This shot made a bunch of front pages in the UK a few weeks ago – no special effects, just a perfect windless sunny day and some minor tweaking for sharpness and clarity in Photoshop. The series of shots over… Read More ›
Month: July 2009
Backwards Glance: Kingswood Country
Kingswood Country was a popular “Ugly Suburban Australian” sitcom back in the early 1980s. It featured the bigoted Ted Bullpit and his wife Thelma, who lived in Wombat Crescent. The series also featured their feminist daughter Greta and her husband… Read More ›
SchoolHolidayBlogging: SCIENCE!
Oh, I luff him. And I luff his sense of wonder, of infinite possibilities. The Lad, age six, has just hatched one of these Growing Lizard Egg Pets, which he bought with five dollars of his pocket money on an… Read More ›
Femmostroppo Reader – July 20, 2009
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. Disclaimer/SotBO: a link here is not necessarily an endorsement of all opinions of the post author(s) either in the particular… Read More ›
Masterchef Australia: Media Integrity Ahoy! [SPOILERS]
[SPOILERS for the Masterchef Australia finale.] The Daily Telegraph ran a little fluff piece on tonight’s winner of Masterchef Australia. It was released on their news website just before the end of the show, leading some to be a little… Read More ›
Quickhit: Librarian whines about girls in kidlit
Via pharaoh-katt, librarian Diantha McBride has a complaint about the number of girls there are in kidlit. Is she having trouble finding good books with interesting female protagonists? No. She is whinging that not enough boys feature in kidlit. She… Read More ›
Marry, Shag or Cliff? Hogwarts villains edition
It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Remember the rules: you have to choose one of each of the three below to match each fate. No skipping any.
Femmostroppo Reader – July 18, 2009
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. Disclaimer/SotBO: a link here is not necessarily an endorsement of all opinions of the post author(s) either in the particular… Read More ›
Moon Landing Quote of the Day
“You can’t fake a moon landing – it’s not an orgasm!” Craig Ferguson – Late Late Show (starts approx 4:30 in) h/t The Bad Astronomer on Twitter ETA: NatGeo has a gallery of 8 photos that don’t show what the… Read More ›
Otterday! And Open Thread.
From the Chestnut Centre again comes this little otter. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your life? Anything you want to get off your chest? Reading… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 