Advertising “Did I really just see that?” du jour: the All-Bran Dual ad. This played with saturation coverage during the last Masterchef season, and I finally came across an online version. http://www.clipser.com/Play?vid=1409650
Month: January 2010
Experiments in radically downsized living
I find these kinds of stories fascinating. People choosing to ‘live poor’ (though of course with the capacity to leave when they want to, and also while equipped with the education, networks and self-esteem that a life of opportunity has… Read More ›
Clumsy Mönty Pythøn gåg
An essential element in any self-respecting incendiary blog post‘s comments thread.
Tautology Of The Day: cashing in on MJ dept
The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty Thanks for the vote of confidence in the average vocabulary, A&E.
Opting Out
I’m not doing anything for Australia Day today, because I don’t want to be even potentially confused with one of the flag-waving jingoists.
Thought of the Day, grand romantic gesture department
Gifts shouldn’t be about what you want someone else to do, or be.
Femmostroppo Reader – January 25, 2010
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments.
Riley, Hilary, Leslie, Mackenzie, Lindsay, Taylor, Logan, Hunter
Once these names were all once considered manly names exuding virility. Yet every one of these traditionally masculine names might as well suddenly have become Sue, since all it took for most parents to stop giving these names to their sons was for them to become popular names for girls.
Endangered Sundays: Manatees
A new feature for the blog: an irregular look at endangered species and how climate change is predicted to further affect them. Manatees are native to Florida, and have no native predators there. They are endangered because they are slow-moving… Read More ›
The existence of this hat makes me absurdly cheerful
What exuberantly superfluous and dorktastic sights have brightened your day recently?
Hoyden About Town 