I have made an executive decision: every now and then Wednesdays around here will be Whodnesdays. This was prompted by paralysis: because Lauredhel and I couldn’t decide from the plethora of choice available for a general Whoniverse Marry, Shag or… Read More ›
gratuitous ogling
Mary Sues & Doctor Who
I posted an open Whoverse thread over at LP, for those who like such things, in which I mentioned the upcoming Season 4 character of Jenny, and whether she is indeed the biggest Mary Sue ever. I’m not sure though… Read More ›
Marry, Shag or chuck off a Cliff: Boots of Revenge & High Adventure edition
aka the Knocking Boots edition, hrarf-hrarf. It’s been more than a month since the last Marry, Shag or Cliff! For this edition we are revisiting some posts I made nearly two years ago now, regarding some of the cheesier celluloid… Read More ›
Hee!
One of my Flickrfriends, Mum49, had her camera to hand at exactly the right moment to catch a shot of some very tighty-whiteys outside Myer’s flagship store in Melbourne today. Nice boots, too.
Insert sailing on high Cs pun here: La Fille du Régiment at the Met
Oh my oh my oh my. If ever I am required to save the world by snogging a tenor, can this be the one? We went to see the Met Live in HD at the Chauvel today. We couldn’t have… Read More ›
Friday Night Fangrrlz: Anthony Stewart Head – RHS & BtVS
For those whose eyes were drawn less to the teens on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and more to their mentor as played by Anthony Stewart Head. Head’s a veteran thesp, with a long background in musical theatre, and after having… Read More ›
Gratuitous Hurry-Up-Auntie with that new-season-of-Doctor-Who blogging
Beppie mailed me links to these a few weeks ago (and I forgot to do anything with them!), promotional shots of the scrumptious David Tennant looking all fierce and cool for the just-started 4th season of Doctor Who in the… Read More ›
Marry, Shag or Chuck off a Cliff: Regency drama edition
I’m stuck in a costume drama mood: largely as escapism from the rest of what I’m reading about, I expect. Who else is up for some escapism? Fitzwilliam Darcy, Horatio Hornblower, Richard Sharpe: what do you do? Elizabeth Bennet, Elinor… Read More ›
Carping Corner (Historical Drama Division): The Tudors
There are many things for a history nerd to greatly enjoy about the lush 2007 miniseries of The Tudors, the first season of which is currently showing on cable here in Oz…but now the carping must commence!
More “Teehee! Boobies!” from the breast cancer awareness industry
And again, a ‘breast cancer awareness’ ad misses the mark completely. This ad is from the pinkified crazysexycancer campaign “Rethink”, sponsored by a femirazor company and fashion, makeup and hairstyling product manufacturers, among others. You may remember Rethink from such… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 