Items of interest come across recently in my feed-reader. Please leave your own interesting links in comments.
Culture
The milieu through which we swim
Women, food, advertising
Check out this collection of pictures over at the hairpin.
Quote of the Day: Store Wars
I wonder if Mr Harvey thought through the consequences of highlighting to his customers on every news site just how much better deals are online.
Train Nerds Alert
The UK’s National Railway Museum has a free download on its website – a train simulator where one can drive The Flying Scotsman.
Facetious Observation Of The Day
Tell me, pop culture vultures, is not the villainous Colonel Stuart (William Sadler) in Die Harder – is he not absolutely the celluloid lovechild of Keir Dullea in 2001: A Space Odyssey and Ed Harris in The Right Stuff?
BFTP: If bare midriffs and short-shorts really made athletes run faster
then this is what the male sprinters would be wearing.
Whoydensday: Series 6 Preview
This preview was broadcast on BBC One immediately following the 2010 Christmas special in the UK (and what did you think of that, eh?). Those who don’t like teasers/spoilers might like to avoid this thread.
BFTP: Am I being too much of a snob?
Am I saving myself as much time and possible grief as I think I am when I refuse to read their blog if I click on a commentor’s profile and find that they’ve listed The Da Vinci Code as a favorite book?
Quicklink: Thank you Auntie, thank you!
Doctor Who 2010 Christmas Special fast-tracked so we actually get to see it Boxing Day! Whee! Set those recording devices to TARDIS – Sunday, 26 December at 7.30pm on ABC1
BFTP Friday Hoyden: Top 10 reasons I love The Sound of Music
A feminist narrative can be constructed, I think, even if it has to do its work within the constraints of a quite conventional romantic tale. Here are the top 10 reasons I think The Sound of Music has a place in a Hoyden’s video library:
Hoyden About Town 