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Sarah Palin’s Dark Universe

Nigel — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:03:27 +0000

just what is it

Nigel — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:24:51 +0000

…that makes today’s religion so different, so appealing? (seen in Narrandera, 20.8.10) (With apologies to Richard Hamilton) (it’s that curvy eyebrow that makes you wonder…)

how are the mighty fallen

Nigel — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:18:42 +0000

…and the weapons of war perished. (King James 1611 1.27) N.B. The first Blue Streak rocket was supposed to land in the Indian Ocean! And this first one went so far off the radar that it took 16 years to find it.

post-Photoshop photography

Nigel — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:33:23 +0000

Straight photography is over. But who is writing about it? For what it’s worth here’s a start. And see this classic phibbing-with-photography cover shot analysis our friend Max Allen has discovered at Jezebel.

sacred boot tree

Nigel — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:58:45 +0000

…seen on the road between Waikerie and Burra…

excess on wheels: yet somehow appropriate?

Nigel — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:01:12 +0000

Let your eyes wander over the curvaceous 1949 Delahaye 175 S Roadster designed by the Russian/French Iakov (Jacques) Saoutchik, and you’ll understand why it was formerly owned by the British actress Diana Dors… read the story at ArtDaily. And, btw, what was that colour called? P.S. Yours for $3.3m.

does your eight-pack give you a headache?

Nigel — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:09:15 +0000

…in your dreams! See this and other imaginaries by Fritz Kahn at accidental mysteries.

gender and forgetfulness

Nigel — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:50:55 +0000

(do not read on if you’re not in the mood for distraction) Fact: within the past 24 hours two teenage boys have either lost at school, or forgotten to take to school: a bag containing a pair of shorts, socks, shin guards, soccer boots, a camera, a phone, an iPod, a timetable, and wallet and that all it contains. If anyone has a solution, please advise…

Australia in Afghanistan: four suggestions

Nigel — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:18:20 +0000

ANU’s Amin Saikal puts forward four suggestions with regards to Australia’s “mission” in Afghanistan. With a ten-year timeframe.

a jar of whose hair?

Nigel — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 02:48:32 +0000

Trust me… go to anonymous works – one of my favourite sites