Monthly Archives: January 2009

For those of you who loved Cadbury’s Gorilla video on YouTube, check out this sequel made by the same London ad agency, intruigingly named Eyebrows. I think it’s just awesome. How cute is the balloon bit at the end?

On the topic of fake a*vertising, I’m working on a story at the moment for my magazine about ethics and a*vertising. It’s an interesting topic and I’m enjoying getting stuck into it. The three areas I’m focussing on are tobacco, gambling … Continue reading →

By onlinesoph Mia Freedman gets stuck into gossip magazines and the Sun Herald for pressuring women to lose weight after they’ve had a baby. She rants: “What about the idea that our bodies change with time and childbirth – sometimes … Continue reading →

By onlinesoph After a weekend of furious packing, moving and cleaning, we are finally settled into our new flat. Joy! As a bonus, my triceps and legs are feeling taut and terrific. Incidental exercise and a new place to live. God is … Continue reading →

Watching Obama’s inauguration yesterday, I (onlinesoph) felt excited, hopeful and optimistic. But seeing the vast number of Americans huddled in Washington, eyes filled with hopeful promise as they looked on their new president, inspired me to read Revelations 7:9-12. There … Continue reading →

I love Witchery. I love their clothes. I love their bags. I especially love their shoes. But I don’t love their latest advertising campaign. Last week, a young girl made headlines after posting a YouTube video about her quest to find a mystery … Continue reading →

by SamR It has a arrived for your drinking pleasure. Over the last 4 months or so, Mattt, guthers and myself have been working hard to become ‘less novice’ coffee roasters. It’s good fun. We think our beans are now … Continue reading →

by SamR Well I looked on our list of posts today and realised that it has been a month since my last post, which itself was a month after it’s predecessor. Two posts in two months – it’s clear I’ve … Continue reading →

When Sam and I found our little unit at Summer Hill, I was so excited to move in. The place charmed me and won me over, as only an inner west art-deco flat can. I was so in love that I didn’t … Continue reading →

I know God’s not a formula. I know being a Christian isn’t about tapping into a higher being like some kind of good luck charm. But lately it seems like every time I stop worrying about something, every time I make the conscious … Continue reading →