Gregory Hines with Brenda Bufalino and the American Tap Dance Orchestra, 1989. Hines basically does a drum solo using just his feet.
Month: November 2010
UK Guantanamo detainee settlements
This settlement allows the government to kick the formal inquiry about government complicity in maltreatment of Guantanamo Bay detainees to a judicial review, of which the most obvious benefit is that secret papers from the intelligence services will not be subpoenaed to be presented in an open court.
Media meltdown over cash cow royal wedding
So how about a thread where we share some fun pop culture moments about weddings (or non-weddings) that avoid the Consumerist Fantasy Wedding tropes? I’ll start off with Fred Astaire dancing on the ceiling:
Remembering Bobbi Sykes 1944-2010
Dr Sykes (although she had not yet even begun her PhD) was the first woman I ever saw referred to as an activist on the TV news, when she was arrested in 1972 as the police overran the Aboriginal Tent Embassy outside Parliament House in Canberra. There will be no picture of her here now that she is deceased.
Marriage Equality Rally in Sydney — November 27th
Post made sticky on the front page because the march is this weekend!
Recently in airport security
A Scottish comedian whose name I can’t remember now once said (paraphrasing) “keep a close eye on how your airports are treating you, because that’s how the authorities would like to treat you all the time”.
Australian boys to get Gardasil vaccine
The Therapeutic Goods Administration last week approved Gardasil for use on males up to the age of 26.
Femmostroppo Reader November 14, 2010
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed-reader. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments.
Finally
Burma’s military rulers have released the country’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest
Otterday! And Open Thread.
Today’s honorary otter is a sea lion! This little pup was born in the Adelaide Zoo over Halloween.
Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires.
Hoyden About Town 