I can't remember if any of my friends is a fan of George Herriman's vintage cartoon animal Krazy Kat, but she was on Radio 4.

Krazy Kat (RealMedia audio, will disappear next Thursday lunchtimeish)

Bloggers battered by viral storm

Incidentally, that reminds me - does anyone reading use WordPress? There's talk of major attacks in the offing - PHP injection of some sort. My blog has already been targeted; the logs are slightly worrying. You see, I'm alpha'ing a new security system, and the maker's now happy for me to share it - so give me the word and I'll send you the plugin file. (There are still kinks, but I'll give you more info privately.)

In pictures: New pictorial smoking warnings. These are good. Strong stuff.

'Flying saucer' nears US take-off. (Thou'rt eight years tardy, Science!)

Your views: Turkey's new president

So did they interview anyone who actually voted for him? Yes, my fears about church and state are being nicely stoked and I'm happy to accept these viewpoints that luckily agree with my own, but still - some large proportion voted him in, no?

US judge approves gay weddings. Whoa. *stunned*