There’s an excellent post by Mercurius at Larvatus Prodeo regarding the drawing of long bows from scanty (nay, unrelated) data. It’s based on a notably incoherent op-ed column which asserts many things, but particularly makes the now common charge that… Read More ›
Month: February 2008
Apologies
I’m not well. I’m not sleeping, I have no appetite, I’m a mess. So I’m not getting things done. I’m late on the Femmobolsho awards, largely because I clicked the wrong button on Saturday and f*cking deleted my whole scorecard,… Read More ›
Pop quiz: Women in Parliament
Pop quiz! Pick the comment that came from the WA Liberal Party Women’s Affairs Spokesperson: 1. “There’s a definite flirtation level (from some male MPs) that does make you feel a bit awkward at times, you know because some of… Read More ›
Baggy vaginas are Out for 2008: stiletto-therapy agenda science
[image via Feminist Law Profs] We really need some new and stronger synonyms for “festering bilge”. Today’s media fashion tips are all about how we need to rectify our baggy vaginas with fashion therapy. From the Courier Mail comes the… Read More ›
Boom-tish
Most of the time, the anti-feminist comments/emails we decline to publish over at Finally, A Feminism 101 Blog, are predictably tedious. At least this one had a punchline. EVERY WOMAN IN THIS THREAD NEEDS TO DO THE FOLLOWING 1. GET… Read More ›
Don’t go out in the pouring rain
Am I the only one who gets an almost irresistible urge to do a d’Artagnan whenever I pass another pedestrian carrying an equally large furled umbrella?
OK, I seem to have bollixed the comments
Update: All fixed now! I just got an email saying that at least one person has tried to comment and has been unable to. I just tried and I can’t do it either. I’ll try and fix it now, and… Read More ›
Troy Buswell: In His Own Words
[image source] Has anyone noticed a particular pattern in the speech of Troy Buswell, Leader of the WA Liberal Party? ABC News: “Walker-Buswell meeting set for today” quotes Buswell as saying: “I always have and will continue to respect Sue’s… Read More ›
Going grey
I was listening on the radio this morning, as I drove to Central Station to pick up my father (who had an appointment at RPAH for a minor procedure aimed at controlling the progression of his Paget’s Disease), to one… Read More ›
2008 State of the Union tag cloud: addressing priorities and themes
This tag cloud was generated from the 2008 State of the Union address. The words which come up in the very largest font are no surprise. Saddening to see “liberty, freedom, progress, peace” quite so much smaller than “terrorist, security,… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 