Blog - written by a Barbadian - on politics, race, the arts, fashion, sport, beauty, economics, feminism, feminist economics, food and whatever else is left. Black, Caribbean, liberal observations on the strange habits of an overfed generation.
KFC claims that its ad showing a white Australian 'calming' a crowd of apparently scary West Indies cricket team fans by timidly offering them a bucket of chicken is certainly not racist, and that the criticism it has attracted is just the result of a cultural misunderstanding and misinterpretati...
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KFC claims that its ad showing a white Australian 'calming' a crowd of apparently scary West Indies cricket team fans by timidly offering them a bucket of chicken is certainly not racist, and that the criticism it has attracted is just the result of a cultural misunderstanding and misinterpretation...
The Mongoose Chronicles Can Zuma's new wife really be called his 3rd First Lady? Or is she just the Third Lady?
Dr. Super is loving this.Usually reserved for the most obese people, weight-loss surgery is unlikely to be a last-ditch option much longer...
Dr. Super is loving this.Usually reserved for the most obese people, weight-loss surgery is unlikely to be a last-ditch option much longer. Technological advancements are turning it into a one-hour, incisionless procedure -- making it more attractive to moderately overweight adults [...]; overwei...
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Secular campaigners in the Irish Republic defied a strict new blasphemy law which came into force today by publishing a series of anti-religious quotations online and promising to fight the legislation in court.The new law, which was passed in July, means that blasphemy in Ireland is now a crime ...
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Secular campaigners in the Irish Republic defied a strict new blasphemy law which came into force today by publishing a series of anti-religious quotations online and promising to fight the legislation in court.The new law, which was passed in July, means that blasphemy in Ireland is now a crime...
The Mongoose Chronicles Happy New Year! http://tinyurl.com/thweep
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Black, Caribbean, feminist observations on the strange habits of an overfed generation. On politics, race relations, the arts, fashion, sport, beauty, economics, feminism, feminist economics, food and whatever else is left.
Welcome to 2010, people all.I'm a resolution maker, because I like the newness that a fresh year brings as an opportunity to refocus and set new priorities. But I don't share them. I write them in a secret place and feel smug that my life is filled with intrigue...
The Mongoose Chronicles will be back on January 1st. Look out for some vlogging in the new year. More mongoose in 2010! W00t and stuff!
So I'm reading today's Nation newspaper and I come across an article on the Comment page. It's accompanied by a photo of one of our roundabouts, and called The correct Way to use a multi-lane road. And so I think "Finally. Someone with some authority is going to wake drivers up to some of the mis...
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So I'm reading today's Nation newspaper and I come across an article on the Comment page. It's accompanied by a photo of one of our roundabouts, and called The correct Way to use a multi-lane road. And so I think "Finally...
The Mongoose Chronicles Yet to see Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker. May need to set aside my aversion to war/war-time films for this cause.
I've attempted to write this post so many times, and so far have not made it past the first sentence. Finally, last week, I saw an old friend - a Bajan reggae artiste - and although I intended only to do the hugs and catch-up thing, I ended up holding forth on this particular disappointment, whil...
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I've attempted to write this post so many times, and so far have not made it past the first sentence...
