I had read that Monsters vs Aliens, the latest Dreamworks animated feature and homage to Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, is a feminist flick. And so it is, in a way; the central storyline has a definite feminist bent… Read More ›
Year: 2009
SUCCESS! On Disabled Parking “Harmonisation” Activism
Read the background here: “CALL TO ACTIVISM – Many people with disabilities to be excluded from accessible parking under proposed scheme” I’m pleased to report that I have a piece of paper signed by Bill Shorten in my hot little… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: the Eleventh Doctor’s new companion
No spoilers apart from long announced casting decisions. I link at the end to an article with more spoilers, so don’t click on that if you wish to remain surprised next year. Anyway, allons-y! I like the look actress Amy… Read More ›
Femmostroppo Reader – September 11, 2009
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. You Probably Think this War is About You – how US policy in Afghanistan and Pakisan… Read More ›
Cygnets!
Hatched over last weekend, yesterday was the first time I saw them out on the pond.
Links for the Day – non-plastic toys, Rally for BFing rights in WA, and more
Emma-in-oz has a listing of Australian toy stores selling wooden, non-toxic, fair trade, and/or Australian-made toys. Check it out. The issue of whether breastfeeding discrimination will be banned in Western Australia remains up in the air, but things don’t look… Read More ›
Thursday Cheezburger: Virtue #2, Temperance
We’re continuing the post-deadly-sins Virtues series, with virtue number two: Temperance. Runner-up:
Hutton’s Ontario Homebirth/Hospital Birth Study
The latest homebirth study is out. The last was from British Columbia; this one’s from Ontario. “Outcomes Associated with Planned Home and Planned Hospital Births in Low-Risk Women Attended by Midwives in Ontario, Canada, 2003–2006: A Retrospective Cohort Study” Eileen… Read More ›
I jinxed Aero Mexico
Only the other week I was saying how since 9/11 (and especially what happened on UA Flight 93) one didn’t hear about hijackings any more, that it appeared that potential hijackers had decided that the risk of being tackled by… Read More ›
Femmostroppo Reader – September 10, 2009
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. The horrors of locker-room nudity – To Goldman, the women with whom she shares a gym… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 