A brief history of capital punishment and what it means for the Troy Davis case.
Month: September 2011
Typical
What is the commentary this morning on tabloid telly? It’s all asking whether we should stop activist judges being silly softies instead of whether we should stop our prisons being rape factories.
Who’s afraid of feminists raising sons?
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
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
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?
…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.
Repost: Nice Guys (TM) redux and what makes an ideal husband and father
Colour us as unreasonably demanding, but women do tend to want a little bit more than a guy who simply refrains from being nasty like it’s some great sacrifice (which implies that he might just stop refraining from being nasty if he doesn’t feel appreciated enough, so watch it).
Have you been talking like a pirate today?
To err is human; to arrrrr is pirate: it’s not too late to get a few arrrrrs in before midnight!
Quicklink: #OccupyWallStreet, #TakeWallStreet, #Sep17
Reportedly plenty of riot police, very few journalists so far.
Otterday! And Open Thread.
Today’s thoughtful otter comes via motoshi ohmori on flickr.
Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your life? Anything you want to get off your chest? […] Commiserations, felicitations, temptations, contemplations, speculations?
Hoyden About Town 