My tweets

• Mon, 21:42: Blimey. Just seen Super Mario's 30-yard screamer against Poland. For all his off-field pyrotechnics, this lad is going places #whyalwaysme

Who in their right mind could ever vote for the GOP?

All you need to know is that this guy's a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.

The century that changed Laxman's career (and no, it's not that one!)

Barring the "blip" in England over the summer, it's been a great year for Indian cricket, and it's fair to say we've got the Windies on the ropes in the 2nd Test at Kolkata. Laxman's love affair with Eden Gardens continued with his fifth Test century there in 10 matches, adding to Dravid's fifth Test century of the year from yesterday. And if fading light hadn't curtailed play we probably would've grabbed another wicket. I still reckon we can win it by Thursday. To think they said we'd lost our appetite for Tests...

Western Classical Music on Spotify

Its database alone is worth the £10 monthly fee. But imagine if someone had created a public playlist of every composition in chronological order by your favourite composers? Or if you could listen to audiobooks on the life & works of the same composers, or an audiobook dedicated to a single work by the composer? Or a playlist of the best works by British composers, the best Trumpet solo tracks, pop songs based on Classical works, your favourite Operas, the list goes on. With Spotify, your dreams come true. Or mine at any rate. And worried you'll miss the latest Classical tracks added to Spotify? There's a playlist for that too. And a blog to go with it. If like me you love Western Classical music, look no further than Spotify.