It's World Penguin Day. Don't believe me? I wrote about it in this blog for Discovery News so it must be true. To celebrate, here's Cookie the penguin. Wait for the cuteness explosion in the final 30 seconds or so.
It's a strange thing, ruminating over the death of someone who - although I did not know her personally - dominated and defined my childhood, adolescence and young adulthood. Over the past 24 hours, following the death of Margaret Thatcher, I have been doing just that, attempting to come to terms with the life and legacy of a polarizing politician who, in many ways, made me what I am. Read More