Mexico and drugs

Funny seeing Ciudad Juarez in the news so much: it is the basis for Santa Teresa in 2666. I hadn’t seen pictures of the US border fence before. Just shocking that we have to come to this (or the equivalent in Palestine). Haven’t we learned anything since...

Tongan volcanoes

Nutters, all of them. I’m surprised at how little the sea appears to be affected by the eruptions: I guess I was expecting tidal waves and the like.

Names

Nothing wrong with silly names: Private Eyes letters page notwithstanding. However, Jenny Taylor wins it for me. It has everything you might want, and nothing silly. Genius.

Carnival

Lots of great pictures. I hadn’t really connected all the different types of carnival celebration in my mind. More pertinently, where does her costume end and someone else’s start?