A harrowingly detailed post from TerranceDC of The Republic of T (the post-title is his) about the way that AIDS education and prevention programmes worldwide, but especially in Africa, have been sabotaged by the Bush Administration’s insistence on not only… Read More ›
Month: May 2007
Aargheeheee! The rapier wit of the Gore-Deranged is destroying me!
Carbon Credit Killers. Why We Do It The reason we sell Carbon Debits is simple ““ we want to take away the pathetic excuse of Carbon Credits from those liberals who hide their shame filled lives behind money-bought lunacy. Carbon… Read More ›
Peeve Week: “militant feminist”
Peeve Week continues here in my little corner of Hoyden About Town. Today, three things I am sick of reading: “Militant feminist.” “Feminazi.” “Feminist jihad.” Given the strong links between feminism and peace/anti-violence movements, can we please just expunge these… Read More ›
Obfuscating Rape
Turns out there are multiple ways of obfuscating rape in the news. This news story, for example. [cut for child rape triggers]
Iraq too dangerous for Harry (and his tank unit)
Shorter desperate Whitehall spin: but the rest of you will be just fine, honest, even if you’re not in a tank unit, and of course the COW is totally winning in Iraq. [news story] ———————————————————- Chris Heyman, an ex-military editor… Read More ›
I’m thinking that getting dressed would start to require real attention to detail
You really wouldn’t want to get these jackets mixed up once the online interaction systems get properly sorted. Exhibit A: Feel an online hug just like the real thing Jacket made to measure for love from afar Exhibit B: Self… Read More ›
Loving, steadfast companion or alluring, wanton adventuress?
(my post on Monday regarding the Mary Jane sculpture reminded me that this was hanging around in the drafts folder from months ago) The last three words of the post title leapt out at me from amongst the denser verbiage… Read More ›
Jerry Falwell, dead aged 73
So he got his threescore years and ten, then. TANJ, except that he simply won’t get the glorious afterlife he’s been expecting. The Carpetbagger Report has a timeline of various highlights of his bigoted authoritarian ranting career. (via Ginmar)
Healthist cheerleading
Disease ‘n’ disability romanticists need to read this, at Twisty’s place. Twisty has a pile of sometimes scary and always downright nasty post-cancer-treatment symptoms. I’m even hopping madder that I find myself capitulating. “So how’re you doing?” people ask me,… Read More ›
After Bastard Boys
There was quite a bit of chest beating about bias with regard to the ABC drama Bastard Boys broadcast over the last two nights. Certainly the show is unlikely to do Greg Combet’s electoral chances any harm at all. But… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 