Category Archives: Social Commentary

Dry July

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Bec

Very excited to have received my first Dry July donation! A huge thanks to my Mum! For anyone who hasn’t heard of Dry July, it means a month of sober fun ahead for me in order to raise money for … Continue reading →

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A very un-bloggable day

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Bec

Yesterday was bad. And by bad I acknowledge that given my very comfortable life, supportive family and friends, good health and education it wasn’t that bad (excuse the disclaimer, I have just spent an evening watching moving television programmes about … Continue reading →

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BP Bargains

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Bec

Because nothing says redemption like cheap and cheerful cosmetics. Yes BP spilt 174, 383, 776 gallons (or enough to fill 290 olympic sized swimming pools) of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico last year after the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig … Continue reading →

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‘Last Friday Night’ and other Fake Anthems

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Bec

You know anthems. The songs that, despite location- from humble local pubs to seedy super clubs, despite audience and levels of inebriation seem infallible in their ability to incite loud singing, fist pumping, finger pointing, head banging excitement from The … Continue reading →

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Today I: donated blood for the first time

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Bec

It all started last week when Alice’s Bucket List went viral. For those of you living under a rock without an internet connection firstly, how are you reading this?! And secondly, Alice Pyne is a 15 year old girl in … Continue reading →

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Beware: Zara Addiction

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Bec

Excitement for the opening of a Zara store in Melbourne is expected to peak in the next week as the retail giant opens its doors in Bourke Street on the 15th of June (a week from tomorrow!). I won’t pretend … Continue reading →

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Oh Golly!

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Bec

Golliwogs; racist icon or loveable relic? According to wikipedia and other reliable sources, Golliwogs began to fall out of vogue in the 1960’s. Up until then, children were able to enjoy racially insensitive stories about Golliwogs by Enid Blyton and … Continue reading →

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How 1990’s pop music videos gave me unrealistic expectations of love

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Bec

During the golden era of blond bubblegum pop- what I like to call Britney/Christina/Mandy/Jessica-madness (Spears, Aguilera, Moore, Simpson, respectively), through the dissemination of moving images set to music girls of a certain age (i’m going to say 8-14) came to … Continue reading →

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Don’t Hate On Hipsters

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Bec

So it seems hipster-bashing is the new black. Need proof? Being a Dickhead’s Cool, http://www.latfh.com, From Cool to Tool, How much hipster can you pack in a Jazz. I wonder if anyone quick to mock hipster ways have ever considered … Continue reading →

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Sweet Little Lies

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Bec

When I first saw this advertisement in Cleo magazine I immediately scanned the ground for the 3D glasses I assumed had tumbled out which would enable me to see said ‘slight’, ‘demi’ and ‘bold’ curves. But alas, my naked eye was … Continue reading →

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