‘Cultural Pursuits’ Archives
Things that wobble and make you look old
Since we pretty well don't bother with Spring here in Australia, I thought this little number from Middle Ageless, a blog devoted to aging gracefully (doing anything graceful would be a bonus for me) about things that go wobble in summer. Here's [...]
Slap your way to bigger boobs
The idea of a boob job scares me in a big way. I worry that I wouldn't be able to lay on my stomach and would have to excavate two holes so I could stretch out at the beach. I worry that I'd get that big canyon in between them. I have visions of [...]
This is why your grandma smoked
Have a look at these vintage ads from the 50s when a good old smoke was all the rage. Is it any wonder our hospitals are full of lung cancer stricken patients. Wouldn't happen these days of course. All that talk of fags and blowing in her [...]
Minding my own business
I've got me a new current passion--it's Gretchen Rubin's The Happiness Project which you can read by clicking on the link. Anyway I'm browsing away and aspiring to be her when I came across this little blog entry titled 7 tips for minding my own [...]
So Kate really has been going to Princess School
I've been missing my new girl crush, Princess Kate. Since that Canada tour where I got my daily fix--nothing much. A bit of an outing after the riots. A whole lotta stuff about Pippa, but nothing about Kate. Turns out there's a reason for that [...]
Sticky out nipples
Maybe this is an American thing, but apparently sticky out nipples are a desired thing. I don't thing they are here is Australia because we've got those things you put over your unruly, cold sensitive, horny nipples. You can even resort to [...]
Guess who?
These gorgeous old photos were sent through to me the other day. There's something about black and white that let's you concentrate on the photo, rather than the distractions of colour. Go ahead and see if you can guess who they are. I'll [...]
So who’s a fashion critic?
This is my Gen X Girl column for this week's Savvy magazine in the Townsville Bulletin. Did you see those nasty fashion types dissing tennis queen, Sam Stosur, about her lack of fashion sense? Apparently her post US Open red and white striped [...]
All you wanted to know about body language
I love these infographics. So for all you girls out there, getting your thing on while trying to find THE ONE, here is some stuff about body language. Surprise, surprise--it was commissioned by a dating agency. Here are a few choice [...]
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