From the Newsnight debate: Boris Johnson refuses to answer a question 12 times, concerning the cost of his proposed new fleet of buses. QFT
posted to MetaFilter by Kirjava at 4:20 AM on April 22, 2008

They've had cat cafes in Hong Kong for years and, unlike the Tokyo one, the cats come free with your beverage of choice! The Chococat Cafe even serves desserts shaped like cats and if you ask a waitress, she'll deliver a cat right onto your table! When I went the place was full of girls cooing over the cats while their boyfriends played on their PSPs :)
posted to MetaFilter by Kirjava at 3:51 AM on March 26, 2008

Thank you, I'm really enjoying this! Btw, if you ever get the chance to see Robert Lepage/Michael Levine's acclaimed production of Bluebeard's Castle and Erwartung, jump at it. I had the privilege of seeing the Canadian Opera Company perform it and the experience was truly a revelation, one of the most atmospheric and awe-inspiring productions I've ever seen. [At the end, the brides actually rise dripping from the blood red 'pool of tears'!]
posted to MetaFilter by Kirjava at 10:30 AM on March 25, 2008

It's a fantastic find! Incredible that it's intact too, considering it's 700 years older than the intact tomb of Tutankhamun, and dates to a more turbulent period of Egyptian history. The really cool finds in the tomb though are the wooden models of daily life. I'm an Egyptologist myself and I'm studying them as part of my PhD. I did a short write up myself about the tomb discovery and how wonderful models are at telling us about the little details of how the Egyptians lived and worked, their... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Kirjava at 3:49 AM on May 24, 2007

I've always thought that the only reason public television networks specializing in educational programming, such as PBS or TVO, get away with broadcasting British dramas and mysteries is because everyone speaks in a British accent. They all sound so smart- it must be educational!
posted to MetaFilter by Kirjava at 8:23 AM on March 21, 2007