Christmas Links #12

 
"Track written by Russell T Davies is raising money for Children in Need and will feature in festive TV special."

"I’m a big fan of Doctor Who, and it’s a flag that I fly happily and have done for decades, even during the dark periods when the show wasn’t strictly speaking “cancelled”, but certainly wasn’t in production."

"In 2023, the cost of a first-class stamp exceeded £1 for the first time in history. Fifty years ago, as the price reached 3.5 pence, the House discussed the rising cost of stamps and its potential impact on the sending of Christmas cards. This briefing summarises the debate from 17 October 1973."

"Autonomous electric wheeled bot designed to meet demand for last-mile parcel deliveries this festive season."

Roasting broccoli whole is a more enchanting way to eat your trees:
"Broccoli looks like a tree — or trees, depending on how you cut it."

"Northamptonshire theatres that were forced to temporarily close this year said the new pantomime season would be crucial for financial security."

"The worst isn’t the screams or the snow or the mind-numbing blare of “Night on Bald Mountain“ on repeat. It’s the cowbells: a rusty jangle that means the Christmas monsters are coming."

"Music-Map draws proximity clouds of bands and musicians similar to your faves; the methodology has something to do with AI. The picks are both obvious and odd: cannily uncanny, as such things often are."

"A Christmas tree at The Piece Hall fell victim to this weekend's stormy weather."

"For Lightscape, a pagan-inspired show that just happens to open during the holidays, the garden installed more than a million L.E.D. bulbs."

"Prometheus is a film about hope. Yes, hope. The theme is clearly that of humanities’ search for their creator, but in the end, through the symbolism and conversations offered by the film-writer collaborating with the director, this film offers to its viewers hope of something greater than our pety, ego-centric selves."

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