Diamonds are forever, but not if you drop them down the drain

That is not something that I have done, or plan on doing, I swear. It’s just an example. It happened “a friend”. Now, to the point: James Bond! But of course, don’t act like you didn’t guess that already. People are clever, I’m convinced they’re clever. I know people say they’re not, but . . [...]

Fisk-it Friday, or something clever like that

Friday, 6 November 2009, 19:49 | Category : Journalism, politics
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“He had a . . . a frightening self-righteousness.” Robert Fisk could be talking about just about anybody; hell, excepting the gender issue, he could probably be talking about me. He is, instead, referring to the infamous Osama Bin Laden, the first enemy of America the free world and founder of Al Qaeda, the name [...]

So Christina Aguilera has a decent shoe collection, and a baby

Friday, 6 November 2009, 18:21 | Category : celebrity news, photography
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via Natasha’s Soirée

What my sister wore

Friday, 6 November 2009, 14:29 | Category : What I'm wearing
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My sister has been, it’s fair to say, the most formidable influence on my ideas of fashion – on my interest, my personal aesthetic, my major likes and dislikes – so it stands to reason that she should get her own post. I could do a biography of her, but I’d have to check it [...]

Graduation day

Friday, 6 November 2009, 13:39 | Category : Random musings
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It sounds like some apocalyptic movie, doesn’t it? Tomorrow I will be graduating from my MA in International Journalism in DIT (e-mail me rosemary.maccabe [at] gmail.com if you want deets, for this is not a review). I have to go into Dublin today to get fitted for my robe and, presumably, for my cap, which [...]