Publishing: The iBook store’s finally launched in the UK, but only with free books. It’s still a bit up n the air whether the Agency model is legal in this country, which is interesting. If it’s deemed not to be, how is that going to affect the Agency Five? If they use the Agency model in the US but don’t here, how is it going to affect sites of Amazon and the iBook store, which is available in both countries? If a book is internationlly licensed, will it be possible to shop between the various models?

InsPiring: Hidden city found beneath Qatar sands. You forget how much stuff we still don’t know about human history, let alone the planet’s.

Interest-Piquing: Peter Serafinowicz on why he steals movies, including his own.

Procrastination: I’m still getting my head around tumblr, but this one‘s awesome. Fake Science! In a similar vein, a cartoon explanation of the MMR Vaccine lunacy. The guy’s also working on a homeopathy one.