Maybe it’s only because I’m full of the flu and curmudgeonly as hell today, but the inevitable angel-washing after the latest celebrity cancer death is pissing me off. She was, apparently, brave (i.e. uncomplaining). You know, I’m sure she was,… Read More ›
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Spurlock’s “30 Days in a Wheelchair”: A curmudgeonly synopsis (or two)
Healthy former quarterback Ray Crockett spends 30 days playing a can’t-walk game. Morgan Spurlock doesn’t put it that way, however. He asks, “Will he be able to convert from quarterback to handicapped?” “Even though it’s in our headlines, how much… Read More ›
Facebook not a total waste of time after all
Facebook changes luck for lonely cat Image Source: SMH – cat with RSPCA worker Jacob had been separated from his owner for three years, and when he was found and his microchip checked the contact phone number had been disconnected…. Read More ›
Racist talk and sexual harassment escalating in the Big Brother Australia house
After posting about racism, sexism, assault, and the differences in response between BB UK and BB Australia, I missed Big Brother on Friday night. And oh boy, did I miss something. Terri, avowed Pauline Hanson supporter, “joking” about Nobbi’s “slanted”,… Read More ›
The Senate’s Wild Bunch?
Wild cards I can see. Someone at The Age needs to be dosing on fewer films by Peckinpah and more British dramas about politics instead. Anyway, come August the Rudd government will need 7 out of the 8 people below… Read More ›
More Big Brother bullying: Alexandra removed from the BB UK house
This week Alexandra was summarily removed from the Big Brother UK house after making indirect threats towards fellow housemates and their friends and families. I think this incident highlights a possible difference between Big Brother Australia and Big Brother UK…. Read More ›
Two Unusual Tales
From the section of the paper actually called Unusual Tales. Court overturns father’s grounding of 12-year-old [link] “At her age, children test their limits and it’s up to their parents to set boundaries. “I started an appeal of the decision… Read More ›
The torture-murder of the toddler twins in Queensland
Helen on the Balcony says all that needs to be said.
Greenwashing: replacing water use with plastic chips
In the “What were they thinking?” stakes, Leeds University spinout company “Xeros” claims to have invented the near-waterless washing machine. The machine uses one cup of water and some detergent to wash a whole load of clothes. (They don’t mention… Read More ›
The Gruen Transfer and comprehensive market research
Not so much. Let me digress for a while before I explain that judgement. We’ve been watching it for the last few weeks because we have teenage kids, and it’s a valuable insight into that hyperconsumerist marketing showbiz for them…. Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 