UPDATE: The latest on this story is that the casting agent has now been sacked. Apparently the light-skinned option was the choice of the casting agent, an independent contractor, not the producers. Oh well, I still say having a whinge…
Month: November 2010
Liquid gold
Let’s be careful out there
Beating around the bush?
The topic of Southland place-names came up at the office yesterday afternoon, in particular the Southland penchant for using the name “Bush” … as in Gummies Bush, Wreys Bush, Mabel Bush, Croydon Bush, Myross Bush and so on. We came…
A sub-editor’s dream news story
There are some headlines that simply state the facts, there are those that offer a subtle humour and then there are those that, well, smack you between the eyes and say “read this freakish bit of info”. The Mail Online* offered…
That world-famous rapper Fidel Castro
So, just how much do Americans know about the rest of the world? After watching this, I’m worried …
I vote they don’t breed
It should have come as no surprise to Pete and Alisha Arnold that their website would stir up a lot of debate, I only hope it’s one of those controversial sites that ends up being a hoax. The couple, from…
Doggone mind control
Wedded bliss
Last night my husband said “tonight I’m going to make you happier than you have been in a long, long time” and I said “dont bullshit me, who the hell is going to help you pack at this time of…