Among the Brics group of emerging nations, India was the NSA's primary target. In the overall list of nations spied by the NSA, India stands in fifth place.

The sun reliably beams down on the Earth every day, and just as reliably clouds pass by each day, shading flora and fauna, buildings and mountains, for better or worse.

They all agree that pain is the worst thing about circus studies a dull steady pain in the arms, back, shoulders and neck. 'We talk about our injuries "Oooh, look at this one." Like a show-and-tell thing, one says. Gaskin, a juggler, got a bruise from balancing several chairs on his chin.

Miles Davis, above all. "Hes such a giant figure, and his music went through so many different periods. I love the cool Nordic trumpet sound of players like Arve Henriksen too, but after a while I long to go back to American music. Theres something in that tradition which is very special.

An enigmatic and endlessly browsable blog dedicated to high-concept interiors, where "15 interesting floating staircases" and unusual steel chairs are held in quiet reverence. The fixation with multipurpose furniture, such as the teardrop-shaped bookcase that doubles as a reading seat, adds to the general kookiness on display.