Wow, huh? for the first time in history, astronomers have unambiguously observed the exact moment when a star explodes. More from the Bad Astronomer.
arts & entertainment
music, stage, writing, comedy, cinema, telly, arts, sport, crafts, photography – all this and more!
I’ve got the mindless action movie blues
having been sucked into the vortex of a particularly poor example while I work on other things at the ‘puter. I tell you what, if Our Hero fails to pick up just one more Handy Weapon Sitting Right There Next… Read More ›
Eye troubles? Photoshop Disasters fun
If you’re not already reading Photoshop Disasters, go and check it out. Here are a few recent splorfs. I tried to narrow these down to a top three, and totally failed. It’s worth going to the originals, for the larger… Read More ›
I met this guy in Hyde Park today: big bubbles, no trouble (as they say in the classics)
Mr Incredibubble: His name’s Justin, and he’s cool. I’ll post some of my photos once I’ve got them Flickr’d. Here’s some of my photos below – the grey sky was actually terrific – apparently the bubbles sparkle much more on… Read More ›
Tightly focussed snark blog of the day
Things Younger than John McCain Anyone else seen any new snarkery around the intertubes lately? P.S. I took this shot on the weekend, of a bride slowly and oh so carefully picking her way through muddy ground to get to… Read More ›
Marry, Shag or chuck off a Cliff: Boots of Revenge & High Adventure edition
aka the Knocking Boots edition, hrarf-hrarf. It’s been more than a month since the last Marry, Shag or Cliff! For this edition we are revisiting some posts I made nearly two years ago now, regarding some of the cheesier celluloid… Read More ›
Otterday
It’s Otterday again! From Cute Otters.
Friday Hoyden: Natalie Dessay
Today you get a Friday Hoyden and an opera review all tied up into one!
Hee!
One of my Flickrfriends, Mum49, had her camera to hand at exactly the right moment to catch a shot of some very tighty-whiteys outside Myer’s flagship store in Melbourne today. Nice boots, too.
Autumn in the mountains
Shots from Mother’s Day lunch in the Lower Blue Mountains. Below are close-ups of part of the view from their back verandah. [first image of the series in the Flickrstream] [slideshow] The cold snap the last week and the mellower… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 