[image source: Cleveland Leader] “BLOW” energy drink mix comes as a white powder in a little vial. “Just add an entire vial of Blow Energy Drink Mix to your favourite beverage and enjoy with a friend!” enthuses the website, iloveblow.com… Read More ›
consumerism
Greenwashing: dodgy green claims
CHOICE, the consumer activist group1, have a longstanding campaign targeting misleading “green claims” in advertising. Photo by Daveybot Organisations may mislead consumers by promoting themselves and their products as ‘eco-friendly’, ‘green’, ‘sustainable’ or ‘environmentally friendly’ and so on, when in… Read More ›
Scrotes Oot F’t’ Lads!
[image source] Latest message from the pink corporate machine: Go hairless and wave your breasts for booby cancer! Booby Wall Canada is a project in which women can upload pictures of their breasts for the cause. No, I can’t figure… Read More ›
Two cubic metres down and counting
That’s how much unneeded clutter was hauled away from my driveway this morning, courtesy of my council’s Free Booked Waste Collection. How much do I love not having to pay for a skip and then have the stress of filling… Read More ›
It’s Not Any Patriarchy, It’s Just Biology (yeah, right)
This is an early Feminism Friday post, as I won’t have time to write anything this long again until the New Year, probably. This post has been edited for clarity since it was first published. A thread disrupter is trying… Read More ›
By the time you get to the byline, one detail will not surprise you
—The author is a screenwriter (single) who divides his time between London and Los Angeles Thanks (I think) to RPG for the link, who was incoherent with rage. This guy is the poster child for Arsehat Central, and the shame… Read More ›
Those dreaded office Xmas parties
Working from home as I do, I miss out on most of this, and am glad of it, although we are having a neighbourhood party this evening. Last week, Someone (Who Shall Not Be Named) came home wearing this paraphernalia:… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: belated and generalised
Sorry, all you hoyden fans – Lauredhel and I are just so absorbed with the election nerves that we haven’t been keeping on task and keeping up to date with our Friday Hoydens. We were having a little IM chat… Read More ›
Careful there voters! You can’t return the Boogieman like an unwanted Christmas present, you know! But Unca John can keep your economy safe…why won’t you trust me?
Now our Prime Minister is treating voters like heedless children who simply haven’t thought carefully enough about what change might mean. Mr Howard says there is always a risk with changing Government. And he warns voters flirting with the idea… Read More ›
The horror!
Check out Kirk Douglas’ eyes! John Travolta receiving the Santa Barbara Film Festival’s Kirk Douglas award, from 90-year-old Kirk Douglas, at the Four Seasons. 90 years old, and Kirk still can’t live down those beefcake sword and sandal movies! Maybe… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 