Shades of grey
Anyone else stopped looking at the weather forecast? April, May, June: all grim. July: looks and feels grim too. Accept it.
Iker Casillas
Spain's football captain has not only triumphed in three consecutive major tournaments but emerges as a decent guy too, after footage has shown him asking the assistant referee to show respect for Italy in the final of Euro 2012 (then 4-0 down and reduced to 10 men) and end the game. The definition of sporting.
You're covered
The artwork has been revealed for JK Rowling's first novel for adults, The Casual Vacancy. It doesn't give much away...
Lobotomised
As in Nick Clegg saying he is feeling "gradually lobotomised" by his time in government. Probably everyone has days where they feel like that. But it's not reassuring to hear the deputy prime minister say it out loud.
Naked athletes
Victoria Pendleton naked - again! - in the latest issue of GQ. She had already done FHM. Is it really the only way for female athletes to get attention?
