I had read that Monsters vs Aliens, the latest Dreamworks animated feature and homage to Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, is a feminist flick. And so it is, in a way; the central storyline has a definite feminist bent… Read More ›
arts & entertainment
music, stage, writing, comedy, cinema, telly, arts, sport, crafts, photography – all this and more!
Friday Hoyden: the Eleventh Doctor’s new companion
No spoilers apart from long announced casting decisions. I link at the end to an article with more spoilers, so don’t click on that if you wish to remain surprised next year. Anyway, allons-y! I like the look actress Amy… Read More ›
Cygnets!
Hatched over last weekend, yesterday was the first time I saw them out on the pond.
Quick Hit: What does this man have to do to get taken off air?
He’s done it again. This time he has insulted the Jewish community and indulged in a little fat hate (although this hasn’t been picked up by the media). There is the mandatory non-apology as well. “If I offended anyone…” doesn’t… Read More ›
Quick Hit: HealthBase Cures All Ills
Especially if your ills include a distinct lack of laughter at the hilarious outcomes of semantic search engines. HealthBase was recently unveiled by NetBase, and it is designed to give you a nice broad sense of current medical knowledge about… Read More ›
Virtual traveling: more faves
A mosaic of the latest photos I have “favourited” in Flickr – I seem to have been in a largely monochromatic mood lately.
Dawn Fraser demonstrates crone power
Startled in the middle of the night by intruders, 72 year old former Olympian Dawn Fraser used her swimmer’s strength backed up by strategic deployment of her titanium knee to fight off one teenager who had grabbed her around the throat.
Not a fan of violence, but definitely a fan of self-defence, I say yay for Dawn.
If I’d had my camera with me I would have taken a picture rather like this
Except the dog was four times this size, the swans were black and the cygnets were still in their eggs in a nest. In our local big park.
Otterday! And Open Thread.
For no particular reason, today is meerkatday instead of otterday. Three baby meerkats were recently born at the Belfast Zoo. [Via.] Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening… Read More ›
Classic Action: Blue Thunder (1983) – He’s Out There
I had the chance to catch up on this classic action flick this week, so I was able to tick another off my list of ’80s Films that I Inexplicably Missed. (I have confessed to my weakness for cheezy shoot-em-up movies before, but newer readers might not be aware) It also had Malcolm McDowell as the baddie, and I do so enjoy a film where Malcolm flares his nostrils and bugs his eyes while saying outrageously repulsive things and ends up dying spectacularly (not going to include a spoiler warning for that, that was his sole function in 80s American cinema, so it was never a total surprise).
Hoyden About Town 