Yes, the promised Children in Need trailer for the Christmas special (titled The Next Doctor with a trademark Rusty tease) aired this week.
Month: November 2008
Backpedalling and finger pointing while spinning like a top
It’s finally sunk in, apparently, that the long-claimed link between having an abortion and breast cancer simply doesn’t stand up to rigorous scrutiny. Forced-birthers are backing away from the claim that there is a direct link BUT don’t cheer too… Read More ›
It was a party night, it was the end of school
I was thinking about the historical detail in Mad Men and Swingtown, and tripping down memory lane myself. Thinking about the props one might procure if making a period drama about my childhood and adolescence. Twinpoles. Paper one-dollar notes. Vinyl… Read More ›
Quick Hit: The Big Picture – Electron Microscopy
Boston.com’s The Big Picture has a piece with a variety of scanning electron micrographs today. It’s made of weevils, nanomachines, and awesome. Check it out.
AFA selling burning-cross Christmas decoration
White American, and proud of it? Not sure what to put out in the yard this Christmas? Want to express your lurve for the Real American Family? The American Family Association has just the decoration for you. Let Your “Light”… Read More ›
What should your local council do with Rudd’s money?
And what will they actually do? Govt to unveil $300m infrastructure plan (part of the overall economic stimulus package) Mr Albanese said it was important that the money be spent this financial year. “This has to be stamped into this… Read More ›
Journalwatch: Emergency dept “frequent flyers” not hypochondriacs, says new study
Y’all know that one of the science-reporting peeves is the media not providing enough information for readers to find the original source without detective work. There’s often a last name, and sometimes a journal name, but publication dates are uncommon,… Read More ›
Virtual travelling: Xmas coming earlier every year
Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas from Maureen F. (Toronto, Canada) Anyone seeing decorations round your neighborhood yet? They arrived in our supermarket & shopping mall a few weeks ago (before Halloween!, as is typically maddening, but I… Read More ›
What the fuck, Germaine?
Germaine Greer in The Guardian’s World News section: “If Michelle Obama’s such a great dresser, what was she doing in this red butcher’s apron?” The one sour note to resound through the jubilation at the election of Barack Obama was… Read More ›
Monday Gardening: The Vegetable Patch
I wandered out into the garden this afternoon, camera in hand. You can see the previous garden post from just two months ago here, with the seedlings all in. We’ve been feasting off snow peas and sugar snap peas for… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 