And those on the hunt for a more plausible catch-all designation than "nu-folk" for Noah and the Whale, Laura Marling, Johnny Flynn, Stornoway and the aforementioned messrs Mumford's terminally tasteful UK response to the mild-mannered pseudo-woodsman chic of Fleet Foxes and Bon Iver could actually do a lot worse than "Boden-folk".
This week's Free exchange column considers the dynamics:Messrs Desmet and Rossi-Hansberg build a model economy, and then batter it with different temperature increases to see how it reacts.
The message to messrs Mousavi, Khatami and Karroubi (the steadfast and so-far united leaders of the green movement) is clear; do not confuse popularity with power – it is the system that has bestowed power upon you and in defying it you are close to being beyond the pale.
So how heartening it was to hear that Potter, who given the remarkable job he has done with the Dragons in two and a bit years in Perpignan would seem pretty well qualified to comment - in addition to a certainty as Super League's coach of the year, despite the strong claims of messrs McDermott and Kear - reckons England have a real chance.
Opinions on the relative merits of messrs Dan Parks and Ruaridh Jackson can range from the vitriolic to the frankly hysterical.
31st over: England 106-2 (Bell 51, Collingwood 32) Mixed emotions opposite me on the sport desk for messrs Booth and Glendenning as Bell registers his sixth Test half-century following a cracking cover drive off Sami.
Concorde 2, Brighton, Wed; Waterfront, Norwich, Thu; The Marble Factory, Bristol, Fri JR Guitars, modelling assignments, hard drugs, police raids: from the core elements alone, one might possibly imagine we were talking about the imperial years of messrs Jagger and Richards.
Unfortunately, America's aggressive foreign policy has driven much of the middle east into a sort of diplomatic sulk, with many Arab countries either refusing to pass on data or even occasionally creating fake names for their own amusement (the latter resulting in the arrest last month of Messrs 'Pat Downe and Ben Doverer' at Chicago O'Hare airport).
As the BBC's man in the travelling pack, James Landale, put it:Messrs Cameron and Obama had clearly agreed a joint strategy to deal with the Lockerbie row.
Intriguingly it seems to have received a more positive reaction on social media than the main programme, suggesting that messrs Evans and LeBlanc should maybe watch their backs.
Twellman on ESPN speculating that the key to this choice will be the mixed performances of their DPs, messrs Robson and Miller Updated at 5.43pm GMT 5.38pm GMT Toronto take a five minute time out..
