Two major intergalactic events are happening this week !

12 Aug: major eclipse

This one has been flogged to death, but I'll say it again: do not watch unless you have ISO 12312-2 glasses. There will be no warning pain: you'll be blind.

13 Aug: Clacton by-election

You're forgiven if you don't know what this all about. A british MP tried to avoid scrutiny by the ad-hoc committee of millions of sterling he received. Since the enquiry stops if he's no longer a MP, he decided to let the people judge and step down, thereby triggering an immediate by-election in his (former) constituency.
What he did not expect was that the other parties wouldn't play his game, so they do not present any candidate. As Tories, Labour and LibDem refuse to play farage's game at the byelection, Count BinFace declares himself up for the job.
I absolutely love this - it can go 2 ways, and both are equally enjoyable:

• either farage is elected: his gamble failed (even though he won himself some time to hide the evidence) and the parliamentary enquiry resumes

• or Count BinFace wins and farage looks like an idiot.

In a nutshell, people of Clacton have a choice between the bin or the garbage.
Sit down and pass the popcorn...

PS: for those not familiar with the UK election system, it is customary to have not-so-serious candidates / parties like The Official Monster Raving Loony Party, lead by Screaming Lord Sutch (RIP), today's Alan "Howling Laud" Hope, etc.
Should count BinFace win, we'll see if he makes good on his election pledges, such as capping the price of 99 Flake ice creams at 99p and becoming the UK entry for next year’s Eurovision Song Contest.