A very slow start to the current season has at last given rise to some intriguing, and in some cases stunning, English crop formations, developing intriguing geometrical and symbolic themes begun last year. ALLAN BROWN investigates the thematic links between a few of the most recent designs...

Germany has long been an upcoming runner-up in terms of crop circle numbers compared to England, but this year it is actually overtaking the English count... Is the traditional homeland's time as circle central being challenged, in quantity if not design? ANDREAS MÜLLER looks at the huge recent increase in German formations...

...Literally. A man-made three-pinned 'electrical plug' crop formation might not sound like an advert for a breakfast cereal. However, this is what Weetabix apparently commissioned for use in their advertising campaigns. Many companies have used crop circles in their PR, but Weetabix have gone the whole hog, cryptically promoting their planked effort with full 'spin', as MARCUS ALLEN reports...

They're big and they mean business. Michael Glickman and Allan Brown have recently released a set of large graphical posters depicting famous crop circle designs from the past. Renowned geometer and 'Wooden Books' publisher JOHN MARTINEAU comes out of crop circle retirement to review them...

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