Featured Entries
New in the Edited Guide: A Brief History of Voting Procedures in the United States - Rum and Pregnant Chads
We tend to take it for granted that elections in the past worked like our modern elections, with secret balloting and careful, sober vote-casting. This is far from the case.
Author: Dmitri Gheorgheni
New in the Edited Guide: The Ultimate Studio Ghibli Film Guide: 2005 - 2010
Studio Ghibli is the most famous animation studio in Japan and has gained a reputation for high-quality films emphasising themes of peace, magic and hard work.
Author: Bluebottle
Topical: POTUS
A new President of the United States will be inaugurated this week.
Welcome to Create
What is hope? The dictionary calls it 'a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.' What do you hope for in 2021? What did you hope for in the past? Did it happen, or were your hopes dashed? Did hope ever die? What symbolises hope to you? Share it with us!
January 2021 Create Challenge: Hope in a Handful of Words
Newest Edited Entries
- A Brief History of Voting Procedures in the United States - Rum and Pregnant Chads18th January 2021
- The Ultimate Studio Ghibli Film Guide: 2005 - 201018th January 2021
- Animated Asterix Films: 'Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion'11th January 2021
- Bearded Tits - Misnamed Birds11th January 2021
- Echinacea: A Guide For Those Who Want To Grow It13th January 2021
- The Convict Who Sued Satan15th January 2021
- The Koan, Newport, Isle of Wight, UK4th January 2021
- Why John L Burns Has a Statue in Gettysburg4th January 2021
- Political Correctness in the Early American Republic, or, How to Be 'Woke' in 183028th December 2020
- Three of the Largest Coin Hoards Found in the UK28th December 2020
Peer Review
- A88012000 - The Legend of the Tower of London Ravens and the Fall of the British Monarchy 3 Hours Ago
- A88006863 - 'Fairytale of New York' - Festive or Offensive? 4 Days Ago
- A653005 - Franz Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809 Last Week
- A88011137 - Snowbird: The Dark-eyed Junco, a Winter Visitor Last Week
- A88010985 - jThe Case of Joseph Haydn's missing head Last Week
The Post
Friends, have the last few weeks left you feeling that you're looking at Earth from a whole new perspective? Are you experiencing a certain Entfremdungseffekt from your daily media? Does the thought sometimes cross your mind that you'd be much happier on the far side of the Moon? You are not alone. That's why this issue is so weird.
Latest Activity
Rosa Baggins daughter of Pronto Baggins and Mimosa Bunce
Posted to: [no subject]
From: United Friends of H2G2space
23 Minutes Ago
Rosa Baggins daughter of Pronto Baggins and Mimosa Bunce
Posted to: next word game
From: United Friends of H2G2space
23 Minutes Ago
Rosa Baggins daughter of Pronto Baggins and Mimosa Bunce
Posted to: Sentence game : add 4 words
From: Games Room
24 Minutes Ago
Posted to: It's fascinating to imagine what they might have eaten
From: Colours of Wildlife: Thylacine
36 Minutes Ago
Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~
Posted to: Prediction and aftermath
2 Hours Ago
There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho
Posted to: Building character at 7.45am
2 Hours Ago
Douglas Adams
"A collaborative guide, one that was written and kept up to date by the people who used it, in real time, might be a neat idea. I just didn't really realise that such a thing might be possible in my lifetime or how powerful such a thing might be."
A place to share knowledge and celebrate the things you love by writing about them
We have the first snowflake. Now let's build a blizzard
h2g2 founder Douglas Adams
Write an Entry
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a wholly remarkable book. It has been compiled and recompiled many times and under many different editorships. It contains contributions from countless numbers of travellers and researchers."
The Foundation
Co-founded by the h2g2 community, the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Foundation is an independent charity honouring Douglas Adams' memory by supporting people around the world trying to improve their communication skills, especially basic literacy skills.