Merry (Happy) Christmas to all, also Frohe Weihnachten, joyeux Noel, and Quch jaj DevmeH loD to you Klingons. While the others are watching pointless sporting events, you can be reading the h2g2 Post. h2g2.com/entry/thepost

Have some free time on your hands this Christmas Eve? (Ha!) Why not try book painting? Superfrenchie shows you how. h2g2.com/entry/A88079...

Goose(a) for Christmas?

2025: Web pages vanished. Links broke. Public data disappeared. But the Internet Archive kept the receipts. From investigative reports to video features, these stories show why preserving the web became one of the year’s defining information battles. ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/12/22/t... 🧵

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Willem's house. That means his garden is full of beautiful blooms because that's how Polokwane celebrates. h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...

One day in late November, Bluebottle and his friend enjoyed a day of beer and steam railway nostalgia. He tell us about it, but not without indulging his other favourite hobby, which is gratuitously insulting Americans for having different names for things. h2g2.com/entry/A88079...

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, and may the Force be with you. Do the Crossword, look at the pretty pictures, listen to the music, and don't drink too much eggnog. h2g2.com/entry/A88078...

"Oh my god," she pulled the stuffed bear out of the box of childhood belongings, "It's my #Humble Harry bear!" She pulled the string in its back. "I value your friendship," Humble Harry said. "He still works!" She pulled the string again. "Why'd you leave me in that box?" Harry asked. #vss365

What it looks like outside the Post Office vs What we wish it looked like. Read the h2g2 Post for immense variety. h2g2.com/entry/thepost

"Mom said I could have a pet universe!" Zibtt said. "I'm going to teach it tricks like expansion and accretion and gravitational collapse!" Dad tousled Zibtt's hair. "Just remember to give it coherence and objective meaning twice a day." Zibtt rolled his eyes. "Yeah, yeah, I won't forget." #vss

If you like really old jokes and horribly obscure puns, you've come to the right place with Bluebottle's Increasingly Ludicrous Soap Operetta. Get in on the concluding panels of The Controversial Conference, this week and next week. Get ready for the upcoming The Spin-Off. h2g2.com/entry/A88079...

You might be thinking, "CPSC, does a dry Christmas tree really burn that much faster than a well-watered tree?" Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.

While we're talking about ducks - we have a lot of very pretty ones in this week's issue h2g2.com/entry/thepost - a word about the picture of Bruce Wayne (cat) and the ducks in the snow...well, here's the video, see for yourself. www.youtube.com/shorts/BhO1k...

See this woodpecker? It is a gorgeous woodpecker. Sasha spied on it for us. The h2g2 Post: Bird Paparazzi, Inc. h2g2.com/entry/thepost www.youtube.com/shorts/xnVGy...

Art takes different forms in the h2g2 Post. Check us out. h2g2.com/entry/thepost

This week's h2g2 Post celebrates ducks. All kinds of ducks. Check it out at h2g2.com/entry/thepost

Snow and other seasonal sights. Stories, commentary. The Canary Islands. The Netherlands. A woodpecker. And lots and lots of ducks. Come take a look. h2g2.com/entry/A88078...

Happy #Caturday from the h2g2 Post. You can go away now. h2g2.com/entry/thepost

Commentary on 'The Discourse' from the h2g2 Post (new issue tomorrow). h2g2.com/entry/thepost They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept. (Luke 7:32)

The h2g2 Post: your go-to place for really cutting-edge Egyptology jokes. h2g2.com/entry/thepost 'Number Three, Officer: That's who kicked over my pyramid!'

It's December. Take a break from your holiday schedule and read the short story 'Night Court' by the late Norman Arkawy. If you live long enough, science fiction becomes 'ripped from the headlines.' h2g2.com/entry/A88079...

This week's issue of the h2g2 Post has a deluxe cat feature. Just saying. h2g2.com/entry/thepost

It’s taken me somewhere in the region of roughly 45 years, several side-quests, questionable decisions, two marriages (which may also be questionable) and one rather nice holiday, but I finally managed to finish all five books in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy trilogy. The ending was damp.

In this week's h2g2 Post: an exploration of citizen-solder responsibility not to commit war crimes, from Henry V to the US Uniform Code of Military Justice. See? We're not just cat pictures. (Yes, we have cat pictures.) High-type discourse at h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...

Snow, snow, beautiful, annoying snow. Scary stories. Funny stories. International policy analysis. (What?) More Egyptian jokes. Cats, cats, and more cats. Also a possum. You have to see this. h2g2.com/entry/A88078...

#vss365 #augury

Happy #Caturday from the h2g2 Post. Even if it's the kind of day that makes you want to hide in the sink. h2g2.com/entry/thepost

A little-known fact about the h2g2 Post: it has cartoons and comics and jokes. No matter what the membership says, those are JOKES. h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...

Tired of snow, and it's only December? Join us for some aesthetic appreciation of the white stuff. Then escape with us to more interesting prospects. h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...

A reflection on the US holiday that's just passed, in which the Post Editor explains 'Things I Am Not Thankful For'. As usual, this is meant as a public service to h2g2ers who are scratching their heads and asking, 'What are those people up to now?' h2g2.com/entry/A88078...

A book which I recently contributed to was just released, and you can order it with 30% off using code PWF30. The chapters here deal with visiting battlefields of #WWI. Mine is on Jewish veterans of the French Army in the interwar years, be sure to check it out! www.peterlang.com/document/144...

The h2g2 Post: taking a different look at the world since 1999. h2g2.com/entry/thepost www.youtube.com/shorts/cDrKj...

'Excuse me, I think this is my stop.' Join the h2g2 Post this week for a refuge from holiday bustle. Snark, reflection, birds, and a dog romping in the snow. All at h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...

"Attention, everyone," Pallax said, waving a tentacle, "I would like you to meet the #last Hooman in the galaxy: Dave!" Dave nodded to the dozen aliens on the starship's bridge. "Hi, everyone." Birbb fluttered over, landing on a chair. "A Hooman? What is your species known for?" #vss365 1/5

More birds. Dogs in snow. Egyptian wall art. Modern art. Bluebottle jokes and other weirdnesses. Join us. h2g2.com/entry/A88078...

One more day to visit the mummies, tour the Ryde car show, and read all the jokes in this week's issue. Tomorrow: new and deadlier jokes. h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...

Take a look around the h2g2 Post. Visit the mummies. Notice the variety of sticking-up-things we have pictures of. Read the reviews. It will be relaxing because we're not selling anything. h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...

If you're looking for an offbeat holiday gift, why not 'The Building'? The reader in your family will enjoy this irreverent romp through ancient Sumeria & the dodgier parts of the Bible. Find out what angels get up to and what really happened in the Tower of Babel. www.lulu.com/shop/dmitri-...

Our movie critic Awix has ventured into the theatre again. The stage performance based on a British tv show is apparently a big hit in China, too. See if it makes any sense to you: the Post Editor is baffled, as usual. h2g2.com/entry/A88078...

In this week's h2g2 Post we try to explain US politics to the rest of h2g2. 'In ancient Greek mythology, Midas was a king who really, really liked gold...' We didn't say we went about it in a normal way. h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...

SashaQ writes: Here is a Herring Gull in a car park with two of its offspring - the offspring aren't chicks any more, but they were still clamouring for food from their parent! Can you think of a good caption for this picture? h2g2.com/entry/thepost

This week, Bluebottle takes us to the car show in Ryde. He made a list of the cars, with 'informative' labels, as usual. h2g2.com/entry/A88078...

Water birds. Mysterious mummies. A car show. Skies may be grey but there's still lots to see and learn about. Plus stories and humour. h2g2.com/entry/A88078...

Happy #Caturday from the h2g2 Post and a sleepy Lily. h2g2.com/entry/thepost

Read the h2g2 Post for glimpses of life like this shot of steeplejacks on a church spire overlooking the River Ness. You didn't know there WAS a River Ness? You need to read us more. h2g2.com/entry/thepost

Today in the h2g2 Post: Find out how the Post Editor spent the 'extra' hour coming off Daylight Saving Time. (Hint: it's something you do while asleep.) h2g2.com/entry/A88078...

Watch the ducks. Listen to the music. Read the h2g2 Post. h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru... www.youtube.com/shorts/cDrKj...

Windy day. www.youtube.com/shorts/pjgFk...

She: Here, eat this ankh. He: You have a bird on your head. She: You're one to talk. Have you looked in a mirror lately? This week, we show you the wall art of ancient Egypt and invite you to write your own dialogue. Only in the h2g2 Post h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...

Bluebottle's dad's cousin was a member of a Lancaster bomber crew that went missing in WW2. During the unfolding saga of the salvage of the remains from the IJsselmeer, the family visited Arnhem. We got photos - and Dutch kids on a tank! h2g2.com/entry/A88078...