Plot twisted.

Every now and then, I manage to spoiler myself for something I'm really enjoying. Heroes, for example. Or Battlestar Galactica. And a whole range of comics...

Unfortunately, I just read one too many spoilers about season three of Deadwood. I'd seen a few already, but they hadn't really disrupted my enjoyment of the show. At least not noticeably.

( No actual spoilers, but you may wish to skip this anyway. And some may appear in comments... )

"No tuneless hymn to opulence, no gormless glut of gilded lilies"

The new Fortnum & Mason Christmas catalogue arrived in the post today. Their Christmas hampers are always interesting - but as this year is their tercentenary, they're taking things one or two steps further than usual...

The Tercenturian Hamper.

The printed catalogue provides a slightly better sales pitch than the website, but I'm sure you get the idea.

And no, I'm not sending you one for Christmas. Sorry.