First impression of the Marestream: They’ve got a rainbow-powered spaceship horsebox! How cool is that!

Now having appreciated it in a child-opening-a-present sort of way, let’s examine it in a more academic-fan-overanalysis sort of way.

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Sneaksy Strikes Again is now one of my favourite Tell Your Tale episodes. It looks like the artists had a lot of fun making with this one. Each time I watch it I spot something new. Let’s delve into the world of art, for everypony.

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Now I just need to figure out how to control my alicorn magic without dumping several tonnes of microplastic pollution in a sensitive marine environment.

Glitter is clearly an essential element of life in Equestria. The crucial component in Izzy’s crafts; the indispensable ingredient in Mane Melody hoof polish. The manestream magic that keeps everypony’s sparkle shining bright.

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That time of year again. When ponies dress up in Spooktacular costumes for their Nightmare Night fun, and particle physicists thrill everyone with tales of ghost particles and the dark side of the universe.

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Zipp’s folding phone feels like a joint marketing opportunity with Samsung that wasn’t fully realised. Her cool hoofset has something like their Infinity Flex Display, which can be literally folded in half, but the shape is more like the Galaxy Z Fold series than a Z Flip (“Zip”) phone.

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Unlike some fans, I thoroughly enjoyed the new dose of Make Your Mark. Eight episodes of ponies being ponies, with extra glitter, was just what I needed this week as a distraction from the reality of Britain under our new Prime Minister. I’m pleased that the general quality has picked up again. After the brilliant start with the movie, the Chapter 1 special was a little underwhelming, and while fun, Tell Your Tale never really goes beyond a cute side show.

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Last week I managed to take a short holiday and went up to Scotland, venturing north of Glasgow for the first time in years. I went out to the islands, taking a trip to Mull and the smaller islands of Staffa and Iona. Staffa is a tiny place with no residents, but a lot of tourists visit to admire the basalt rock columns and the awe-inspiring Fingal’s Cave. Fifty million years ago, a lava flow cooled, contracted and fractured to form an amazing landscape of polygons. It was a very fashionable

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Last week we saw the first pics from the James Webb Space Telescope. The stunning images of early galaxies were amazing, although as an instrument nerd I find myself paying more attention to the camera specs. It’s an impressive bit of kit: 6.5m mirror and IR camera operating under 50K, requiring a five-layer sun shield, which had to unfold in space after being launched, with no chance of fixing things if it went wrong. Got to respect the team doing the QA/QC.

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High up in the Brighthouse cupola, Zipp, Sunny, Izzy and Pipp stood bathed in the rainbow light field surrounding the unity crystals.

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Is everyone ready for the big celebration tomorrow? Ten years since the Higgs boson was discovered. I hear there will be fireworks and all sorts happening in the US.

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