Where there’s smoke there’s fire
May 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Golden Girl Finance featured a Human Rights Watch report on its Friday Stocktail this week that reveals, “tobacco farms across the US are using children as young as age 7 to assist in tobacco harvesting, exposing them to nicotine, pesticides and extreme heat.” That same Friday Stocktail also filled YWG in on the latest GMO legislation in the U.S., […]
What it looks like when Brad Pitt does patois
January 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment
You, Gentle Reader, be the judge. You’ve seen the Rob Ford Steak Queen video with the mayor showing off his dialect capabilities. Here’s a sub-titled version in case you couldn’t get it all by ear. (Your Working girl only prays His Honour doesn’t start rolling with Newfoundlanders.) Now check out Brad Pitt in Meet Joe Black. […]
“Armed and fabulous” women
May 21, 2013 by 1 Comment
The NRA has identified women has its potential growth demographic. Putting women squarely in their sights, the truculent US lobby group launched a new website, NRA Women presented by Smith & Wesson at its convention last week. The NRA Women’s mission is to “expose the public to the female face of the NRA – focusing […]
Colalife wins international design award
May 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Non-profit organization, Colalife, had a great idea to use the distribution network of CocaCola to get much-needed medicines to the people who need them. “You can buy a Coca-Cola virtually anywhere in developing countries,” says the Colalife webite, but in these same places, 1 in 9 children die before their 5th birthday from simple preventable […]
First Ever Saudi Campaign
May 18, 2013 by 1 Comment
Follow Ernestine’s Women’s Shelter on Twitter at @ErnestinesWS and find out about cool things like this — the first ever campaign on violence against women in Saudi Arabia The “No More Abuse” campaign is sponsored by the nonprofit King Khalid Foundation. Memac Ogilvy, Riyadh created the campaign.
Money makes the world go around
April 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
To kick of the soundtrack of Your Working Girl’s Money Edition, here’s Liza and Joel to set the tone. Sing in the shower if you like it. Money Liza Minelli and Joel Grey
The cold antiseptic sting of the Swiss franc
April 24, 2013 by 1 Comment
The Flying Circus sets the right note. Your Working Girl can’t remember a time when she didn’t know this song. The Money Song by Monty Python
I work all night, I work all day
April 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
…. to pay the bills I have to pay / Ain’t it sad. ABBA sings it like no one else. Money, Money, Money by Abba
Another Stairway to Heaven
April 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The four cellists who make up Apocalyptica, the Finnish metal band from Helsinki known for their Metalica covers, show their sweet side. http://www.apocalyptica.com Stairway to Heaven from Apocalyptica
Your Working Girl 