The Man from the Cold River will spend the entire weekend at the Sydney Writers Festival & Nippon-type Clubs ;-) Those unlucky to reside interstate or overseas might care to visit the Big Pond as tomorrow night a debate of biblical proportions will take place: David Suzuki and Peter Garrett
This link is for the love of my life who lets me spread my wings other males can only dream of ;-) The one who must be obeyed introduced me to many finer things in life be it ballet, yorkshire pudding, and the taste of authentic Mediterenian cooking [There is not one issue of any gourmet magazine which features Mediterenian cooking that Lauren has not kept or filed inside her cooking manual - more and more yellowed by time]
Art of Living & Literature Across Frontiers: Marketing & Reading at Risk: drip, drip, drip
Ever wonder who declared granola to be healthy?
Do you believe that there's a person named Betty Crocker? What explains an $80,000 SUV? What justifies a $125 pair of sneakers? According to a new book, we buy what we buy because we believe in 'the story'.
• All marketers are liars How the Goddes of Marketing is Improving Cold River [ Every man I meet is in some way my superior - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American author, minister, & activist Something to consider: Everyone knows something that you don't. Take advantage of that and allow them to teach you Leading Ideas: Take Advantage of Others ; It's Not What You Say ... It’s What You Do - Follow-through is the critical piece in any change initiative Why is this night different from all other nights ]
• · The King is dead, and a large part of Australian television history has gone with him. Graham Kennedy's death from pneumonia early this morning has taken one of the biggest talents this country has seen from TV TV legend Graham Kennedy dies ; Carr death threat link to cathedral blaze
• · · The goal of this collection of essays from some of America's younger or emerging novelists is to disprove the dire warnings regarding the disappearance of a reading public. Bookmark Now: Writing in Unreaderly Times; Matilda: Weekend Round-Up #21
• · · · While Ten's Big Brother attracted around 1.5 million viewers to its shows this week, a new kind of reality tv is winning the votes in Britain, according to The Age. Five men were invited into a West Sussex monastery to live with the monks for 40 days and 40 nights, being filmed by BBC cameras Monastery attracts the viewers ; Everything Bad's Not Bad ; New 24/7 chap on the block! Reindeer Company
• · · · · What happens when young people are trained in globalised consumption from babyhood on? Is there room for the self between commercialism and mass commodities? The "Coolhunters" exhibition in Karlsruhe looks at youth culture, from cheerleaders to cool rappers, from computer games to teenage suicide News from Teenyland; An archaic parliamentary rule today prevented a pregnant NSW state Labor MP from leaving the lower house chamber to use the toilet. Nasty moment ... for Parramatta MP Tanya Gadiel ; Age bias is about as common as coffee in the workplace, but there are signs that may be changing as a small but growing number of companies seeks to attract older workers Which companies are reaching out to older workers?
• · · · · · Experience beats youth hands down this season! Second novels are sprouting up everywhere. Poet Thomas Kling, who died far too young, has left us a final masterpiece. Non-fiction can't escape the dark shadow of World War Two but there's plenty of talk of a life without work as well Cold River this Season ; Once almighty arbiters of American taste, critics find their power at ebb tide. Is it a dark time for the arts, or the dawn of a new age? Critical condition