My brolly got mangled in the wind recently, so I popped into Marks & Spencer for a replacement. I was delighted to find I could get one made out of recycled yarn. It didn’t cost any more than the others, in fact less than some equivalents, so it begs the obvious question - why aren’t they all made of recycled material?
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Green Brolly from M&S
Thursday, April 9th, 2009Confessed Priest Slayer Says the Men Were Lovers
Thursday, April 9th, 2009The man suspected
of murdering an Austin priest confessed to the crime,
but insisted the two were lovers, Mexican authorities say.
Antidiscrimination Bill Dies in West Virginia
Thursday, April 9th, 2009Legislation that
would have added sexual orientation as a protected
class to West Virginia’s civil rights laws
failed to make it to the house floor for a vote on
Monday, ending the latest journey for a bill that
passed a divided senate in March.
Rupert Everett Trashes Gay Fatherhood
Thursday, April 9th, 2009Actor Rupert
Everett trashed the idea of gay men wanting to father their
own children, charging that surrogacy is the outgrowth of a
“tiresome” gay rights movement populated
by “awful middle-class queens.”
Maine: The Next Marriage-Equality Debate
Thursday, April 9th, 2009Now that same-sex
marriage has achieved legislative success in Vermont,
the marriage-equality conversation moves to nearby Maine.
LGBT Families Ready to (Egg) Roll
Thursday, April 9th, 2009Roundup: News From Around the Web
Thursday, April 9th, 2009Tony Blair talks
about gay rights, NYC markets itself as a piece of gay
history, and more.
Iowa Gov. Won't Fight Marriage Decision
Thursday, April 9th, 2009Iowa governor
Chet Culver said that he will not fight the state supreme
court’s decision on Friday to open marriage rights to gay
and lesbian couples.
Krod’s Sword Ignites Thursday Night
Thursday, April 9th, 2009Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
is a new show on Comedy Central that takes the faux-reality
style of series like The Office and now Parks and
Recreation and applies it to a band of warriors in
an ancient realm.
Dante's Cove Returns for Fourth Season
Thursday, April 9th, 2009Here!
Networks announced Wednesday that Dante’s Cove will
return for a fourth season. Shooting is scheduled to
begin in the fall.