This picture of baby baboons from Zooborns is just begging for a caption competition. Same situation as for Thursday Cheezburger – post a link to your captioned picture, and wait for image magic to make it appear. You can use… Read More ›
Year: 2009
On Notice: Samsung Microwave Division
So, 11 weeks since October last year without a microwave due to repairs/replacement of your dud machine.
Double Standard?
In other news, apparently Australia is done for now that we’ve lost the Ashes, were beaten by the All Blacks in [proper] rugby, and our Miss Australia came fourth in the Miss Universe contest. Can things get any worse?
Crikey! Where Are All The Women? Poll time.
Crikey is opening a new blog just for women! Should they paint it:(surveys) Please feel welcome to add your suggestions for banner imagery in your comments. Or mock up your own banner, and share.
On swallowing shit
I’ve been thinking and thinking and thinking about Melissa’s post “The Terrible Bargain We Have Regretfully Struck“, turning it over in my mind. The subsequent spinoff threads are mostly about relationships and fatness and such, so I’m going to place… Read More ›
Femmostroppo Reader – August 23, 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. Sex makes babies?! zomg. – “In sunny old Melbourne town a wealthy man procured the services… Read More ›
How many things wrong with this idea?
blue milk: who knew there was so much to say about feminist motherhood? (Cross-posted over there). This is the current cover of The Main Edge and their faaascinating lead story on alcoholic milkshakes – “Milkshakes aren’t just for kids anymore”…. Read More ›
Belated Friday Hoyden: Ada Lovelace
A big hat tip, or a doff rather, with a big Victorian-era hat – something tall and full of mercury— to Nabs, who has sent me a link to the most wonderful thing on the entire Internets.
No, not the guy who can catch a laptop in his buttocks, although that is definitely up there. I mean the Lovelace and Babbage graphic novel / blog.
Otterday! And Open Thread.
Today’s Asian small-clawed otter was born at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo in April. Via the Florida Alligator, via The Daily Otter. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything… Read More ›
On unexamined privileges and unconscious behaviours
Is there anyone reading along here who knows enough feminist theory to grok the concept of unexamined privilege who doesn’t believe in unconscious/subconscious sexism? Surely we all know by now that many if not most of the most insidious and difficult to change sexist behaviours are those that operate as unexamined habits rather than conscious choices.
Hoyden About Town 