Apart from noting with a thrill that there will be an Aussiecon 4 in 2010, I haven’t been doing much SFing this week. Anybody? Bueller? I have been watching a Bond retrospective on cable the last few weeks. The way… Read More ›
Year: 2008
Quick Hit: Perth MRA group says men’s “disadvantage” = Aboriginal disadvantage
The Lazy Aussie, of The Worst Of Perth has grabbed a screenshot from Perth MRA group the “Men’s Confraternity” today: If you’ve ever read the West letters page, you will often have seen someone called Mark Ward boo hooing about… Read More ›
Election Watch: Flip-Flopping McCain
Use this thread to post any political news/commentary links that catch your eye.
Spring Garden Saturday
I wandered around the garden yesterday, marvelling at the progress we’ve made since we moved in to a neglected pit full of beach sand, couchgrass, weeds, and rubble only a few short months ago. Here are some of the highlights… Read More ›
Otterday!, Open Thread, and New Hoydens Flickr Group
Today’s otter statue is from Otterndorf on the German north coast. tigtog interrupts with this weeks innovation: we have created a Flickr group for Hoydenizens – Hoydens About!.The idea is that those of us who have Flickr accounts can submit… Read More ›
Cinematographers gone wild
on this week’s Wire In The Blood. First a super arty shot with mirrors, then another super arty noir shot though blinds, then bloody handhelds. Dear Sir or Madam, you are distracting from the narrative. Knock it off. Ta.
Friday Hoyden: Keiko Wakabayshi, martial arts virtuoso
Keiko Wakabayashi was featured in the UK Telegraph several months ago (and on Shakesville at the time.) Martial arts expert Keiko Wakabayshi, nicknamed the “Samurai Granny”, has been hired by [Italy’s] military to train recruits in hand-to-hand combat. Miss Wakabayshi,… Read More ›
Feminism Friday and the twisted talking point de jour
And that talking point is: “If you truly support ALL women’s rights then you will get behind Sarah Palin and fight for her.” The news that a group of veteran feminist organisations have endorsed the Obama/Biden ticket (many of the… Read More ›
A US Vet Asks: “When do I get to be one of the American people?”
We have a new Guest Hoyden today! Please join me in welcoming her. Slave2TehTink is normally found making posts with no redeeming social value whatsoever[1] in her LiveJournal, or posting pictures of her small menagerie on her flickr. Offline she… Read More ›
“Bring breast awareness back to the workplace”
Remember Rethink? With all their huh-huh-boobies advertisements? Rethink, who thinks that the main focus of “breast cancer awareness” should be sexualised breasts and men? They’re at it again. This time, they’re exhorting us to “Bring breast awareness back into the… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 