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Guess what I've been doing with my time

Actors:

Obituary: Rodney Bewes - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33181740

Law and Order:

Drug-driving cases dropped over forensics - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42067094 As always cost-cutting is at the root of the problem, alongside the Tory urge to privatise everything. [Conflict of Interest warning - I knew people who were made redundant when the Forensic Service was privatised]

Miscellaneous:

100 Women: How the 'urinary leash' keeps women at home - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-41999792 I have what I call 'a trick bladder' and what at least one friend refers to as 'a tiny hamster bladder' so yes, I tend to get anxious when I don't know where the nearest toilet is. It has always struck me that men have it easier because they can just pee in alleyways.

Rape and no periods in North Korea's army - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-41778470

Musicians:

Eurythmics discuss Rock Hall of Fame and going 'into hiding' in the 80s - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42051131

Politics

How UK lost International Court of Justice place to India - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42063664 From 2017

Space:

50 Years After Apollo 11, Here's What (And How) Astronauts Are Eating - https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/07/21/743549993/50-years-after-apollo-11-heres-what-and-how-astronauts-are-eating

Sport:

British Virgin Islands: How territory's sports are recovering after Hurricane Irma - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/41846602 Obviously, the sports pages are going to look at stuff from a sports angle, but it does produce some interesting insights.

Rowing:

MOMENTS THAT HELPED DEFINE ROWING – FISA 125TH - https://worldrowing.com/2017/11/17/moments-that-helped-define-rowing-fisa-125th/

Tennis:

Jana Novotna: Former Wimbledon champion dies at age of 49 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/42049507

Technology

Money changing: Everything we knew about money is up for grabs. So will we end up smiling? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/The_disruptors_money_changing

Archaeology:

New mummies discovered in tomb near Luxor, Egypt - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41213024 From 2017

Culture:

The Indian women eating with their families for the first time - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-41148492

Film:

Penny Marshall, co-star of 'Laverne & Shirley' and director of 'A League of Their Own,' dead at 75 - https://edition.cnn.com/2018/12/18/entertainment/penny-marshall-dead/index.html

History:

The Importance of Using Caution When Interpreting Personal Recollections of Historic Events - https://pastexplore.wordpress.com/2017/09/07/the-importance-of-using-caution-when-interpreting-personal-recollections-of-historic-events/

Language:

Even Racists Got the Blues - Most of the time, I feel a little bit sorry for people who make horrendous translation mistakes. This is not one of those times. - https://thegeekygaeilgeoir.wordpress.com/2017/09/06/even-racists-got-the-blues/ Or, all those 'gaelic' Blue Lives Matters phrases, they were really grud-awful Gaelic.

Law and order:

Locked up for life for crimes they didn't commit - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41108765

Miscellaneous:

That’s a classic: Trinity publishes 50 favourite classical one-liners - https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/that-s-a-classic-trinity-publishes-50-favourite-classical-one-liners-1.3205032 Classical here meaning the degree, rather than the excellence of Ken Dodd.

The young paedophiles who say they don’t abuse children - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41213657

The man who’s rescued 1500 people from the River Clyde - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/yZnmvkqslWTFpW8LgLQqRK/the-man-who-s-rescued-1500-people-from-the-river-clyde

Identity Theft, Credit Reports, and You - https://www.kalzumeus.com/2017/09/09/identity-theft-credit-reports/ Most of it is good advice for dealing with all sorts of official commercial nastiness. The only time someone has tried anything was Virgin Media, which I knocked on the head with 'your colleague, Tony, on date x said I didn't have to return the box'. Write down everything.

Music:

Last Night of the Proms ends with rallying cry for classical music - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41216508 From 2017

19 remarkable moments from the 2017 BBC Proms - https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/9c6ff0b8-d0c3-487c-a72a-dc7f861877c9 In the UK at least, there are links to long videos/recordings of the moments they mention.

Politics:

Is the Electoral College Doomed? - https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/09/05/electoral-college-national-popular-vote-compact-215541/ From 2017

Sport:

Cycling:

Chris Froome wins Vuelta: 'A friendly accountant off the bike, a cold-eyed winner on it' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/41215172 From 2017

Football:
Lorraine Watson becomes first female referee in Scottish men's football - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41214982 From 2017

Belgian Clubs and Foreign Money: A Modern Soccer Mix - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/09/sports/soccer/belgian-clubs-and-foreign-money-a-modern-soccer-mix.html

Tennis:

US Open 2017: Sloane Stephens - from world number 957 to Grand Slam winner - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/41216430

Archaeology:

Archaeologists explore a rural field in Kansas, and a lost city emerges - https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-kansas-lost-city-20180819-htmlstory.html

Comics:

Legendary Comics Artist Bill Sienkiewicz Pens Scorching Rebuke of “Comicsgate”- https://www.themarysue.com/bill-sienkiewicz-comicsgate/ Article from 2018

Miscellaneous:

The Italian highlanders who may have Scottish roots - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40865981

Politics:

How America Lost Its Mind - The nation’s current post-truth moment is the ultimate expression of mind-sets that have made America exceptional throughout its history. - https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/how-america-lost-its-mind/534231 Article from 2017

Social Media:

Russian trolls 'spreading discord' over vaccine safety online - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/23/russian-trolls-spread-vaccine-misinformation-on-twitter?CMP=twt_gu Article from 2018

Sport:

Athletics:

WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017: SHOTPUTTER TOM WALSH WON WORLD TITLE WITH GROIN TEAR - https://www.eurosport.co.uk/athletics/world-championships/2017/world-athletics-championships-2017shotputter-tom-walsh-won-world-title-with-groin-tear_sto6284135/story.shtml Admirable stupidity, but stupidity nontheless.

Cycling:

BLAZIN' SADDLES: ADIEU ALBERTO – CONTADOR'S BEST MOMENTS - https://www.eurosport.co.uk/cycling/blazin-saddles-adieu-alberto-contador-s-best-moments_sto6284915/story.shtml From 2017

Football:

PREMIER LEAGUE IS WORLD'S RICHEST LEAGUE, BUT POVERTY OF THE FOOTBALL CANNOT BE DISGUISED - https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/premier-league/2017-2018/premier-league-is-world-s-richest-league-but-poverty-of-the-football-cannot-be-disguised_sto6284062/story.shtml From 2017, and yes, Desmond Kane enjoys being a grumpy old man, but there's a certain truth to this, not just in light of this season's commitment to terrible defending.

Premier League at 25: 1992-1997 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/premier_league_25_1992_1997

Gymnastics:

A Full Revolution - https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/05/30/simone-biles-is-the-best-gymnast-in-the-world Article from 2016, and is unnecessarily mean about North Korean vaulters.

Tennis:

WIMBLEDON 2017: ROGER FEDERER'S AMAZING CAREER, AND YEAR, IN NUMBERS - https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/wimbledon/2017/wimbledon-2017-roger-federer-s-amazing-career-and-year-in-numbers_sto6255558/story.shtml

History:

Our 9,000-Year Love Affair With Booze - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/02/alcohol-discovery-addiction-booze-human-culture/

Miscellaneous:

Snacks and selfies in the 'Holy Land' - In the centre of Buenos Aires, there is a theme park named Tierra Santa (Holy Land) that claimed to be the first religious theme park in the world when it opened. - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-40416626

Ten Minutes in Lituya Bay - A remote bay in Alaska is home to an odd and occasionally catastrophic geology. In 1958, a handful of people experienced this firsthand. - https://www.damninteresting.com/ten-minutes-in-lituya-bay/

John Arnold Made a Fortune at Enron. Now He's Declared War on Bad Science - https://www.wired.com/2017/01/john-arnold-waging-war-on-bad-science/

HK handover predictions: Golden geese and democracy 'infections' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-40363751

Obituary: Michael Bond - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36428937 From 2017

In pictures: The empty railways of America - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-40341771

How I saved big cats by introducing ‘magic dogs’ - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40261039 The BBC headline editor continues to miss the important things

Politics:

How to build an autocracy - https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/03/how-to-build-an-autocracy/513872/

Abortion should not be crime, says doctors' union - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40418986

Science:

First Genetic Results From Scott Kelly's Year In Space Reveal DNA Mysteries - https://gizmodo.com/first-science-results-from-scott-kellys-year-in-space-r-1791775917 In which twins are once again misused, but this time with their permission.

The Trillion Internet Observations Showing How Global Sleep Patterns Are Changing - https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603541/the-trillion-internet-observations-showing-how-global-sleep-patterns-are-changing/

How Psychologists Determine Whether Someone Is Faking Insanity - https://www.thecut.com/2017/02/how-hard-is-it-to-fake-insanity.html

Vegetarian diets are not going to save the planet from climate change - https://qz.com/894504/vegetarian-diets-are-not-going-to-save-the-planet-from-climate-change/ This is not being deliberately posted in Veganuary but ...

We Will Miss Antibiotics When They’re Gone - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/opinion/how-to-avoid-a-post-antibiotic-world.html?_r=0

Sport:

Eight things we learnt about Ellie Simmonds when she guest-edited Woman’s Hour - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1jZS3QLhYBSM0BNvQltFLsh/eight-things-we-learnt-about-ellie-simmonds-when-she-guest-edited-woman-s-hour

Football:

Reality Check: Are England terrible at penalty shootouts? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40432001 From 2017

Tennis:

How do you train to be a tennis umpire? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40405456

Miscellaneous:

Is big-budget television threatening cinema? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39307548

Why it's hard to be a Kevin in France - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39278092

Where are England's steepest streets? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38568893 The history students used to have a visit to Lincoln every year and always came back complaining about Steep Hill.

Sharp rise in attacks involving corrosive fluids in London - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-39328233

Your artwork: Week 5 - Movement - We asked you to share your pictures of the human body in movement, inspired by episode five of The Big Painting Challenge. - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4SBV1wKtPblp6jfp4Z2cFyF/your-artwork-week-5-movement

Historical dramas 'limit UK black actors' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39319503

Skin creams containing paraffin linked to fire deaths - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39308748

Sport:

Football:

Julio Arca: South Shields help midfielder to achieve Wembley dream in FA Vase - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39327283 This is just adorable

Tennis:

Andre Agassi: ‘One day your entire way of life ends. It’s a kind of death’ - https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/mar/20/andre-agassi-life-after-tennis-steffi-graf?CMP=share_btn_tw

Films:

A Welsh underdog tale that you will want to take home - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/ac7338fa-c55f-4550-980f-0e59503b303e Ignore the title, it's about sports documentaries.

Miscellaneous:

Why Chance the Rapper is donating $1m to Chicago schools - http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/39192025/why-chance-the-rapper-is-donating-1m-to-chicago-schools

Meera Syal: TV's portrayal of British Asians has 'gone backwards' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39185147

MI6 head Maurice Oldfield: The spy boss 'dragged through the mud' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-39114955

Wheelchair man: Turning myself into a superhero - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39044623

While Fighting The Odds, Fiona The Hippo Became A Social Media Star - https://www.npr.org/2017/07/24/538874374/while-fighting-the-odds-fiona-the-hippo-became-a-social-media-star

News:

The boys made to fight for IS - How two Yazidi teenagers were captured by so-called Islamic State and trained to kill - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/yazidi_boy_soldiers

Politics:

Abortion in Ireland: The fight for choice - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39183423 From last March but still relevant

Dutch election turns spotlight on Moroccans - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39180805 Also from last March

The Swedish Trump fans who secretly record journalists - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-39158975

Echoes of Watergate resurface as Trump-Russia links probed - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39151803

Sport:

Nike becomes first major brand to launch hijab for women - http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/39205965/nike-becomes-first-major-brand-to-launch-hijab-for-women

Football:

Emotional Messi meets one of his heroes… and it’s not a footballer! - http://lebuzz.eurosport.co.uk/viral/emotional-messi-meets-one-of-his-heroes-and-its-not-a-footballer-25941/?_ga=1.52051297.931815021.1488893447

Francis Koné, the footballer who has now saved the lives of four opponents - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/mar/06/francis-kone-player-could-have-died-togo-czech-republic

Tennis:

Judy Murray: Lack of women in LTA leadership roles 'completely wrong' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39191845

Films:

A Data Driven Exploration of Kung Fu Films - http://vallandingham.me/shaw_bros_analysis.html

Law and Order:

Prison suicides rise to record level in England and Wales - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38756409

Miscellaneous:

Betty Tebbs: Women's rights activist dies aged 98 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-38745223

UK has 'stark inequalities in child health', report says - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38743765

Fine firms for sexist dress rules, say MPs - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38737300

Tomorrow's Cities: What can be done to improve air quality? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37372119

My idol turned out to be my sister - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38697627

The High Street Abduction - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-5667c315-a69c-4e5d-a683-e4e7771eb04d

The NHS mental health chief who had a nervous breakdown - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-38720826

Model Hanne Gaby Odiele reveals she is intersex to 'break taboo' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38730291

News:

Rough sleeping rises at appalling rate, charity says, as figures show 16% rise -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38719087

Politics:

Social mobility: Class pay gap found in UK professions - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-38744122

Trump and truth - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38731191 From January 2017

Sport:

Grassroots referees: Stories of assaults, threats and respect - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38752900

Japan gets first sumo champion in 19 years - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38721106

Football:

Senegal's impressive Aliou Cisse is paving the way for African coaches -
https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/african-cup-of-nations/2017/senegal-s-impressive-aliou-cisse-is-paving-the-way-for-african-coaches_sto6024563/story.shtml

Formula 1:

Ross Brawn eyes Formula 1 changes to make sport 'purer & simpler' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38734708

Bernie Ecclestone: Why F1's titanic leader was loved and loathed -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38721123 People are now getting why I said you'll miss him when he's gone.

Rugby union:

Vern Cotter: Scotland coach talks France, fishing & his final Six Nations - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38735486

Tennis:

Australian Open 2017 -
Defiant Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 'not giving up' as comeback fairytale continues in Melbourne -https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/australian-open/2017/defiant-mirjana-lucic-baroni-not-giving-up-as-comeback-fairytale-continues-in-melbourne_sto6029946/story.shtml

Economics:

“Side Hustle” as a Sign of the Apocalypse - Uber and Seamless ads reveal how Silicon Valley is screwing us - https://medium.com/sandpapersuit/side-hustle-as-a-sign-of-the-apocalypse-e7027a889fc2 I have been saying this about "disruptive technologies" for years.

Health:

Signs of breast cancer explained, using lemons - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38609625 This is clever. And useful.

History:

Decoder: The Slave Insurance Market - How much did slave owners pay for antebellum-era policies from Aetna, AIG, and New York Life? - http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/01/16/decoder-slave-insurance-market-aetna-aig-new-york-life/

Who was second-longest serving US president? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38634235

Miscellaneous:

Coffee shops on the march as pubs decline, town centre data shows - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38609692 This interests me. I was in Stoke with D and R and I noticed that as we were walking round there was a dearth of pubs. The area we were walking round was heavily Pakistani (guessing from the amount of signs in Urdu), so it makes sense, and I'm wondering if it's the same deal in the rest of the country.

Amputated foot gets its own Instagram account - http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/38621920/amputated-foot-gets-its-own-instagram-account

The Year of Conquering Negative Thinking - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/03/well/mind/the-year-of-conquering-negative-thinking.html?_r=0

‘James Bond of Philanthropy’ Gives Away the Last of His Fortune -
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/nyregion/james-bond-of-philanthropy-gives-away-the-last-of-his-fortune.html?_r=0

How to Sleep - Should you drink more coffee? Should you take melatonin? Can you train yourself to need less sleep? A physician’s guide to sleep in a stressful age. -
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/01/how-to-sleep/508781/

Science:

Rewriting the Code of Life - Through DNA editing, researchers hope to alter the genetic destiny of species and eliminate diseases.- https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/01/02/rewriting-the-code-of-life

The Hermit Who Inadvertently Shaped Climate-Change Science -
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/01/billy-barr-climate-change/512198/

Sport:

Football:

Disabled access: Premier League clubs may face sanctions over lack of improvement -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38630964

Formula 1:

FIA simulated Fernando Alonso crash with halo - http://www.eurosport.co.uk/formula-1/fia-simulated-alonso-crash-with-halo_sto6015334/story.shtml

Snooker:

Marco Fu interview: 'It is heartbreaking and embarrassing that snooker can’t fund 128 players’ -
http://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/the-masters/2016-2017/marco-fu-interview-it-is-heartbreaking-and-embarrassing-that-snooker-cant-fund-128-players_sto6016215/story.shtml

Swimming:

Fran Halsall: Three-time Olympian retires after 10-year international career -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/swimming/38636644

Tennis:

Angelique Kerber an inspiration for WTA's frustrated bridesmaids -
http://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/australian-open-women/2017/kerber-an-inspiration-for-wta-s-frustrated-bridesmaids_sto6011892/story.shtml

Technology:

Why do lithium batteries explode? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37255127

The minute Serena Williams announced that she was pregnant, various journalists dusted down their "is this the end of (famous sportswoman)'s career" articles.

This is annoying for a variety of reasons.

The first is that it really is always the same article, with just the name of the sportswoman and the sport changed.

The second is that, if Serena chooses to come back, it's not the end of her career. Sportswomen can, do and have achieved after having children. For instance, Olympic silver in the heptathlon, generally regarded as the most physically demanding of the athletics disciplines. Or you know, being the Flying Housewife.

But I suppose they don't play tennis. Like oh, Kim Clijsters, who won the US Open after giving birth, and she's not the physical force that Serena is.

Those are sport or related reasons. The remainder of the reasons are more society based.
The social construct of "the perfect mother" appears to exist only to make all mothers feel bad. (Any mothers reading this, you are amazing.) The perfect mother, she does not and cannot exist.

More than that, the extreme self-sacrifice that this ridiculous construct demands, that a mother no longer has her own life outside that of the identity of mother isn't safe or healthy for the mother, her children or any attendant partners.

Reporters and journalists are intelligent people and shouldn't be buying into it or propagating it.

There's also this weird idea that Serena (or any other woman) will be so overcome by the awesomeness of having a child that she will not be interested in pursuing her career. I don't have children, but my mother would like to tell you that this is nonsense. I have her permission to quote her.

The interesting double standard is that it's assumed that no man would be so distracted by having children that he'd want to stop his career. There's no "will Murray stop playing tennis now that there's a second mini Murray on the way?" articles. If kids are so all-consumingly awesome, you'd think both parents would be affected.

Every woman's choice is different, and it is her choice.

I realise journalists have to fill up the column inches so how to earn their pay. Maybe next time though write about a British (change nationality as applicable) junior that's doing good rather than digging out the old "is this the end of (famous sportswoman)'s career" article again.

Tour De France - As you might be able to tell from the previous post, I missed a lot of the sport today. Switching my mobile on on the train back, I got a series of texts from L. He mostly wanted to know WTF happened with the Tour stage today. So I was expecting there to have been a real disaster, rather than just a new form of the traditional chaos.

BBC report here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/23110998

Basically the Orrica GreenEdge team coach got stuck under the finishing line, they moved the stage finish, then they managed to get it unstuck so they moved the finish back to the original place again. Also, entirely separately, all the of the sprint favourites had crashes. So yeah, to me that's just the expected first day chaos.

Cycling has spoilt me.

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Tennis - In the men's tennis, I'm down to one guy I like left in, and that's Jurgen Melzer who I don't even like but he's Austrian, so I'm kind of obliged, because if he wins I get to point out to my mother that an Austrian has won a Slam more recently than a Brit. Yes, this argument is vital.

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Moto GP - I think Lorenzo might finally have won the hearts and minds. Also Valentino won, and that's always good. This picture - https://twitter.com/calcrutchlow/status/351030040378605568/photo/1 made me smile. A lot.

Now, if only we could get Aleix Espargaro a satellite (or even main team) bike.

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F1

Well yes, Paul Di Resta will go faster if his car is underweight. I love how this is all some huge conspiracy according to some people.

Also, no, dear British press, he was never going to be the Webber replacement, because he's never beaten his team-mate's point total.

The 2011 year where he "smoked" Sutil, he finished with 27 points, compared to 42 points for Sutil. In 2012 he got 46 points compared to Nico Hulkenberg's 63.

Yeah, this year, he's beating Sutil, but that doesn't mean he's being spectacular. Especially not when compared to Ricciardo or Vergne or Kimi-Kimi (not that Vettel is going to let them pick up Kimi-Kimi but never mind). My guess is that it'll be Vergne because of Renault.

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Fanfic Meme - Day 20 – Do you ever get bunnied from other people's stories or art in the same fandom?

Not really. Like sometimes, there'll be a canon event that causes lots of fic, and I try not to do the same thing, not out of peevishness but, well I like the quote opera142 has on her profile page - "You have to be first, best, or different" (from Loretta Lynn). Other people write their own stories better than I could, so my stories have to be mine.

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