2012 – Page 35 – Hoyden About Town

He’s talking about his bank balance, right?

By Mindy on 2012-05-08 • ( 12 )

Starve yourself thin, what’s new about that?

Photo of Australian Parliament House (APH) in Canberra

Media circus vs policy

By tigtog on 2012-05-08 • ( 7 )

Another week, another slew of personality-conflict and MP-scandal headlines. Who’d think it was Budget week in Canberra, eh? Discuss actual policy here, if you like. Or just heave brickbats at the worst of the circus acts, if you prefer.

Otterday! And Open Thread.

By Mindy on 2012-05-05 • ( 19 )

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? Reading a good book (or a bad one)? Anything in the news that you’d like to discuss? What have you created lately? Commiserations, felicitations, temptations, contemplations, speculations?

Femmostroppo Reader, May 4th 2012

By tigtog on 2012-05-04 • ( 2 )

Items of interest I’ve recently tweeted. What did I miss? Leave your own interesting links in comments. Shameless self-promotion entirely welcome!

May the Fourth be with you

By Mindy on 2012-05-04 • ( 5 )

May the Fourth be with you on this Star Wars Day.

Stephen King: Tax Me, for F@%&’s Sake!

By tigtog on 2012-05-03 • ( 1 )

The iconic writer scolds the superrich (including himself—and Mitt Romney) for not giving back, and warns of a Kingsian apocalyptic scenario if inequality is not addressed in America.