Tag: culture

Voice.

I remember the voice coming out of my kitchen radio sometime back in 2003 or 04 – before I moved to the Sunshine Coast – when I still lived above Turks, on the Drive. It caught me, that voice and the poetry it was… Continue Reading “Voice.”

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Web morning.

A few links of interest to me this morning: I don’t care what the Canadian government says about the decline in paramilitarism in Colombia – it just ain’t the truth. The violence against displaced people and trade unionists there continues unabated and you should… Continue Reading “Web morning.”

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Advertising weirdness.

Found this on Shmeen’s blog – super weird fucked up ad. Depressing even. Of course the next revolution would be a consumer “revolution”. Gah!

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"Wasting Time"

Yesterday at lunch Brian was talking to me about an article he is researching and writing out of interest in the subject. Referring to it as “just another way to waste some time,” he talked about the stats, the personalities, the realities of the… Continue Reading “"Wasting Time"”

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Breasts are good.

In today’s edition of Salon magazine, writer Wendy Paris decries the “trend” of mannequins with larger bust sizes (and it is barely a trend – she’s seen these clothing-dolls in use in exactly two shops). At first I thought – oh, a trend towards… Continue Reading “Breasts are good.”

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