It’s Carnival Time! Penguin Unearthed has the Sixth Down Under Carnival of the Feminists up. The carnival opens with a collection of posts about its focus, feminism and the workplace, then moves on to feminist mothering, sexual harassment, art, elections,… Read More ›
Month: November 2008
“Are Republicans healthier than Democrats?”
What am I missing, here? Red State Blue State quotes from a study that found that people in poorer health tend to vote Democrat. This is a big ol’ “duh”, surely – people who don’t have temporarily-able-bodied privilege are more… Read More ›
Quick Hit: Politicians rate each other by sex appeal
In what workplace is it ok for the employees to vote publicly on who’s the sexiest? Australia’s Parliament House. The Courier-Mail reports: Kate Ellis, the vivacious federal Minister for Youth and Sport, has been chosen as Australia’s sexiest MP in… Read More ›
Skeptical Sunday: Stop Sylvia Browne
Exactly what it says, really. Sylvia Browne. It’s a name which causes strong reactions in a lot of people. To her fans, who believe that she is a “true psychic medium,” she is a down-to-earth, spiritually deep woman who, with… Read More ›
US Election: 3 days to go, and Palin/”Sarkozy” prank call
Oh my, this radio station prank call to Sarah Palin, from “President Sarkozy”, is, well, oh my. What were her staff thinking? What was she thinking? Just … what? You’re welcome to use this thread for any US election chat…. Read More ›
Qld government revises baby packs plan; no more formula promotion
In July, I published a call for people to let the Queensland government know that routinely distributing free formula samples to mothers was a bad, bad idea: “Call to activism: oppose infant formula promotion in Qld Indigenous communities”. Success! The… Read More ›
ObGeek: some usefulness
I discovered a couple of nifty hacks while troubleshooting the commenting problems today. If you’re not using a Firefox browser while running a WordPress blog or using Gmail then this will be of no interest, but if you are then… Read More ›
Otterday, and Open Thread
This sleepy baby sea otter comes via Dependable Renegade. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your life? Anything you want to get off your chest? Reading… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 