Elsewhere on Shiny Lifestyle: Hamburger phones, bourbon biscuits, vintage channel 4 and more
It's Friday, so we'll let you off the hook if you want to go off and read something that isn't about saving the planet for a change this afternoon. Just don't go getting any ideas about driving great big SUVs, flying in planes or doing your shopping in Primark...we'll NEVER forgive you.
- Bayraider is confused as to why this hamburger shaped phone is such a hit on Ebay, and more perplexed still as to its association with the film Juno. The Flavor Flav alarm clock requires little explanation, however. [Bayraider]
- Dollymix editor Cate Sevilla just loves using the word vagina, and explains here why she uses it at least 15 times a day. And Isabelle O'Carroll talks about why detoxing is such a complete waste of time -- a woman after my own heart [Dollymix]
- If you're planning on getting into a spot of trouble abroad, Lost Weekend spells out to you exactly what British embassies can and can't do for you (they won't give you crash space or money, but will provide bourbon biscuits in abundance). Oh, and here's a whizzy new jet plane that you might be able to take to Oz in 25 years time. Don't pack your bags just yet. [Lost Weekend]
- TV Scoop reminisces on the birth of Channel 4 as Ashes to Ashes fever takes hold and reports on the sad news that Father Ted star Frank Kelly, who played foul-mouthed Father Jack, has cancer. [TV Scoop]
- Music blog My Chemical Toilet lists ten of the worst decisions in the history of The Grammys, and Will.i.am’s Barack Obama campaign video positively reeks of sincerity: [My Chemical Toilet]
- Making the news on Star Trip is the fact that Joss Stone smokes rollies *gasp* and Amy Winehouse plans to 'shack up' with pal Kelly Osbourne when she gets out of rehab [Star Trip]
- Available for Panto (that's all things reality TV) features the arduous process of some ladettes becoming ladies while it seems that nobody's watching Coleen's Real Women. [Available for Panto]
- It seems they are dropping like flies on the 'Street: Corrie Blog reports that Rob James-Collier is leaving. But has he made the right decision? Lucy Evans, who plays Lauren Wilson, is also jumping ship. [Corrie Blog]
