This will hurt me...

Forgive my shoddy MS Paint skills, but when Henry pulled this pose yesterday, I knew that I would just have to use the photo, even if it was so flooded with light that it was difficult to look at. The moment that finger went up, it sparked an instantaneous recognition of the “Lenin pose” (as I like to call it) and consolidates all that I have foreseen of this young man thus far .

Continuing with the alcohol, tobacco (and other drug) theme that is the background to my week , I have gone with an ad that I admire very much aesthetically. Although I do find the image itself mildly amusing, it is not a ‘funny ad’ per se . What I love most about this advertisement is the overall design and symmetry of it. The colours, the lines and even the typeface all work so well together. It does hark back to a time when poster ads like this one were well and truly ‘art’. Now, I think that it is advertising a brand or beer, but I am not 100 percent certain. Perhaps a reader may know more? [As an aside, is it just me or does this bloke resemble an older, more laid back Australian PM Kevin Rudd ?]