Day: 2007-08-09

Flimsy. Wimpy. Weak. The Parliamentary Breastfeeding Inquiry Report.

By lauredhel on 2007-08-09 • ( 14 )

The discourse around breastfeeding, both public and private tends to flit between two summations: “Mothers should breastfeed” and “Mothers shouldn’t feel guilty”. I’m guessing that regular Hoydenistas have spotted the framing problem already: “Mothers should”. (If you’re a mother, are… Read More ›

Note to SBS

By tigtog on 2007-08-09 • ( 6 )

A couple of old bones which cause a revision of an evolutionary timeline model (about which species coexisted with which others when) do not “cast doubt on the theory of human evolution”. All this discovery may mean is that instead… Read More ›

Another Howard YouTube, another day of the corporate media taking the bait

By tigtog on 2007-08-09

Mark and others have previously pointed out that Howard is not using YouTube to actually reach out to YouTubers, he is using it to game the news cycle. The applications for the Armed Forces Gap Year program open today, after… Read More ›

Predictable

By tigtog on 2007-08-09 • ( 8 )

The one time I read a newspaper report of a social study that actually is reported with a bit of attention to fine distinctions and looks like a reasonable summary of the actual journal paper, what happens? The comments section… Read More ›