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Is Inspector Gadget a Himbo?
Go go Gadget nostalgia! Childhood classics rarely age well, so does Inspector Gadget (of the original cartoon; Matthew Broderick does not enter consideration) live up to the lofty standards of himbodom? Can a cop even be a Himbo? Is there a limit on how many rhetorical questions I can fit in a paragraph?? As always,…
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Is Thor (Australian) a Himbo?
He may be the god of hammers and a lesbian icon, but is Thor (Australian) the god of himbos?
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Is Fezzik (The Princess Bride, 1987) a Himbo?
A large lad who just wants Westley to “feel like he’s doing well” in a fight, Fezzik (André the Giant) is this episode’s Himbo candidate. We ask the important questions: does a Himbo need to be conventionally attractive? How pure of heart can our gentle giant be? And, is Lao Gon Ma a Himbo? These…
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Is George (of the Jungle [1997]) a Himbo?
Everyone’s favourite plane-crash survivor and jungle survivalist, George (as played magnificently by Brendan Fraser in the 1997 movie) is pretty obviously a Himbo, we have to admit. But what is it about his himboness that makes him an icon from the earliest days of the Himbo ascendance? As always, taking you on this Himbological adventure…
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Writing samples
From product descriptions and catchy CTAs to in-depth articles and branding statements, I’ve written in just about every format ecommerce has to throw at you, and done so with a humanity and ease that makes my writing much more than functional filler. Articles Ballpoint vs Rollerball – What’s the difference? An SEO-friendly piece, this article…
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Intro to Himbology
Welcome to Himbology – the very serious (and very made-up) study of the human golden retrievers we love so much. In this introductory episode, your resident Himbologists take a look at the etymology of the word “himbo”, and how it evolved from a derisive term for lunks like Schwarzenegger and Stallone into a perfect term…
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Kind of Blue feat. Joni Mitchell
At the risk of stating the obvious, Joni Mitchell has had a massive influence across her career, but how did her album Blue come to define the sound of 2019? Featuring: Joni Mitchell’s All I Want, A Case of You and River Weyes Blood’s Andromeda Julia Jacklin’s Body Phoebe Bridgers’ Motion Sickness Stella Donnelly’s Boys Will Be Boys Lucy Dacus’s Night…
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Meg White is better than you think
She copped a lot of grief, but is the White Stripes drummer better than you remember? Featuring: The White Stripes’s Fell In Love With A Girl, Hotel Yorba, The Hardest Button To Button, and Icky Thump Podcast art by Anthea LeBrocq – @fulltimeangel on Insta, or [email protected] for enquiries. Check out (and add to!) this episode’s playlist on Spotify and Apple…
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Over and Over feat. Baby Shark
Unless you’re one of the lucky ones, even seeing the words Baby Shark is enough to get you humming, “doo doo doo-doo do-doo” under your breath. It’s a great illustration of how repetitive hooks mess with your brain, and how that power can be used for good (or evil, depending on how you feel about…
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Undead Strings feat. The Veronicas
Not quite real, not quite fake, but more powerful than both, Undead Strings are pure power, like a lich in musical form. Sharp and merciless, Undead Strings were once sounds made by musical instruments, but they underwent a strange transformation to become unstoppable. Featuring: The Veronica’s Untouched Britney Spears’ Toxic S. P. Balasubrahmanyam’s Tere Mere Beech Mein (from…
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