Day: 2011-09-20

Who’s afraid of feminists raising sons?

By hatbluemilk on 2011-09-20 • ( 6 )

I’m a huge Lionel Shriver fan – difficult, divisive, dark and absolutely enthralling. My sister and her friend and I trade Shriver novels and can talk about them endlessly. I have often thought that I’d like to belong not to… Read More ›

It must have ridden up with wear

By tigtog on 2011-09-20 • ( 5 )

Outraged opposition MPs debated the merits of At Home With Julia in a party room meeting today, with Nationals MP John Forrest urging the return of tasteful comedy shows such as the 1970s series Are You Being Served?.

Girls Not Brides, a new campaign against child marriage

By Chally on 2011-09-20 • ( 4 )

From the press release: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Dr Gro Brundtland and Mary Robinson will draw global attention to the neglected issue of child marriage during the United Nations General Assembly week in New York, 19-23 September. […] Each year, an… Read More ›

BFTP: Hyphenating – who goes first?

By tigtog on 2011-09-20 • ( 26 )

…what is seen as usual – the woman’s name first, the man’s name last. This has become so customary that when my husband and I chose to hyphenate our surnames for the kids with his name first and my name last it was considered odd.