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Wendy’s Week of TV Part 7 August 29, 2008

Sunday: Doctor Who This was a genuinely creepy and tense episode – and frustratingly another of the “to be continueds”. A little resonant of Alien with the deserted planet with an unseen monster popping off the cast one at a time. And what about poor Donna?? And I’m so intrigued by the whole Doctor not […]

Wendy’s Week of TV Part 7

Sunday: Doctor Who This was a genuinely creepy and tense episode – and frustratingly another of the “to be continueds”. A little resonant of Alien with the deserted planet with an unseen monster popping off the cast one at a time. And what about poor Donna?? And I’m so intrigued by the whole Doctor not […]

4000 and counting

I’ve managed to pass 4000 words on my paper. On reading back through what I have so far, as always i find that the discussion is a little abstract and perhaps not grounded enough by textual examples. Still that is something that can now be remedied. I was just pleased to meet my goal of […]

TV Quotes

“For these women their bums are their greatest fear and they are about to come face to face with that fear” (or something like that – the narrator on Trinny and Susannah) WHAT!?

TV Quotes

“For these women their bums are their greatest fear and they are about to come face to face with that fear” (or something like that – the narrator on Trinny and Susannah) WHAT!?

where are we now? August 28, 2008

A recent post at homecooked theory asks some interesting questions about the state of contemporary cultural studies. One that particularly caught my attention inquired after the whereabouts of the many students who had taken cultural studies courses in the last twenty years or so. This was part of a broader musing as to who the […]

where are we now?

A recent post at homecooked theory asks some interesting questions about the state of contemporary cultural studies. One that particularly caught my attention inquired after the whereabouts of the many students who had taken cultural studies courses in the last twenty years or so. This was part of a broader musing as to who the […]

from the garden

I picked these from the garden this morning. What I love most about nasturtiums is that they are extremely self-sufficient. They require little extra watering and have a fantastic ability to create different coloured and patterned flowers from year to year. They have a lovely old fashioned flower garden perfume. And best of all they […]

from the garden

I picked these from the garden this morning. What I love most about nasturtiums is that they are extremely self-sufficient. They require little extra watering and have a fantastic ability to create different coloured and patterned flowers from year to year. They have a lovely old fashioned flower garden perfume. And best of all they […]

it’s amazing the difference a hat makes August 27, 2008

Last night’s rehearsal was a great one, especially for those of us in the pit. Apart from the wonderful stash of lollies (for eating while the dialogue is going on) we also received some very special Oklahoma style hats. It seems it’s amazing the difference a hat makes to how much fun you can have […]

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