‘Cultural Pursuits’ Archives
We’re finishing her off in Switzerland
Years ago, my mother, suffering delusions of grandeur, used to tell me that she would send me to a Swiss finishing school. Let's put this in perspective. A girl from Central Queensland who didn't wear a dress until she was 16, whose favourite [...]
Pregnant pause
I got my toenails shellacked yesterday. They look like beautiful pink jewels and they're supposed to stay that way for a month. At least that's what the man said at the nail place where I got them done yesterday. (Don't bother warning about shopping [...]
Stranded on a tropical island
I spent last week on a tropical island. I have to admit I was a bit underwhelmed when my husband proposed it. I wanted to go to Paris, but seeing that blogging and unpublished novels don't pay that much (well anything at all if I'm honest), a [...]
Noni Hazlehurst says the f word
I'm sure you've all heard the hype about the children's book that we all want to read to our children but never will--Go the Fuck to Sleep. Well now you can listen to it as Noni Hazlehurst's dulcet tones recite the words with meaning. It sort of [...]
Piss poor and other random sayings–a history lesson
Where did piss poor and other quality sayings come from? Read this and go on Jeopardy. You'll ace the Weird Idioms category. They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee in a pot and then once it was full it was taken [...]
Weight loss ads pre Jenny Craig
Jenny Craig doesn't have the handle on weightloss ads. No they've been around forever. Check out these vintage ads for all the fatties out there. Eating disorder anyone or maybe just a tape worm?
Yoga isn’t really that hard
Oops my secret is out. Celebrity personal trainer Matt Roberts believes that the rise and rise of yoga as exercise is because it's not very hard. Dearie me that's going to upset a lot of yoga types. Not me, because I've known that all along. Yoga [...]
Guess who part deux?
Here are some more of the series of the beautiful photos that I showed a couple of weeks ago. Who are they? I'll put the answers at the bottom of this post. It's like stepping back in history, isn't it? So who are they? Top to [...]
Five recently cool things
This is my Gen X Girl column for this week's Savvy magazine published in The Townsville Bulletin. I’m starting to think I might be quite old. I actually remember when the internet was discovered. OK, it wasn’t discovered like Captain Cook [...]
Keep your secrets in your bra
OK, I'm going to own up here. I have been known to stash a tissue down my bra. Not to make my boobs look bigger mind, just more the convenience of having somewhere to stash a snotty tissue if I've got a cold. Classy! I may or may not also stash [...]
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