Well - it turns out that there is a strain of Candida yeast that is being experimented with for brewing low alcohol beer...so it seems possible, if horrifying

That makes me feel better!!

That's me! Hip and Cool!!

Robber Barons

What's this computer room you talk of? We had a computer at school, a BBC Micro - I had access to more computers at home.

As the weekly music press has pretty much collapsed. Get out there, support small venues and you might find your next favourite band.

Example of Lucifer's staff satisfaction survey comments - 'No prospects for promotion'; 'Boss distracted by new project!'; 'Working here feels like Eternity'; 'Nepo baby has gone straight into management '; 'Michael should stuff that flaming sword up his arse!'; 'Boss told me to go to Hell'

Pretty Little Florence and the Hate Machine

King Queen Prince Poker Faces

Rio Franz Ferdinand

Sister Percy Sledge

Echo Echo and the Beach Bunnymen

I'm not convinced that any of the figures are robust up to the 20th century. I mean we are talking about multiple empires up to that point which would have really skewed the figures in all kinds of ways. And starting it at '0' which is a very Christo-centric view ignore Atlantis in pre-classical era

just get better. Working out how to build some community spaces would make it better...