Posted: 13^th February 2012

h2g2: Award-Winning Performance

February is Oscar month in Hollywood. They put on fancy clothes, give each other awards, and brag a lot while pretending to be modest about their 'superior' cinematic achievements. Bah. Every story, essay, cartoon, and photo piece in this week's issue is a winnah. Seriously. There's tons of cool stuff to read. Take the photo quiz. Marvel at Willem's reworking of an epic legend. See what Rod has to share, and what Bel has been up to. This is real Academy work.

I'm not sure what kudos will be awarded at the Manchester Meet, but I hear there will be Prizes. Check out our preview below, and be ready with your creative nametags.

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As you might have noticed, even though tomorrow is St Valentine's Day (Shakespeare quote, there), there are no pink cupids on this page. There's no mushy stuff anywhere in this issue. This is because all the Guide Editors are boring old married people, and none of them mentioned it to me. Tells you where our heads are. If you're still young and romantic, please have fun, with our blessings. Someday you, too, will be old and posting pictures of skunk races.

Dmitri Gheorgheni

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  Bertie and the Beast


We Don't Belong to Glasgae, continued.

• Manchester Meet Special


Pastey and Happy Nerd have good advice.

• An Artist Goes to the Movies


Willem takes his sketchpad to an epic.

• 24 Lies a Second


Awix tells us about a different epic.

IF YOU LOVE THIS PLANET

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  The Death of Jim Crow


Florida Sailor describes past evils.

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  African American History Month


We offer a reading list.

• Colours of Wildlife


Willem shows us the Bactrian camel.

• Not Entirely Unscathed


Rod shows us New Zealand.

THE USUAL SUSPECTS

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  A Musical Day


Bel sings. What do you do?

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  Writing Right with Dmitri


What is a Ferguson? Can you be one?

• Duck Tails: Little Girls, Stage 1


Dr Anthea's view of childhood development.

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  Inside h2g2: Pastey Bugslayer


Khamsin names him but to praise.

IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD

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  Paper Cuts: Silent Cartoon


Spimcoot is cinematic, too.

• Lost Transmissions


Tim takes on Critics.

• The Post Local Oddities Quiz


See if you can guess what's odd.

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  Gheorgheniplex


The aliens want to be Fergusons.

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