: Coulson resigns “to spend more time listening to other people’s families”. @RopesToInfinity Show your appreciation for Andy Coulson. Leave him a message of a [...]