Here are December 2022’s images—aides-mémoires, photos of interest, and miscellaneous items. I append to this gallery through the month.
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December 2022 gallery
02.12.2022
Tags: 2013, 2022, humour, newspaper, politics, Twitter, USA
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November 2022 gallery
03.11.2022Here are November 2022’s images—aides-mémoires, photos of interest, and miscellaneous items. I append to this gallery through the month.
Tags: 1950s, 1959, 1960s, 1967, 1969, 1970s, 1971, 1973, 1980s, 1988, 2018, 2020s, 2022, actress, advertisement, advertising, Aotearoa, art, book, Boris Johnson, Brexit, car, celebrity, Chrysler, Doctor Who, fashion, Ferrari, Fiat, film, France, GM, Google, history, Hollywood, humour, inequality, ITC, James Bond, Korea, language, LID Publishing, Life on Mars, Lucire, marketing, Mastodon, Matra, Miss France, Mitsubishi, modernism, New Zealand, newspaper, Papua New Guinea, Peugeot, politics, Pontiac, publishing, retro, royalty, Sean Connery, Simca, social media, sport, Stellantis, The Persuaders, TV, TVNZ, Twitter, typography, UK, USA
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New Zealand Chinese Language Week reviewed—in Cantonese
02.10.2022My friend Bevan was going to make a podcast in Cantonese for New Zealand Chinese Language Week, and I decided I would record a few tidbits—except it wound up being something far longer and a podcast episode in its own right. So here it is, all 13-plus minutes of it. If this isn’t your language, please feel free to skip this one!
PS.: Here’s Bevan’s!
Tags: 2022, Aotearoa, China, Chinese, culture, language, New Zealand, podcast
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October 2022 gallery
01.10.2022Here are October 2022’s images—aides-mémoires, photos of interest, and miscellaneous items. I append to this gallery through the month.
Tags: 1960s, 1970s, 2021, actresses, advertisement, advertising, Alfa Romeo, BL, British Leyland, car, celebrity, Elon Musk, fashion, Germany, GM, humour, Jaguar, Lucire, Lucire Rouge, Opel, photography, retro, technology, Tesla, Twitter, typography, USA
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Far more important news
14.09.2022Among all the royal hoop-la, it’s nice to come across this vital 2014 article while on Mastodon.
To the scientists who analysed 1,893 poos, and other waste, thank you for your mahi.
All right, a couple of remarks about the royal coverage. First, I’ve heard from a legitimate news source, words to the effect of ‘It took the Queen’s death to bring William and Harry together.’
No one remembers Prince Philip’s death or the unveiling of the Diana memorial? Things that happened very recently?
The media really do think we are morons without memory sometimes, don’t they?
The other one: ‘There have been 15 US presidents since the Queen has been on the throne.’ I haven’t counted the UK prime ministers (15 is given there, too), but I have counted the presidents. And I get 14.
My friend James heard 12 in another report.
The media really do think we are morons without numeracy skills sometimes, don’t they?
Not just media, but some political parties and governments actually attempt to thrive off these—and it makes you wonder if you are the only one who has faculties to remember and count.
It is up to Twitter to provide less frustrating coverage:
Prince Andrew gets the corgis because he's the most experienced groomer in the family
—Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) September 12, 2022
Dog poo, in amongst all this, has been far more interesting to read about.
Tags: 2022, humour, media, PBS, politics, royalty, Twitter
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September 2022 gallery
04.09.2022Here are September 2022’s images—aides-mémoires, photos of interest, and miscellaneous items. I append to this gallery through the month.
Tags: 1958, 1960s, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1970s, 1980s, 1987, 1989, 2010s, 2012, 2016, 2020s, 2022, actress, advertisement, advertising, Alarm für Cobra 11: die Autobahnpolizei, Aotearoa, Audi, author, BBC, Buick, California, celebrity, Chinese, Chrysler, Citroën, Claudine Auger, culture, Don Black, Donald Trump, DS, film, Ford, France, Germany, GM, history, humour, IKCO, Instagram, Italy, ITV, James Bond, John Barry, language, Matra, Mercedes-Benz, modelling, music, musician, National Party, New Zealand, newspaper, Nissan, photography, politics, racism, retro, Rover, Sean Connery, Tom Jones, TV, Twitter, UK, USA, Volkswagen
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August 2022 gallery
01.08.2022Here are August 2022’s images—aides-mémoires, photos of interest, and miscellaneous items. I append to this gallery through the month.
Tags: 1960s, 1970, 1970s, 1977, 1980s, 1987, 1989, 1990s, 2022, actors, BL, British Leyland, car design, cartoon, celebrity, Chrysler, design, film, Ford, Germany, Ghia, Honda, humour, Instagram, Jaguar, James Bond, John Z. de Lorean, Land Rover, Lotus, modelling, Nissan, Peugeot, Renault, retro, Roger Moore, TV, Twitter
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June 2022 gallery
03.06.2022Here are June 2022’s images—aides-mémoires, photos of interest, and miscellaneous items. I append to this gallery through the month.
Notes
Most of these are self-explanatory, though the Göteborgs-Posten newspaper page with Panos Papadopoulos gets a mention. Panos name-drops me about his autobiography.
Tags: 1960s, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1970s, 1977, 1979, 1980s, 1982, 1985, 1987, 2015, 2022, actress, advertisement, airline, AMC, beauty, book, Brexit, car, celebrity, England, film, Ford, Germany, Göteborg, Göteborgs-Posten, humour, Instagram, James Bond, London, marketing, media, Medinge Group, modelling, modernism, newspaper, Nissan, Panos Papadopoulos, Philips, retro, Robert Brownjohn, Roger Moore, Sean Connery, sexism, Sweden, TV, Twitter, UK, USA
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May 2022 gallery
02.05.2022Here are May 2022’s images—aides-mémoires, photos of interest, and miscellaneous items. I append to this gallery through the month.
Tags: 1950s, 1955, 1960s, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1970s, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980s, 1983, 1986, 2022, actress, advertisement, advertising, Alfa Romeo, Audemars Piguet, Autocar, Bertone, BL, Brazil, British Leyland, Canada, car, celebrity, Envoy, fashion, film, France, Germany, GM, Hollywood, humour, James Bond, language, magazine, marketing, modelling, musician, Netherlands, Opel, Panos Emporio, retro, Roger Moore, Saab, science, Sean Connery, Simca, Sweden, Switzerland, Triumph, Twitter, UK, USA, Vauxhall, watch
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March 2022 gallery
28.03.2022Now we are on the new server, here are March 2022’s images—aides-mémoires, photos of interest, and miscellaneous items. I append to this gallery through the month.
Tags: 1960s, 1965, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2016, 2022, Abercrombie & Fitch, actress, advertisement, Aston Martin, Australia, BL, BMC, car, celebrity, Citroën, design, employment, fashion, film, Ford, France, humour, Instagram, James Bond, Lucire, Lucire KSA, magazine, marketing, Mini, music, Nissan, photography, PSA, publishing, Renault, sexism, South Africa, TV, Twitter, typography, UK, USA
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