Culture

The milieu through which we swim

Experiments in radically downsized living

By hatbluemilk on 2010-01-27 • ( 7 )

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 ›

Tautology Of The Day: cashing in on MJ dept

By tigtog on 2010-01-26 • ( 2 )

The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty Thanks for the vote of confidence in the average vocabulary, A&E.

Opting Out

By tigtog on 2010-01-26 • ( 36 )

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

By tigtog on 2010-01-26 • ( 30 )

Gifts shouldn’t be about what you want someone else to do, or be.

Riley, Hilary, Leslie, Mackenzie, Lindsay, Taylor, Logan, Hunter

By tigtog on 2010-01-25 • ( 42 )

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.

Quickhit: Icedancers with a new twist on blackface.

By lauredhel on 2010-01-23 • ( 11 )

Via baby_elvis, this ice-dancing routine. From the news: Russian world ice-skating champions Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin have danced around the controversy surrounding their Aboriginal-themed routine, insisting they will still use it at the Winter Olympics. Aboriginal elders say the… Read More ›