notthenews has been upgraded
admin | August 26, 2009
This website has been upgraded and you may notice some changes. Some new features are on the way.
Original post blogged on b2evolution.
#fatpeoplearesexier Trending on Twitter
admin | August 25, 2009
And just to re-inforce my earlier article Slob is The New Sex God’, #fatpeoplearesexier is trending today on twitter. Apparently started by Shane Dawson, a minor youtube sensation. Someone left a comment saying he was a bad influence because of his obesity so he made a vlog saying how much he loves fat [...]
Ah, ze lazy French
admin | August 25, 2009
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/aug/23/french-holiday-lazy-work
An article in the Guardian, supposedly lambasting the French work mentality, has morphed into a heated debate on the subject of work. Arguments fly about why we should criticise ‘the Anglo-American obsession with work’ and be heading to a 20 hour week supported by comments such as “Good for the French. Even 35 hours [...]
2mp Camera good enough for flickr?
admin | August 18, 2009
http://mashable.com/2009/08/17/iphone-flickr/
Apparently the iPhone is being used heavily for taking and uploading photos onto Flickr. It will be interesting to see if Flickr remains the top photo site especially for the professionals with this reduction in the quality of photographs. I suspect the explosion will continue at least for a while and it will [...]
Boxed In?
admin | August 16, 2009
The has reported that most people feel like the new houses in the UK are too small making modern living quite difficult. Apparently the floor area and room sizes are the smallest in Europe but should we be surprised? After all, the accomodation that factory owners built for their workers during the Industrial [...]
Slob is the New Sex God
admin | August 11, 2009
“But it’s daft to suggest that everyone previously thought most women were turned on by men with fastidiously toned bodies, reeking of cologne, hair made Himalayan with ‘product’, dressed in gleaming Hugo Boss and generally showing every sign of effortful, self-absorbed vanity.”
There is still hope for us slobs. Sexy, you know it. [...]
When I was a child, women over 50 ran the world
admin | August 4, 2009
“At 50 plus….. I never imagined I’d still be parting with money at makeup counters, or that I’d be racing off for a blow-dry when threatened with a photographer. I assumed I’d wear my hair in round perm, the colour of steel and as tough. Think of the time I’d save; vanity is such a [...]