Here’s a third datapoint in the Sarah Palin Introduces Her Children sexism series. The first two are in this post: “Republican sexism watch: Sarah Palin gives us no evidence that she values girls” (cross-posted to Shakesville). The only change is… Read More ›
Year: 2008
Marry, Shag, Cliff: Classic ER
I remember watching that first episode of ER. Like you, I gasped when Carol Hathaway was wheeled in. It’s the first time I recall a TV show dealing with the sharp end of suicide attempts on TV. Hathaway was originally… Read More ›
Thursday Cheezburger, and Delurking Day
We’ve declared this week, being the first week of the month, to be Delurking Week! If you’ve been reading along, give us a hoy and let us know you’re there – either here (feel free to post your favourite LOLcat… Read More ›
Quickhit: protests and arrests in Minneapolis St. Paul stifle legitimate dissent
If it wasn’t for blogs I would hardly have heard that nearly 300 people have been arrested while protesting the Iraq war and the Republican convention over the last few days. The city centres have been heavily militarised with large… Read More ›
Guy Barnett pushing another punitive bill amendment on abortion
LABOR MPs will get a conscience vote on a controversial push to scrap Medicare funding for abortions in Australia for women who are more than 14 weeks pregnant. [link] The ALP’s national executive committee has confirmed it will recommend that… Read More ›
Republican sexism watch: Sarah Palin gives us no evidence that she values girls
An edited version of this post has been guest-posted at Shakesville. There’s a rather lively discussion going on, if you’d like to check it out. ~~~ If I heard that someone’s teenage son was going away to war, I don’t… Read More ›
Whoydensday: movie speculation
I suppose the rumours had to start. From GallifreyOne: Doctor Who has been named the show that people would most like to see adapted for the cinema. A Radio Times online poll in July and August saw some 2,300 readers… Read More ›
Denialism and climate change
Having only so many endlessly whirling arguments to devote my time to, I haven’t written hardly anything on the issues of climate change and the vagaries of the denialists here in yonks. I’m not going to write anything in particular… Read More ›
Devastated by Dame Helen
Ack. I can’t even write about this. Coverage from others: Helen Mirren tells men’s magazine date rape shouldn’t be illegal – why, oh why?! from The F-Word Blog by Jess McCabe Helen Mirren thinks date rape shouldn’t be illegal? from… Read More ›
I missed this – Fairfax totally losing the plot
They sacked Mike Carlton on Friday from his regular weekend column gig with the SMH because he refused to submit a column for publication while the journalists and editorial staff were on strike (in response to the announcement that 5%… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 