February 2009 – Hoyden About Town

The writer and the cartoonist

By Helen on 2009-02-28 • ( 5 )

Helen writes at the Cast Iron Balcony. She’s a blogger, she’s a grinner, she’s a mother, she’s a sinner. She plays her music in the sun. Last year, some cartoons which appeared with two of Miranda Devine‘s articles caught my… Read More ›

Quickhit: Maternity Services Review and Homebirth

By lauredhel on 2009-02-28 • ( 12 )

Further to our thread on the Maternity Services Review, check out ABC Unleashed: Homebirth ban, by Alison Leemen The Maternity Services Review report, released last weekend, was an attempt to delivery continuity of care and midwife-led services to more Australian… Read More ›

Otterday, and Open Thread

By lauredhel on 2009-02-28 • ( 32 )

Wildlife photographer Enrique Aguirre snapped this shot of a sea otter with a rusty videocam in Monterey Bay. [h/t to parissite] Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening… Read More ›

Friday Hoyden: Octavia Butler, by Guest Hoyden Chally

By Guest Poster on 2009-02-27 • ( 13 )

Today’s Friday Hoyden is by guest Hoyden Chally from Zero At The Bone. Chally’s ode to Octavia Butler was first published here, and is also being discussed at io9. Chally is a scary feminist whose hobbies include French knitting, eating… Read More ›

Better than (foo), reminds me of (bar)

By tigtog on 2009-02-27 • ( 10 )

A new meme! Using one of the tips from this handy Lifehacker post (Top 10 Obscure Google Search Tricks – it’s recommended as a way to find music/movies etc that you might like based on a musician/film you already like) I plugged in a few different search terms to Google to see what came up (although as I am a poliblogger with a shriveled husk of a heart, I tweaked the search in order to more likely find the pol-abuse) .