Elsewhere in week 5


I like taking pictures of well-stacked chairs.

I've taken a subscription to The Times, and have done a lot of my reading there. There are many good writers hidden behind the paywall (which, presumably, pays for them to write).

Checkov and the sea inspired Frank Cottrell Boyce to think again about his grandfather.

Christians love catchy phrases (probably because they spare us from thinking); Liam Thatcher doesn't.

As the Winter Olympics arrive, here's a video of a guy doing something cool on skis.

Neil Gaiman makes the case for reading and libraries.

Photographer Don McCullin speaks about his work and coping with evil...