This week's h2g2 Post features Bluebottle's review of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Live, an immersive live show adaptation of Douglas Adams' wholly remarkable story The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He bought merch. h2g2.com/entry/A88083...

This week in nature: stranger than AI, the Long-Wattled Umbrellabird. Willem's painting is impressive. More at h2g2.com/entry/A88083...

Excitement. Adventure. Really wild things. The Long-Wattled Umbrellabird turns out NOT to be science fiction. Bluebottle's theatre evening IS science fiction. And FWR rewrites Law and Order as science fiction. All this and more. h2g2.com/entry/A88081...

Sagrys reminds everyone to read the h2g2 Post. Happy #Caturday! h2g2.com/entry/thepost

"Jesus tried to change people by loving and healing them. His harshest words of judgement were reserved for those who perpetuated systems of inequality and oppression and who, through religion, thought they were sinless and untouchable." ~Richard Rohr

Mondegreens, reading bilingually, and the personal significance of a parlour piano. Childhood hymn-singing memories in the h2g2 Post. h2g2.com/entry/A88083...

Who wears it better? Animals model their best features in this week's h2g2 Post. h2g2.com/entry/thepost

h2g2 Post serial roundup: Theological history from a beaver A new voyage of the Beagle An unprecedented planetary catastrophe Fashion, food, musicals, surprise tornado Beauties and beasts in a school Lightyears away, communication problems h2g2.com/entry/A88080...

Oh now I get it. Dubai is Golgafrinchan Ark B.

When h2g2 Researchers and their friends go travelling we all benefit. FWR's biker buddy Arglwyddi had what looks like a glorious time in South Africa - and we get beautiful photos! Check it out at h2g2.com/entry/thepost

It's exotic. Even better, it's CUTE. Painted and explained by our own Willem van der Merwe. Behold the Sumatran Striped Rabbit. Exciting deets at h2g2.com/entry/A88083...

Lions and rhinos and warthogs, oh, my. Also snow and fiction. You'll love this issue full of visuals, thrills, and humour. h2g2.com/entry/A88081...

My 13 year old daughter just found out that every single student in her year has to read one of my YA books. She is already experiencing a lot of secondhand embarrassment on my behalf (I’m the least cool person that she knows) and she doesn’t even know that there are a couple of sex scenes in there.

Make your weekend complete: finish reading this issue of the h2g2 Post. Then read the new one tomorrow. h2g2.com/entry/thepost Your cat thinks this is a good use of your time.

He was #obsessed with his looks and couldn't walk past a mirror without winking at himself. As he aged, his looks started fading. He couldn't handle seeing himself in the mirrors anymore so he covered them. His reflection was annoyed and turned him into a frog. #vss365 #writing #stories

In this week's h2g2 Post, animals do interesting things that make you see your environment differently. Check it out at h2g2.com/entry/thepost

This week in h2g2 postapocalypses: Gheorghenis hire a cook Nick needs to speak to a manager Fishermen lock and load Bostonians do lunch An Arcadian learns a love lesson Space colonists discover artefacts Read them all at h2g2.com/entry/A88080...

Some h2g2 Researchers do better than 'mostly harmless'. Roque Negro is a small village of about 100 inhabitants in north east Tenerife. It's named for the near vertical bare rock face which has turned black from lichen on the rock face. Let Milla tell you about it: h2g2.com/entry/A88083...

And now, the story you've been waiting for! Awix's epic The Dogs Who Stayed in from the Cold, a gripping Berlin saga of travel, treats, ice, and streaming video. h2g2.com/entry/A88083...

Stop looking out the window & read the h2g2 Post. Willem's telling us about Moloch horridus, this really scary-looking (all 21cm of it) reptile must put fear into the hearts of ants, which is what it eats. More at h2g2.com/entry/A88083...

A week ago I found out that the grant I was confident would fund our spring mural will not, bc we're 2 blocks too deep into Kensington. This STINKS. This project rocks bc it's community driven, biodiversity-focused (& more! read on!) We're raising money to make it happen givebutter.com/KenzoMural

Read this issue to find out why our travelogues are funnier than our humour features. Also: how scary is Moloch horridus? Why do wild turkeys block roads? And what's happening in Chapter 6 of all those post-apocalyptic novels? h2g2.com/entry/A88081...

Happy #Caturday to those who celebrate. These members of the goat auxiliary want to remind you to finish reading this week's h2g2 Post today because tomorrow, there will be a whole new issue full of weirdness. h2g2.com/entry/thepost www.youtube.com/shorts/UBm2m...

Read about dissent of the past and present in this week's issue of the h2g2 Post. I know: we're usually more whimsical in our approach. But we take injustice seriously. Check it out in h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...

Now that the snow is melting (hurrah!), take a look back at some epic frozen-precip scenes with us. The h2g2 Post: more entertaining and less alarmist than the Weather Channel. h2g2.com/entry/thepost

This week: Hagiography and HR, the voyage of a space Beagle, some fancy computer detective work, economic considerations during an apocalypse, some children in love, and space colonists digging up the past. Look here for your favourites: h2g2.com/entry/A88080...

Our wildlife expert Willem turns his attention to humanity this week and offers his own experiences with Apartheid as a lens to view current affairs. Food for thought in 'Letter from a Friend in Uncertain Times' in this week's h2g2 Post. h2g2.com/entry/A88082...

The Chinese Giant Salamander, Andrias davidianus. Willem is enthusiastic about it. The Post Editor is glad its Pennsylvania cousin doesn't get quite as big, but agrees that it's a good-looking salamander. Read all about it. h2g2.com/entry/A88082...

Giant salamanders, slipper limpets, sparrowhawks, and goats - they're all in the h2g2 Post this week. Come see them/. Plus snow, politics, and stories! h2g2.com/entry/A88081...

Happy #Caturday from the h2g2 Post. Buddy is here to tell you to sit in a sunny window and read it. New issue out tomorrow! h2g2.com/entry/thepost www.youtube.com/shorts/MvPhy...

We have birds in the h2g2 Post, as we do every week. Let SashaQ show you a Bluetit, Some Pink-Footed Geese, and a Stock Dove. h2g2.com/entry/thepost

In h2g2 serials: Our heroes dig up the deed they buried 120 years ago. Nick digs up an ancient computer. Fishermen say meh to war. Aliens invade. Bostonians do lunch. Someone undergoes an uncomfortable transformation. Space colonists deal with a flood of epic proportions. h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...

The moral of the US bicentenary, as the Post Editor remembers it, was not to try to hide from it in Canada. Story plus thoughts about semiquincentenary whatevers at h2g2.com/entry/A88082...

And I’ve hit 5k followers! If you were lucky follower #5000, you’re the winner! Please head to the nearest tree and select a free squirrel of your choice. Congratulations!

Ritual measuring of the snow at the h2g2 Post. Here it was on a Sunday afternoon at 10 inches. I didn't have a meter stick, but that's 25 cm. We were lucky: another part of the county got 58 cm all told. See all the snow pictures at h2g2.com/entry/thepost What a planet.

Animal for today: the Baikal Seal, Pusa sibirica!These are unusual for being the only species of completely fresh-water seal in the world. Let Willem tell you more at h2g2.com/entry/A88082...

More birds. More snow. More bad jokes. More fiction. What do you want? It's winter. Come read the stories, admire the snow, and pretend to laugh at the jokes. h2g2.com/entry/A88081...

Ever wonder who thought up dates? In Life Among the Goths, Demetrius has a boring conversation with Dennis the Short, inventor of AD, while Radu has a much more interesting one with a donkey. Oh, and Happy #Caturday from the kitty in the picture. h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...

Why should you read the h2g2 Post this week? For one thing, we offer unusual looks at unusual phenomena on planet Earth - auroras, eclipses, groundhog sightings, parachuting beavers...all in one issue. Check us out. h2g2.com/entry/thepost

Let Superfrenchie explain about French Epiphany and the sharing of galette des rois. Super got the royal token - and a crown - but got to keep her head. We're relieved. h2g2.com/entry/A88082...

Reptile Handler At Birthday Party Ruthlessly Heckled By 6-Year-Old For Showing Amphibian https://theonion.com/reptile-handler-at-birthday-party-ruthlessly-heckled-by-6-year-old-for-showing-amphibian/

Make time to catch up on our h2g2 Post serials. This week: Demetrius v Dennis the Short Computer v future Dog v aliens Scientists v moon emergency Children v nature Spacefaring dorks v old space food h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...

It's not a couscous. It's not a bear. It's a marsupial. It's related to a koala and it hangs around in trees. It has a prehensile tail...oh, let Willem tell you, he tells it better. The Sulawesi Bear Cuscus. h2g2.com/entry/A88081...

In honour of Groundhog Day, we just had to show you this priceless wildlife film documenting the 1948 Idaho beaver relocation programme. Idaho beavers: the groundhogs of Pennsylvania salute you. h2g2.com/entry/thepost www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAV_...

#vss365 I met a woman at a party who said she collected regrets. I asked if she kept them in boxes. She said no, they were more like #shadows. I liked that. I told her I had a few regrets shaped like propeller-hats. She said those were the worse kind. I agreed, and we lived happily ever after.

Celebrate Groundhog Day! Explore offbeat holidays, unusual animals, new fiction, and more! Plus: the parachuting beaver video.https://h2g2.com/entry/A88081798

Bobby found himself floating in an endless, white void. His mind echoed, a single thought becoming trillions, then distilling down to one again. It was impossible to tell how long he'd been there. He was outside of spacetime, truly alone. When the babysitter said "timeout," she meant it. #vss

Last day to read Chapter 2 of our serials before Chapter 3 arrives. Experience a corporate anniversary picnic on another planet in 'Chloris'. Also celebrate #Caturday with us. h2g2.com/entry/A88081... www.youtube.com/shorts/GzmOS...

Read this. If you read nothing else today, read this.