According to the New Scientist: Women get more of a buzz out of cartoons, a brain-imaging study has found, with their brains feeling more rewarded by a funny joke than those of men.
Month: November 2005
Too much TV
I managed to catch the last 45 minutes of the Beeb’s new retelling of Much Ado About Nothing. It was better than I expected it to be, although I still can’t see the point of doing Shakespeare without the language (he isn’t particularly remembered for his great plots). Perversely though, it reminded me of one… Continue reading Too much TV
Council Taxballs
The Sunday Torygraph and its counterparts in the Commons are getting their knickers in a twist over reports that, as it’s headline says: Government to tax the view from your house Older readers may recall that there was a time when the Telegraph was regarded as a “serious” newspaper. This story is face-slappingly ridiculous on… Continue reading Council Taxballs