I know I’m not the only person here who spent a fair bit of my youth waiting anxiously for the next National Geographic to hit the mailbox, bringing more fuzzy pictures of our solar system from the Voyager space probe…. Read More ›
Day: 2008-07-27
Quick hit: Bitch Slap Movie
Continuing this week’s “WTF?” series, here’s the teaser trailer for Bitch Slap Movie“, scheduled for theatrical release around Christmastime. They’ve been promoting the movie this weekend at Comic Con. It’s all breasts, guns, and sexy, sexy violence. I guess this… Read More ›
Sunday inspiration: simple, effective action
Via Catherine Price at Salon comes the story of Olga Murray, who devised a simple, practical philanthropic solution that has virtually eradicated a tradition of starving Nepalese farming families selling their daughters into indentured servitude. 1n 1989 Murray was horrified… Read More ›
John Barrowman gives Smooching Lessons to Maria Contestants
“How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria” is an enjoyable bit of reality TV fluff from Canada. They do musical talent shows soooo much better in Canada than in the USA and Australia. The aim of the show is… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 