Image Source: Planets over Perth (John Goldsmith), from Astronomy Picture of the Day. Venus, Mercury then Mars are hanging above the Moon over the Swan River in Perth on September 1st. According to APOD, it’s still possible to see the… Read More ›
Month: September 2008
California Dairy Industry Tries to Trademark “Got Breastmilk?”
The California Milk Processor Board (also known as the CMPB or the California Fluid Milk Processor Advisory Board), home of the “Got Milk?” cow’s milk advertising campaign, is a collection of companies marketing cow’s milk and infant formula products in… Read More ›
The “saintly” nurse stereotype
A new biography of Florence Nightingale is reported as portraying her as “not so saintly”, on the grounds that she didn’t do much sitting by bedsides proffering personal care, rather she excelled as an administrator. Apparently revolutionising the care of… Read More ›
SF Sunday: in space no one can hear you scream edition
So, it was raining here, there seemed little point in a Sunday outing, thus we set aside a few hours with the kids and watched the original Alien (1979) instead. Like all proper-thinking persons, the kids now [heart] Ripley.
“The Knowledge” and navigating brains
London taxi’s [sic] originally uploaded by walking with a ghost From Auntie Beeb: Scientists have uncovered evidence for an inbuilt “sat-nav” system in the brains of London taxi drivers. They used magnetic scanners to explore the brain activity of taxi… Read More ›
Otterday! And Open Thread
Start your weekend with this wee oriental small-clawed otter pup, only a few days old. She has four sisters, and they all live in Budapest. Via la doctorita. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your… Read More ›
Palin interview: Don’t Blink
Part of the Gibson/Palin interview is up at Shakesville – click through to Shakes for a transcript, or scroll down for video. Did Sarah Palin really not know what the Bush Doctrine was, or was she just avoiding the question?… Read More ›
Friday feminist linkage
Various items I failed to blog in the last week or two are linked below. ETA: What have Hoydenizens read lately that should be shared more widely? Turn that douchehound upside down (from Shapely Prose by Sweet Machine) – commentors… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: Little My
My fictional Friday Hoyden is Little My. Little My is a character in the Moominland books by Tove Jansson. My is probably considered a bit part by many readers. She is relegated to last place in the Moomin-Gallery of characters…. Read More ›
Interview with the makers of “Heelarious” high heels for babies
Remember “Heelarious” high-heeled shoes for babies? There’s an interview with the makers, on MSNBC. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/26639946#26639946
Hoyden About Town 