on this week’s Wire In The Blood. First a super arty shot with mirrors, then another super arty noir shot though blinds, then bloody handhelds. Dear Sir or Madam, you are distracting from the narrative. Knock it off. Ta.
Culture
The milieu through which we swim
Friday Hoyden: Keiko Wakabayshi, martial arts virtuoso
Keiko Wakabayashi was featured in the UK Telegraph several months ago (and on Shakesville at the time.) Martial arts expert Keiko Wakabayshi, nicknamed the “Samurai Granny”, has been hired by [Italy’s] military to train recruits in hand-to-hand combat. Miss Wakabayshi,… Read More ›
Thursday Cheezburger
Runner-up.
Linkfest: wheelchair dancing, acafandom, Declare Yourself, and “This ain’t rude”
In “How Do Wheelchairs Work? A Word to Choreographers”, Wheelchair Dancer writes an open letter to non-disabled choreographers on the “replication” of disability, and how not to work with dancers who use wheelchairs. ~~~ For acafans – those interested in… Read More ›
In which each generation thinks it invented sex; and on chlamydia and prostitution
The young’uns always think they invented sex, don’t they? The Sydney Morning Herald reports that “Oral sex is on the rise”. The Australasian sexual health congress in Perth has been told oral sex, once the exclusive domain of sex workers,… Read More ›
Whoydensday: the perennial question
The Guardian’s got a casting thread for the 11th Doctor! […] It was suggested in comments to the Guardian article that the casting probably needed to be a bit left-field, pointing out that neither Ecclestone nor Tennant were the obvious choice to play the Doctor at the time they were cast. So, any more out-field ideas?
Virtual Travelling: Bucks County, Pennsylvania
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Dog Story, originally uploaded by Flint-Hill. Does this look like a rural idyll or what? Do… Read More ›
Oh, the hissing and finger-pointing (where’s the popcorn?)
Federal Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson has called for a leadership vote tomorrow. Way to overshadow “Tip” Costello’s book launch! Will Malcolm Turnbull really have the numbers he claims behind him for the win? Possum has Nelson’s press release over at… Read More ›
Bother, missed the planetary conjunction
Image Source: Planets over Perth (John Goldsmith), from Astronomy Picture of the Day. Venus, Mercury then Mars are hanging above the Moon over the Swan River in Perth on September 1st. According to APOD, it’s still possible to see the… Read More ›
California Dairy Industry Tries to Trademark “Got Breastmilk?”
The California Milk Processor Board (also known as the CMPB or the California Fluid Milk Processor Advisory Board), home of the “Got Milk?” cow’s milk advertising campaign, is a collection of companies marketing cow’s milk and infant formula products in… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 