We’re in the Best Midsize Blog category. This means we’re up against : Zomblog Betsy’s Page The Sideshow Israel Matzav Argghhh! Rod 2.0 At Largely Scholars And Rogues Suburban Guerilla Voting starts on January 5. Congratulations to Shakesville for their… Read More ›
Month: December 2008
Occasional Comic Clip No. Heffalumpty-one
Someone I very much hope to see on stage next year as he tours and does a few festivals: Tim Minchin. In this brief clip he reviews the film “Donnie Darko” for the benefit of Margaret Pomeranz.
Feminist Carnival time! Put your submissions in.
The deadline for the Eighth Down Under Feminists’ Carnival is before New Year, so get your December submissions in now! It could be a post you’ve written or a post you’ve read, or lots of both of the above, so… Read More ›
‘cos it deserves its own post
y’all should head on over and read Kate Harding’s Wedding FAQ at Shapely Prose, answering everything you wanted to know about what she did on Friday in Vegas.
Femmostroppo retrospective 2008
Nominations for the most memorable feminist posts of 2008 will open soon. See last year’s post for guidelines. This year the collection will be published by the end of January, deffo!
Linkfest: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Good Mothers in Medicine: “Getting In the Sterile Field”, by Tempeh. The topic verges on glurge, but it’s well-written and non-cliche enough to bite. Or maybe I’m just susceptible right now. Make up your own mind. As you can… Read More ›
Here be SPOILERZ!!1!
Ok, you Who addicts, have at the 2008 Christmas episode. The pictures below are TEASERS, not SPOILERS, as they were all released by the BBC as promo shots before the episode was aired there. David Morrissey, Dervla Kirwan & Cybermen,… Read More ›
Otterday, and the Last Open Thread of the Year
Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. What did you do this year – the good, the bad, or the ugly? What do you think is coming your way next year? How do you think the world will look in the last week of 2009? How do you hope it will look?
Friday Hoyden: The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet
I’ve just read this book (which my kids “chose” for me as a prezzie), penned by the redoubtable Colleen McCullough. In it she examines the life of the Bennet sisters twenty years after the events of Pride and Prejudice, especially… Read More ›
Sublime moment du jour
This carol doesn’t get nearly enough respect. Cast out your O Come All Yes and your O Christmas Trees, this is where it’s at. In Dulci Jubilo, the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge. ObHeathenism: Gloucestershire Wassail, by Mars Hill Academy… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 