Blogging Against Disablism Day will be on 1st May, 2009 Come one, come all, to Blogging Against Disablism Day! This is the day where all around the world, disabled and non-disabled people will blog about their experiences, observations and thoughts… Read More ›
Month: April 2009
Cos I’m a sucker for puppy shots.
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Do not look at the geek behind the curtain
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Happy Dance: the planet has 2,000 more orangutans than we thought
Discovered in a remote area of Borneo that is, fortunately for them, ao rocky and mountainous that it is totally unsuited for timber plantations. And it’s “up to” 2,000 more, extrapolated from the discovery of more than 200 nests in the region. But how wonderful, eh?
Femmostroppo Reader – April 14, 2009
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed Weekend Reads, Easter Sunday Edition April 13, 2009 – links from Lauren
Werribee rapist resurfaces from counselling with a musical boast
*** trigger warnings for Werribee gang-rape *** The Herald Sun carried this story yesterday, bylined Anthony Dowsley and Kelvin Healey. “Werribee sex DVD ringleader’s hate-filled rap song on web” (The title was “Sex bully taunts victim” yesterday.) And the opening… Read More ›
Femmostroppo Reader – April 13, 2009
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed Hey Wired: Rape isn't "shocking sex" April 12, 2009 – Just one of the many posts about the rape scene in new movies “Observe and Report”. Do you have that female… Read More ›
We’re nominated in the Canadian F-Word Blog Awards – Go Vote!
It’s time to VOTE in the Canadian F-Word Blog Awards! Hoyden About Town has been nominated in the Best Feminist Blog International, so go and drop us your vote if you’d like, though we’re up against some pretty stiff competition…. Read More ›
Secular Sunday: Christopher Hitchens v. evangelical sophistry
Ah, Christopher Hitchens: so flawed in so many ways, but he sure knows his way around arguing theology. For anyone frazzled by the ramped-up proselytising around this time of the year, this radio interview offers some solidly logical responses to many of the common arguments you may come across.
Femmostroppo Reader – April 12, 2009
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed About Your Issues… April 12, 2009 – great post from piny about trans-fetishes In Which I Refuse to Put the “Sex Ed War” to Rest April 11, 2009 – Quote: “Lessons… Read More ›
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