Archive for July, 2008

Bechdel’s Law

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Charlie Stross has been talking about Bechdel’s Law. Alison Bechdel is the author of the excellent graphic novel Fun Home. Which you should read because it is funny and true and heartbreaking and honest and really good.
Bechdel’s Law
Alison Bechdel, cartoonist and author of Dykes to Watch Out For, has an interesting observation on movies — [...]

This is England #5

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

This is England #5

Originally uploaded by Gurrier.

Duck warnings.
—- ?Sent using a Sony Ericsson mobile phone

This is England #4

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

This is England #4

Originally uploaded by Gurrier.

Charles Darwin on the £10 note. Hey creationists, everytime I spend a tenner a fish grows legs!
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This is England #3

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

This is England
Originally uploaded by Gurrier.
Mr. Brain’s Pork Faggots.
–Edit– Would it surprise you to know that a pork faggot is a traditional English dish with it’s own wikipedia entry.
From the article:
“A faggot is a kind of meatball, a traditional dish in the UK, especially the southwest of England and Wales. It is made from meat [...]

This is England #2

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

This is England
Originally uploaded by Gurrier.
Laundrette, Hairdressers and “MOTOR RACING HERITAGE CENTRE”
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This is England

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Originally uploaded by Gurrier.
This is England.