Thursday links

Today's random selection of stuff includes . . .

• Ian's Shoelace Site. If you need to immerse yourself in shoelace lore, this is the site for you. (H/T to Barb)
• Mars. Some very cool images of the surface, taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. (H/T to Jim Reynolds).
• Saxons march to battle (a few centuries too late, perhaps). You can also watch the live webcam on Saturday morning (UK time, of course).
• "Brooke's main achievement seems to have been in preventing Churchill from losing the war." A brief review of War Diaries, 1939-1945: Field Marshall Lord Alanbrooke. (H/T to Samizdata)
• Sexual office politics: "My Morning: A Play in One Uncomfortable Act" (do read the follow-up postings too).
• The Trojan Horse rides again.
• Some doubts about Iraqi casualties (even though The Grauniad is running with the claim that 4% of Iraq's total population has been killed so far)