Ah, the Daily Mail. You never fail to amuse, disgust, and generally cause a bad smell. The latest manufactured outrage is over the lyrics of a Sam Dunkley children’s song written for St George’s Day. This clunky, banal piece of… Read More ›
Day: 2009-04-24
Been way too long since the last astronomy nerd post
This one is just so elegantly composed. North America got a very pretty show this week from the Moon and Venus.
Quickhit: Sex slavery just like football draft, says defence
WA Today: Prostitutes likened to AFL draftees in trial A barrister acting for a man accused of bringing five Thai women to Melbourne as sex slaves has compared their plight to an AFL footballer being drafted to another club. […]… Read More ›
Femmostroppo Reader – April 24, 2009
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed The science is missing from Ian Plimer's "Heaven and Earth" April 24, 2009 – Tim Lambert reviews Plimer’s book on global warming Is the DHS watching returning veterans? Only when they… Read More ›
Jessica alba bear bottom and cauliflower gardening: Ask Auntie Hoyden
I know you’re wondering why I haven’t done a referrer-logs search terms post lately. Here you go! Random searches bringing folks to Hoyden About Town: college rape statistics breast ptosis study redundant breast tissue thesis greenwashing toys i hated as… Read More ›
Personal Anecdote: Why We Need Women’s Spaces
Once upon a time, when I was a wee undergraduate*, I did not like the fact that my university had a Women’s Room. You see, I considered myself a feminist, and the idea of a Women’s Room — a few… Read More ›
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