Mixed lollies
We at the NZBC approve of the latest Bond girl, Caterina Murino. She'll provide great distraction from Daniel Craig searching for Bond's dark side, we think.Stephen points, once again to Chase Me Ladies. This time Harry has discovered a "dull mystery" in Andrew Sullivan's comments section. There's nothing dull about Chase Me Ladies' comments, though:
I am a poststructuralist trailer-park cesspool skimmer raised by self-abusing Trotskyists in Fecksville. Reading Harry Hutton has given me hope that the light at the end of the tunnel is the end of the barrel of a gun which has just unloaded a shell flying at Harry Hutton's scrotum.I have a tremendous amount of respect for that.Stephen wonders if he could be writing them himself.
When Peter Morris was ready for a new relationship he thought he'd try net dating, Chris says, but found interweb women wanted treated him like a sex object. Shock, horror. Gordon Ramsay is having to be nice in order to crack the difficult American market. It'll end in fucking tears, yes?
This is the most ridiculous thing Chris has ever heard, apart from this, both featured on Boing Boing. Via Arts & Letters Daily, Theodore Dalrymple on the mistakes he says the New Zealand criminal justice system makes over and over. And, on the sunny side, the Economist on how New Zealand is promoting itself as a destination for foodies.
Spare a thought for Onan, an article on Canada.com urges: "Imagine having a sin named after you when there's no evidence you ever committed it". One thing's for sure: it'll never stand up in court. Finally, make sure you listen to Zadie Smith, talking to il Pate Michael Silverblatt on KCRW's Bookworm — the kind of dialogue you wish all authors were honest enough to take part in.
From moi, here cometh the world's first creationist museum. Has America gone green? Also the shocking story of an almost complete lack of media bias against the Iraq war. Golly, how wretched the MSM has become.
In Slate we have the Zeitgeist checklist: the Democrat gloating edition and how the news from home broke for some Marines deep in Iraq (and how little they cared). Oh, and before the US puts that wall up to keep the Mexicans out, they might want to think about the effect that could have on recruitment.
Ciao.
posted by Rob O'Neill at 8:27 PM
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Greetings from Adelaide- lovely city, fine old buildings, parks, churches, etc, and traffic not too excessive, enjoyed the Barossa Valley and Adealide Hills too.
Anyway, glad you find the Theodore Rample piece . I saw a mention of it in The Australian and wondered whether it had gained any coverage in NZ.
And the Kiwi cuising scene piece was interesting also. As someone who recently toured the South island, eating my way around it, i can attest that there is much excellent cuisine in NZ.
Tghe food aint too bad in Oz but am waiting for someone to take me someone really flash.
However, I ate Himalayan in Adealide North the other night and last weekend, i went to an African resturant of all things in Fitzroy, Melbourne.
The Hmalayan is like a cross between indioan and Thai and the African was similar to indian too, meat in a coconut -based sauce and tasty all the same.
I will be covering a food industry conference on Thursday and going to the dinner afterwards, so i trust the food and wine will be upto standard.
The Adelaide Hills sauvignon blanc is not as good as NZ Wither Hills but the bubbles there and in the Barossa was pretty good.
> The Adelaide Hills sauvignon blanc
> is not as good as NZ Wither Hills
> but the bubbles there and in the
> Barossa was pretty good.
Judging by your typing, you're clearly getting enough of it, Dazza. I can only assume "Theodore Rample" was a deliberate Greenwoodism, but "indioan" and "am waiting for someone to take me someone really flash"? Those Aussies are clearly a bad influence on you. I hope you're very happy.
I suspect that Dalrymple is so indigant about Jack Henry Abbott because he recognises that Abbott is a better writer than is he.
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