Via Becky at Happy Bodies comes this ad from Calvin Klein, which Becky ran into at Hulu while watching “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”. Trigger warnings on this: threatening – like the kind of street harassment that feels like it’s… Read More ›
Month: March 2010
Femmostroppo Reader – March 15, 2010
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. Facebook’s new slut page: a monument to girl hatred – “A couple of images of men… Read More ›
Juxtaposition
I found this arrangement in the cooking section in the nearby mega-bookstore: No further comment.
Not friends again
This article in The Australian by Rosemary Neill is more a report on the lay of the land than a way forward but what it does do is spell out nicely the latest split to occur in feminism. Once again… Read More ›
“Honey, Don’t Bother Daddy. I’m Too Busy Building My Brand.”
I played a little bit with this New York Times article. Do the changes work for you? How does the article come off in general? Honey, Don’t Bother Daddy. I’m Too Busy Building My Brand. On a brisk Saturday morning… Read More ›
Otterday! And Open Thread.
Today’s sea otter mother-baby pair comes via the Mail Online. The otters were snapped in Prince William Sound, off the south coast of Alaska. Thanks to all the people who pointed me to it! Please feel free to use this… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden – The cracking Ruth Jones
She recently popped up on my radar again as one of the principal characters in the British hit comedy Gavin & Stacey (playing Stacey’s best friend Nessa), but it wasn’t until I researched her for this post that I realised she’s actually a co-writer/creator of the show.
Thursday Cheezburger – Surprise!
Today’s Cheezburger theme is… Surprise! Post your own favourite surprise-themed Cheez here, and wait for admin image magic to make it appear. Please post a link to a FULL webpage, rather than a direct link to an image only –… Read More ›
Femmostroppo Reader – March 10, 2010
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 New Jim Crow – “The mass incarceration of African Americans over the past 30 years… Read More ›
No “allegedly” about it
This is not just sloppy, it’s highly insensitive to the Fletcher family who know very well that Elliott is not just “allegedly” dead. Does the Brisbane Times not employ sub-editors any more?
Hoyden About Town 