whether Alan Greenspan deserves internet immortality more for referring to a hypothetically invisible entity as “unredeemably opaque” or for the phrase which spawned this epic Crooked Timber thread. I await the inevitable memetic offspring.
Month: April 2011
Doonesbury and The Donald
I do like the way Doonesbury illustrator GBTrudeau captures something about various public figures; remember George W as a floating asterisk?
Here is Trudeau’s take on Donald Trump:
Femmostroppo Reader April 23, 2011
Items of interest come across recently in my feed-reader. What did I miss? Leave your own interesting links in comments.
Otterday! And Open Thread.
Otterday comes early this weekend, because of the public holiday! (But not tooo early, on account of *zzzzzzzzzzzzzz*.)
Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires.
Thursday Cheezburger – Easter
Today’s theme is: Easter (for obvious reasons)
Post your own favourite in-theme Cheez here, and wait for admin image magic to make it appear.
Femmostroppo Reader April 21, 2011
Items of interest come across recently in my feed-reader. What did I miss? Leave your own interesting links in comments.
Whoydensday: Vale Lis Sladen 1948-2011
Elisabeth Sladen, our beloved Sarah Jane Smith, has died, aged 63. She died after a struggle with cancer that she chose not to make public. Lis Sladen has touched many people through her portrayal of Sarah Jane, both in Doctor… Read More ›
Today in essentialist claptrap
Sample headlines:
*Career women enjoy doing household work
* Housework not a dirty word
* Majority of Working Women Like to Perform Household Tasks
* Working Aussie women refusing to share workload at home
* Some career women still enjoy doing household chores
Signal boost: Call for Submissions — AP Our Way zine
Arwyn over at Raising Boychick wants you to share your experiences if you are living with disabilities and pursuing attachment parenting:
Blogrolling
I’m in a tinkering mood rather than a writing mood today. Also: Segue Time! Thank you, internets.
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