It was intended to satirize the use of sex to sell but now the creators of a nude Barbie calendar are being sued by Barbie doll makers, Mattel. Two Argentinean student artists, Breno Costa and Guilherme Souza, seem to have fashioned the calendar, in which Barbie appears nude, sometimes “provocatively posed” with another female doll, […]
If a loved one of yours knits through good, bad and dull times, the Vogue Knitting Stitch-a-Day 2011 day-to-day calendar has got their name on it. Vogue Knitting is, according to the knitterati, THE resource for wool-stitchers. With their calendar you get a different stitch for every day of the year, photographed and clearly explained. […]
Today’s 2011 wall calendars come courtesy of the animal kingdom. As Brass Eye supremo Chris Morris said, “Over the centuries, man’s relationship with animals has been complex. In ancient Egypt, felines were worshipped because the Egyptians thought they were funny.” And so on. Both Abrams & Chronicle Books Ltd’s Extraordinary Chickens and Universe’s Beautiful Sheep […]
Today’s featured calendar is the Yoga Dogs 2011 Wall Calendar. The calendar comprises humiliating pictures of dogs in yoga poses. “Yoga Dogs is a whimsical view of our most faithful companions engaged in an activity you wouldn’t normally associate with canines! Yoga Dogs is designed to be uplifting and put a smile on your […]
Yesterday was N-Dubz, today is the Lindisfarne Gospels. Today’s tasteful 2011 calendar features a British Library treasure – the Lindisfarne Gospels, a richly-decorated Christian manuscript from medieval England. The original manuscript dates from the late 7th or early 8th century. The Northumbrian manuscript is a unique combination of Anglo-Saxon and Celtic religious art and is […]
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be spying for the most desirable calendars to hang up on your wall in 2011. Either phone or enable javascript to view contact email address of any must-have calendars that you come across – seriously desirable, horrible or funny. To kick things off, let us recommend the Sarah Palin […]
As we take our first tentative steps into the ‘Teens, we can get a handle on at least some of the images that will accompany us throughout the coming year from Xmas sales of 2010 calendars. HMV and calendar-makers Danila have compiled their calendar chart for 2010 and it features January-through-December pics of newcomers as […]
How to plan the office Christmas party Whether you count down the days, or desperately scrabble around for an excuse not to go, the office Christmas party is an event on almost every company’s calendar. So, how do you plan a party that everyone will enjoy? It’s a tricky balance to get Bob from Accounts […]
Top tips to improve your time management skills Despite what people say, time is not a commodity. It cannot be traded, expanded or reduced. It is fixed. Our perception of time, however, is another concept. How often do you think at 4pm “Where has the day gone?” and go into panic mode to try to […]
Planning in business is essential Everything from the monthly sales drive to a new product launch or project needs planning. It promotes joined-up thinking and good decision-making throughout the whole organisation. “A goal without a plan is just a wish”, observed the famous writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, summing up a key business principle. Each business […]
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