Botox is to women as beer is to men, which is why cosmetic treatments and alcohol are both immune to fluctuations in the economy according to some slightly generalising studies. But the fact is, as The Salon points out, people really do seem to want to treat themselves when times are bad.
The Rev Peter Mullen has got into trouble for his 'jokey' comments that gay people should tattoo their bottoms with "Sodomy can seriously damage your health". Lock him up for crimes against comedy, if nothing else.
Recycling at Tesco can get you airmiles, but most people would rather take a second job than go out litter-picking just to get enough to fly back from their honeymoon.
It's National Chocolate Week next week (really, this time - sorry if I confused anyone with my misinformation about International Women's Day yesterday. It's no excuse but... I was misinformed) Delicious pictures over on Crafty Crafty today.
Spoilt for choice in the Guardian as usual. Poker-journo Victoria Coren accidentally succumbs to 'the Palin effect' simply by getting some glasses. Everyone's doing it, you know. Because... what? We all want to be Sarah Palin?
Does size have anything to do with your acting ability? Someone thinks so: 'On stage I infinitely prefer a big presence and a big body to the kind of antiseptic, neat-calved, pretty-pretty who packs too many vowel sounds into her Shakespeare - "Oh, my Lo-or-ord!"' The piece makes some good, important points about the lack of larger women in theatre, but shouldn't need to bash thinner actresses to do so.
