The McDonald – WeightWatchers affair
Emma Knott5 March 2010
There have been some unlikely duos in the past: peanut butter and jam, Shrek and Donkey, Elton and Lady Gaga … but this week they were all surpassed the announcement of the most unlikely duo of all: WeightWatchers and McDonalds.
Yes that’s right, customers in New Zealand can expect to see the WeightWatchers stamp of approval [...]
Is the PS3 old, fat and stupid or is this a clever marketing ploy by Sony?
Adam Winfield4 March 2010
News spread on Tuesday that a bug similar to Y2K sunk its teeth into Sony’s older ‘fat’ (or if we’re being PC, ‘horizontally challenged’) Playstation 3. As owners prepared themselves for the prospect of losing their saved games and being unable to play online, I couldn’t help but snigger.
Many couldn’t even play in offline mode, leaving frustrated gamers [...]
Closing 6Music gives up BBC’s status as online leader and cultural innovator
Neil Hallmark2 March 2010
Today is a sad day in the Kaizo office. After months of rumours, our favourite digital radio station, 6Music, is to close as a result of a cost cutting exercise by the BBC. Announcing the closure to staff this morning BBC director general, Mark Thompson, revealed that there will be a 25% reduction in spending [...]
It’s official: The female of the species is brighter than the male
Emma Knott26 February 2010
Last week, when The Daily Express reported that one in four women would rather be a man, I was feeling a little down. As Tammy Wynette sang “Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman” but do we all really dream of being men! Whatever happened to Girl Power!
Thankfully my spirits were lifted again this week [...]
Let them eat……pie!
Dave Robertson19 February 2010
Greggs the bakery this week launched a new, more sophisticated looking store for the high-streets of London. Though hearing this news brought joy to my sausage-roll loving side, what made it even better were the stories that followed in the UK national papers. The Sun boldly claimed that the “North-South divide is well and truly [...]
Trouser Tales
Sarah Mayer29 January 2010
I don’t pretend to know a whole lot about a man’s relationship with his trousers, though a few headlines this week made interesting reading.
According to a survey by laundry firm Dr Beckmann, men wear their jeans 15 times before washing them. I’m not sure I really wanted to know that to be honest and it’s [...]
Butter: a bare necessity or breakfast luxury?
Sam Darby22 January 2010
Sparks flew this week as a renowned surgeon declared war on butter. Dr Shyam Kolvekar called for a ban on butter in a move he feels would save thousands of lives each year. Over time a diet high in saturated fats, such as butter, can lead to raised blood cholesterol and increases the risk of [...]
Shop till you drop
Emma Knott15 January 2010
Great news today for shopaholics as the headlines declared shopping is good for the waistline.
According to research, commissioned by Debenhams, women burn a whopping 385 calories every time they hit the High Street – that’s equivalent to an hour of tough weightlifting or hiking.
What’s more, the research showed that if women did this twice a [...]
