Dressing up
Birds of paradise
Charley Harper's charming illustrations really cheer us up - and many are being reissued by US publisher Ammo. Can we have Birds And Words for Christmas, please?
Window shopping
Currently we're browsing www.strawberryandcream.com and www.matchesfashion.com. So much more fun than hitting the streets
Out of this world
Keanu Reeves makes a charming Klaatu the alien in the new version of The Day the Earth Stood Still this month. Klaatu barada nikto, dude.
Dressing down
Eye for an eye
False lashes you can wear for six weeks before they're shed? Just the thought of the glue makes our eyelids itch. What's wrong with mascara and eyelash curlers?
Beanies
Are our heads the wrong shape or something? We cannot make those slouchy knitted hats look anything but stupid. And they make our hair go static. Rubbish
Re: re-releases
Albums reappearing with extra tracks and a posher cover; hastily cobbled 'Best of' compilations which are actually 'Mediocre song collections of'... No wonder the kids are downloading these days. What a con.