THING: UK General Election 2015 QUESTION: Whoever wins, we lose?

CONTAINS: Nigel Farage versus the sky, the real reason Ahab wants the white whale, the political disasters of Have I Got News For You, and what's wrong with voting with your conscience

LINKS: UK general election 2015 / Sex Criminals / Seventh Son - Official Trailer / Futuristic Thrillers ‘Annihilation,’ by Jeff VanderMeer, and More / Notes on the Election David Runciman / A question for Ed and David: are you scared to talk about policies? Armando Iannucci / Green-eyed loco men by Sam Kriss / Have I Got News For You / Ed Balls / Steve Holt!

THING: Cats QUESTION: What are pets for?

CONTAINS: Rabbits as the Green Party, the SS induction process, grief training-wheels, and the politicised dog-hate of William S Burroughs

LINKS: I *was* having a bad day until.... / "I'd tax cats. Heavily" - Slavoj Zizek / The Cat Inside by William S Burroughs / The Everlasting Man / Do Cats Really Kill Babies by Sucking Away Their Breath?