David Willetts, Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, at a UK Conservative Party conference: “Bridget Jones is a real phenomenon, driven partly by the way the pattern of university education is changing. For the first time, in… Read More ›
Month: September 2008
Mine’s a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster, thanks
…in a very tall glass, because I’m not entirely convinced that these are the hoopy froods (who know where their towels are) that we are looking for.
Virtual Travelling: Florida
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } girl power, originally uploaded by KarensJilly. a fanciful day ~ it was a perfect… Read More ›
Does it really take a divisive stereotype to catch a divisive stereotype?
Author: blue milk – kinda radical feminist who kinda identifies with the “suburban mum” tag these days. Not so long ago Monica Dux, in promoting the publication of jointly-authored book The Great Feminist Denial, attempted to initiate a conversation about… Read More ›
TARP watch: bailout FAILOUT
Vote count: Democrats: 141 Yea, 94 Nay Republican: 66 Yea, 132 Nay The Times – Analysis: bailout vote calls Hank Paulson’s bluff Negotiators had worked all weekend to accommodate some of the doubts of conservative Republicans who objected… Read More ›
Lazyblogging Replay: “Yes We Can” vs “Ten Thousand Years”
We’re getting a lot of googlers popping by after searching variations on mccain obama compare and contrast I just rewatched the two videos on the original “Obama and McCain: Compare and Contrast” post, and they’re as relevant now as they… Read More ›
Latest Palin rumour: a wedding for Bristol just before the election
Off the record, it appears that some McCain team members think a wedding for Bristol would provide the perfect distraction from Obama’s talking points in the crucial last week. Inside John McCain’s campaign the expectation is growing that there will… Read More ›
Book Giveaway: The Great Feminist Denial
I can’t deny, the timing on this has been a little awkward. We had a monster thread nearly two weeks ago about an op-ed written by one of the co-authors of this book, Monica Dux, where the general sense was… Read More ›
Perth homophobes hyperventilate over Mayor’s call
A couple of days ago, Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi opened the Pride festival with these words: “Gay, straight, who cares?” She went on to talk about wishing to make Perth as gay-friendly as Sydney and San Francisco, and said… Read More ›
TARP Watch Week 2: oversight, immediacy and golden parachutes
The Times: US banking crisis: midnight delivers the $700bn deal: half now, half later After compromises from the White House, Democrats and Republicans, the deal will effectively give Mr Paulson $350 billion immediately to start buying toxic mortgage-related assets, while… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 