First, there was just a blur some kind of creature shooting through the trees, a rushing shape silhouetted by the red fire beyond.

NEWYORKER: Max at Sea

The van has never, ever, felt better: that business of smoke coming through the dashboard is behind us, added to which we have the excitement of featuring on a website called spinon.co.uk - move our bus backwards and forwards and fire projectiles in the shape of the presenters' heads at the other party coaches.

BBC: May 29

In Bosnia, Europeans were irritated that, with no troops in harm's way though plenty of fire-power from the air, America could dictate the conduct of the war and shape the peace.

ECONOMIST: More useful work for Europeans. But will they do it right?