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Writing on Liberal Democrat Voice, Sara Bedford remembers the Lib Dem blogger Rachel Smith, who died a few days ago.

Richard Davis has been to the Oldham East & Saddleworth by-election.

So has Paul Walter of Liberal Burblings, who found himself stuffing envelopes with Tim Farron: "You’ll notice that I wasn’t quick enough with the posed smile ... but our esteemed President had his ever-ready 'cheeky chappy' smile on hand."

npr ventures beneath New York.

"The Artist Formerly Known as Captain Beefheart is a BBC documentary from 1997, on the late, great Don Van Vliet. Its presented by the also late and lamented DJ, John Peel, who was once tour driver for Captain Beefheart, and contains contributions from Frank Zappa, John French, Ry Cooder, and Matt Groening." Watch it on Dangerous Minds.

Wartime Housewife presents some recipes for those who find themselves with too much Stilton on their hands - a common problem in this part of the world.