Plucked from the headlines, online and in print
If Xtra is your ISP, or if you’ve been on Trade Me, you are probably aware of the problems currently being experienced by Xtra’s customers: no international traffic. No facebook, no offshore news websites, no eBay (if that’s your thing)…
Did we all feel sorry for the pillock in court last week, facing charges over a high-speed chase? He was “petrified”, according to the news report. Poor boy thought the police would stop chasing him once he hit speeds of…
I have no problem with someone wanting to keep their private life private, even celebrities (to a degree, because let’s face it, a lack of real privacy is one of the costs of fame). But I when it comes to quasi-celebrities…
Juma, the Pittsburgh Zoo’s oldest lion, had to be put to sleep a few days ago. He’d been unwell for a while with an assortment of problems, including liver disease, and things came to a head when he stopped eating.…
I see on the online news that Elizabeth Taylor has died. Very sad but I guess not unexpected with all the health problems she has had over the years. She was 79.
I think I might just be in a bad mood for the rest of the week as I try to get my head around the insensitive, selfish fuck-tards who seem to inhabit some parts of cyberspace here in New Zealand.…
It’s been a chaotic week, with the massive earthquake in Christchurch. It’s heartbreaking seeing the image of a city I’m so familiar with in ruins. And knowing that so many are suffering right now. Christchurch is my second favourite place…
It’s sad that Whitcoulls is in trouble but as an avid reader who likes both books and money, I don’t reckon it should come as any surprise. I make an effort to support local businesses where possible, even if they…
Model Gisele has stirred things up again, this time with the comment that sunscreen is poison. She was speaking to media at the launch of her organic skincare line, Sejaa. Because, apparently, she protects her skin from the sun’s harmful rays…
Poor old John Key, I guess it doesn’t really matter what he’s got to say, someone out there is going to pick holes in it. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not a fan of politicians in general (bunch of overpaid…