June 04 2008
Real Swedish Librarians and Other Choice Links
posted by Ana Samways at 1:57 pm
What does 300 calories look like? Not much, considering the recommended daily intake for a woman is 1940 or thereabouts. Which means you can have six and a half of these each day, be it cauliflower or chocolate.
Evolution of credits: The list of movie credits used to be a tad shorter, then came Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings.
Last month there was huge controversy (and some sackings) after a magazine in China did a fashion shoot amongst the earthquake rubble on the first day of official mourning for the 69,000 people who died in the disaster. Here are the pictures.
Showing decidedly more taste, Vice magazine has a fashion shoot with real Swedish Librarians.
Don’t know if that’d be enough of an apology for me…
Video: Analysis of Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen. It’s not about the food.
The International Film Festival (July 10–27 in Auckland and Wellington July 18th August 3rd) includes I Think We’re Alone Now, a documentary about obsessed fans of 1980s pop star Tiffany. Watch the trailer here. The full programme will be a finalised “soon”, according to the festival website. But organisers have confirmed screening New Zealand director Vincent Ward’s new film Rain of the Children will be screening.
Unashamed search for fame inevitably leads to abuse by online nasties for Yulia and Glyn. (Don’t worry guys, all publicity is good publicity, yada yada…)
Video: Christchurch couple are Steve and Terri Irwin lookalikes. Crikey!