Among the antlered mountains I make my viscous way

Bleah. Annoying day, possibly sparked by an intense night of unpleasant dreams, mostly about me being needy and desperate and making an idiot of myself, and then wandering beaches in tears when righteously booted out by irritated friends. Also, random sleepwalking in order to, with pinpoint accuracy, dig my favourite sleeping shirt out of the wardrobe; I think I was hoping it would protect me from the giant drill coming through the wall.

Confused by the above, I shall distract myself with linkery.

• Courtesy of Patroclus, apparently Western women are having fewer babies!. Cue me doing a small victory dance from the depths of my overpopulation obsession. I thought it was just the sensible Scandinavians. I know the article is all concerned about the shrinking proliferation of the educated elite, but I figure it's going to be easier to raise the overall average of education when there are a hell of a lot fewer of us, and it'll probably all even out eventually.


• Courtesy of the Very Short List, cool music. David Byrne and Brian Eno collaborate on an album and then stream it for free. Occasional songs sound almost but not completely unlike Talking Heads. The whole thing has that lovely, dense, textured sound which screams "Brian Eno" in a complex, melodious scream.


• Courtesy of tor.com, cut scenes from Iron Man. I think RDJ does playboy sybarite with a lot more conviction than Christian Bale does. Funny, that.